Day: December 23, 2020

UK identifies new South African coronavirus variant, tightens lockdown

10:32 pm December 23, 2020

London : Two cases of another new strain of COVID-19 linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed here on Wednesday. Like the UK variant identified earlier, the new variant of the novel coronavirus is also driving a massive resurgence of the disease in South Africa, with experts warning the […]

VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators

10:23 pm December 23, 2020

Detroit: Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver’s air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel. The recall covers Beetles from the 2012 through 2014 model years. Dealers will replace the front driver’s air bags at no cost to owners starting on February 12. Takata used volatile ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate the bags in […]

IAS officer held on corruption charges

10:20 pm December 23, 2020

Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau here on Wednesday arrested an IAS officer on corruption charges, an official said Baran collector Indra Singh was removed from the post after his personal assistant (PA) was held taking a bribe of Rs 1.4 lakh on December 9. The IAS officer was awaiting posting orders when arrested on Wednesday. His PA Mahaveer […]

Bengal cannot be turned into Gujarat: Mamata

10:17 pm December 23, 2020

Kolkata: Taking a jibe at the oft-repeated claim by BJP that the Gujarat model of development will be implemented in West Bengal should the party win the next state polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said that the people will have to prevent this from happening. The national anthem, the national song and the ‘Jai Hind’ slogan were all […]

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Probe ordered into UP jail event ‘glorifying’ godman Asaram

10:15 pm December 23, 2020

Shahjahanpur: Prison authorities in Uttar Pradesh have ordered a probe into allegations that an event at the district jail here “glorified” godman Asaram, who is serving a sentence for rape. The rape victim’s father made the demand following reports that the self-styled godman’s two followers had come from Lucknow, distributed blankets and held a prayer meeting […]