4 convicts declared dead by doctor 30 minutes after hanging
The four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case were executed this morning. The Supreme Court, after a midnight hearing, rejected a last-minute plea filed by one of the convicts seeking a review of the death penalty. The four men — Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh — […]
India records fourth death; no foreign flights to land, Centre orders
A 70-year-old man hailing from Punjab died due to the COVID-19, taking the toll to four in India, the Health Ministry confirmed Thursday. The patient had co-morbid health conditions including diabetes and cardiac issues, the ministry said. The number of positive cases in India has jumped to 173. In an attempt to curb the spread of […]
Coronavirus in India: Ready to help India with epidemic prevention experience, says China
China on Thursday said it was ready to share its experience of “epidemic prevention” with New Delhi as the coronavirus pandemic looks to grip India and it announces aggressive containment measures against it. The Chinese foreign ministry said it could help with both the “control” and “diagnosis” of the spread of the disease in India. […]
Man Suspected of Coronavirus Commits Suicide by Jumping off Safdarjung Hospital Building: Police
New Delhi: A man suspected to be infected with COVID-19 allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a Safdarjung Hospital building on Wednesday, soon after he was admitted to the facility here by airport authorities, police said. The man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put […]
‘Won’t interfere’: Supreme Court on Madhya Pradesh floor test, cites Constitutional duties
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it is not going to come in the way of the legislature to decide who enjoys the trust. It was hearing the petitions filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking the trust vote in Madhya Pradesh and the Congress which had opposed it. “As a constitutional court, we […]
Tihar Jail Holds Dummy Hanging Of Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Convicts
New Delhi: A dummy execution for the four Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts was conducted at Delhi’s Tihar Jail by hangman Pawan. The four convicts in the 2012 case — Mukesh Singh, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Sharma — are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on March 20. The execution of their death warrants […]
People living in difficult times, institutions under ‘great threat’: Former VP Hamid Ansari
People of the country are living in “difficult times” and it was important to act because if this continues, “it will be too late to wake up”, former vice-president Hamid Ansari was quoted as saying by PTI. Speaking at the launch of Bhalchandra Mungekar’s book “My Encounters in Parliament”, Ansari said the institutions were under […]
Indians in Iran: Can’t confirm whether 250 people are infected with COVID-19, says MEA
Amid media reports claiming that over 250 Indians have tested positive with COVID-19 in Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs Tuesday said they cannot confirm the development. At a routine coronavirus status press briefing in the national capital today, MEA Additional Secretary Dammu Ravi was quoted as saying by PTI: “Cannot confirm that over 250 Indians in Iran have […]
Mumbai man dies of COVID-19, third fatality in India
India on Tuesday reported its third coronavirus fatality with a 64-year-old man dying in Mumbai, Health Ministry officials said as the number of positive cases rose to 125. The patient, whose wife is stable, is the first COVID-19 death in Maharashtra, the official said. Earlier, a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka with a travel […]
Shaheen Bagh protesters will have to follow ban on gathering over coronavirus: Kejriwal
The ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in Delhi to stop coronavirus spread will also cover protests including the one against the amended citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday. Arvind Kejriwal announced the new steps during a press conference after reviewing the city government’s efforts to stop the […]
