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Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Illegal coal trade: CBI raids 40 places in 3 states

12:09 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday started a massive search operation at 40 locations across three states including the premises of some alleged coal smugglers, officials said. The searches which are primarily spread across West Bengal pertain to a new case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), they said. The officials said that […]

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to over 93.5 lakh

12:03 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.51 lakh with 41,322 new infections being reported in a day, while 87,59,969 people have recovered so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.68 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases increased to 93,51,109 and the […]

North Delhi ground becomes epicentre of farmers’ protest

11:46 pm November 27, 2020

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers entered the national capital on Friday to hold peaceful protest at a north Delhi ground after facing tear gas and water cannons and clashing with security personnel while thousands remained at border points, undecided whether to go to the demonstration site identified by police. The day witnessed police using teargas […]

Air India cabin crew member held for smuggling gold worth Rs 45 lakh at Delhi airport: Customs

10:58 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: An Air India crew member has been arrested for allegedly smuggling into the country gold valuing about Rs 45 lakh, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. After two hours of sustained grilling, he admitted that he had carried two silver-coated crudely shaped ‘kadas’ (bangless), it said. “One cabin crew of Air […]

More than half of 20-year-olds in India’s metros likely to develop diabetes in lifetime: Study

12:22 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: More than half of men, and nearly two thirds of women currently aged 20 years in India could develop diabetes in their life time, with most of those cases likely to be type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Diabetologia, estimated the probability of a metropolitan Indian of […]