Music legend Pandit Jasraj passes away at 90
Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj passed away at the age of 90 on Monday. He died of cardiac arrest at his house in New Jersey state of US. He had turned 90 in January this year. One of India’s greatest music legend, Jasraj, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana, was in the US when the […]
India Coronavirus Numbers Explained: Pune has more cases than Mumbai now, second to only Delhi
India Coronavirus Cases: Pune has now overtaken Mumbai as the city with the maximum number of novel Coronavirus infections in Maharashtra. In fact, after Delhi, it has the highest number of cases in the entire country. With almost 3,200 new cases being detected on Sunday, Pune now has a little over 1.3 lakh people who have so far been […]
Four Persons At Sharad Pawar’s Mumbai Residence Test Covid Positive
Four persons at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s residence in south Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday. Pawar’s test results have come out negative, but he will be asked not to go on any state tour for next some days, Tope told reporters. “Two people, including a cook, […]
COVID-19: India’s death toll nears 50,000 as 944 die in a day
India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 cases, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258 pushing the recovery rate to 71.91 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data, reported Press Trust of India. The death toll climbed to 49,980 with 944 people succumbing to the […]
Naga talks under strain, interlocutor blasts state govt, ‘vested interests’
The altercation between the NSCN (I-M) and Nagaland Governor R N Ravi, that is threatening to disrupt the peace negotiations, is set to worsen, with Ravi blasting the state government and taking on the insurgent outfit in his Independence Day speech. Also the long-standing interlocutor for the Naga talks, Ravi called Nagaland “the worst-performing state… […]
India’s Covid-19 Recovery Rate Highest In World, Fatality Rate Lowest: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that India has done its best in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and that its recovery rate for coronavirus patients is highest in the world, whereas the fatality rate is the lowest. Starting with only one laboratory for testing coronavirus samples, there are now more than 1,400 […]
Day 81: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 3,187 passengers
JAMMU, AUGUST 13: On day 81 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 domestic flights with 3,187 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 722 passengers aboard 09 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2465 passengers on […]
Despite court order, ex-J&K Dy CM moves to new house near Army ammunition depot
Former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and BJP leader, Nirmal Singh, and his family moved into their newly constructed bungalow at Ban village, near the Army’s ammunition sub-depot (ASD) on July 23, despite earlier court orders in May 2018 directing authorities to ensure “strict implementation” of a 2015 government notification barring general […]
First thaw in freeze: India and Nepal will meet next week
For the first time since the deterioration of ties over the Kalapani boundary dispute, India and Nepal are likely to meet next week to review projects funded by the Indian government. The meeting will take place in Kathmandu where Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi will lead a team of officials while the Indian side will be led by […]
PM Modi urges states to ramp up testing, says their role is crucial in Covid-19 fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pointed out the significance of each and every state in controlling the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country as he urged at least six of them to increase the number of tests to diagnose Covid-19. PM Modi held a video conference with the chief ministers of Andhra […]
