Amid rising COVID-19 cases Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over 'failed lockdown'
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government for not being able to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which is on a continuous rise in the country despite a nearly 70-day lockdown.
SC seeks Centre's response on capping COVID-19 treatment cost in pvt hospitals
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Central government on a PIL for capping the cost of treatment of COVID-19 patients in private hospitals.
Never asked to remove PM: Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP criticism
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has slammed the state unit of BJP for engaging in politics at a time when the state is struggling to overcome the coronavirus crisis and the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan.
COVID-19: West Bengal reports highest single-day spike, total cases cross 4000-mark
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 427 new patients of novel coronavirus reported in past 24 hours, West Bengal on Friday saw the highest-ever single-day spike in infections while the total number of confirmed cases in the state has jumped to 7303, including 4025 active cases.
Priyanka Gandhi slams Yogi Adityanath govt over farmer's suicide
Jun 05, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government after a sugarcane farmer committed suicide in the state over his pending dues.
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
Guwahati, June 5 : Closeon the heels of the landslide induced death in Barak Valley region on Tuesdaylast and to bring in mechanism to avert such accidents from occurring in thefuture, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the DeputyCommissioners (DCs) of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts to constitutelandslide monitoring and response team at the revenue circle level.
Rahul Shrivastava appointed as India's next envoy to Romania
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Romania, Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Amid pandemic, superstition rises as women in Jharkhand worship 'Corona Mai'
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Human beings have raised themselves from deepest crises and scaled new heights of development and progress, however, on the other hand, difficult times also lead to superstitions and social and religious evils among the people.
SpiceJet pilot robbed in Delhi
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A SpiceJet pilot was robbed at gun point and injured with a knife after his vehicle was intercepted at the IIT fly-over by some unknown bike-borne miscreants.
CBI books Delhi based firms for allegedly duping Union Bank of Rs 53 crore
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked two Delhi based firms and its directors, unknown others for allegedly duping the Union Bank of Rs 53 crore.
Kerala: Woman gang-raped, four including her husband nabbed
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Police on Friday nabbed four persons including the husband of a woman in connection with her gang-rape at Kandinakulam in this district.
Op Kalakote: Terrorist killed, Pak-made mine, ammunition seized
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Kalakote operation was called off in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, after the elimination of an unidentified terrorist and recovery of large quantity of arms and ammunition, including Pakistan-made anti-personnel mines.
High-powered central team begins surveying Amphan-hit areas in West Bengal
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A high-powered central team on Friday began surveying the impact and damages, especially in the two contiguous districts of South and North 24 Parganas, caused on the people and property by the super cyclone Amphan, in which at least 98 people were killed and left trails of destruction on May 20, official sources said.
Karnataka govt permits plying of buses, autos during night curfew
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:43 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government has permitted transport services to operate during the curfew hours between 9 pm and 5 am across the state with an immediate effect.
Around 20 Delhi metro employees test Covid-19 positive
Jun 05, 2020, at 12:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Around 20 Delhi metro employees have been infected with the pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19, media reports said.
One person arrested in Kerala's pregnant elephant killing incident
Jun 05, 2020, at 11:37 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: One person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 15-year old pregnant elephant in Kerala's Palakkad district.
No prasads, holy waters or singing in religious places: Centre's new guidelines for unlock 1.0
Jun 05, 2020, at 12:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With religious places scheduled to open from Monday (June 8), the Centre on Thursday came up with new rules prohibiting the distribution of prasads or holy waters among others.
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SC dismisses CBI's plea challenging Chidamabaram's bail in INX media case
Jun 04, 2020, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's bail in the INX Media case.
SDRF team rescues coronavirus patients from flood-affected area in Assam's Nagaon
Jun 04, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A lady and her son who tested positive for COVID-19 were rescued by a team of SDRF and health official from a flood-affected area in Assam’s Nagaon district.
COVID-19: With 1270 works getting nod, developmental activities start in J&K's Kupwara
Jun 04, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Kupwara: The district administration in Kupwara has given permission for execution of 1270 different developmental works in the district to set the economic ball rolling in Jammu and Kashmir which has been hit by COVID-19.
No participants from J&K allowed in Pakistan-backed anti-India webinar in UK
Jun 04, 2020, at 10:13 pm
London: In what could be described as a one sided affair, a Pakistan-backed anti-India webinar was called by Kashmiri separatists based in the United Kingdom this week where people from Indian side of the state were not invited to participate or talk.
3 suspects identified in elephant killing, justice will prevail: Kerala CM
Jun 04, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said three suspects have been identified in investigations into the killing of a pregnant elephant who was fed pineapple filled with firecrackers in Palakkad district, said reports.
Yogi Adityanath asks officials to resume activities in UP from June 8
Jun 04, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to resume activities from June 8 as per the guidelines issued by the Union Government and exemptions would be implemented after carefully studying the directives.
Jun 04, 2020, at 08:29 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said a manhunt has been launched to nab the three people who were involved in the killing of pregnant elephant in Pallakad district of Kerala, which has evoked widespread criticism across India and abroad.
COVID-19 positive cases in K'taka soar to 4320
Jun 04, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of 257 fresh cases of COVID-19, the total number of infected surged to 4320 in Karnataka on Thursday.
Kerala elephant killing: Maneka Gandhi seeks Supreme Court's intervention, targets Rahul
Jun 04, 2020, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has sought an intervention of the Supreme Court in the matter of atrocities against elephants in Kerala in the wake of the killing of a pregnant elephant in Mallappuram.
Supreme Court reserves order on payment of wages during lockdown
Jun 04, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its orders on petitions challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs' notification directing payment of full salary to employees for lockdown period.
Ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, two Gujarat Congress MLAs resign
Jun 04, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Gandhinagar/IBNS: In a jolt to the grand old party ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled to be held on Jun 19, two Gujarat Congress MLAs resigned on Thursday making it tough for the outfit to win a second seat in the upper house from the western state, media reports said.
Jun 04, 2020, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: French President Emanuel Macron has stressed on India's role in making equitable access to diagnostics, treatment and immunization amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his condolences for the loss of life in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, said a media report.
'Draconian' anti-Covid lockdown 'flattened wrong curve': Rajiv Bajaj tells Rahul Gandhi
Jun 04, 2020, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Industrialist Rajiv Bajaj in a conversation with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called India's unprecedented, massive anti-Covid-19 lockdown as "draconian" saying the nationwide restrictions have flattered the wrong curve (Gross Domestic Product).