COVID-19 pandemic

Ganpati festival to go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

6:40 pm July 31, 2020

Kolkata: Setting a new trend a community puja organiser in the city will organise a virtual Ganpati festival this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The club, which organises one of the largest community Ganapati pujas in West Bengal, has junked its plans for a theme-based festival and opted to go virtual with the […]

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

Reliance Power reports Rs 2 cr loss for June quarter

6:37 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: Reliance Power on Thursday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.88 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In the year-ago same period, the company logged a profit of Rs 36.19 crore, a regulatory filing said. The total income of the company fell to Rs 2,137.10 crore in the first quarter […]

Stay positive to overcome Covid-19 crisis, Super 30 founder tells students

8:32 pm July 23, 2020

Patna: With schools still shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, noted mathematician Anand Kumar has lauded the Centre’s decision to launch educational TV channels for students to keep them engaged at home, and said it was important they stay positive to overcome the crisis. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had in May announced that the government would launch TV […]

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

AAI to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airports

7:44 pm July 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to procure 198 body scanners for 63 Indian airports that will replace the existing door frame metal detectors and hand-held scanners, besides pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects, officials said. “The process for procurement of body scanners started earlier this year before the […]

Haridwar Kumbh can’t be deferred: Akhara Parishad

11:07 pm July 17, 2020

Haridwar: Akhara Parishad, an apex body of saints and seers, on Friday said the schedule of 2021 Haridwar Kumbh cannot be deferred and it will have to be held on time. “The anniversary of nectar drops falling into the Ganga falls in April 2021. So the schedule of the Kumbh cannot be deferred under any […]