Assam reports two more COVID-19 deaths, 15 more patients detected
May 19, 2020, at 12:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday reported two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the total number of virus fatalities in the state to four.
As India enters lockdown 4.0, COVID-19 cases touch 1 lakh, over 3000 dead
May 19, 2020, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Escalating the tension level, India's coronavirus cases crossed the whopping mark of one lakh with over 3000 deaths across the country related to the highly contagious infection.
-1589824418.jpg "Assam CM directs to complete 14th Finance Commission schemes within next 3 months")
Assam CM directs to complete 14th Finance Commission schemes within next 3 months
May 18, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday interacted with Block Development Officers across the state in presence of Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers of Zila Parishad and District Development Commissioners through video conference at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati and reviewed the progress of various schemes being implemented at the villages by the P&RD department.
Special train ferrying Manipur people from Vadodara reached Jiribam
May 18, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Imphal/IBNS: A special train from Vadodara ferrying stranded residents of Manipur due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 pandemic reached at Jiribam railway station on Monday evening.
28 employees of Zee News test positive for COVID-19, informs Sudhir Chaudhury
May 18, 2020, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the country entered the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown, 28 employees of Zee News have tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus, the group's Editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhury informed on Monday.
-1589817339.jpg "Migrant workers killed in Auraiya accident were charged hefty sums for travel: Yogi Adityanath counters Congress' allegation")
May 18, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has lashed out at the Congress leadership for shifting the blame for Auraiya truck accident in which 26 migrants were killed and 30 injured, alleging that the ill-fated trucks were coming from Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Punjab and travelling to Bihar and Jharkhand.
Yashwant Sinha, AAP's Sanjay Singh detained for protest over migrants' situation
May 18, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and some Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were detained in Delhi on Monday after they sat on a dharna at the Rajghat over the migrants' condition.
UP govt to send 12000 buses to bring back migrants from different states
May 18, 2020, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government is sending 12,000 buses to different states to bring back its stranded migrants amid the fourth phase of the anti-coronavirus lockdown.
Assam registers third COVID-19 death, cases jump to 104
May 18, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday registered the third COVID-19 death in the state and two more positive cases for the virus.
Lockdown 4.0: Mamata Banerjee divides containment zones into three parts, reopens market partially
May 18, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: As India entered into the fourth phase of the lockdown to combat COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced guidelines to be followed in the state further dividing the containment zones into three parts.
Cyclone Amphan: PM Narendra Modi reviews preparedness
May 18, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the preparedness regarding the situation due to cyclone ‘Amphan.’
Delhi shops to open on odd-even basis: Arvind Kejriwal
May 18, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced certain guidelines that are needed to be followed during the fourth phase of the COVID-19 lockdown where he said shops need to be opened on odd-even basis.
Himachal Pradesh: Manali-Leh highway opens for light vehicle
May 18, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Shimla/UNI: After remaining off for vehicular traffic for more than five months, the Manali-Leh highway opened for light vehicle on Monday.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, eight others take oaths as Legislative Council members
May 18, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday was sworn-in as the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) in a low-key ceremony held at the Vidhav Bhavan in Mumbai.
May 18, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A day after the fresh guidelines were issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Centre on Monday directed the state and Union Territories (UTs) not to dilute the MHA guidelines over anti-Covid-19 lockdown but allowed them to impose stricter prohibitions if needed.
Modi critic New York Times praises Indian PM for handling Covid-19 situation, calls him a mobiliser
May 18, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Known for its biting criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist political outfit BJP, US daily New York Times seems to have shifted its goalpost in its latest despatch from India, praising Modi for handling the Covid-19 crisis and calling him a "mobiliser".
NCW asks TikTok India to delete Faizal Siddiqui's account for 'instigating violence against women'
May 18, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked social networking service TikTok to delete one Faizal Siddiqui's account for allegedly instigating violence against women through a video.
22 Nepali nationals detained close to Silguri while trying to cross border illegally
May 18, 2020, at 10:45 am
Siliguri/UNI: The Indian forces, guarding the international borders with Nepal, have detained 22 Nepali nationals while they were illegally crossing the border towards that country from West Bengal side, official sources said today.
May 18, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: India has expressed support for the demands to investigate how the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted to humans from animals and conduct an 'impartial' investigation of World Health Organisation's response to the pandemic, according to a draft resolution for the annual meeting of WHO starting tomorrow, said a Hindustan Times report.
Akhilesh Yadav slams UP govt for preventing migrants entry
May 17, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for preventing the entry of migrant labourers in the state.
May 17, 2020, at 09:12 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday took a veiled potshot at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, suggesting her to use 1,000 buses in the grand old party-rules states instead of offering it to Uttar Pradesh for ferrying migrant workers.
Three drug peddlers arrested, contraband recovered in Kashmir
May 17, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three drug peddlers were arrested and contraband was recovered in two separate incidents in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Indian govt extends lockdown till May 31
May 17, 2020, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the number of COVID-19 cases in India continues to rise, the Centre on Sunday extended the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of the virus till May 31.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hizb Commander neutralised in Doda gun battle
May 17, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Sunday neutralised Hizbul Mujaheedin Commander in a fierce gun battle at Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, while an Army Jawan also lost his life during the encounter.
BREAKINGNEWS: India extends lockdown till May 31, MHA issues new guidelines
May 17, 2020, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi: India extended its nationwide lockdown till May 31 on Sunday marking the fourth phase of the restrictions, which is widely dubbed as Lockdown 4.0. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines for the same.
COVID-19 lockdown extended till May 31: NDMA
May 17, 2020, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday directed Indian government Ministries and deaprtments, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown, which was imposed to fight COVID-19 outbreak, till May 31.
Facilitate travel of stranded Kashmiris from West Bengal, Prof Soz tells Mamata Banerjee
May 17, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz on Sunday requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee to facilitate travel of residents of Kashmir valley back to their homes from Kolkata and other places.
Last batch of 310 pilgrims stranded in Iran reach LehÂ
May 17, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Leh/UNI: The last batch of 310 pilgrims, who were stranded in Iran amid lockdown to curtail spread of COVID-19, arrived in Leh in a special flight on Sunday.
Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudharyput under preventive detention at home
May 17, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Anil Chaudhary was on Sunday placed under preventive detention at his residence.
Fight against Coronavirus: India hands over RT-PCR test kits to Nepal
May 17, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: India on Sunday handed over Pathodetect COVID-19 real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits, which would enable Nepali Health Professionals to conduct tests on 30,000 people.