Day: January 20, 2021

CBI arrests its DSP, inspector in bribery scam within agency

4:58 pm January 20, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested one of its deputy superintendents of police R K Rishi and Inspector Kapil Dhankad along with an advocate in connection with an alleged bribery ring run by them within the agency to help companies accused of siphoning off bank loan funds worth Rs 4,300 crore, officials said Wednesday. The agency also conducted searches […]

Issue of proposed tractor rally in executive domain, says SC; Centre withdraws plea

4:55 pm January 20, 2021

New Delhi: The issue of the proposed tractor rally on the Republic day by farmers protesting against the new farms laws is in “executive domain”, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday after which the Centre withdrew its plea seeking an injunction against such a march on January 26. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that […]

New books to tell classic children’s stories

4:49 pm January 20, 2021

New Delhi: From Rudyard Kipling to O Henry and from RK Narayan to Enid Blyton, publishing house Hachette India is out with two grand volumes filled with some of the greatest stories ever written for younger and older children. The books, “100 Greatest Stories for Young Children” and “50 Greatest Stories for Old Children’, features […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara commences daily flight service to Sharjah

4:41 pm January 20, 2021

Mumbai: Full service carrier Vistara on Wednesday commenced its daily flight service to Sharjah in the UAE from Delhi under the air bubble agreement. Sharjah is Vistara’s second destination in the UAE after Dubai where it operates four times weekly flight services from Delhi, the airline said in a release. Delhi-Sharjah-Dubai flight will be followed […]

Three killed in road accident in UP

4:39 pm January 20, 2021

Mahoba (UP): Three people were killed in a collision between two dumpers near Nahdora village here, police said on Wednesday. The accident took place late on Tuesday evening, SHO, Kabrai, Dipak Kumar Pandey, said. Those killed included drivers of both the dumpers, Mahesh (36), Upendra (30) and cleaner of one of the vehicles, Chandrabhan (35). […]