Apr 21, 2020, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Targeting journalist Shekhar Gupta for allegedly not speaking up against the spread of fake news during COVID-19, Arnab Goswami, the founding member of Republic TV, resigned from the Editors’ Guild of India during a live TV show on Monday.
IIT Kharagpur alumni to support COVID-19 lockdown affected poor people around campus
Apr 21, 2020, at 12:56 pm
Kharagpur/IBNS: The alumni of IIT Kharagpur have come forward to support the needy people in and around the IIT Kharagpur campus for a period of 6 months.
COVID-19 tally in Delhi breaches 2000-mark
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A total of 78 new novel coronavirus cases have surfaced in Delhi in the past 24 hours, taking the count to 2081, office of the Chief Minister said here on Monday night.
Relaxations to be withdrawn if social-distancing and lockdown norms not followed: Jharkhand CM
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that if lockdown norms are violated and social-distancing flouted, the relaxation given in some services would be withdrawn.
COVID-19: Nine more deaths, 466 new cases in Maharashtra
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra on Monday registered nine more deaths and 466 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of total casualties in the state to 232 and the positive cases to 4,666.
Apr 20, 2020, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Coronavirus does not see one's race before striking amid some resentment in the Arab world over reports of Islamophobia, Indian Envoy to UAE cleared that both countries share the values of non-discrimination on any grounds amid reports of Muslims being targeted in India over the coronavirus pandemic.
Amid outrage over food scarcity, Centre to use surplus rice for sanitiser manufacturing
Apr 20, 2020, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday informed that the excess rice in central godowns will be used in the manufacture of ethanol to keep up with the demand of sanitisers in the country, a move which might pave way for controversy as millions complain of starvation during the phase two of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus across India.
Assam govt to provide 5 kg rice to each member of family who does not have ration cards under NFSA
Apr 20, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: With a view to provide succor to the poor and destitute people during the ongoing nationwide lockdown period, Assam government has decided to provide 5 kg rice per month to each member of a family who does not have ration cards under National Food Security Act (NFSA) inspite of being genuinely poor.
Apr 20, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Ministry of Home Affairs' decision to send two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to her state was done without prior intimation and therefore was a breach of protocol.
Rajya Sabha Secreteriat partially resumes functioning on 27th day of lockdown
Apr 20, 2020, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Rajya Sabha Secretariat on Monday partially resumed functioning on the 27th day of the nationwide lockdown amidst necessary safeguards against the spread of coronavirus as partial relaxations came into effect with the Secretary-General firming up the work agenda for the lockdown period.
Andaman has 6 ventilators for COVID-19 patients; 14 more to reach soon
Apr 20, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Port Blair/UNI: As the cases of COVID-19 patients are increasing everyday, Andaman’s Health Department has kept six ventilators ready for severe cases and ordered two more dozen of ventilators.
Covid-19: Amid Centre-state data mismatch, Oppn accuses Mamata-govt of suppression
Apr 20, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 data clash between the West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the central government in New Delhi along with the state's Opposition raged even as the situation worsens in the eastern state amid an outpouring of scary social media accounts of people's experiences.
Arunachal CM inaugurates bridge over River Subansiri through video conferencing, lauds BRO
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:54 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Amid COVID-19 lockdown, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday inaugurated the revamped bridge over River Subansiri at Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district albeit through video conferencing.
Maharashtra: Man booked for beating ration shop-owner in Nashik
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Nashik/UNI: The Rural Police have registered a criminal case against a man for allegedly beating a ration shop-owner at Paigalwadi area in Trimbakehwar taluka of the district.
Amit Shah speaks to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Palghar lynching, seeks report
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray over the Palghar lynching incident and sought report from the State, a senior Home Ministry officials said here.
Covid-19 quarantine team attacked by mob in Bengaluru; 54 arrested
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least 54 people have been arrested after a team of health workers and policemen were attacked in a West Bengaluru neighbourhood on Sunday evening, when they went to quarantine the people who had come in contact with three coronavirus patients, said media reports.
Indian Army takes initiative to combat COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In yet another attempt to engage, empower, and mainstream ex -women insurgent cadres of Darrang district in Assam, unit of Indian Army engaged the destitute ex -cadres in making much needed face masks.
Basis on which Centre deploying IMCT in Bengal unclear: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 20, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was unable to understand the basis on which the Centre has taken the decision to deploy two Inter-Ministerial Central teams to seven districts of West Bengal for making spot-assessment of the COVID-19 situation.
Vijay Mallya suffers setback in UK High Court, loses appeal against extradition
Apr 20, 2020, at 03:53 pm
London/IBNS: The England and Wales High Court on Monday dismissed fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's appeal against his extradition to India, media reports said.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya in fresh controversy over his old 'misogynistic' tweet on Arab women
Apr 20, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s young parliamentarian Tejasvi Surya has found himself in the midst of a fresh controversy over his old "misogynistic" tweet on Arab women.
Kerala govt implements odd-even scheme from today to control vehicle movement amid eased lockdown
Apr 20, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala government has implemented the odd-even scheme to control vehicle movement in accordance with its guidelines to reopen the state from Monday, media reports said.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath's father passes away
Apr 20, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father, Anand Singh Bisht, passed away in Delhi on Monday morning.
Yogi speaks to Udhav Thackeray over Palghar lynching
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has spoken to his Maharashtra counterpart Udhav Thackeray and expressed his grief over the mob lynching of two sadhus of Juna Akhara and their driver in Palghar on Thursday night.
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:36 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) which will visit seven Covid-19 hotspot districts of West Bengal to make spot-assessment of the situation as well as to report it to the Centre, officials said on Monday.
Follow lockdown measures strictly: Centre to States, UTs; Kerala named for 'violating'
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday asked all states and union territories to follow its anti-COVID-19 lockdown guidelines "strictly" besides calling out Kerala for "violating" the same by granting extra relaxations post Apr 20.
India attacks Pakistan over PM Imran Khan's claim on discrimination against Muslims
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Monday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks with regards to discrimination against Muslims in the country in the backdrop of pandemic coronavirus outbreak.
Maharashtra: Two members of migrant group test COVID-19 positive in Kolhapur
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A 42-year-old woman, who was one in the 30-people group secretly travelling from Mumbai to native Karnataka, has tested COVID-19 positive after being detained midway by patrolling police, stated District Surgeon Dr B C Kempi Patil on Monday.
Maharashtra: Youth held for murder in Thane
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Thane/UNI: A 21-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly killing a teenager as the victim was apparently not repaying the loan taken from him, police said here on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir:Â Policeman killed by militants in Anantnag
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:54 am
Srinagar/UNI: A policeman was killed by militants in south Kashmir district of Anantnag, a police official said on Monday.
ICMR-NICED provided defective Covid-19 test kits causing delay: Mamata's health dept hits back
Apr 20, 2020, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A week after ICMR-NICED had claimed that West Bengal government was sending minimum number of samples for Covid-19 tests, state health and family welfare department on Sunday accused the Central virus research lab of providing "defective" test kits to the state-run medical colleges.