Day: February 23, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Ireland education fair organised in Lucknow

10:34 pm February 23, 2020

Lucknow: The Irish government on Sunday organised its education in Ireland fair in Lucknow for students who wish to pursue higher education in Ireland. The fair saw Irish institutes addressing various aspects pertaining to programmes available, intakes, offer acceptance, campus life, accommodation, international student support, scholarships, culture, and queries of students and parents here, a […]

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58 people injured during jallikattu

One dead, 17 injured in jallikattu

10:30 pm February 23, 2020

Coimbatore: One person was gored to death while 17 others were injured, one of them seriously, during jallikattu (bull-taming) here on Sunday. Subash Chandra Bose (24) of Pudukkottai died after the horn of a bull went to his chest while another Murugan (37) of Madurai district got critically hurt when another bull gored him in […]

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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

DD gears up for Trump’s visit

10:24 pm February 23, 2020

New Delhi: Public broadcaster Doordarshan has deployed a fleet of high definition broadcast vans and cameras in Ahmedabad, Agra and Delhi to provide live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s visit to India, a statement said on Sunday. The live feed for DD India will be distributed globally. “Apart from major American and European TV […]

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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Woman techie loses Rs 8.23 lakh to cyber fraudster

10:20 pm February 23, 2020

Nagpur: A 26-year-old woman software engineer from Nagpur in Maharashtra was allegedly cheated of Rs 8.23 lakh by a man claiming to be an US government official, police said on Sunday. The victim, who was aspiring to work in the US, was in the need of International English Language Testing System Certificate (IELTS) and had […]

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

AAP eyes UP, to contest panchayat polls this year

10:20 pm February 23, 2020

Lucknow: Buoyed by its decisive victory in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to turn its focus on Uttar Pradesh as it outlined its plans on Sunday to recruit 25-lakh members in the politically-crucial state and contest the panchayat polls later this year. AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh said party workers would visit 1.07-lakh villages […]

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