Wednesday

Over 7 lakh Bihar voters opted for NOTA option

3:31 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: A little over seven lakh voters in Bihar used the ‘none of the above’ or NOTA option in the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission. Nitish Kumar-led NDA was back in power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slender majority. The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member state assembly against […]

India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 5 lakh

3:26 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: Crossing another “milestone” in the fight against the pandemic, the COVID-19 active caseload in India has fallen below the 5 lakh-mark for the first time after 106 days and comprises merely 5.73 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Seventy per cent of the 44,281 new coronavirus […]

Woman raped by trio in Telangana; Dies of head injury

10:53 pm November 6, 2020

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three people, known to her, and later died of a head injury suffered during the assault on the city outskirts, police said on Friday. All the three, in their 20s, had been arrested and based on a complaint by the woman’s family, two separate cases of woman […]

Sensex rallies 355 pts; Nifty reclaims 11,900

5:06 pm November 4, 2020

Mumbai: Rising for the third straight session, the Sensex rallied 355 points on Wednesday following gains in Reliance Industries, Infosys and Kotak Bank amid a positive trend in global markets ahead of the outcome of the US presidential elections. After a volatile session, the 30-share BSE index ended 355.01 points or 0.88 per cent higher […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Delhi facing third wave of coronavirus: Kejriwal

4:42 pm November 4, 2020

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the city has seen a jump in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the last few days and it can be called a “third wave”. Kejriwal said people do not need to panic and the government was monitoring the situation regularly. “Delhi has witnessed a […]