21:31
The Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) airstrip being used in the ongoing dispute in eastern Ladakh near the China border was reactivated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) without taking written permission of the government, says former Vice Chief Air Marshal (Retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora.DBO is the world's one of...
21:27
An inquiry has been initiated against staff of a private hospital in Rajasthan's Churu district after receiving screenshots of a purported WhatsApp chat in which they allegedly discussed about not attending to Muslim patients affected by COVID-19, police said on Sunday. Screenshots of the chat...
21:02
Police have registered an first information report in connection with social media criticism of a recent high court verdict upholding the detention of Kashmir Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom under the Public Safety Act, a police official said on Sunday.Information was received from...
20:09
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 85,975 on Sunday after 3,007 news cases, a health official said. With 91 more deaths, the state toll is now 3060, the official said.Maharashtra has surpassed China's COVID-19 tally of 83,036 confirmed cases, the official said.COVID tally in Maharashtra is as...
19:32
A 37-year-old Central Reserve Police Force jawan suffering from cancer has succumbed to COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths due to the disease in the country's largest paramilitary force to three, officials said on Sunday.They said the jawan, a constable of the 141st battalion, died at a...
19:22
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad on Sunday arrested an alleged arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists, a senior officer said.Additional Director General of the ATS, Dhruva Kant Thakur, said, The UP ATS has arrested Javed, an arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists, from Hapur. Javed is a...
19:17
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has won the 2020 Richard Dawkins Award for critical thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress and humanist values.Akhtar has become the first Indian to be given the honour, which recognises distinguished individual from the...
18:28
Army has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.On the night of June 3, a patrol team of the Indian Army along the LoC spotted a group of Pakistani terrorists trying to infiltrate into Indian territory, an army...
17:50
As many as 11 officials of Ministry of Labour and Employment have tested COVID-19 positive, according to a source.The staff are being tested for COVID-19 after two employees found positive last week, which led to closure of Shram Shakti Bhawan that houses the ministry for two days on June 4...
16:58
Union Home Minister Amit Shah continues to address virtual rally:There was a time when anybody used to enter our borders, beheaded our soldiers and Delhi's Durbar remained unaffected.Uri and Pulwama happened during our time, it was the Modi and the BJP government, we did surgical strikes and...
16:44
Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah addresses 'Bihar Jansamvad Rally' through video conferencing:Shah began by condoling loss of lives in the COVID-19 pandemic and praying for the recovery of those who are fighting the virus.I want to salute the crores of corona...
16:25
The Union culture ministry on Sunday approved opening of it's over 3,000 Archeological Survey of India monuments from June 8, Minister Prahlad Patel said.He said all coronavirus-related protocols issued by the Union health ministry will be followed by the monument authorities.The 3,691...
15:56
Nepal has reportedly sought foreign secretary-level talks with India via video conferencing. However, it seems unlikely that India will agree at this stage when the Himalayan nation is all set to pass the Second Constitution Amendment Bill next week, which will give it a legal backing to the...
15:37
At least 33 Maharashtra Police personnel, including an officer, have so far died of COVID-19, a police official said on Sunday.As many as 2,562 police personnel have till now tested positive for the deadly disease in the state, he said.Out of these, 33 personnel, including 18 of the Mumbai...
15:02
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the people of Odisha and West Bengal through virtual rallies on June 8 and June 9 respectively. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold virtual rallies tomorrow in Gujarat and Maharashtra...
13:59
The Maharashtra government is yet to take a decision on opening religious places for devotees in the state as part of lockdown relaxations, an official said on Sunday.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last week said 'Unlock-1' will be initiated from June 8 under which the nationwide...
13:51
The West Bengal government has said it will henceforth allow family members of a person who died due to COVID-19 to see the body and pay their respects.Relatives of coronavirus fatalities in the state were not allowed to see the deceased thus far.The dead body should be kept at a suitable place...
13:24
Liquor in Delhi will be cheaper from June 10 as the Aam Aadmi Party government on Sunday decided to withdraw '70 per cent Special Corona Fee' on their sale in the national capital, an official said.The government, however, increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) on all categories of liquor from 20...
12:33
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses the people:Government, private hospitals in Delhi will only treat patients from the national capital, Kejriwal said, adding, Over 90 per cent people want Delhi hospitals to treat patients from national capital during coronavirus pandemic.By the end...
12:25
Setting an example, Inspector General of Police (Kanpur range) Mohit Agarwal got himself challaned for not wearing a mask in public.Agarwal asked the Station House Officer of Barra police station, Ranjeet Singh, to fine him for stepping out without wearing a mask.The SHO made the challan and...
11:45
People should beat them with slippers, said Congress leader Hardik Patel said while commenting on media reports about some party MLAs joining the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.In last one month, BJP was indulged in horse-trading. They spent Rs 140 crore to Rs 150 crore....
11:40
A tiger having the tendency to stray into residential areas has been brought to Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park where it has been kept in a quarantine facility, an official said on Sunday.The tiger, named 'Saran', was first caged in December 2018 in Madhya Pradeshs Betul district after it...
11:05
In a precautionary measure ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, after three of its legislators resigned from the Gujarat assembly, the Congress has shifted its 15 MLAs from central Gujarat to a resort near Anand.Congress leader Bharat Singh Solanki has been entrusted with the responsibility of...
10:32
India and China will continue the talks to resolve the weeks-long row along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, officials said.A critical meeting was held on Saturday between Indian and Chinese military officials, led by lieutenant generals from both armies. The meeting took place in a cordial...
10:04
Brazil's government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation. The move came after months of criticism from experts saying...
09:45
India has become the fifth worst coronavirus-hit country in the world as it surpassed Spain, reporting a grand total of 2,46,628 cases of which 9,971 cases were reported in a single day on Saturday. The European country, a COVID-19 epicentre weeks ago, has 2,40,978 cases. Now, only the US,...
09:26
A Delhi medical body has slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for issuing warning to hospitals amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, officials said.The Delhi Medical Association, in a statement, also condemned the FIR filed against the authorities of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,...
08:53
An encounter has started in Reban area of Shopian on Sunday, police and security forces are carrying out the operation.Taking to Twitter, the Kashmir Zone Police informed about the development. More details in this matter are awaited.
08:34
No gas leakage was found at given locations, however leakage smell was felt in Andheri, said chief fire officer PS Rahangdale of Mumbai Fire Brigade after complaints of the suspected gas leak was received by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from residents on Saturday (midnight).No gas leakage...
07:51
India's top four metropolitian clusters -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai -- account for nearly half of the nationwide COVID-19 tally, which saw a a record surge of almost 10,000 on Saturday. These four have a similar share in the death toll, which is fast approaching the 7,000-mark.After...
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