With 122 new COVID-19 positive cases Assam tally rises to 514
May 25, 2020, at 08:07 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday registered 122 new positive cases for COVID-19 and it is the biggest single-day spike in the number of infections in the state so far.
Nagaland registers its first COVID-19 case, three Chennai returnees test positive
May 25, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After Sikkim, Nagaland on Monday registered its first COVID-19 positive case as three people who returned to the state from Chennai tested positive for the new virus.
Himachal Pradesh extends anti-Covid lockdown till Jun 30
May 25, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Shimla/IBNS: Even when the central government and other states are easing the shutdown, the Himachal Pradesh government on Monday extended the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in the state till Jun 30, media reports said.
After Yogi Adityanath's order, migrant workers from UP can only be hired with permission
May 25, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: In the backdrop of the migrant workers' crisis during the lockdown, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ruled that no such worker from his state can be hired by other parts of the country without his government's permission.
Middle seats in special international flights to be left empty after Jun 6: Supreme Court
May 25, 2020, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Stressing on social distancing norms amid the Covid-19, the Supreme Court on Monday strictly said middle seats in special international flights will have to be left empty after Jun 6, media reports said.
As corona looms, India celebrates Eid behind doors; President, PM greet people on the occasion
May 25, 2020, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated across India with usual fervour and enthusiasm even as people remain behind closed doors maintaining social distance amid coronavirus induced lockdown.
Flight services to Guwahati, Imphal resume in NE
May 25, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Domestic passenger flight services to North East region have resumed today, after remaining suspended since the beginning of the nationwide lockdown against novel coronavirus from March end.
Four killed in accident in West Bengal
May 25, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Raigunj/UNI: At least four persons were killed when a truck dashed against and ran over them on National Highway 34 at Bekidanga in Itahar of Malda district last night.
No worry about Covid as long as infected patients getting cured: Arvind Kejriwal
May 25, 2020, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the pandemic Coronavirus was not worrisome as long as infected patients were getting cured amid the steep rise in the positive cases across the country.
May 25, 2020, at 12:18 pm
Amsterdam: Even though the 73-day-long Doklam standoff of 2017 along India-China-Bhutan border had been resolved without a shot being fired, the possibility of future flare ups between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries, is high, according to the Amsterdam-based think tank EFSAS's Study Paper titled, ‘The Doklam Standoff: A template for countering Chinese belligerence and expansionism’.
West Bengal records highest single day spike in Covid-19 cases, death toll at 200
May 25, 2020, at 01:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Sunday reported highest spike in the coronavirus cases after 208 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,667, said the state Health Department.
May 24, 2020, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The resumption of domestic flights seemed uncertain till Sunday morning after three states--Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Maharashtra-- opposed the decision citing rising coronavirus cases in the country.
No resumption of passenger flight operation in Maharashtra now: Uddhav Thackeray
May 24, 2020, at 10:24 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday cleared that his state can't afford to have the resumption of passenger flight operation from May 25 considering the surge in Covid-19 cases in the western state of India, media reports said.
BJP-TMC faceoff as Dilip Ghosh en-route to his constituency stopped by police
May 24, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A new faceoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal occurred on Sunday after the saffron party chief Dilip Ghosh, who was on his way to Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency to assess the cyclone Amphan-affected areas, was stopped by police.
Centre issues guidelines for international arrivals, makes 14-day quarantine mandatory
May 24, 2020, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued guidelines for international travel arrivals to India, which include 14-day mandatory quarantine.
Tripura plans to open schools from second week of June
May 24, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Agartala/UNI:Tripura government is planning to resume classes in the schools from second week of June if Covid situation does not aggravate further.
Cloudburst wreaks havoc in Meghalaya
May 24, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Shillong/UNI: A cloudburst on Saturday night wreaked havoc in several villages in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district, an official said on Sunday.
Migrant passenger travelling in Shramik Special delivers a baby
May 24, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A migrant lady passenger of Shramik Special express today delivered a female child at Titilagarh.
Amid Covid-19 crisis, India puts up battle against the biggest locust attack in last 27 years
May 24, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Bhopal/Agra/IBNS: After Iran and Pakistan, the locust swarm has now entered India, threatening the country's food security amid the existing economic and health crisis triggered by the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bengal Guv urges people to remain calm, asks govt to act fast in restoring services
May 24, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday urged the Mamata Banerjee government and its agencies to be in overdrive to restore essential services for the people post super Cyclone Amphan's wreckage even as the Indian Army swung into action to clear obstacles created by largescale falling of trees on roads affecting supply of drinking water and electricity.
With four new positive cases Assam COVID-19 cases surge to 350
May 24, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: With four new positive cases Assam on Sunday registered 350 positive cases for COVID-19.
LeT module busted, 4 militant associates arrested in J&K's Budgam
May 24, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module by arresting four militant associated along with arms and ammunition in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Senior AIIMS doctor Jitendra Nath Pande dies of coronavirus in Delhi
May 24, 2020, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A senior doctor at Delhi's All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) died of COVID-19 on Saturday.
Indian jawans briefly detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh last week: Reports
May 24, 2020, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A patrol party of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were first detained and later released by Chinese forces following skirmishes between two countries in Ladakh last week, media reports said on Sunday.
India records whopping 6767 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
May 24, 2020, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded yet another biggest-single day jump after 6,767 new patients of coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,31,868 including 3,867 deaths, Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
Tension grips Maharashtra's Hingoli after 50 new COVID-19 cases emerge
May 24, 2020, at 10:03 am
Hingoli/UNI: Tension prevailed here in this district of Maharashtra as 50 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported from different places of the district on Saturday night.
Amid COVID-19 lockdown, Centre's plan to resume domestic flights face difficulties in states
May 24, 2020, at 09:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the Centre's plan to resume domestic flights from Monday, there seems an impasse continuing over the same in few states.
Cyclone Amphan: Army deployed in Bengal as state govt seeks support to restore normalcy
May 23, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Indian Army on Saturday provided three columns to assist the Kolkata administration while two more columns were sent to North and South 24 Paraganas district to help the authorities in restoring normalcy in the wake of massive destruction inflicted by Cyclone Amphan, said reports.
After Bharathi's arrest, DMK MPs Baalu, Maran move HC, get relief
May 23, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Chennai/UNI: Hours after the arrest and release on bail of DMK Rajya Sabha Member R S Bharathi under SC/ST act, DMK Lok Sabha MPs and former Union Ministers T R Baalu and Dayanidhi Maran filed anticipatopry bail pleas in the Madras High Court, which granted them relief till May 29.
Kerala FM slams Centre for planning to implement 'calamity cess' on GST
May 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac, who proposed one per cent 'calamity cess' in the previous State Budget, on Saturday slammed the Centre for its plan to implement a 'calamity cess' on GST above five percent.