Day: December 15, 2020

Afghan officials: Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill 3

2:29 pm December 15, 2020

Kabul: A bombing and a shooting attack on Tuesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, officials said. According to Tariq Arian, Afghan interior ministry spokesman, a sticky bomb attached to an armoured vehicle belonging to Kabul’s deputy provincial governor killed two people, and wounded two […]

COVID-19: India records 22,065 infections, 354 fatalities

2:22 pm December 15, 2020

New Delhi: India’s daily COVID-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months, while the national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The coronavirus caseload mounted to 99,06,165 with 22,065 infections being reported in a day, while the death […]

Jharkhand Police arrest 13 people for cybercrime

2:17 pm December 15, 2020

Deoghar: Police arrested 13 people for their alleged involvement in cybercrime from Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, an officer said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar Sinha said that based on a tip-off police teams raided several villages on Monday night and arrested the 13 people and seized a large number of mobile phones and SIM […]

Couple among 4 killed in crash on Yamuna Expressway

Three killed in road crash on Yamuna Expressway

2:14 pm December 15, 2020

Noida (UP): Two women and a man died after a truck hit their SUV on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, police said in Tuesday. The incident took place in the Jewar police station area during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, they said. “A dumper truck going from the Noida side hit the […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Cold wave grips Delhi; mercury dips to 4.1 deg C

2:10 pm December 15, 2020

New Delhi: A cold wave gripped Delhi on Tuesday as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature […]