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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said violence will never win in Kashmir, as he condoled the death of a sarpanch who was shot dead in Anantnag district this evening. Ajay Pandita, a Kashmiri pandit sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and a member of the Congress party,...
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai mounted by 1,314 to 49,863 on Monday while 64 more people succumbed to the infection, taking the overall fatality count to 1,700, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.As per the Maharashtra government, the number of fatalities in the city stood at...
22:48
China began evacuating hundreds of its nationals from India starting from Monday due to the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country, the official media reported.One flight from Mumbai left on Monday while four more chartered flights taking Chinese nationals back home will depart from...
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Kerala health minister K K Shailaja on Monday cautioned the people to take the coronavirus seriously by maintaining the health protocol such as social distancing, hand-wash and masks. As part of the phase-by-phase easing of restrictions imposed due to the virus-induced...
22:18
People responsible for running day-to-day affairs of Badrinath temple are in favour of keeping the yatra to the Himalayan shrine suspended till June 30, a senior official said on Monday. This emerged as the unanimous view of those associated with the management of the temple at a meeting...
22:14
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said Lt Governor Anil Baijal's order overruling AAP government's decision to reserve state-run and private hospitals for Delhiites has created a major problem and challenge for the residents of the city. Taking to Twitter, the chief...
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The HRD ministry on Monday began consultation with states and other stakeholders on reopening of schools which have been closed since March due to COVID-19 pandemic. In the meeting chaired by Secretary School Education, Anita Karwal, the state education secretaries also...
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Delhi will require almost 15,000 beds by the end of June since the number of coronavirus cases is likely to touch the 1-lakh mark by then, according to a report submitted by an expert committee to the Delhi government. The five-member panel, headed by Indraprastha University Vice-Chancellor...
20:44
A special court in Mumbai on Monday allowed confiscation of assets owned by diamantaire Nirav Modi, a key accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam, under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.This is the first order of confiscationpassed under the FEO Act,enacted two years ago, anywhere...
20:39
The global economy, which has plunged into a severe contraction, will shrink by 5.2 per cent this year due to the massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown measures to contain it, the World Bank said on Monday.The COVID-19 recession is the first since 1870 to be triggered solely...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's military and diplomatic levels talks with China have been positive and will continue.Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra Jan-Samvad rally via video link, the minister also said the Narendra Modi-led government will ensure that...
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Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority will hold a meeting on Tuesday to assess whether there is community transmission of COVID-19 in the national capital. Addressing an online media briefing, Sisodia said if community...
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The intelligence unit of Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two men working at army establishments for allegedly spying for Pakistan, a senior official said.The two suspects were allegedly sharing classified information about Indian Army to Pakistan's intelligence agency through social media,...
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Terrorists shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Ajay Pandit, sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and a member of the Congress party, was shot at by terrorists in his native village at around 6 pm, a...
19:41
The current doubling rate of COVID-19 in Delhi is 14 days so the national capital as per that estimation will see over 56,000 cases by the end of next two weeks, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital crossed the...
18:34
Overruling Aam Aadmi Party government's order to restrict treatment only to Delhiites at Delhi government-run and private hospitals, Delhi L-G Anil Baijal directed authorities to ensure that medical treatment is not denied to any patient.Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced...
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the lockdown, which was set to end on June 15, has been extended in the state for another 15 days. The lockdown is being extended in the state till June 30, with all existing relaxations and conditions still in place....
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Mizoram has decided to revert to a total lockdown following a sudden spurt in the number of coronavirus cases. The move comes as other states opened malls, restaurants and places of worship after two months as part of centre's 'Unlock1' guidelines.The decision to impose the lockdown for two...
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Security forces have managed to eliminate 101 terrorists this year in Jammu and Kashmir, and are now focusing on neutralising around 125 more ultras, including 25 foreign terrorists, in the southern districts of the Valley, officials said on Monday. General officer commanding of the Army's...
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia briefed the media on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has gone into self-quarantine and will take a coronavirus test after complaints of mild fever and a sore throat. Sisodia also informed that he will conduct all the meetings on behalf of the chief...
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Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday filed his nomination as the party's candidate for the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka. The former union minister filed his nomination in the presence of KPCC president D K Shivakumar, the Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and other...
16:18
After dominating the conversations for weeks, coronavirus seems to be falling off the popularity charts as netizens in the country went back to searching for topics like films and weather on Google in May. According to Google search trends, the search volume for coronavirus in May was half of...
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The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may spread across nearly half the surfaces of a hospital ward from a single spot in an isolated room in just 10 hours, according to a simulation study. The study, published as a letter in the Journal of Hospital Infection, aimed to safely simulate...
