Day: December 31, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Tokyo residents urged to ‘stay home’ with family

5:27 pm December 31, 2020

Tokyo: Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. “The coronavirus knows no year end or New Years holidays,” Gov. Yuriko Koike told reporters. She asked people to skip countdown ceremonies, and expressed concern people were out shopping in crowded stores. “Please spend a quiet New Years with your family […]

Mob sets Agra police chowki afire after youth dies in road crash

4:47 pm December 31, 2020

Agra: A clash broke out in Agra between cops and scores of people who were angry over the death of a man in a road crash and set a police chowki and some vehicles on fire on Thursday, officials said. A youth was hospitalised when he got severely injured after a tractor-trailer overturned in the […]

India gives consular access to its detained fishermen in Sri Lanka

4:44 pm December 31, 2020

Colombo: Indian fishermen, apprehended in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, have been provided consular assistance by the Consulate General of India in Jaffna, the Indian High Commission here said on Thursday. The high commission said it was in touch with the Sri Lankan Government to facilitate the early release of the detained fishermen. ”High Commission […]

14-year-old fatally shoots classmate after dispute over seats in UP school

4:39 pm December 31, 2020

Bulandshahr : A Class 10 student of a school in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly shot a classmate dead with his uncle’s licensed pistol after a dispute over seats, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Surajbhan Saraswati Inter College of Shikarpur, they said, adding that the weapon used […]

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

Jubilant Foodworks to acquire 10.76 pc stake in Barbeque-Nation Hospitality for Rs 92 crore

4:36 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL), which operates fastfood chains Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts in India, on Thursday said it will invest Rs 92 crore into Barbeque-Nation Hospitality Ltd (BNHL) for a 10.76 per cent equity stake. ”The company has entered into a share subscription agreement to acquire equity shares and a restated shareholders’ […]