Day: December 25, 2020

Bus crash in western Russia kills 4, leaves 11 injured

6:49 pm December 25, 2020

Moscow: An intercity bus veered off a road in western Russia, killing four people and injuring another 11, authorities said Friday. The bus driving from Moscow to Volgograd veered into a ditch and overturned in the Ryazan region, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Moscow. At least four people, including the bus driver, died and at […]

On Christmas: Army plays Santa for kids in Kashmir

6:44 pm December 25, 2020

Srinagar: Sepoy Gurvinder Singh of the Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles was given a new mission in Kashmir on Friday — ‘Mission Smile’. His crisp olive greens gave way to fluffy red costume, assault rifle which always slings on shoulders was replaced by goodie bags and voila! ”Fauji” Santa was ready to welcome kids from the valley for a day filled with […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

One in 85 test positive for coronavirus in England as cases spike

6:40 pm December 25, 2020

London: A record number of people have tested positive for COVID-19 in England as millions spend Christmas Day away from friends and family due to a continuing spike in coronavirus infections on Friday. Figures from the National Health Service’s (NHS) Test and Trace network show that between December 10 and 16, 173,875 people received a […]

20-yr-old man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at AIIMS

6:38 pm December 25, 2020

New Delhi: A youth suffering from a rare cardiac anomaly got a new lease of life at the AIIMS, New Delhi, on Thursday after the heart of a 17-year-old brain-dead girl in Vadodara was flown to the national capital and transplanted in him. This was the third heart transplant at the AIIMS here this year. […]

Youth held for blackmailing girl over video

Domestic violence remained serious concern for WCD ministry in 2020

4:13 pm December 25, 2020

New Delhi: Domestic violence against women remained a prime cause of concern for the Ministry of Woman and Child Development in 2020 with over 5,000 such complaints received in the year. The National Commission for Women was flooded with complaints of domestic violence in March as the lockdown, imposed in view of the coronavirus outbreak, […]