New Delhi: India on Sunday surpassed Spain to become the fifth worst-hit country in the world by the highly contagious coronavirus. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India’s tally of COVID-19 infections reached 2,46,628 on Sunday morning, surpassing Spain’s tally of 2,41,310 cases. In less than 24 hours, […]
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New Delhi, Aanchal Arora: It’s rightly said that hard times are sometimes blessing in disguise. It takes me immense pleasure to be a part of such a country where the young guns are fighting against such global pandemic in such a strong manner. One of the such budding talent is Pihu Varma, a third class student of Amity International […]
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Confined to his home for more than two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said he was now “feeling itchy” and just wants to go out and play. Like other Indian cricketers, Ashwin has not been able to go out and practice since March 25 due to the […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee have shared their condolences on the death of filmmaker Basu Chatterjee. He died on Thursday following age related health issues. He was 93. “Sad to hear of the demise of Shri Basu Chatterjee. His works are brilliant and sensitive. It touched people’s hearts and represented the simple […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi: Indian and Chinese military will hold high-level talks on June 6 at the level of lieutenant general and both sides are expected to deliberate on specific proposals to ease tension in the sensitive areas in eastern Ladakh, official sources said on Wednesday. The general officer commanding of Leh-based 14 Corps, Lt Gen Harinder […]
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Mumbai: The flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA ) in Mumbai that were suspended earlier on Wednesday (June 3, 2020) till 7 PM will now be resumed at 6 PM.”Operations to resume at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai from 6 pm”, said Airport Public Relations Officer.The operations were suspended due to Cyclone Nisarga’s […]
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New Delhi: Samuel Pachuau, the Wildlife Warden of the Silent Valley National Park said that some people had placed firecrackers inside a pineapple and this was eaten by the wild elephant and in the process of chewing the cracker burst and injured the elephant. The Kerala Forest department has launched a ‘manhunt’ for those responsible […]
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The World Health Organisation says that about half of countries surveyed in a new analysis have had partial or complete disruption of services for people with high blood pressure and diabetes treatment during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a survey of 155 countries last month, the UN health agency found worrying problems in the provision […]
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Only 1.85% of the total Shramik Special trains being run were diverted between May 20 and May 24 due to route congestion, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Friday adding that 71 trains had been diverted. The national carrier till Friday has operated 3,840 Shramik Specials trains ferrying 52 lakh passengers to their home […]
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The Bombay high court on Friday directed the central government to respond to public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an order to declare sanitary napkins as an essential commodity and start its distribution through the public distribution system, along with other essential commodities. A division bench of chief justice Dipankar Datta and justice KK Tated has […]
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