Daily Archives: September 16, 2020
Centre in SC favours time-bound trial of pending cases against lawmakers
NEW DELHI: The Centre favoured expeditious disposal of pending cases against former and sitting lawmakers on Wednesday before the Supreme Court and...
Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be weeks away
Philadelphia, September 15
PHILADELPHIA: The U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could...
Indian-American pleads guilty in USD17-million bank fraud
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American president of a now-defunct New Jersey-based marble and granite wholesaler has admitted his role in scheming to defraud a...
Nation sees 10 lakh coronavirus cases in 11 days; tally goes beyond 50 lakh
NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh, with 90,123 infections...
Serum Institute gets nod to resume Oxford Covid vaccine trials in India
NEW DELHI: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani has gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume...
India gets front-row seat at 75th UNGA; wins membership of 3 Ecosoc bodies
UNITED NATIONS: The 75th Session of the UN General Assembly got under way with its new President assuring that he will attempt...
RBI stands battle-ready to take steps for economy: RBI governor
NEW DELHI: The RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday assured the industry that the central bank would take all necessary measures to...
Cong demands compensation for families of migrant labourers who died
NEW DELHI: In the discussion in Rajya Sabha on Union Health Minister Harshvardhan's statement on the status of COVID pandemic and action...
Prepared to fight a full-fledged war in winters in Ladakh: Army
LEH: The Indian army has drawn comparisons between its preparedness and capacity to weather the extreme conditions in the icy Himalayan heights...