Mar 18, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian government is drawing a lot of praise for its prompt response to the SOS calls of Indians stranded in foreign countries amid coronavirus outbreak.
COVID-19 outbreak: Famous Bagh-e-Bahu, Bagh-e-Bhour gardens closed in Jammu
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Jammu/UNI: In the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, Department of Floriculture on Wednesday ordered closure of Bagh-e-Bahu and Bagh-e-Bhour gardens here for general public till March 31.
Odisha: All four ruling BJD candidates declare elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: All the four ruling BJD candidates were today decaled elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed in the absence of any other candidates in the fray.
AIADMK, DMK nominees elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Chennai/UNI: Three candidates each from the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK were today declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
COVID-19: India to pay heavy price for Modi government's inability to act decisively, says Rahul
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Once again attacking the Narendra Modi government over the Coronavirus outbreak, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the country will have to pay a price for the Centre's "inability to act decisively" to contain the situation.
Supreme Court hears BJP plea for immediate floor test in MP assembly
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court is hearing Bharatiya Janata Party petitions, including one filed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, seeking an immediate floor test in the state of Madhya Pradesh, where the Kamal Nath dispensation is said to have lost majority after the rebellion of Gwalior royal Jyotiraditya Scindia and his supporters.
276 Indians infected with Coronavirus abroad, most in Iran: Government
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday informed that 276 Indians have been infected with the deadly Novel Coronavirus abroad with most of them staying in Iran followed by UAE and Italy, media reports said.
COVID 19 outbreak: Jammu and Kashmir administration closes Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: In a bid to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, state government authorities have suspended the Vaishno Devi Yatra, media reports said.
If Omar Abdullah to be released, it should be done immediately: Supreme Court tells Centre
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre that if former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is to be released then the government must do it immediately, days after National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah was freed from detention, media reports said.
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:14 pm
Kochi/UNI: Kerala High Court has asked the state government to file a statement on the action taken to contain the prices of hand sanitizers, masks and other personal protective equipment and to ensure its sufficient availability in the state.
Kolkata: Covid-19 infected youth's family members kept in isolation, swab samples sent for test
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Six persons, who came in contact with West Bengal's first and so far only Covid-19 positive patient, have been shifted to the isolation ward of Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital from a quarantine facility in Rajarhat on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Pak violates truce, shells forward areas on LoC in Poonch
Mar 18, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Wednesday violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Demand for evacuation of Indians stuck in coronavirus-hit countries raised in LS
Mar 18, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: RSP Member N K Premachandran said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Government should send special aircraft to evacuate Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit countries.
NIA raids residence of suspended DSP Davinder Singh in Srinagar, seizes vehicle
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team raided residence of suspended DSP Davinder Singh, who was caught while transporting two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants out of the valley, in Srinagar.
No plans to shut down or sell BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government has no plans to shut down or sell BSNL to private players, Union Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid Congress uproar
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday following an uproar by the Congress Members over the alleged detention of its sitting member by a state police.
COVID-19: K'taka ban might extend by one more week, says CM Yediyurappa
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of extending the week-long ban by seven days to curb the spread of coronavirus in the southern state.
Kashmir: Traffic again suspended on highway due to fresh landslides
Mar 18, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was closed yet again on Wednesday due to fresh landslides and shooting stones.
Supreme Court's prestige, dignity not enhanced during former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's tenure: Tarun Gogoi
Mar 18, 2020, at 11:01 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi said the prestige and dignity of the Supreme Court didn't enhance during the tenure of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi.
Coronavirus: Total positive cases in India jump to 147, global death toll above 7,500
Mar 18, 2020, at 10:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 147 on Wednesday while the global death toll from the virus has crossed 7,500.
Bengaluru: Digivijaya Singh stopped from meeting party MLAs, taken to preventive custodyÂ
Mar 18, 2020, at 09:14 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was taken to preventive custody on Wednesday morning after he arrived in Bengaluru and sat in protest outside a hotel where the rebel Madhya Pradesh MLAs are staying.
J&K India's internal matter, China must refrain from commenting on it: MEA
Mar 17, 2020, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday rejected the reference to Jammu & Kashmir in the joint statement issued by China and Pakistan after the recent visit of the Islamic country's President to Beijing.
Army-police recover huge cache of arms-ammunition, explosives in Assam’s Udalguri
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Indian Army and Police recovered a huge cache of arms-ammunition and explosives from a jungle area in Assam’s Udalguri district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
West Bengal man attempting to sell cow urine as Covid-19 cure arrested
Mar 17, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal police on Monday night held a person from Dankuni area in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district for allegedly trying to sell cow urine and cow dung claiming that these had powers to ward off Coronavirus infection, reports said on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Bangabandhu
Mar 17, 2020, at 05:52 pm
New DelhiIBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 100th Birth Anniversary.
We are in stage 2, not in stage 3 clearly: Indian Council of Medical Research on COVID 19 outbreak
Mar 17, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Balram Bhargava, director-general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday confirmed that India is still in phase 2 (local transmission) of the COVID19 outbreak which has claimed three lives in the country so far.
Number of Kolkata Metro commuters reduces amid Coronavirus scare
Mar 17, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With the fear of Covid-19 gripping residents of Kolkata, the city metro railway on Monday witnessed a major fall in the number of its commuters, officials said on Tuesday.
Improper to question Chair outside House: Speaker Om Birla
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said it was not appropriate to question the Chair's decisions outside the House.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Parliament not to be adjourned sine die
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Budget session of Parliament will not be adjourned sine die in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country and the proceedings of both the Houses will run till the pre-scheduled time of April 3.
BJP MPs should stop all campaigns, fight Corona in solidarity: Narendra Modi
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advised BJP MPs against carrying out any political or organisational programmes amid the spread of coronavirus and play an active role in the public awareness campaign to prevent the disease.