Day: December 26, 2020

Bengal MP Sunil Mondal, who joined BJP, faces protests in Kolkata

2:47 pm December 26, 2020

Kolkata: BJP leader and MP Sunil Mondal, who had switched over from the TMC last week, on Saturday faced protests by the workers of the ruling party in West Bengal when he was going to an office of the saffron camp here. The incident happened when Mondal was on his way to the BJP party office at Hastings, […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J-K residents

2:44 pm December 26, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister’s Office said the scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals […]

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

2:39 pm December 26, 2020

New Delhi : Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Saturday. 12:22 p.m. Eight people who recently returned from the UK to Kerala, have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis. […]

Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Coal India set to diversify into non-coal mining areas in 2021

2:35 pm December 26, 2020

New Delhi: State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is set to diversify into non-coal mining areas as well as make major investments in clean technology in 2021 after demand for the dry fuel remained muted for most of this year amid the coronavirus pandemic impacting economic activities. Against all odds, including the slump in coal demand, […]

Upset over marriage refusal, 22-year-old woman self-immolates in UP’s Kaushambi

2:32 pm December 26, 2020

Kaushambi: A 22-year-old woman has died after allegedly dousing herself with kerosene in a township here and setting herself alight, with her family claiming she was upset as the man she was in a relationship with had refused to marry her. Police said the incident took place in the Sirathu township under the Saini police […]