Assam reports fresh COVID-19 positive case
May 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Tuesday reported a fresh positive case for COVID-19 and with this, the state's tally has now increased to 44.
Kolkata: Five more BSF jawans who were in IMCT convoy test positive for Covid-19
May 05, 2020, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two days after a driver of the Border Security Force (BSF), who had reportedly drove the pilot car of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)'s convoy in Kolkata weeks ago, was found Covid-19 positive, five more BSF jawans, who were also present in the Central team's convoy, have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Tuesday.
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Telangana govt extends Coronavirus lockdown till May 29
May 05, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana government has extended the lockdown to combat the spread of Coronavirus till May 29, 10 days after it is scheduled to end nationwide.
India to conduct biggest evacuation of nationals stuck abroad amid coronavirus lockdown
May 05, 2020, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India will commence one of its biggest evacuations ever to bring back its nationals stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
PM Narendra Modi holds telephonic call with Prime Minister of Portugal
May 05, 2020, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone call on Tuesday with Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal.
Covid-19: Centre-West Bengal data mismatch continues, Bengal reports 85 fresh positive cases
May 05, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on Tuesday said that with 85 new positive cases in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state had reached 1344 while the death count provided by state government and the Union Health Ministry is still not matching with each other.
Indians stranded abroad will be brought back from May 7 onwards: Centre tells Supreme Court
May 05, 2020, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre, on Tuesday, told the Supreme Court that the Indians, stranded abroad, will be brought back from May 7 onwards.
Security forces on top of situation in Kashmir, says CRPF special DG
May 05, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that security forces were on top of situation in Kashmir valley, special Director General of CRPF Zulfiqar Hasan on Tuesday said that militants responsible for Handwara attack will be punished very soon.
Maharashtra cuts expenditures, says no to new hiring in fight against Covid-19
May 05, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, on Tuesday took a slew of measures including cutting down of expenditures in various departments to combat the contagion, media reports said.
Security forces nab NSCN (Khongo) cadre in Nagaland
May 05, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces apprehended a cadre of NSCN (Khango) in Nagaland’s Kiphire district.
May 05, 2020, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The question of how to solve the problems of migrant workers in Mumbai has to be resolved by the Maharashtra government and not the federal government (New Delhi), Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee interacting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday on a video conversation said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two civilians injured in grenade attack in Budgam
May 05, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on a security force party in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
BSP will help migrant labourers if govt is reluctant to bear travel cost, says chief Mayawati
May 05, 2020, at 01:40 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, on Tuesday, said that if the Centre and state governments are reluctant to pay the travel cost of migrant labourers, her party will contribute towards it.
Covid-19 Outbreak in India: Elderly woman dies in Karnataka's Vijyapura
May 05, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: A 62-year-old COVID-19 positive woman succumbed to the deadly virus in a Vijayapura hospital on Tuesday morning.
May 05, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Monday questioned a 15-year old school boy who along with several others of the same age group discussed raping girls in Bois Locket Room chat group on Instagram, media reports said.
Photojournalist from Jammu clinches Pulitzer Prize
May 05, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Jammu/UNI: Veteran photojournalist from Jammu Kanwal Anand, popularly known as 'Channi Anand', is among three winners of prestigious Pulitzer Prizes 2020 in feature photography category.
Jammu and Kashmir: Truck conductor killed, driver injured in snow avalanche on Ladakh highway
May 05, 2020, at 12:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A truck conductor was killed and a driver was injured in a snow avalanche on Srinagar-Leh national highway, official sources said here on Tuesday.
Bihar: Three police personnel injured while enforcing COVID-19 lockdown
May 05, 2020, at 11:13 am
Bhagalpur/UNI: A mob violating lockdown attacked the police personnel and injured three cops including a police officer who were trying to convince them while enforcing the lockdown at Mahadalit Tola village under Ishipur Barahat police station area in the district on Monday.
We need a stimulus package: Abhijit Banerjee tells Rahul Gandhi during video interaction
May 05, 2020, at 10:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Interacting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday said there is a need for a stimulus package to revive the Indian economy at present which is hit by COVID-19.
India's 'Mango man' names new variety of fruit on COVID-19 warriors
May 05, 2020, at 10:14 am
Lucknow/UNI: Padamshree Haji Kalimullah Khan, popularly known as ‘Mango Man’, has named the new mango varieties as ‘Doctor Aam’ and ‘Police Aam’ as a tribute to the COVID-19 warriors fighting the battle against the disease, he said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus lockdown: Indian nationals stranded abroad to be brought home from May 7
May 04, 2020, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre will start bringing back the Indian nationals stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic in a phased manner starting May 7.
May 04, 2020, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the online Summit of Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group held on Monday evening to discuss the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Terrorists kill three CRPF jawans in fresh attack in J&K's Handwara
May 04, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and seven injured after a patrolling party of the paramilitary force was attacked by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara on Monday, reports said.
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COVID-19: SITA takes initiative to make urgent action plan to revive Assam economy
May 04, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking the initiative to make an urgent action for an effective time-bound strategy to take forward the development agenda following COVID-19 outbreak and aftermath, the State Innovation & Transformation Aayog (SITA), Assam has engaged KPMG, an international consultancy services organization for preparing a paper considering the importance of agriculture, its allied activities like veterinary, dairy, fishery sectors in the state’s economy.
Assam MLA visits hospitals to express gratitude to COVID-19 warriors
May 04, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The COVID-19 warriors across the country are continuing their work risking their own lives, safety during the unprecedented health crisis.
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May 04, 2020, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a row over the ticket prices of special trains ferrying the migrants back home from different cities, the Centre on Monday clarified that 85 per cent of the ticket fares are borne by the Indian Railways and the remaining 15 per cent has to be paid by the state.
May 04, 2020, at 08:05 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai High Court Nagpur bench has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by one Mohammad Nishat, challenging the civic body's decision to shift more than 1200 people from COVID-19 hotspots in Nagpur to institutional quarantine centres, media reports said.
West Bengal: Covid-19 cases reach 1259 with 61 deaths
May 04, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has jumped to 1259, including 908 active ones, 61 deaths and 218 discharges, officials said on Monday evening.
India lodges 'protest' with Islamabad over Pakistan top court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan
May 04, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Monday protested Pakistan's efforts to bring material change in Pakistan occupied territories and even asked Islamabad to 'vacate' the regions.
May 04, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The thousand-odd deaths caused by Covid look trivial compared with the mass deaths caused by other diseases getting low priority, Indian Federation of Hospital Administrators' Executive Member Dr Naresh Purohit told UNI here today.