Amaravati, April 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh reported 7,224 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the overall tally over 9.55 lakh, while the state’s active cases breached the 40,000-mark to reach 40,469, the health officials said on Saturday. From registering more than 2,000 cases a day for some days, new infections have now […]

Jammu, April 17 (IANS) Covid surge continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as 1,145 new cases and three deaths were reported during the last 24 hours. Officials said with 1,145 new cases of which 503 were from Jammu division and 642 were from Kashmir the total tally reached 145,166 while 852 patients were discharged […]

Gurugram, April 16 (IANS) The Gurugram Police have arrested four persons for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match in two separate instances, the police said on Friday . In the first instance, two accused were identified as Ashish Gupta of 12-Biswa Amanpura and Nikhil Kalra of Gurugram. The accused were arrested […]

Patna, April 16 (IANS) Keeping in view the number of deaths in Bihar, family members of the deceased are waiting two to three hours in cremation grounds to perform the last rites of their loved ones. Moreover, the employees at the cremation grounds are allegedly extorting Rs 2000 to Rs 4000 for ambulance service and […]

Aizawl, April 16 (IANS) The by-elections to the Serchhip Assembly seat in Mizoram would be held on Saturday and the Election Commission has extended the voting period by two hours in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and a holiday for a section of Christians. According to election officials, in all six candidates, including an Independent, […]

Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has contracted coronavirus and is undergoing treatment at his farmhouse in Hyderabad, Janasena party statement said on Friday. “As Coronavirus infection has been confirmed for Janasena president Pawan Kalyan, he is undergoing treatment under the guidance of expert doctors,” said the statement. The actor was found to […]

Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) The stage is set for polling in the by-election for Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly constituency in Telangana on Saturday. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the polling at 346 centres in the constituency in Nalgonda district. State Chief Electoral Officer Shashank Goel said polling will be held between 7 a.m. […]

Jammu, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir logged 1,144 new cases on Friday as the number of active cases reached 10,620 taking the total tally to 144,021, officials said. Out of the new cases reported on Friday, 414 from Jammu division and 730 from Kashmir division. The UT also reported 562 recoveries taking the total […]

Agra, April 16 (IANS) A 30-year-old man killed his father, a retired police officer, over a domestic dispute on Friday. Chokhelal (63), a retired police sub inspector, was found lying in a pool of blood at his residence in Itmad-ud-Daulah locality here. He was allegedly killed by his youngest son Devesh in the wee hours […]

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 16 (IANS) This is the story of Colleena Shakti, a girl brought up in the US who made India her home, learnt Odissi classical dance here and started running a school in an ancient 300-year-old Pushkar temple in India which has been teaching dance mudras to thousands of students around the […]

Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Hours after chairing the Covid review meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. He tested positive for the second time in eight months. In August 2020, he was tested Covid positive and had undergone treatment in Manipal hospital. Yediyurappa will be shifted to Manipal hospital […]

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Keeping in view the growing number of Covid cases across the country, the Indian Railways, which has prepared over 4,000 coaches as isolation wards for patients, has provided 20 coaches to Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district. India on Friday recorded over 2 lakh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. India has […]

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu are facing the heat as the second wave of Covid-19 surges ahead with each passing day. M. Senthilnathan, who has a foundry business in Coimbatore Industrial Estate, told IANS, “I was doing a business of Rs 12 to Rs […]

Gurugram, April 16 (IANS) The Gurugram Police have arrested two men who were allegedly involved in betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals on Thursday night. The arrested three culprits were identified as Nitin Manchanda of Arjun Nagar and Inderjeet of Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana, the […]

Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) Punjab has entered into a pact to procure 270 ambulances from Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd (ZHL), a private emergency medical service provider, for its residents free of cost, it was announced on Friday. The ambulances comprise 245 basic life support and 25 advance life support vehicles. Ziqitza operates the 108 emergency service […]

Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested three persons including a BJP Panchayat member for extortion in J&K’s Sopore area. Police said that a complaint was filed by Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh in which he said that during the intervening night of April 3 and 4 some unidentified persons forcefully entered the […]

Secunderabad, April 16 (IANS) Renowned radiologist and Padma Shri awardee Kakarla Subbarao passed away on Friday, his family members said. “It is with deep sadness that we inform you about the demise of our patriarch — Padma Shri Kakarla Subbarao, who reached heavenly abode on April 16, 2021 at 7.20 a.m.,” said his family members. […]

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Hinduja Group’s commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland Ltd on Friday said it has delivered the first light bullet proof vehicle to Indian Air Force (IAF). According to Ashok Leyland, the light bullet proof vehicle is an adopted version of Lockheed Martin’s Common Vehicle Next Gen (CVNG). Ashok Leyland said the vehicle […]

Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) With the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases, the Chandigarh administration announced weekend lockdown that will start from every Friday night. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by UT Administrator V.P. Singh Badnore. The lockdown will be from 10 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. However, essential […]

Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Breaking another record in the daily spike in Covid-19 cases, Telangana reported 3,840 new cases and nine deaths during the last 24 hours. This is the highest daily spike since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The number of infections climbed from 3,307 on Thursday as Greater Hyderabad and several […]

Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Friday tested Covid positive and got himself admitted to a hospital. Taking to Twitter, Yediyurappa said that upon having mild fever on Friday he got tested for Covid-19 and his report has come out positive. “Although I am doing fine, I am being hospitalised […]

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K.Stalin on Friday complained to the Election Commission of India about the movement of suspicious vehicles and Wi-Fi during that time inside the campuses where the electronic voting machines (EVM) used in the poll are stored. Quoting the Election Commission’s guidelines relating to safe storing […]

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Former leader of opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia is the son of former Assam chief minister Hiteshwar Saikia, who was instrumental in the signing of the Assam Accord. Saikia is one of the frontrunners for the top post of Chief Minister in case the Congress comes to power. The […]

Patna, April 16 (IANS) With the situation reaching the stage of community spread in several districts of Bihar, the Patna High Court has taken cognisance of the matter and directed the state government to streamline treatment in government hospitals and increase testing. The double bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, […]

Amaravati, April 16 (IANS) Amid rising coronavirus infections across the country, Andhra Pradesh government has revived the state Covid command and control centre, assigning as many as 35 bureaucrats with various responsibilities across the state. “The Covid pandemic being dynamic in nature, to take appropriate measures to handle the evolving situation in the state of […]

Amaravati, April 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Friday issued the list of capped charges for coronavirus treatment in private hospitals and a violation of these rules will lead to stringent action. “Please report grievances, if any, pertaining to hospitals charging rates over and above the fixed price caps and any other complaints related to […]

Panaji, April 16 (IANS) Imposing a night curfew will have an adverse spin-off on other economic activities, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, ruling out the option, even as Covid-19 cases in the state continue to witness an unprecedented spike in the second wave. Sawant also told reporters, while inspecting road works in Mapusa […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Former top Congress leader P.C. Chacko on Friday asked the CBI, which has been ordered by the Supreme Court to reinvestigate the ISRO spy case, to first question A.K. Antony and Oommen Chandy. Chacko recently quit the Congress and rejoined the NCP and was seen campaigning for the Left in Kerala. […]

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) The spread of Covid pandemic in tier-2 cities of Tamil Nadu, including Nagapattinam, Tuticorin, Nagercoil, etc. are worrying the administration as without proper awareness on wearing of masks, safe-distancing and use of sanitizer, the spread may increase in these cities. The state health secretary J. Radhakrishnan has already directed the district […]

Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) Akali Dal MP and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday tested Covid-19 positive. Earlier, her husband Sukhbir Badal had contacted the virus. “Dear all, I’ve tested positive for Covid-19 today with mild symptoms. I have quarantined myself at home and am taking all the necessary precautions,” she informed in […]

By Sanu GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s dream of taking Kerala to the development status of the Nordic countries is yet to materialise, had it been so, then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would have been subjected to a heavy fine, similar to what happened to the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna […]

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) In a major development, the Haj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses. The HCI CEO Maqsood Ahmed Khan made the announcement late on Thursday following the latest directives from […]

Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) In view of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has announced a weekend curfew in the state from Friday evening to Monday morning. The state on Thursday reported a record 6,658 fresh Covid cases and 33 deaths. According to officials, all restrictions will remain the same as lockdown under the […]

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) In a major step to ramp up vaccine production amid the Covid-19 second wave, the Centre has approved production of Corona vaccines from the Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute in Mumbai. Since the past month, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had repeatedly requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow production of vaccines in […]

Prayagraj, April 16 (IANS) The Nishad Party will lay the foundation for the 180-ft tall statue of Nishadraj, the king of Nishads, at Nishadraj Fort in Shringverpur here. According to mythology, Nishadraj was a friend and host of Lord Ram and had helped him cross the river while he was in exile. The party is […]

Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action under the Epidemic Act against hospitals that refuse admission to Covid-19 patients. He said that a hefty fine will also be imposed on such hospitals. According to reports, a number of medical facilities are reportedly denying treatment even in emergency cases. According […]

