Day: December 26, 2020

Fire at Egyptian hospital kills 7 coronavirus patients

6:17 pm December 26, 2020

Cairo: An intensive care unit at an Egyptian hospital caught fire on Saturday, killing seven coronavirus patients, officials said. Local police said the blaze erupted at a private hospital in Obour, an outlying district of the greater Cairo area. The fire injured at least five others. The injured and other patients were evacuated to nearby hospitals, the […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Murder accused forcibly taken away from jail compound, Delhi court seeks report from police

6:11 pm December 26, 2020

New Delhi : A court here has sought a report from the city police regarding the whereabouts of a murder accused who was allegedly manhandled by some unknown people and policemen and forcibly taken away in a car from a jail compound where he had gone to surrender. An application was moved by the counsel […]

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

Conflict of interest complaint against Kuruvilla, MCA Prez Patil

6:07 pm December 26, 2020

Mumbai: A complaint alleging conflict of interest has been filed against newly-appointed national selector Abey Kuruvilla by former Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association member Sanjeev Gupta. The complaint against the former pacer has been lodged with the BCCI’s Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) D K Jain. Gupta has alleged that Kuruvilla’s conflict of interest centres around his […]

Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper

6:02 pm December 26, 2020

Panaji: New Year celebrations and parties in Goa might take a hit this time in view of the pandemic protocol and apprehensions over a new coronavirus strain in England, which has affected flight schedules. While thousands of revellers have arrived in Goa to ring in 2021, unlike every year, the state will miss foreign guests due to curbs on […]

Queen references Diwali, Vaisakhi and Eid in Christmas message

5:59 pm December 26, 2020

London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II chose a theme of diversity and hope as she referenced all major festivals spent in lockdown this year as part of her traditional Christmas Day speech. The 94-year-old monarch, who spent her first Christmas in decades without a larger royal family gathering, called for tolerance and mutual respect and reminded people of […]