Day: November 17, 2020

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

Delhi govt to declare Nov 20 as public holiday on account of Chhath Puja

11:59 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government has decided to declare a public holiday on the occasion of “Chhath Puja” on November 20. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a note on November 16 had directed the chief secretary to issue a notification with regard to the public holiday on the occasion of “important festival” of Chhath Puja, on November 20. The […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

Third peak is over but third wave is not over yet: Jain

11:56 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said the third peak of COVID-19 spread has crossed but the third wave of the pandemic in the national capital is not over yet. Interacting with reporters, he said a large number of people are coming from outside to get tested in Delhi. “We are not […]

BRICS unveils new counter-terrorism strategy

11:53 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: Five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday unveiled a counter-terrorism strategy to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation among the member countries for effectively combating the threat through a range of measures including choking financial channels of terror networks. The new strategy was adopted at the bloc’s annual summit which was held in the virtual format. […]

Five of family drown in MP waterfall; one rescued

11:52 pm November 17, 2020

Sagar (MP): A family’s picnic to a waterfall turned tragic here in Madhya Pradesh when its five members, including a man and his two daughters, drowned on Tuesday, a police official said. The incident occurred in the Bina river waterfall in Rahatgarh police station area in Sagar district, he said. “Nine people from Sagar had […]

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

BSF commandant held in cattle smuggling case: CBI source

11:34 pm November 17, 2020

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a BSF commandant for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a source in the investigating agency said. Satish Kumar, the BSF commandant who is now posted at Raipur in Chhattisgarh, was summoned to Kolkata for […]

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