Day: October 21, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Cabinet apprised of MoU signed between India and Nigeria

11:02 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Nigeria on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, a statement said on Wednesday. The MoU was signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Bengaluru in June and by the National […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Punjab government cannot change laws made by Centre: Kejriwal

9:57 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Punjab government cannot change laws made by the Centre and asked if the farmers will get the minimum support price by the state assembly legislations. The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution rejecting the Centre’s new farm laws and […]

Man killed by unidentified assailants in Mumbai

6:21 pm October 21, 2020

Mumbai: A 25-year-old was allegedly brutally killed by two unidentified men in Deonar area of suburban Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. Zahid Zulfikar Sheikh, a resident of Shivaji Nagar, was sleeping below an under-construction bridge when two men attacked him with a paver block late on Tuesday night, an official said. A case of murder […]

Air quality remains in poor category in Delhi

6:19 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s pollution level worsened on Wednesday with the air quality index falling to 268 from 223 on the previous day but remained in the poor category, a government agency said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 268 on Wednesday morning. An AQI between zero […]

Indian Air Force’s first woman commissioned officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan passes away at 96

5:06 pm October 21, 2020

Bengaluru: Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force, has died at the age of 96. Ramanan, a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), died peacefully due to old age ailments on Sunday at her daughter’s home here, her son-in-law S L V Narayan said. Born in […]