Governor releases Corona Special Issue of Arogya Deep

- August 30, 2020

Mumbai: Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released the ‘Corona Battle’ issue of the Annual health publication ‘Arogya Deep’ at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Saturday (29th Aug).     The special issue, conceptualized by former Minister of Public Health Dr Deepak Sawant contains articles by doctors and specialists on various aspects of management of the Corona Virus Disease

UN stresses need to return to political process in Libya

- August 30, 2020

Tripoli, The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has stressed the need for an inclusive return to the political process in the country. "Libya is witnessing a dramatic turn of events that underlines the urgent need to return to a full and inclusive political process that will meet the aspirations of the Libyan people for

India to play leading role in future global political framework MoS Home

- August 29, 2020

New Delhi, India will play a leading role in the future global political framework in terms of economy and Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Saturday. Expressing faith in the Science and Technology talent in India, Rai said that the motive of Science and Technology should be to

Delhi to London in 70 days by Bus

- August 29, 2020

Want to experience a road trip from Delhi to London; well the first-ever hop-on/hop-off bus service between the two distant cities in two different continents is now a reality. The bus will ferry 20 passengers on a modified luxury bus, inspired in part by the Hippie Trail buses that crisscrossed the world in the 1950s

Soldier 3 militants killed in South Kashmir s Pulwama

- August 29, 2020

Srinagar,  An Indian Army soldier was killed in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday during an operation with militants, in which three unidentified terrorists were also neutralised by the security forces. A joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the Zadoora area following specific information about terrorists in the area. As the

Shabana Azmi Why is masculinity about flexing muscles and not tenderness

- August 29, 2020

Mumbai,  Actress Shabana Azmi feels if we want to establish gender equality, then along with empowering women, men need to change the definition of masculinity. Shabana recently presented the film "Mee Raqsam", directed by her brother Baba Azmi. The film is about a Muslim father who goes out of his way to help his young daughter

US stocks rise amid economic data

- August 29, 2020

New York,  US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors pored through newly-released economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 161.60 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 28,653.87. The S&P 500 increased 23.46 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 3,508.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 70.30 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 11,695.63, Xinhua

Trump s acceptance speech drew fewer viewers than Biden s

- August 29, 2020

Washington, US President Donald Trump's acceptance speech drew fewer viewers than that of his Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to new data. The data released by Nielsen Media Research on Friday revealed that an estimated 19.9 million Americans watched Trump's speech from the White House South Lawn during the finale of the Republican National Convention

Highest rainfall since 1976 in India in Aug 2020 IMD

- August 29, 2020

New Delhi, India has received the highest rainfall in August this year since 1976 — 25 per cent more than the average, after recording 10 per cent less downpour than the average in July, thus setting a new record after 44 years, the IMD said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) however, has forecast that the monsoon

Sanjay Bhatia takes oath as Up Lokayukata

- August 29, 2020

MUMBAI: Maharashtra and Goa Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administerd the oath of office to Bhatia at a brief oath taking ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai (28th August). Principal Secretary to the Governor Santosh Kumar read out the notification of appointment of Sanjay Bhatia.   Officiating Lokayukta Dr Shailesh Kumar Sharma, Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar,