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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

CRPF man dies due to COVID-19 in Delhi in first such case among CAPFs

9:45 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 55-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, officials said. This is the first death due to the pandemic among the about 10 lakh personnel strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or the paramilitary forces that function under the Union Home Ministry for upkeep of internal […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

US stocks fall as investors digest first round of earnings

9:19 pm January 14, 2020

NEW YORK: US stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday as investors digested the first significant round of fourth-quarter corporate earnings reports. Major banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, reported surprisingly good earnings, though Wells Fargo disappointed investors. The financial sector held up better than most in the early going. Nearly every other sector fell […]

NMC begins taking shape, AIIMS’ Professor SC Sharma appointed its first chief

8:58 pm January 2, 2020

New Delhi: The chief of Delhi AIIMS’ ENT head-neck surgery department, Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma, was on Thursday appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission, the new medical education regulator to replace scam-tainted Medical Council of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sharma […]

Rs 3.37 lakh crore allocated for defence budget

First night trial of Agni-II missile conducted successfully

9:41 pm November 16, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): India on Saturday conducted successfully the first night trial of ‘Agni-II’, its versatile surface-to-surface medium range nuclear capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said. The missile has a strike range of 2000 km, the sources said soon after it blasted off from a mobile launcher at the […]

Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg welcome first child together

Michael Sheen, Anna Lundberg welcome first child together

11:43 am September 28, 2019

LONDON: “Good Omens” star Michael Sheen and actor girlfriend Anna Lundberg are proud parents to a baby girl. According to People magazine, the couple have welcomed their first child together. Although they are yet to officially announce the birth, reports say they welcomed a baby girl. Sheen teased their child’s birth on Twitter on Wednesday. […]