Vizag gas leak 'disturbing', closely watching the situation: Home Minister Amit Shah
May 07, 2020, at 01:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday dubbed the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident 'disturbing' and said his Ministry was keeping a close watch on the situation and doing the needful.
Visakhapatnam: 8 dead, 1,000 sick after gas leaks from chemical plant
May 07, 2020, at 01:06 pm
Visakhapatnam/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people died and 1,000 others fell sick after a Styrene gas leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam at around 3 am early on Thursday.
Praying for everyone's safety and well-being: Modi on gas leak incident in Vizag
May 07, 2020, at 11:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was praying for everyone's safety and well-being as a major gas leak occurred in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam leaving five people dead in early morning on Thursday.
Vizag: Five dead, over 200 hospitalized as styrene gas leaked from a chemical plant
May 07, 2020, at 10:31 am
Visakhapatnam/UNI: At least five people including an eight-year-old child died and more than 200 people fell sick and admitted to different hospitals in Visakhapatnam after a Styrene gas from a chemical plant leaked at around 3 am early on Thursday.
One more COVID-19 case detected in Assam, 22 more persons tested positive in Tripura
May 06, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Wednesday reported one more positive case for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 45.
Delhi police register first COVID-19 death, 31-year-old constable succumbs
May 06, 2020, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police has registered its first COVID-19 related death with a 31-year-old constable succumbing to the virus at the city's Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on Tuesday evening.
K'taka govt cancels spcl trains for migrants, oppn asks 'are they bonded labourers'?
May 06, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Hours after the Karnataka Government cancelled special trains ferrying hundreds of stranded migrant workers home, opposition Congress on Wednesday condemned the move asking whether the country is still 'practicing bonded labour?'
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COVID-19 cases in India cross 50000-mark, death toll touches 1700
May 06, 2020, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Coronavirus cases in India breached the 50,000-mark on Wednesday, more than four months after the first case of the contagion was reported in Kerala.
May 06, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Shooting off a scathing letter to West Bengal government, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday stated that Bengal has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the country and pointed out how the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) that visited Bengal found low testing and brazen violations of lockdown in the state.
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COVID-19: Telangana CM orders strict regulations in Hyd, surroundings
May 06, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday instructed officials concerned that strict regulations should be maintained and implemented in Hyderabad and its surrounding places where there is more spread of Coronavirus.
Assam’s first COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital
May 06, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s first COVID-19 patient along with one more was discharged from hospitals on Wednesday.
Centre directs Bengal govt to resume essential goods transportation through Indo-Bangladesh border
May 06, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, directing him to immediately allow transportation of essential goods through Indo-Bangladesh borders, which has not been resumed by the state yet even after Ministry of Home Affair (MHA)'s Apr 24 order, officials said on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi was ahead of other leaders in seeing Covid-19 problem: Amartya Sen
May 06, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist political outfit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has surprised many with his rare appreciation of the Indian leader's response towards the deadly pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
May 06, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Riyaz Naikoo was among four militants, who were killed on Wednesday in two separate encounters, which ensued after security forces launched Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Yogi govt hikes VAT on petrol by Rs 2, diesel by Re 1 per litre each
May 06, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Lucknow, May 6(UNI) A cash-strapped Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced hike in Value Added Tax( VAT )on petrol and diesel to get additional revunue to meet the challenges.
Top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Riyaz Naikoo killed during encounter
May 06, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Riyaz Naikoo was killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, officials said.
Third Shramik Special Express leaves with 1200 migrants on board for Lucknow
May 06, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: With 1200 migrants on it's board, the third 'Shramik Express' train from city railway station was chugged off for Lucknow on Wednesday morning, with the state government bearing the entire expenditure worth Rs 5.22 lakh of this train.
What will happen after lockdown 3.0?:Sonia Gandhi asks Centre
May 06, 2020, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the Centre over the criteria it is using to judge how long lockdown will continue.
Maharashtra: 181 cases of assault on police during lockdown
May 06, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Around 181 cases of assault on police were registered while 661 accused have been arrested in this connection, stated official data corresponding to the period from March 22 to May 5.
After Yediyurappa's meeting with builders, Karnataka cancels trains for migrant workers
May 06, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government on Wednesday cancelled all trains which were about to take stranded migrant workers back to their homes, following a meeting between between Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and property builders, media reports said.
Bengal: Kolkata Police's Jorabagan Traffic Guard office now Covid-19 containment zone
May 06, 2020, at 01:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has declared the office of Kolkata Police's Jorabagan Traffic Guard at Sovabazar area in north part of the city as a Covid-19 containment zone, after a traffic sergeant and a constable posted in the traffic guard tested positive for novel coronavirus and several other cops with the same traffic guard have been quarantined, officials said on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi government hikes fuel tax, Congress not happy
May 06, 2020, at 01:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: For the second time in little less than a month, the Narendra Modi government at the Centre hiked fuel tax, now by a big margin, drawing criticism from the country's primary opposition party Congress, media reports said.
Mobile internet suspended in Kashmir over security concerns
May 06, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Mobile internet services in the Kashmir valley were suspended on Wednesday for security reasons.
Bihar: 16 killed, ten injured due to lightning
May 06, 2020, at 01:02 pm
Patna/UNI: Altogether 16 people lost their lives and ten others sustained serious burn injuries when lightning struck them in different districts of Bihar on Tuesday. As per reports received, three people were killed in Patna, two each in Jehanabad, Katihar and Sitamarhi and one each in Nalanda, Banka, Jamui, Arwal, Sheikhpura, Gaya and Samastipur districts.
Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at godown in Tikri Border area
May 06, 2020, at 11:53 am
New Delhi/UNI: A massive fire broke out at a warehouse at Tikri border area of north Delhi in wee hours of Wednesday.
J&K: Militant killed in Pulwama gunfight, top commander trapped during another encounter
May 06, 2020, at 11:42 am
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed on Wednesday in an encounter that ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Jammu and Kashmir: Jaish-e-Mohammad militant arrested in Tral
May 06, 2020, at 11:23 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, including AK-56 rifle and grenades, at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Indian govt rejects French ethical hacker's claims, confirms Aarogya Setu app has no security breach
May 06, 2020, at 11:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday said its coronavirus tracking app Aarogya Setu has no security breach.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed during gunbattle with security forces in Pulwama
May 06, 2020, at 09:46 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A terrorist was killed during a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, media reports said on Wednesday.
PM Modi chairs key meet of task force on COVID-19 vaccine development
May 05, 2020, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a detailed review of the current status of India’s efforts in vaccine development, drug discovery, diagnosis and testing.