India’s economic recovery started from June: SBI chairman
Kolkata: The country’s economy, which witnessed a disruption due to the coronavirus outbreak, has started recovering from June, State Bank of India’s Chairman Rajnish Kumar said on Friday. Speaking at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave, Kumar said there is a need to wait for three to four months to see the trend of the […]
Opinion divided among cops, activists over Vikas Dubey encounter killing
Lucknow: The encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey Friday drew divergent reactions from retired and serving personnel, with a former Uttar Pradesh police chief saying the STF should have ensured his safety as his interrogation would have exposed several names who colluded with him and protected him. Dubey was killed in the encounter after a […]
China warns of ‘unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than COVID-19 in Kazakhstan
Beijing: China has warned its citizens living in Kazakhstan of a local “unknown pneumonia” which, it said, has a “much higher” fatality rate than the COVID-19 disease, prompting the Central Asian country to dismiss it as “fake news.” The “unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including […]
Militant arrested in Bandipora:Police
Srinagar: Security forces arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered ammunition from his possession, police said on Friday. Based on a specific input regarding movement of militants towards Hajin town, a joint naka was established in Hakbara area of Hajin town by security forces on Thursday evening, a […]
Record single-day jump of 26,506 COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi: India saw yet another record single-day jump of 26,506 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 7,93,802 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 21,604 with 475 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 4,95,51, while there are 2,76,685 active cases of […]
Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter in UP: Police
Kanpur: Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, a senior police official said. “Dubey was injured in the encounter and he was declared dead in the hospital,” ADG […]
Chinese, Indian border troops have taken ‘effective measures’ to disengage along LAC: China
Beijing: China on Thursday said Chinese and Indian troops have taken “effective measures” to disengage at the Galwan Valley and other areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and the situation is “stable and improving,” days after the two sides agreed on an expeditious withdrawal of soldiers from all the standoff […]
India convinced about resolution of differences through dialogue: MEA
New Delhi: As China withdraws troops from several friction points in eastern Ladakh, India on Thursday said it remained convinced of the need for maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas and resolution of differences through dialogue. At the same time, India said it is strongly committed to ensuring its sovereignty and territorial […]
2 junior engineers, 9 others arrested for stealing, selling govt bitumen supply for Ladakh
Leh/Jammu: Two junior engineers of the Border Roads Organisation’s engineering wing GREF and nine others were arrested for allegedly stealing and selling government bitumen supply meant for Ladakh, police said on Thursday. They said 480 barrels of bitumen worth Rs 36 lakh were seized during a raid in Leh district on the intervening night of […]
Rajnath Singh inaugurates 6 bridges in Jammu
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated six bridges in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and asserted that development of remote areas in the region will continue to be a key priority for the NDA government. The defence minister dedicated the bridges through video conferencing in presence of Chief of the Army […]
