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No major impact of Ola, Uber drivers' strike in Delhi

Ola, Uber drivers threaten to go on strike from Sept 1

3:20 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: Drivers working with mobility platforms Ola and Uber have threatened to go on strike in Delhi-NCR from September 1 in support of their various demands like fare hike and extension of moratorium on repayment of loans. Around 2 lakh drivers working with cab aggregators will take part in the strike if the government fails to solve our […]

My father kept motivating me, says civil services topper from Haryana

9:01 pm August 4, 2020

Chandigarh: As he tried to balance his studies and job, UPSC civil services exam topper Pradeep Singh said there were times when he felt that he was losing focus, but his father, a farmer, kept motivating him. It was the fourth attempt at civil services for Singh, 29, who hails from Sonipat district in Haryana and had qualified in 2019 for Indian […]

Vikas Dubey’s aide killed, 6 arrested after encounters; two cops also behind bars

9:06 pm July 8, 2020

Lucknow: Police shot dead an aide of gangster Vikas Dubey, arrested six other alleged accomplices and sent two of their own men behind bars in connection with the ambush which killed eight police personnel last week, officials said Wednesday. But the gangster appeared to have given police the slip in Haryana’s Faridabad, near Delhi. A team raided […]

Ramdev’s Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Ayush Ministry frowns

11:41 pm June 23, 2020

Haridwar: Yoga guru Ramdev’s herbal medicine company Patanjali Ayurved on Tuesday claimed to have discovered a medicine that could cure coronavirus in just seven days – a claim that the Ayush Ministry scoffed at by seeking stopping of advertisements for the drug. While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based ‘Coronil and Swasari’ medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials […]

Chaos, confusion and traffic congestion as Delhi seals borders

8:59 pm June 2, 2020

New Delhi: Hundreds of office-goers, those with valid e-passes and many with medical appointments were stuck for hours on the busy entry points of Delhi as its borders were sealed on Tuesday in view of the coronavirus outbreak, leading to chaos and traffic snarls. Vehicles piled up and many people were seen reasoning with the […]