Yogi speaks to Udhav Thackeray over Palghar lynching
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has spoken to his Maharashtra counterpart Udhav Thackeray and expressed his grief over the mob lynching of two sadhus of Juna Akhara and their driver in Palghar on Thursday night.
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:36 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) which will visit seven Covid-19 hotspot districts of West Bengal to make spot-assessment of the situation as well as to report it to the Centre, officials said on Monday.
Follow lockdown measures strictly: Centre to States, UTs; Kerala named for 'violating'
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday asked all states and union territories to follow its anti-COVID-19 lockdown guidelines "strictly" besides calling out Kerala for "violating" the same by granting extra relaxations post Apr 20.
India attacks Pakistan over PM Imran Khan's claim on discrimination against Muslims
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Monday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks with regards to discrimination against Muslims in the country in the backdrop of pandemic coronavirus outbreak.
Maharashtra: Two members of migrant group test COVID-19 positive in Kolhapur
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A 42-year-old woman, who was one in the 30-people group secretly travelling from Mumbai to native Karnataka, has tested COVID-19 positive after being detained midway by patrolling police, stated District Surgeon Dr B C Kempi Patil on Monday.
Maharashtra: Youth held for murder in Thane
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Thane/UNI: A 21-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly killing a teenager as the victim was apparently not repaying the loan taken from him, police said here on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir:Â Policeman killed by militants in Anantnag
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:54 am
Srinagar/UNI: A policeman was killed by militants in south Kashmir district of Anantnag, a police official said on Monday.
ICMR-NICED provided defective Covid-19 test kits causing delay: Mamata's health dept hits back
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A week after ICMR-NICED had claimed that West Bengal government was sending minimum number of samples for Covid-19 tests, state health and family welfare department on Sunday accused the Central virus research lab of providing "defective" test kits to the state-run medical colleges.
COVID-19 does not see race or caste before striking: Narendra Modi
Apr 19, 2020, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Urging people to maintain brotherhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the COVID-19 disease does not see 'race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or border' and strikes people equally.
Three men, including two sadhus, lynched in Maharashtra's Palghar;110 arrested
Apr 19, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Palghar(Maharashtra)/IBNS: At least 110 people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of three men, including two sadhus, on the suspicion of being thieves in Gadchinchale village of Palghar in Mumbai, late on Thursday night.
Apr 19, 2020, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ruled out lockdown relaxation until review by experts on Apr 27, citing the increasing number of cases in the national capital which account for 12 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the country.
Coronavirus lockdown: Flights, train services unlikely to resume after May 3
Apr 19, 2020, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Train and flight services are unlikely to resume after May 3, the period till which the second phase of lockdown in India has been announced to combat against the deadly coronavirus spread, media reports said on Sunday.
Centre bans supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce during lockdown 2.0
Apr 19, 2020, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a revised list of activities permitted during the Coronavirus lockdown, the Centre on Sunday announced that supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce platforms will be prohibited.
AAI distributes food grains to local public of Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh
Apr 19, 2020, at 11:36 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been consistently devoting resources towards Corporate Social Responsibility endeavours at various stations in the North Eastern Region.
Amit Shah reviews COVID-19 Control Room ops, death toll in India touches 488
Apr 19, 2020, at 09:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reviewed the functioning of the MHA Contol Room operations and the prevailing situation of the country in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the lives of 488 people so far and infected 14, 792.
26 sailors tested positive for COVID-19, says Indian Navy
Apr 19, 2020, at 02:34 am
Mumbai/IBNS: At least 26 sailors at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai have tested positive for COVID-19, Indian Navy has confirmed on Saturday, said media reports.
Apr 19, 2020, at 01:52 am
Kartarpur (Pakistan)/IBNS: Within six months of renovation of Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib and its subsequent opening for the Indian pilgrims, mainly Sikhs, the poor quality of construction done by the Pakistani authorities has been exposed by overnight rain and strong winds as the domes fell down, prompting critics to call the Kartarpur exercise a political stunt for Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Doctor commits suicide in South Delhi, complaint filed against AAP MLA Jarwal
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A 52-year-old doctor allegedly committed suicide in his South Delhi residence on Saturday.
Bihar minister slams Prashant Kishor for preaching Nitish on lockdown sanctity
Apr 18, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Patna/UNI: Reacting sharply over a tweet of former Janta Dal (U) National vice-president Prashant Kishor (PK) for preaching Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on lockdown sanctity, state Information and Public Relation Department (IPRD) Minister Neeraj Kumar alleged that PK had no interest in the well being of the people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as he maintained mysterious silence when the labourers of Bihar and UP were left in lurch at Anand Vihar during the lockdown.
Over Rs 33 cr refunded by NFR during lockdown
Apr 18, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Over Rs 33 crore has been refunded to more than 3.67 lakh passengers by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) for cancellation for trains due to nationwide lockdown to combat COVID 19 since March 24 last.
Jharkhand: 11 'Maulvis' from three countries sent to jail for violating visa and lockdown norms
Apr 18, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Jamshedpur/UNI: At least 11 religious preachers from Kazakhstan, Kirgistan and China were sent to jail on Saturdayin connection with violation of Visa and lockdown norms imposed in the country to stop Coronavirus spread.
Coronavirus outbreak: 4,291 cases related to Tablighi Jamaat, says Lav Agarwal
Apr 18, 2020, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Out of the total 14,378 cases of Novel Coronavirus across the country, a total of 4,291 have been found to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday, underlining that 29.8 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the country were linked to 'one particular place'.
Apr 18, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Showing solidarity with India in the fight against COVID-19, Switzerland put up an unique show by projecting the tricolour on the Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three CRPF personnel killed in terror attackÂ
Apr 18, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Sopore/IBNS: At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore region on Saturday.
Wanted criminal held in UP's Bulandshahr
Apr 18, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head and was absconding in a murder case since four months, was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday.
Thirteen people arrested in connection with Siddalingeshwara Jatra flouting lockdown
Apr 18, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Kalaburagi/UNI: Wadi Police on Saturday arrested 13 people, including Shri Siddalingeshwara Temple Trust Secretary Gundanna Bali, for conducting Shri Siddalingeshwara Jatra at Ravoor village of Chittapur taluk on Thursday violating prohibitory orders amid the threat of spreading Coronavirus.
Jwala Gutta, Swara Bhasker counter Babita Phogat over her anti-Jamaat statement
Apr 18, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After several netizens, Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta and Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker have countered wrestler-turned politician Babita Phogat's statement against Islamic missionary movement Tablighi Jamaat which is held responsible for the surge in Coronavirus cases in India.
Narendra Modi supports all who are toiling amid COVID-19 crisis
Apr 18, 2020, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday supported and encouraged all who are tirelessly working amid the critical situation caused by Coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: Sarbananda Sonowal requests Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of vehicles
Apr 18, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the situation created by COVID-19 and its fallout in the northeast, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday requested his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of the vehicles carrying essential commodities from Guwahati to Barak Valley and vice versa through Meghalaya.
Coronavirus outbreak in India: 21 Indian Navy personnel test positive
Apr 18, 2020, at 10:55 am
Mumbai/UNI: As many as 21 Indian Navy personnel tested positive for COVID -19 within naval premises on Mumbai, officials said.