Day: October 22, 2020

Harassed for dowry, pregnant woman dies by suicide

11:08 pm October 22, 2020

Hyderabad: A pregnant woman died by suicide in her house here due to alleged harassment by her husband and parents-in-laws for additional dowry, police said on Thursday. The 24-year-old techie, who was five months pregnant, took the extreme step by hanging herself from a ceiling fan on Wednesday, the police said. The woman’s mother lodged […]

Biden says COVID-19 test negative before debate

11:04 pm October 22, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of his debate with President Donald Trump. Biden made the comments to reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday before flying to Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s scheduled to participate in the second debate with the Republican president, the final scheduled meeting of the two candidates before the Nov. […]

Judicial probe against Central agencies 'unfortunate'- Rajnath Singh

Rajnath to celebrate Dussehra with Army jawans in high-altitude area in Sikkim

11:00 pm October 22, 2020

New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers in a high-altitude border area in Sikkim and perform ‘Shastra Puja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion on Sunday, government sources said. The defence miister’s decision to celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers in the border area in Sikkim sector of the Line […]

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

Youth held for raping teen girl in UP’s Ghaziabad

10:58 pm October 22, 2020

Ghaziabad: A youth was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Modinagar area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, police said. The youth and the girl are neighbours. He allegedly barged into the teenager’s house around 12.30 am and took her to the terrace where he raped her, Modinagar police station SHO Jai Karan […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

WHO Africa: New rapid tests a ‘game changer’ against COVID

10:54 pm October 22, 2020

Geneva : Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a “game changer” for their fight against the coronavirus but also warned Thursday that increased testing could drive up confirmed cases on a continent that has seen them decline or plateauing as case numbers soar in the West. […]

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