Friday

104 new coronavirus cases in Goa, two deaths

9:10 pm December 18, 2020

Panaji: Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 104 to reach 49,849 on Friday, a health department official said. The death toll reached 718 as two patients succumbed to the infection during the day, he said. The number of recovered persons in the state rose to 48,170 with 116 patients getting discharged from hospitals on Friday. […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

New farm laws have not come overnight, says PM

9:06 pm December 18, 2020

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new agricultural laws brought by his government have not come overnight, but were long overdue and insisted that the existing regime of support price for farm produce will continue. Political parties, agriculture experts and progressive farmers demanded such agri reforms for long, he said and attacked […]

No drug consumed at party: Karan Johar in reply to NCB notice

8:46 pm December 18, 2020

Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, in his response to the notice issued by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has claimed that no drug was consumed during a party at his house last year, an official said on Friday. The anti-drugs agency had issued the notice to Johar over a viral video allegedly showing drugs being […]

WB govt gives go-ahead to daily Kolkata-Delhi direct flights

8:38 pm December 14, 2020

Kolkata: The Bengal government on Monday gave its nod for resumption of daily direct flight services between Kolkata and Delhi, an official statement said. ”Daily direct flights in Kolkata-Delhi sector allowed with immediate effect,” a statement issued by the state Information and Cultural Department said. Currently, Kolkata-New Delhi flights are available thrice a week — Monday, Wednesday […]

9-year-old girl raped, juvenile apprehended

4:14 pm December 13, 2020

Mahoba (UP): A 13-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district, police said on Sunday. The girl was playing outside her home on Friday evening when the boy, who lives in the neighbourhood, took her to a nearby place on the pretext of playing with her. He […]