India reports 75 COVID-19 cases: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus patients in the country is 75, including the death of a 76-year-old man in Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The man from Kalaburagi had recently returned from Saudi Arabia. “His sample has been confirmed for #COVID19”, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Thursday. Delhi has […]
Delhi communal riots pre-planned, part of a conspiracy, says Amit Shah
Home minister Amit Shah said a conspiracy could not be ruled out behind the Delhi communal riots in February that killed 52 people in the national capital and added that the investigations so far suggested the rioting was organised and that it could not have been done without advance planning. Home Minister also said that […]
Eight new cases, Kerala closes schools, cinemas till March 31
WITH EIGHT new coronavirus cases being reported in Kerala on Tuesday, the state government announced several restrictions, including closure of all educational institutions and cinema halls till March 31. Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said temple and church festivals which witnesses mass gatherings should be avoided, but rituals can be held […]
Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to join BJP as 20 MLAs resign
After resigning from the Congress party, Madhya Pradesh leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to join the BJP today evening. Sources told The Indian Express that Scindia is expected to get a Rajya Sabha ticket from Madhya Pradesh by the saffron party after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in the day. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday […]
COVID-19: 58 Indians brought back from Iran
First batch of 58 stranded Indians, including women and children, were brought back from coronavirus-hit Iran in a C-17 Globemaster military aircraft on Tuesday, officials said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed with the Indians at Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on early Tuesday. The evacuated Indians were being assisted by an […]
Scindia tenders resignation from Cong, Sonia expels him for anti-party activities
Moments after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Tuesday, disgruntled Congress leader and former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia tendered his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi saying it was now time for him to move on. Gandhi immediately expelled him from the Congress for anti-party activities, as the crisis looming over […]
Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of Hoardings Displaying Anti-CAA Protesters
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed Lucknow district magistrate to remove posters of those accused of vandalism during anti-CAA protests. It asked Lucknow district authorities to submit a report by March 16 about the removal of anti-CAA protesters’ posters. The Court had on Sunday reserved its order on a matter related to the state […]
Coronavirus cases rise to 43 after three-year-old from Kerala, J&K woman test positive
Agencies New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 43 on Monday with four people, including a three-year-old child in Kerala who had returned from Italy, testing positive for the disease, Health Ministry officials said on Monday. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu reported one case each, officials said. They added that no deaths […]
S Jaishankar In Kashmir, Meets Families Of Students Stranded In Iran
Srinagar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived on a surprise visit to Kashmir on Monday and interacted with families of students whose children are stranded in Iran amidst coronavirus scare, officials said. The parents have been appealing the government to lift the students from Iran. The officials said the Union minister will visit the Srinagar […]
UP Govt plasters photo, address of ex-IPS, activists booked for CAA protests
THE LUCKNOW administration has started putting up hoardings with photographs and addresses of those booked in cases of alleged vandalism and arson linked to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the city on December 19. Among those shown in the posters are leading activists, including Congress leader Sadaf Jafar, Rihai Manch founder Mohammad Shoaib and Deepak Kabir, prominent Shia cleric Kalbe Sadiq’s […]
