Day: October 28, 2020

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

9:35 pm October 28, 2020

New Delhi: All schools in Delhi will continue to be closed till further orders in view of the COVID-19 situation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday. Parents are not in favour of reopening schools either, Sisodia said at an online press conference. The Delhi government had earlier announced that schools will remain closed […]

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

Another person held in TRP rigging scam

8:30 pm October 28, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested one more person in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation scam, an official said. This is the eleventh arrest in the case. Ashish Abidur Choudhary (50), a resident of Thane, was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) which is probing the scam, the police official said. Choudhary is […]

2 held for bid to smuggle shark fins to Dubai

8:27 pm October 28, 2020

Chennai: Over 23 kgs of shark fins that were allegedly being smuggled to Dubai by two passengers through the airport here were seized on Wednesday, Customs officials said. The fins, weighing 23.5 kgs and valued at Rs 16.50 lakhs, were concealed in carton boxes being carried by the two passengers, a press release from the […]

China denies allegations of genocide in Xinjiang

8:23 pm October 28, 2020

Beijing: China on Wednesday refuted US senators’ allegations that it is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims in the restive Xinjiang province, asserting that the American lawmakers are obsessed with making up “lies” to “vilify” the country for selfish political gains. According to reports, a resolution moved in the US Senate stated that China’s campaign against Uighurs, […]

MSMEs in Coimbatore told to enter defence, aerospace sectors

8:19 pm October 28, 2020

Coimbatore: With the Centre aiming to double the number of MSMEs in the defence and aerospace sectors in the next four to five years, the industrial eco system and MSMEs here should now enter the sectors, a top official of the Defence Department said on Wednesday. There are opportunities for MSMEs to indigenise and encourage […]