Day: February 25, 2021

Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits Assam

11:59 pm February 25, 2021

Guwahati: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit Guwahati city and its nearby areas in Assam on Thursday, an official bulletin said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, it said. The earthquake took place at 10.33 pm and the epicentre was in Kamrup district near Guwahati, the National Center for Seismology said. […]

Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in LA

11:57 pm February 25, 2021

Los Angeles: Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, according to Los Angeles Police Capt. Jonathan Tippett, commanding officer of the department’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division. The man was walking […]

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

Swachh Bharat: SDMC commissioner, other officials inspecting toilet facilities in south Delhi

11:52 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Seeking to improve its ranking in the Swachh survey and get an ODF++ status, 39 senior SDMC officials, including the municipal commissioner, are inspecting toilet facilities in south Delhi and monitoring their condition, officials said on Thursday. Each official has been assigned four public toilets for inspection, they said. The decision has been taken ahead of the Swachh Bharat […]

Delhi: 4 held for duping over 4,000 people through fake Government e-Marketplace websites

11:49 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Four persons were arrested for allegedly duping over 4,000 people of approximately Rs 1.20 crore by creating fake websites for registration on Government e-Marketplace (GeM), police said on Thursday. The accused were identified as Yash Sharma (24), Tushar Naiyyer (26), Anurag Chug (28) and Suraj Verma (22), all residents of west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, they said. Police said the accused paid huge […]

I’m sure global pharma industry will support India’s WTO proposal of IP waiver for COVID-19: Goyal

11:46 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday expressed hope that global pharmaceutical industry will show ”big heart” and support India’s proposal in the WTO for relaxing certain provisions in a multilateral agreement on intellectual property with a view to containing the pandemic. In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a proposal suggesting a waiver for all WTO […]

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