Day: October 18, 2020

IndiGo mulls dedicated freighter services amid expected surge in cargo transportation

3:21 pm October 18, 2020

Mumbai: The country’s largest carrier by domestic market share IndiGo is mulling launching dedicated freighter services amid an expected surge in cargo transportation, particularly to transport COVID-19 vaccine once it is available. The airline has already held preliminary-level discussions with European aviation major Airbus on the type of freighters that could be possibly put into service for dedicated freighter […]

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Outrage over mispronunciation of Kamala Harris’ name, supporters launch online campaign

3:18 pm October 18, 2020

Washington: Outraged over the mispronunciation of Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris‘ name by a Republican Senator from Georgia, her supporters launched an online campaign with the hashtags ‘MyNameIs’ and ‘IstandwithKamala’. During an election rally of US President Donald Trump on Saturday in Macon City in Georgia, a battleground state, Senator David Perdue mispronounced 55-year-old Harris’ name. “KAH’-mah-lah? Kah-MAH’-lah? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever,” he told […]

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Melbourne eases lockdown as cases decline

3:14 pm October 18, 2020

Melbourne, Australia: Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline. From midnight Sunday, Melbourne residents will no longer face limits on the time they can spend away from their homes for education or recreation. Previous restrictions allowing Melburnians to travel only 5 kilometers (3 miles) from home […]

NEET 2020: Highest number of qualifying candidates from Uttar Pradesh

3:13 pm October 18, 2020

New Delhi: The highest number of students qualifying in the medical entrance exam NEET this year are from Uttar Pradesh followed by Maharashtra, according to statistics available with the National Testing Agency (NTA). Over 7.7 lakh out of the over 13.66 lakh candidates have qualified the exam which is used for admission to MBBS courses […]

UP: 3 drown in Ganga while taking bath

3:10 pm October 18, 2020

Ballia: Three persons, including a minor, drowned while taking a bath in the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ballia district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at the Shivrampur ghat on Saturday and the bodies were fished out this morning, they said. On Saturday morning, Abhishek Paswan (17), Deependra Singh (19), Lakhan Sahu (25), Vishal Yadav (16) and Sandeep Yadav (23) […]