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.

PM Modi participates in NAM online summit, urges for equitable response in combatting COVID-19 pandemic

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.

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.

Railways bearing 85 pct of fares, states covering rest, clarifies Centre on row over migrants' homecoming 

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. 

Bombay High Court seeks reply from Maharashtra govt on plea challenging shifting of over 1200 high risk contacts of COVID-19 patients

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.

'Attempt to check Covid has unwittingly increased non-covid deaths during unsustainable lockdown':Expert

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.

People know who is the usurper, extra-constitutional fountain of power: Dhankhar tells Mamata in counter-letter

May 04, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter-letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said people of the state were well aware of the usurper and the extra-constitutional fountain of power.

Delhi cabinet approves Rs 1 cr compensation to Ankit Sharma's family

May 04, 2020, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Cabinet Monday approved a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the kin of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau(IB) official who was brutally murdered during the north-east Delhi riots in February.

Ten CRPF jawans injured in road accident in central Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam

May 04, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Ten CRPF jawans were injured on Monday in a road accident in central Kashmir district of Budgam.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman killed in explosion while making firecrackers

May 04, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Kaushambi/uni: A woman was killed while two others sustained critical burn injuries in an explosion which took place while making firecrackers in the Kokhraj area here on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh: Couple commits suicide in Hardoi

May 04, 2020, at 04:01 pm

Hardoi/UNI: A couple allegedly committed suicide in this Uttar Pradesh district on Monday.

Supreme Court reserves order on restoring 4G internet service in J&K

May 04, 2020, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on petitions seeking restoration of 4G internet connectivity in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian social worker dies of Coronavirus in Abu Dhabi

May 04, 2020, at 03:49 pm

Abu Dhabi/UNI: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian social worker, PK Kareem Haji has died of the COVID-19 in Abu Dhabi, it was reported.

Covid-19: Karnataka govt extends free bus service to migrant workers for 2 more days

May 04, 2020, at 03:48 pm

Bengaluru/UNI:  Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddiyurappa on Monday extended free bus services to migrant workers leaving to their native places for two more days.

Liquor shops in Delhi closed again as people throng flouting social distancing norms

May 04, 2020, at 03:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Delhi government announced to ease lockdown situation according to the Home Ministry guidelines for the third phase of nationwide closure, it had to take back the permission to open liquor shops as people thronged in large numbers outside these shops, threatening social distancing norms.

Poor testing and surveillance causing highest Covid-19 mortality in West Bengal: IMCT writes to govt before leaving state

May 04, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Before leaving West Bengal following a two-week inspection, the Chief of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in Kolkata, Apurva Chandra, on Monday sent their two-page 'final observations' to Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, saying that the state's extremely high mortality rate is an indication of low testing, and weak surveillance and tracking.

Indians queue up outside liquor shops as stores open, flout social distancing norms

May 04, 2020, at 02:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Flouting social distancing norms, long queues were spotted outside liquor shops across the Indian states as the government has opened the stores from Monday as one of the relaxations amid the anti-Covid-19 lockdown.

Pakistan violates ceasefire close to LOC in Baramulla

May 04, 2020, at 12:37 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Pakistan troops again violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in frontier Kashmir district of Baramulla on Monday.

Srinagar-Leh highway reopens after 3 days

May 04, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh National Highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir valley, was reopened on Monday after remaining closed for three days due to landslides, triggered by incessant rain.

Donald Trump hopes COVID-19 vaccine will be available by end of 2020, attacks China

May 04, 2020, at 11:27 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has said he believes a vaccine for the COVID-19 drug will be available by the end of 2020.

Congress will pay migrants' train ticket fare: Sonia Gandhi

May 04, 2020, at 10:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday slammed the PM Narendra Modi-led Indian government for not giving migrants stranded by the coronavirus lockdown a free train ride to their home.

Centre to deploy teams in 20 worst coronavirus hit districts, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

May 04, 2020, at 12:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is sending Central Public Health Teams to 20 worst-hit districts/cities in ten states across the country to support the state governments to implement novel coronavirus containment measures in the affected areas, officials said on Sunday.

PM Modi to attend NAM video conference on COVID-19 tomorrow

May 04, 2020, at 12:12 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the Online Summit Level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group in Response to Covid-19 tomorrow, a media report said.

ICMR receives proposal to explore COVID-19 cure in Ganga water

May 03, 2020, at 11:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received a proposal to run clinical trials on Ganga water to find if it can be used in the treatment of the deadly coronavirus, a media report said.