Assam reports two fresh coronavirus cases today

May 08, 2020, at 10:12 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam reported two fresh COVID-19  cases on Friday. The patients travelled on the bus which ferried people from Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.

COVID-19 death toll surges to 40 in TN, 600 fresh cases reported today

May 08, 2020, at 09:18 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Coronavirus death toll in Tamil Nadu climbed to 40 with three more deaths, while the total number of positive cases crossed the 6,000-mark, as 600 new infections were reported on a single day in the state on Friday.

West Bengal: COVID cases jump to 1678 with 130 fresh cases, nine deaths in last 24 hours

May 08, 2020, at 08:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 130 new infections being reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 1678, including 1195 active cases, 88 fatalities and 323 discharges, reports said on Friday.

'Inhuman': Akhilesh Yadav on suspension of provisions of labour laws for 3 yrs in UP

May 08, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Terming the suspension of most provisions of the labour laws for three years 'inhuman,' Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government should resign for this act.

Jharkhand: Two cyber criminals arrested by Dumka Police

May 08, 2020, at 05:56 pm

Dumka/ UNI: Police today arrested two cyber criminals for impersonating as bank officials and duping people in the Jarmundi Police Station area in this district.

In a bid to shorten their journey, five migrant labourers jump from moving train in UP

May 08, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Shahjahanpur/UNI: As many as five migrant labourers jumped from the Amritsar-Gonda Special train at the Roja railway station on its way to Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Friday.

Supreme Court says states should consider online sales and home delivery of liquor amid lockdown

May 08, 2020, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:The Supreme Court has observed that the states should consider online sales and home delivery of liquor to maintain the COVID-19 social distancing norms  which were violated in almost all places in the country after liquor shops opened after a gap of more than a month on May 4, said a media report. 

Delhi health dept directs all ICMR-approved labs to not send reports without patient information

May 08, 2020, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi health department has asked all the ICMR approved labs to not to send any report without patient details after repeated warnings from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare over poor collection of data from those who are coming to these labs to get tested for Covid-19, said a media report.

Over 700 Kashmiris reach Srinagar

May 08, 2020, at 03:15 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Over 700 Kashmiris, who were stranded in different parts of the country due to lockdown amid COVID-19 breakout, have reached the summer capital, taking the total number of returnees to 1300 during the last 48 hours.

22 migrant labourers flee quarantine centre in Chhattisgarh

May 08, 2020, at 02:59 pm

Raipur/ IBNS: At least 22 migrant labourers, who had returned from Telangana, ran away from a quarantine centre in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, said a media report.

Is Mamata Banerjee going for an image makeover over Covid-19 flak?

May 08, 2020, at 01:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state's chief secretary Rajiva Sinha, who were at the forefront in handling the Covid-19 situation since day one, are missing from daily bulletins now, prompting political observers to infer that the under-attack Trinamool Congress (TMC) government is going for an image makeover.

Arvind Kejriwal express grief over Aurangabad rail accident

May 08, 2020, at 01:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed grief over the tragic accident in Maharashtra's Aurangabad, where 14 migrant labourers were mowed down by a freight train.

Maharashtra: Freight train mows down 16 migrant labourers

May 08, 2020, at 01:26 pm

Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI/IBNS: The perilous journey of 16 migrant labourers met a devastating end on Friday when a cargo train plying between Badnapur and Karmad, about 25 km from here, crushed them all to death while they were sleeping on the railway tracks.

Telangana: Two killed, one hurt as car rams into tractor

May 08, 2020, at 01:24 pm

Suryapet/UNI: Two persons were killed on the spot and another injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a tractor which was proceeding in the same way at Mukukdapuram of Munagala Mangal in this district on Friday.

IAF MIG-29 jet crashes in Punjab, pilots safe

May 08, 2020, at 12:40 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS:  An Indian Air Force's MIG-29 aircraft on Friday crashed in Punjab, officials said.

