‘Wanting Pak cricket back at top?’ – Shoaib Malik, Ramiz Raja engage in war of words over ‘retirement’
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja and veteran Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik indulged in a war of words on social media after the former, in a recent interview, said that Malik and Mohammad Hafeez should retire gracefully from cricket. Malik, in a sarcastic tweet, hit out at Raja and asked if all three of them should […]
‘Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, shall continue to be an integral part’: India slams China over remarks to UN
India on Thursday strongly rejected remarks on Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from commenting on […]
Coronavirus cases in India mount to 6,412, death toll touches 199
India reported 30 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours taking the number of fatalities to 199 across the country and 6412 cases of the coronavirus disease, the Union health ministry said on Friday morning. There are 5709 active cases and 503 people have been cured or discharged, the Union health ministry data showed […]
Double testing samples, new target 2.5 lakh by April 14: Centre to states
The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to ramp up the number of samples collected across the country for testing to at least 2.5 lakh by April 14 — when the 21-day national lockdown period ends. Speaking to The Indian Express, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajeev Arora said the target was conveyed by […]
Coronavirus: New York has more cases than any country
New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the US, according to latest figures. The state’s confirmed caseload of Covid-19 jumped by 10,000 on Thursday to 159,937, placing it ahead of Spain (153,000 cases) and Italy (143,000). China, where the virus emerged last year, has reported 82,000 cases. The US […]
Critical drugs supply must not be disrupted, EU envoy says as India bans & resumes exports
New Delhi: After India partially lifted the ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol, drugs that are in high demand to fight Covid-19, the European Union has said it believes global supply chains and distribution networks of such critical drugs and other items should not get disrupted. EU’s Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto, told ThePrint: “The demand […]
Rajbagh Corporator appeals LG Murmu to release Dy Mayor
Srinagar, April 09 (KNS):SMC corporator Shaheen Bhat Thursday appealed Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu to release Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran and other detained corporators in wake of current situation. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Shaheen, a Corporator from Rajbagh area appealed LG Murmu to allow Deputy Mayor SMC Sheikh Imran and others to walk […]
ICMR Revises COVID-19 Testing Strategy. Here’s How India Will Test Patients Now
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday updated its testing strategy for the Novel Coronavirus as the number of infected people continues to rise in the country. There has been widespread criticism of India over the number of tests conducted per million people, an abysmally low figure. The revised strategy includes testing of […]
Jailed Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik ‘being denied fair trial’
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Imprisoned in New Delhi and slapped with a series of cases, including reopening of 30 years old murder charges, a top Kashmiri separatist leader is being denied a fair trial, his family and rights activists have alleged. Yasin Malik, one of Indian-administered Kashmir’s prominent pro-independence leaders, is the chief of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation […]
Coronavirus widespread among Saudi royal family: Report
Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a news report said. Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – the governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s – is in intensive care after contracting the virus, according […]
