Day: November 26, 2020

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Contract signed with L&T for alignment works

11:04 pm November 26, 2020

New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Thursday signed an agreement for the country’s biggest infrastructure contract for design and construction of 47 percent alignment for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The contract signed with Larsen & Turbo also includes four stations namely Vapi, Billimora, Surat and Bharuch, Surat Depot, 14 river crossings, […]

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

Minor among 3 held for cheating top police officials online

10:58 pm November 26, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Three people, including a boy, were arrested by the Kerala police from Rajasthan on Thursday for allegedly duping several people by using fake social media profiles of IPS officers and collecting money under the pretext of humanitarian work, police said. The arrests were made based on digital evidence gathered after investigation by the Cyber wing police. The boy, […]

COVID-19: Noida extends night curfew till April 30

Noida: One more succumbs, COVID-19 death toll 81

9:56 pm November 26, 2020

Noida (UP): Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded one more fatality linked to COVID-19 that pushed its death toll to 81, even as the district’s infection tally surged to 22,111 with 97 new cases being reported on Thursday, official data showed. Active cases in the district came down to 1,285 from 1,357 the previous day, […]

Have augmented number of ICU beds, AAP govt to HC

9:53 pm November 26, 2020

New Delhi: The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has augmented the number of ICU beds in its hospitals and private ones and was also in the process of procuring more breathing support systems for patients suffering from COVID-19. The submissions were made in a status report filed before a […]

70 people detained for staging protest at Jantar Mantar

9:50 pm November 26, 2020

New Delhi: Over 70 people were detained on Thursday when they were staging a protest at the Jantar Mantar here in support of Punjab farmers, who are agitating against the Centre’s farm laws. The protestors included members from Left-backed trade unions, the Students’ Federation of India. Students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University also participated in […]