News Roundup: Top 10 stories of the week

Team Udayavani, Sep 27, 2020, 12:34 PM IST

Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam dies at 74

National award-winning singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who had been hospitalized since August 5 after testing positive for the coronavirus, died on Friday at MGM Health Care hospital in Chennai at the age of 74

MoS Railways Suresh Angadi dies of COVID-19

Union minister of State for railways Suresh Angadi (65) is succumbed to Corona virus on Wednesday. He was representing Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency.

 Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh passes away

Former Union minister Jaswant Singh, a close associate of ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died here on Sunday following a long spell of illness. He was 82.

TV Anchor Anushree Questioned by Karnataka Police In Drugs Case

TV anchor Anushree was on Saturday questioned in connection with a drugs case involving dancer-choreographer Kishore Aman Shetty.

 NCB grills Bollywood divas: Deepika breaks down, Sara, Shraddha deny taking drugs

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday questioned Bollywood actresses, Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor, in connection with the probe into an alleged drug nexus involving members of the film industry.

PM Modi delivers virtual speech at United Nations General Assembly

India focused on reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the 75th UNGA in New York. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 75th Session of the General Assembly

He questioned the role of UN in fight against COVID-19 pandemic and also asked for how long will India be kept out of decision making structures of the global body.

Farm bills: Farmers in Punjab continue protests

Farmers in Punjab continued their “rail roko” (block the trains) agitation in many parts of Punjab on Saturday, protesting against the farm bills passed in Parliament last week

Bihar Votes In 3 Phases, Starting October 28, Results on November 10

Bihar will vote on October 28, November 3 and 7 for a new government and the results will be announced on November 10, the Election Commission said today.

Covid-19 vaccine trial begins at Mumbai hospital

The first dose of Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Oxford University and AstraZeneca was on Saturday administered to three volunteers at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai while 10 more volunteers have been selected for the clinical trial.

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court justice

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appeals court judge, to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court