Day: June 8, 2021

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist’s concept to recognize person’s identity in dark

11:34 pm June 8, 2021

Noida: A scientist of a private university in Noida has bagged the first prize in a DRDO contest for her concept that could help detect a person’s identity based on physiological parameters even if the face is covered or is in dark space, her varsity said on Tuesday. Dr Shivani Verma of the Amity Institute of Space Science […]

COVID-19: Noida’s active cases down to 324, Ghaziabad’s at 471

11:30 pm June 8, 2021

New Delhi : The number of active coronavirus cases reached 471 in Ghaziabad and came down to 324 in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday, official data showed. No death linked to Covid was reported in Ghaziabad while one more person succumbed in Gautam Buddh Nagar, according to Uttar Pradesh’s Health Department data for a 24-hour period. The death toll in Ghaziabad stood at 453 and in Gautam Buddh Nagar at 462, it showed. Meanwhile, Gautam Buddh Nagar […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

CG Power gets shareholders nod for preferential allotment of shares to Standard Chartered Bank

11:18 pm June 8, 2021

New Delhi: CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Tuesday said its shareholders have approved allotting 1.38 crore shares for Rs 101.20 crore to Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (SCB) on a preferential basis to settle liability. Earlier last month, the board of directors of the company had approved the proposal for the issuance and allotment of 1,38,45,000 […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Teen wounded in shootout with Florida deputies ordered held

11:12 pm June 8, 2021

Deland: A14-year-old girl wounded in a shootout with Florida deputies last week after she and a 12-year-old boy escaped a juvenile facility and broke into a home with a cache of weapons was ordered on Tuesday to be held in detention for 21 days until she has another hearing. The teen made her first appearance before a […]

Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf

10:56 pm June 8, 2021

Geneva: The daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accepted a human rights award on her father’s behalf on Tuesday for his courage in facing down President Vladimir Putin’s government. Daria Navalnaya, a 20-year-old student at Stanford University in California, said her father was dedicating the courage award given by the Geneva Summit for Human Rights to all political prisoners in Russia and Belarus. “You really […]