Day: November 24, 2020

4 members of Ludhiana family found killed at home

2:45 pm November 24, 2020

Ludhiana: Four members of a family were found killed at their Mayur Vihar colony residence on the Hambran road here, police said on Tuesday. However, Rajiv Sood, the owner of the house and a property dealer, was not found at home, they added. A sharp-edged weapon was used to kill Sood’s wife Sunita, son Ashish, […]

Mount Abu coldest at 1.4 deg C in Rajasthan

2:41 pm November 24, 2020

Jaipur: Night temperatures rose marginally in parts of Rajasthan with the hill station, Mount Abu, recording a minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. Places like Churu and Bhilwara recorded a minimum of 8.8 degrees Celsius, it said. Dabok and Chittorgarh recorded 9 and 9.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. The night […]

‘Sasural Simar Ka’ actor Ashiesh Roy dies at 55

2:37 pm November 24, 2020

Mumbai: Popular TV actor Ashiesh Roy, known for starring in the soap opera “Sasural Simar Ka”, passed away on Tuesday at his residence, according to his friend, actor Sooraj Thapar. He was 55. In May, Roy, who was undergoing dialysis, had asked for financial help on social media when he was admitted to the intensive […]

Biden plans to nominate topmost economist Janet Yallen as Treasury Secretary: Reports

2:30 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yallen as his Treasury Secretary to lead his economic response to the raging coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the world’s biggest economy and led millions of Americans to lose their jobs. A formal announcement on 74-year-old Yellen would be […]

COVID-19: One crore frontline healthcare workers identified to received vaccine in first phase

12:42 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: An estimated one crore frontline health workers will received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available, with around 92 per cent of government hospitals and 55 per cent of private hospitals across all states and UTs providing data identifying the workers, official sources said. Five vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of […]