Day: November 13, 2020

India’s exports fall 5.12 pc to USD 24.89 bn in Oct

7:01 pm November 13, 2020

New Delhi: India‘s exports fell 5.12 per cent to USD 24.89 billion in October after recording positive growth in September, on account of drop in shipments of petroleum products, gems and jewellery, leather and engineering goods, according to government data released on Friday. Trade deficit in October narrowed to USD 8.71 billion as against USD […]

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

Man, son killed as bus hits scooter in Punjab

6:58 pm November 13, 2020

Hoshiarpur: A man and his son were killed and three others injured when a private tourist bus hit a scooter on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in this district of Punjab on Friday, police said. The accident occurred near Harsi Pind crossing on Jalandhar-Pathankot GT road, they said. Police said after hitting the scooter, the bus driver […]

Green firecrackers to have QR coding system

6:56 pm November 13, 2020

Bengaluru: Green firecrackers sold this year would have a novel feature of quick response (QR) coding system to avoid manufacturing and sale of counterfeit products, the Karnataka government has said in its order. The green firecrackers were introduced to check pollution during Deepavali. The other fireworks with harmful chemicals can affect the respiratory system and […]

Brus living in Tripura relief camps demand permanent residential, ST certificates

6:48 pm November 13, 2020

Agartala: Brus lodged in relief camps of North Tripura district since 1997 have demanded permanent residential and scheduled tribe certificates during the ongoing process of their resettlement in Tripura, an umbrella organisation of the displaced people said. The Tripura government has already initiated the process for rehabilitating 33,000 displaced Brus from neighbouring Mizoram, an official […]

Grand Deepotsav celebrations start in Ayodhya

6:43 pm November 13, 2020

Ayodhya (UP): Deepotsav celebrations began on Friday in the holy city of Ayodhya in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Diwali event which will also see the lighting of a record 5.51 lakh earthen lamps at dusk. Soon after landing here, the Governor and the chief minister […]