Day: May 2, 2021

2 arrested for black marketing oxygen concentrators

7:01 pm May 2, 2021

New Delhi: Two men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in black marketing oxygen concentrators, an equipment used for treatment of COVID patients, police said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Anuj Minda (41), a resident of Ashok Vihar, and Gurmeet Singh (36), a resident of Rohini, they said. The police said […]

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Rajnath lauds Mamata for ‘victory’ in assembly polls

6:56 pm May 2, 2021

Kolkata: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, as trends suggested her party would register a thumping victory in the West Bengal assembly polls. “Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial Didi on her partys victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her […]

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Odisha declares journalists as frontline Covid warriors

6:50 pm May 2, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors. While approving a proposal to this effect, the chief minister said, journalists are doing a great service to the state by providing seamless news feed and making people aware of coronavirus-related issues. “They are a great support […]

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Congratulations pour in for Mamata Banerjee as TMC edges towards victory in WB

6:44 pm May 2, 2021

New Delhi: With the TMC’s victory imminent in West Bengal, congratulations poured in for party president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to trends available for 284 out of 292 constituencies in the state, the party was leading in 202 seats, while the BJP was leading in 77. However, Banerjee was trailing her former protege-turned-BJP […]

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SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

3:32 pm May 2, 2021

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s […]

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