Centre Allows Special Trains For Stranded Migrants, Students. Here Are The Guidelines
A day after several state governments demanded special non-stop trains to transport stranded migrant workers to their respective states, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday agreed to their demand and allowed use of trains to ferry people stranded due to lockdown. As per MHA guidelines, special trains will run from point to point on […]
One dead, three injured after tractor turns turtle in Sopore
Srinagar, May 01 (KNS): One person died and another three were injured on Friday when a tractor in which they were travelling turned turtle in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramulla district. Reports said that in Yambren Hardushiva area of Sopore, a tractor skidded off the road and turned turtle resulting in on spot death […]
“Propaganda”: India Amid Backlash Over “Islamophobic” Posts
New Delhi: India on Thursday called as “propaganda” its criticism by certain Twitter handles from the Arab world alleging that Muslims are being targeted in several parts of the country in the name of containing spread of coronavirus. Strongly rebutting the charges, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Gulf countries are deeply committed […]
Day After Uddhav’s Call To PM, Maha Guv Seeks Polls For Nine Legislative Council Seats
A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the brewing political uncertainty in the state, Governor BS Koshiyari on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to declare elections to 9 vacant seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council. A statement from Raj Bhavan said that Koshyari requested the […]
PMO Refuses to Give Details on PM-CARES, Citing Controversial SC Statement
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has refused to make documents related to the PM-CARES Fund public. The fund was set up to receive financial aid from the public to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the PMO has also refused to make public details of high-level meetings on COVID-19 and on the decision to […]
Nitish govt gets to work to bring 27 lakh migrants, students back but says it’ll take months
Patna: The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is in a bind following the Centre’s decision to allow the interstate movement of migrant labourers, students and tourists from 4 May onwards. As ThePrint had reported earlier, Bihar has shown a reluctance to evacuate its students and migrant workers stranded across the country, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar putting the onus on the Modi government […]
PM Modi Holds Meeting To Discuss Strategies To Attract Foreign Investments, Boost Economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a “comprehensive” meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well as to promote local investments in order to give a boost to the economy against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. An official statement said the meeting discussed that a scheme should be […]
PMO asks ministries to submit reform plans for next 6 months as Covid hits routine work
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought short-term action plans from ministries in the backdrop of several important routine government work taking a backseat amid the Covid-19 outbreak in India. According to sources, the PMO has asked the ministries to submit 10 reforms or initiatives that they would be able to implement in six […]
Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood’s original chocolate boy, dies at 67, Amitabh Bachchan says ‘he’s destroyed’
Actor Rishi Kapoor has died at 67 after a two-year battle with leukaemia. Rishi breathed his last at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. His wife and actor Neetu Kapoor was by his side. “Yes, he is no more,” Rishi’s elder brother Randhir Kapoor told Hindustan Times. A statement from the family read: Our dear […]
India plans to import Covid-19 test kits, medical devices from US, says Ambassador Sandhu
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will import Covid-19 test kits and other medical devices from the United Stated even as American firms have expressed their intent to sell these products to India, according to Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. According to the ambassador, Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump had […]