Centre needs to be 'transparent' on its lockdown exit plan: Rahul Gandhi

May 08, 2020, at 12:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Indian government needs to be 'transparent' in its action on when the lockdown imposed by it to tackle COVID-19 will be exited.

Army-police bust recruitment module of banned KLO in Assam’s Kokrajhar, nab seven militants

May 08, 2020, at 10:36 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The Indian Army and Assam police have busted a recruitment module of banned outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in Assam’s Kokrajhar district and apprehended seven dreaded militants of the banned group.

Maharashtra: 14 migrant workers die as train runs over them in Aurangabad, PM Modi expresses grief

May 08, 2020, at 09:22 am

Aurangabad/UNI/IBNS: At least 14  migrant workers were crushed to death on Friday as a freight train ran over them near Maharashtra's Aurangabad city, officials said.

Amid conflicting reports of fresh gas leak from Vizag chemical plant villagers are being evacuated

May 08, 2020, at 01:28 am

Visakhapatnam/IBNS: While one official said that noxious fumes are leaking again from the tanker of a chemical plant where there was Styrene leakage in the wee hours of Thursday in Vishakapatnam killing 11 people, other sources, including an MLA and the state police chief, denied it.  The local MLA denied the reports of fresh gas leak though a Visakhapatnam Dist Fire Officer earlier confirmed it.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation meets EAM and NSA

May 07, 2020, at 11:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday.

Assam reports eight fresh COVID-19 positive cases, state tally surge to 53

May 07, 2020, at 11:13 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Thursday reported eight positive cases for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 53.

Coronavirus lockdown: First flight from UAE with 177 Indians onboard lands in Kochi

May 07, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The first flight from Abu Dhabi with 177 Indians onboard including 49 pregnant women landed in Kochi on Thursday evening.

West Bengal: COVID-19 cases mount to 1548 with 1101 active cases, 79 deaths

May 07, 2020, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 92 new cases being reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in West Bengal has reached 1548, including 1101 active cases, 79 deaths and 296 discharges, reports said on Thursday.

Order in my name—I'm not aware: Bengal Guv hits out at Mamata govt over KMC appointments

May 07, 2020, at 08:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a Board of Administrators under Firhad Bobby Hakim took over the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as its tenure ended and civic polls were deferred due to Covid-19 outbreak, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday slammed the state government for not informing him anything about the development.

Air India's first repatriation flight takes off from UAE

May 07, 2020, at 08:48 pm

Dubai/IBNS: An Air India Express flight has taken off from Abu Dhabi carrying 177 Indian nationals who were stuck in the UAE amid the worldwide lockdown enforced to contain spread of coronavirus.  

Do not undermine the hard work of Corona warriors: Yogi Adityanath to opposition

May 07, 2020, at 08:08 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath suggested that opposition should not undermine the hard work of the corona warriors and should come up with positive suggestions rather than criticizing the government.

Facing flak, Karnataka resumes train services for migrant workers

May 07, 2020, at 06:18 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: After facing flak for cancelling special trains for the stranded migrant workers, the Karnataka government has decided to resume services from Friday, media reports said.

Toxic gas leakage in Visakhapatnam chemical plant kills 11, situation now under control

May 07, 2020, at 05:35 pm

Visakhapatnam/IBNS: In a tragic incident occurred at a time 1.3 billion people of India are battling Covid-19, at least 11 people including a child were killed after a toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Thursday.

Two BSF personnel succumb to COVID-19; nearly 200 infected in the force

May 07, 2020, at 05:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Two BSF personnel succumbed to COVID-19 this week with the first death reported on Monday last and the second personnel dying today at a hospital in Delhi, said reports.

Tamil Nadu police arrests man who claimed to have developed herbal cure for COVID-19

May 07, 2020, at 03:59 pm

Chennai/IBNS: A man was arrested following a complaint lodged by the director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy for alleged claims of finding a herbal cure for COVID-19, a media report said.