Written by Mohamed Thaver, edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: December 30, 2020 4:20:28 pm Mumbai police arrested famous automaker and designer Dilip Chhabria on Monday in connection with the cheating and forgery charges made against him. Who is Dilip Chhabria? Dilip Chhabria is a household name when …
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NEW DELHI: The government will go from being a cautious spender in 2020 to opening the tax floodgates as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to lift Asia’s third-largest economy from the worst of the pandemic. The restrictions imposed by the Finance Ministry on more than 80 government departments and ministries …
Read More »India retains second place in ICC World Trials Championship standings | Cricket news
DUBAI: India remained in contention to compete in ICC final World Trials Championship next year after winning the Melbourne test which helped them retain their second place on the updated points table, released Wednesday. India pocketed 30 points for their eight-wicket victory. They are in second place with 390 points …
Read More »California Nurse Tests Positive One Week After Receiving Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for Covid-19 more than a week after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer Inc, an ABC News affiliate reported Tuesday. Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on Dec. 18 that he had received the Pfizer …
Read More »10 on UP test positive for UK mutant coronavirus variant, officials on alert
Lucknow: At least 10 people in Uttar Pradesh tested positive for the new UK strain of coronavirus on Wednesday. While 3 people tested positive for the mutated coronavirus strain in Noida, 1 each tested positive in Meerut & Bareilly, and three in Ghaziabad. According to a report by Hindustan Times, …
Read More »The DGCA extends the ban on international flights until the end of January due to COVID-19
Following a new strain of coronavirus infection, the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended on Wednesday the suspension of all international flight operations in the country until January 31, 2021. ” Government of India extends suspension of international commercial flights until January 31, 2021, “said the …
Read More »How cartoonists have reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lush and moody beard
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to work tirelessly around the clock. A section of the media can hardly rest too, thanks to a new feature of Modi’s public image: his snow-white, lush and seemingly increasingly elongated beard. Modi’s beard has been one of the most striking features of 2020. …
Read More »Astra-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine gets first approval with UK approval
AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine won UK approval, marking the first approval worldwide for a vaccine that faces questions but will be key to mass immunizations. The vaccine will be prioritized for the country’s most vulnerable groups early in the new year, according to company and …
Read More »Do not approve of conversion for marriage, mass conversions should
One day later Madhya Pradesh Government Passed Ordinance Against Forced Religious ConversionsDefense Minister Rajnath Singh said Wednesday that the practice of mass conversions must stop and that he does not approve of conversion for marriage. In an interview with the news agency AND MESingh said: “I want to ask why …
Read More »New Zealand prevails despite Fawad’s heroics
New Zealand managed a 101-run win at Mount Maunganui over Pakistan to go 1-0 up in the series despite resistance from Fawad Alam. SCOREKEEPER The hosts earned 60 points at the ICC World Trials Championship positions to keep his dream of reaching the final of the tournament alive. If they …
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