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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

COVID-19: Delhi records highest spike in cases in 67 days; death count 4,500

9:36 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 2,737 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the city’s highest single-day spike in 67 days, taking the infection tally to over 1.82 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,500, authorities said. This is the third successive day in September in which over 2,000 new cases have been reported. According to the […]

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt's move to waive excise license fee

Hotels, restaurants, clubs in Delhi can serve liquor from Sept 9-30 on trial basis

9:32 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Hotels, restaurants and clubs in Delhi were allowed to serve liquor on a trial basis from September 9-30, but not more than 50 per cent of their seating capacity will be allowed so that COVID-19 distancing norms are followed, officials said Thursday. As these outlets prepare to serve liquour after over a five-month […]

Allow Ramlila performances with social distancing, limited spectators: Delhi BJP to L-G

7:43 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi : Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta along with other party leaders met Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday and urged him to grant permission for staging Ramlila performances with limited number of spectators and social distancing norms in place. Gupta, accompanied by Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Bidhuri, urged Baijal to […]

Brain dead man breathes new life into COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection

7:21 pm August 29, 2020

Chennai: A brain dead man has breathed new life into a COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection and given hope to a young Mumbai woman as his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective recipients. The wife of the 34-year-old man from the city agreed to donate his heart, liver and skin also for […]

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

Punjab Assembly passes resolution against Centre’s farm ordinances

9:00 pm August 28, 2020

Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution against the three agriculture marketing ordinances notified in June and a proposed Bill to boost private sector investment in the power sector, urging the Centre to withdraw them. Moving the resolution, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh claimed the ordinances spelled “economic ruin” for Punjab’s farmers, particularly “the 70 per cent” who […]