COVID-19 pandemic

Partial solar eclipse will be visible in Bengaluru

Solar eclipse fair in Kurukshetra to be low-key

8:15 pm June 11, 2020

Chandigarh: The solar eclipse fair, scheduled to be held in Haryana’s Kurukshetra on June 21, will be a low-key religious ceremony this time due to COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. A simple religious ceremony is proposed on the bank of holy Brahma Sarovar in keeping with the ancient traditions, he said. Adhering to […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

COVID-19: Modi, Netanyahu discuss areas of cooperation

11:39 pm June 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu the potential areas in which the two countries can expand cooperation in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, including research and development efforts in the field of vaccines. During their telephonic conversation, Modi also congratulated Netanyahu on assuming the prime […]

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

Bengal govt launches job portal for IT professionals

11:38 pm June 9, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday launched a job portal for IT professionals who have returned to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The CM extended her best wishes to the professionals and said that they can use the portal ‘Karmo Bhumi’ to connect with companies based in the […]

MP: Trader commits suicide citing losses due to lockdown

11:20 pm June 9, 2020

Khandwa (MP): A 31-year-old trader committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa town on Tuesday, citing inability to repay loans and losses incurred due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, police said. This is a second such incident of suicide reported from the town in the span of two days. Ashish Dabar allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself […]

India’s virus count over 2.6 lakh, daily spike inching close to 10,000-mark

8:07 pm June 9, 2020

New Delhi: A record rise in COVID-19 cases in India for the seventh consecutive day has pushed the tally to over 2.6 lakh on Tuesday, with the daily nationwide spike in coronavirus cases inching close to 10,000. The rise in cases comes at a time when the country has stepped out of a 75-day coronavirus […]