West Bengal: Two shot dead allegedly by cop in North 24 Parganas' Amdanga
May 16, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two members of a family were shot dead and another man sustained bullet injury after an off-duty policeman attached with Bidhannagar City Police allegedly fired multiple rounds of bullets during a family brawl at Tentulia village under Amdanga Police Station limits in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Friday late night, reports said on Saturday.
Two security members killed, 3 wounded in IS attack in Iraq
May 16, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Two security members were killed and three others wounded Saturday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Salahudin province in northern Iraq, a provincial police source said.
Vande Bharat Mission: Air India flight carrying 121 stranded Indians from US lands at RGIA
May 16, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: As part of the biggest off-shore evacuation drive of Indian Citizens under the Government of India’s Vande Bharat Mission, amid the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, an Air India flight carrying 121 stranded Indian Nationals from US landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad near here early on Saturday.
Samajwadi Party will give Rs 1 lakh each to kin of Auraiyya accident victims: Akhilesh Yadav
May 16, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has announced assistance Rs 1 lakh each to the family of those killed in an accident in Auraiyya early Saturday.
Arvind Kejriwal expresses grief over death of 24 migrant workers in UP
May 16, 2020, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday condoled the death of at least 24 migrant workers, who were killed in a collision between two trucks on the National Highway-two in Auraiya, UP, in the wee hours of Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh: 24 migrant workers killed in road accident in Auraiya
May 16, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Auraiya/UNI/IBNS: Around 24 migrant workers were killed and over 20 others injured in a collision between two trucks on the National Highway-2 here on early Saturday morning.
Nirmala Sitharaman to address fourth press conference today
May 16, 2020, at 11:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the fourth phase of announcements on the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore package on Saturday.
J&K: Security forces bust terrorist hideout in Budgam, LeT operative arrested with arms
May 16, 2020, at 10:58 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Security forces have busted a hideout of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, sources said.
Truck carrying migrant labourers hits vehicle in UP's Auraiya, 24 dead
May 16, 2020, at 09:54 am
Auraiya/IBNS: A truck, which was carrying migrant labourers, collided with another vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, leaving 24 people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Assam reports three more COVID-19 positive cases, Manipur reports fourth positive case
May 15, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Friday reported three more positive cases for COVID-19 taking the state tally to 89.
Shopping malls with 33 pct stores opening be allowed: Kejriwal suggests in letter to PM Modi
May 15, 2020, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering suggestions on the resumption of economic activities during phase four of coronavirus lockdown.
Reciting Azaan through loudspeakers not integral part of Islam: Allahabad HC
May 15, 2020, at 11:33 pm
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Friday held that while Azaan (Islamic call for prayer) might be an integral part of the community, use of loudspeakers for the recitation of the same may not be necessary.
May 15, 2020, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After witnessing Manipur's action to take back 185 staff nurses, who were working at different private health facilities across Kolkata and its adjoining areas, and accessing some source inputs that few more North-Eastern states as well as Odisha likely to follow the same way, authorities of multiple renowned private hospitals in the city are fearing an unprecedented healthcare crisis in the state amid the pandemic, reports said.
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India registers 84,712 COVID-19 cases, surpasses China to rank 11th globally
May 15, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday surpassed China's total COVID-19 tally after it registered a whopping number of 84,712 coronavirus cases across the country, the data from the Union Health Ministry showed.
Kolkata's ID Hospital earns praises from central team over Covid management
May 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A two-member visiting central team has heaped praises upon Kolkata's Beliaghata ID Hospital over its handling of Covid-19 weeks after the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal faced sharp criticism from the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) over the health infrastructure in the state.
Being misquoted to create haze around comprehensive looking MSME revival package: Gadkari
May 15, 2020, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he was surprised to see that how he was being misquoted to create a haze around the comprehensive and forward looking MSME revival package announced by the Government on Thursday.
Mah HC asks Govt to provide details of special trains for migrants
May 15, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Union and Maharashtra government to give details of special trains running across the country ferrying migrants and others stranded amid lockdown and how long the services would be functional.
Coronavirus cases in Karnataka swell to 1056
May 15, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With detection of 24 more fresh cases of the COVID-19 virus infection, including 13 from Mandya district, the total number of persons contracted for the disease, in Karnataka surged to 1056 on Friday.
American scholar criticises Zalmay Khalilzad's advice to India on Taliban
May 15, 2020, at 07:38 pm
New York: United States' special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad's advice to India that it should talk to Taliban forces about its concerns on terrorism has earned criticisms from American scholar Michael Rubin.
After fresh wave of Covid-19 cases, Goa CM urges holidaymakers to avoid visit
May 15, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Panaji/IBNS: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has expressed concern over people coming to the state, many of them believed to be for holidaying, following new coronavirus cases coming to light in the state after a period of one month.
J&K: No congregation on martyrs day of Hazrat Ali
May 15, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: No congregation or night-long majlis were organised on the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad in the Kashmir valley due Covid-infused lockdown.
Kashmiri Muslims perform last rites of Sikh in Ganderbal
May 15, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: In a heartwarming example of humanity, Muslims in a village of Ganderbal district performed the last rites of a Punjabi Sikh amid nationwide lockdown.
Fight against COVID-19: Indian Railways ramps up it's mission "Back Home" through Shramik Specials
May 15, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 210,000 passengers were transported by India Railways to their home states in 145 "Shramik Special" trains operationalised from various states on Thursday, an official release here said.
Part of Sena Bhawan in Delhi sealed after soldier tests Covid-19 positive
May 15, 2020, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A part of Sena Bhawan, the headquarters of Indian Army, in the national capital was sealed on Friday after a soldier tested positive for Covid-19, said reports.
Assam government asks centre to extend lockdown by two more weeks
May 15, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government has urged the Centre to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown by two more weeks.
SC dismisses petition asking the Centre for food, water and shelter to migrants walking on highways
May 15, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking its direction to the Centre for providing food and water to the migrants walking to their homes saying "it is impossible for this court to monitor who is walking and not walking."
UP: Three migrants crushed to death in Barabanki
May 15, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Barabanki/UNI: Three migrant workers were killed and four injured here after a vehicle hit them from behind early Friday.
Arvind Kejriwal govt sends its proposal to Centre over lockdown 4.0
May 15, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government has sent a proposal to the Centre in view of the relaxations in lockdown post May 17, which are based on the suggestions and inputs from the public.
Maharashtra: Constable critically injured after mob attacks police party in Thane
May 15, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Thane/UNI: A constable was seriously injured when a mob assaulted a police party while they were trying to resolve a quarrel between two groups in Mumbra suburb of this district, police informed on Friday.
Maharashtra: Cancer patient, her father test positive for COVID-19
May 15, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: An 11-year-old cancer patient and her father tested positive for COVID-19 during a medical trip to Mumbai, sources from Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) Hospital informed on Friday.