15:04
Singapore reported 386 new coronavirus cases, majority of them foreign workers living in dormitories, on Monday, taking the country's total number of infections to 38,296, while 25 people have succumbed to COVID-19, according to the health ministry. As of Sunday, 24,877 patients had recovered...
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Commanders' talks on Saturday resulted in positive agreements on peacefully resolving the situation; but, standoff is not likely to end immediately, as 'concrete issues must still be resolved'; India's construction of infrastructure must be stopped, or, China won't accept the situation. Read the...
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The Gujarat Congress on Monday decided to shift all its MLAs to a resort at Abu Road in Sirohi district of neighbouring Rajasthan over fear of 'poaching' by the BJP ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls. Elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat are scheduled on June 19. Last week, three...
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A 250-bed hospital to treat COVID-19 patients has been set up by the state-run Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation in a period of one month in Aurangabad city and will be ready for use in a week's time, said district collector Uday Choudhari on Monday. The facility has come up in an...
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And in Kolkata, nightmare on the roads as private buses stay away. With government, private offices and other establishments reopening as part of 'Unlock-1', people in the city and districts faced problems in reaching their workplaces on Monday as a large number of private buses stayed off...
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'Social distancing' at Marine Drive on Saturday
As restrictions on movement were eased from Monday, a number of BEST buses with seats occupied were seen plying in the city. Offices started functioning in the Bandra-Kurla Complex and Lower Parel and shops in key market areas of Dadar, Colaba and Kurla also opened for businesses. Even as the...
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Feeling depressed amid the gloom and doom of Covid? Try and be positive. Research says that persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. A new UCL-led study of people aged over 55, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, researchers found...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will get himself tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. They said the chief minister was feeling unwell since Sunday afternoon. PTI
12:54
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad has expressed fear that COVID-19 cases may rise in Thane's Mumbra township if residents do not take adequate precautions during the relaxation of lockdown from Monday. Talking to reporters on Sunday night, Awhad, who is an MLA from Kalwa-Mumbra...
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Former PM H D Devegowda to contest Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka; To file his nominations tomorrow: H D Kumaraswamy.
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Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday termed as unfortunate Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that hospitals run by the Delhi government and private entities will only treat Delhiites during the novel coronavirus crisis. The BSP leader also demanded that the Centre...
12:08
Religious places in Delhi opened after two-and-a-half months on Monday with devotees trickling in to offer prayers following the social distancing and sanitisation measures put in place by the management committees of the temples and shrines. Religious places were closed in Delhi on March...
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CRPF jawans offer hand sanitisers to people
A 40-year-old CRPF personnel, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here, taking the number of fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 42, officials said on Monday. This is the first COVID-related death of a trooper in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
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Primary investigations into the death of pregnant elephant in Kerala has found that it may have accidentally consumed a cracker-stuffed fruit, the Environment ministry said on Monday. The ministry also noted that many a times locals resort to an illegal act of planting explosive-filled fruits...
11:08
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 600 points in early trade on Monday led by gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid positive cues from global markets and sustained foreign fund inflow. After hitting a high of 34,927.80, the 30-share index was...
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The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has said that the chief of Tablighi Jamaat, Maulana Saad has still not submitted the COVID-19 test report from a government laboratory. Crime Branch sources have indicated that Saad will be called for questioning only after his test report is...
10:37
A two-seater aircraft crashed in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Monday, killing a trainee pilot and her instructor, officials said. The trainer aircraft crashed on the tarmac at the Government Aviation Training Institute at Birasala in the district, Additional District Magistrate, Dhenkanal, B...
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Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 60 paisa per litre on Monday, for the second day in a row, as state-owned oil firms reverted to daily price revisions after a 83-day hiatus.Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 72.46 per litre from Rs 71.86 on Sunday, while diesel rates were increased to Rs...
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JUST IN: India reports the highest single-day spike of 9,983 new COVID-19 cases and 206 deaths in the last 24 hours.Total number of cases in the country now at 2,56,611, including 1,25,381 active cases, 1,24,095 cured/discharged/migrated and 7,135 deaths, says the Ministry of Health and Family...
09:31
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday offered prayers at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur as the government allowed re-opening of places of worship from today.Devotees started coming to the temple from early morning.Sanitisers were kept at the entrance and thermal screening of all...
09:03
China has reported six new imported coronavirus infections, including two asymptomatic cases, health officials said on Monday.Out of the four confirmed imported coronavirus cases reported on Sunday, three are from Sichuan Province and one from Shanghai, the National Health Commission (NHC)...
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Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Pinjora area of Shopian, in South Kashmir, this morning after receiving specific information about the...
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More than two months after the nationwide lockdown was put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, people on Monday offered prayers at Kalka Ji Temple as the government has allowed reopening of religious places from today.As per Ministry of Health guidelines, touching of idols/holy books,...
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