Day: February 4, 2021

CBI registers DA case against ECoR s senior travelling inspector

11:27 pm February 4, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at the premises ofa senior travelling inspector (Accounts), East Coast Railway,Bhubaneswar in a case related to possession of disproportionate assets, official sources said on Thursday. The CBI sleuths conducted raids in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack at the premises of senior travelling inspector, the sources said. CBI […]

Allahabad HC stays arrest of 'Mirzapur' web series directors, writers

HC stays arrest of Amazon Prime Video’s Aparna Purohit

11:23 pm February 4, 2021

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered “no coercive action” against Amazon Prime Video’s India Originals head Aparna Purohit, facing an FIR for the alleged derogatory depiction of Hindu deities in web series Tandav. A bench of Justice Sidharth granted a temporary reprieve to Purohit against the arrest while reserving its verdict on her anticipatory bail plea. While reserving the ruling, the bench said no coercive […]

Flight operations restored in Kashmir after remaining affected due to bad weather

11:19 pm February 4, 2021

Srinagar: The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was restored on Thursday hours after the flight operations were affected in the morning due to bad weather as most parts of the valley received overnight snowfall, officials said. ”The flight operations at Srinagar airport resumed in the afternoon after remaining affected for several hours in the morning due to bad […]

US rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses

11:12 pm February 4, 2021

New York: Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the US fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations. And it’s only now beginning to catch up. The problem has not been a shortage of technology or expertise. Rather, scientists say, it’s an absence of national […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

Hike in VAT on petrol and diesel in Goa

11:07 pm February 4, 2021

Panaji: The Goa government on Thursday announced an increase in the VAT on petrol and diesel. It will result in petrol prices going up by Rs 1.30 and diesel prices by 60 paisa, officials said. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters that the VAT on petrol and diesel has been increased. Earlier there was 25 […]