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) As the country is reeling under the second wave of Covid-19 amid a massive spike in the number of positive cases, doctors in the national capital said the return of the lethal disease is affecting even the newborn and the youth. While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is considering the […]

Amaravati, April 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday instructed officials to write to the Central government in event of any shortage of Covid vaccines, and that he will also chip in with a letter, if needed. Lauding state health officials for administering a record 6.28 lakh vaccine doses on […]

Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Bengaluru police have solved a honey trap extortion case by arresting two youngsters from Rajasthan. The police said that a 26-year-old MBA graduate and IAS aspirant died by suicide on March 23 after being blackmailed by a group of cyber criminals. This shocking incident, however, had come into public glare only […]

Shillong, April 16 (IANS) Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Thursday has emerged as the single-largest party in the 29-member Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), winning 12 seats while the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) won 11 seats, officials said. The election to the GHADC was held on April 12 and the results were declared on […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) Three persons allegedly linked with Maoists were arrested in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on Thursday and weapons and explosives seized from them, police said. SDPO, Muzaffarpur (East), Manoj Pandey said that the district police seized a hand grenade, a pistol, a rifle, a dozen live bullets and a mobile phone from their possession. […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) Covid test would be mandatory for all Karnataka pilgrims returning from Kumbh mela at Uttarkhand’s Haridwar, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar announced on Thursday. “Pilgrims returning to the state after taking part in the holy Kumbh mela at Haridwar must self-isolate at their home for a week and take an RT-PCR […]

Tirupati, April 15 (IANS) A total of 1,500 security personnel, comprising both Andhra Pradesh Police as well as paramilitary forces will be deployed for the smooth conduct of the April 17 Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll, an official said on Thursday. Chittoor Superintendent of Police S. Senthil Kumar on Thursday said these will include district policemen […]

Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) Gujarat on Thursday saw its daily Covid tally reach 8,152, taking its total to 3,75,768 while its death toll crossed the 5,000 mark to reach 5,076 as 81 more succumbed. In April so far, the state has added 68,070 cases at a daily average of 4,538. A total of 3,023 patients […]

Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday accused Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan of making false statements with respect to availability of Covid vaccine in the country, and said the Central government should have officially issued an advisory stating that it will take some more time for the vaccines to be […]

Bhopal, April 15 (IANS) In a statement set to spark off controversy, Madhya Pradesh Minister Prem Singh Patel on Thursday said no one can stop deaths due to coronavirus, and that people have to die when they get old. “You said that many people are dying every day. People get old and they have to […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) With a record 10,497 new cases reported in Bengaluru in a day, the Karnataka government on Thursday ordered state-run hospitals across the city to reserve more beds for treating Covid patients. “All government hospitals have been directed to reserve more beds for treating Covid patients, as active cases have been surging […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) In the wake of massive spike in Covid cases in Bengaluru, the civic body on Thursday decided to designate seven of the total 12 crematoria exclusively for those who succumbed to the disease. The circular was issued by Bengaluru civic body’s Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta as complaints over delays in cremations […]

Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) With the number of Covid-19 cases surging at a much faster rate in the second wave, it was assumed that the UK variant of the virus could be responsible for this alarming spike, the PGI hospital said here on Thursday. This has been amply proved by the latest findings of the […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) The second wave of coronavirus is sweeping the corridors of the Bihar Secretariat with several senior officers testing positive and a few offices getting sealed after cases among the staff. Chief Secretary Arun Singh has tested positive and went into home isolation as soon as his RT-PCR report came positive. A […]

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A day before the all-party meeting convened by state Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab on maintaining the Covid protocols during the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday proposed to club the last three phases of polls scheduled on April 22, 26 and 29. The ruling Trinamool […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) A Russian nuclear technocrat and some employees of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), working at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, have tested positive for coronavirus and are under treatment, an official said on Thursday. Speaking to IANS on the condition of anonymity, […]

Panaji, April 15 (IANS) Class X and XII board examinations will not be rescheduled in the wake of the spike in Covid-19 cases in Goa, Bhagirath Shetye, chairperson of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations, said on Thursday. Shetye said that students who are in quarantine would be taken to isolated centres, […]

By Saibal GuptaKolkata, April 15 (IANS) The highest single-day spike in Covid cases in the state has prompted the West Bengal government to reactivate all the medical facilities that the government introduced during the peak of the Covid pandemic last year. The state government has held a high-level meeting, asking all the agencies functioning under […]

Panaji, April 15 (IANS) Goa has reported the highest single-day spike of 757 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 64,572, health offcials said. Over the last weeks, the daily Covid tally had averaged out between 500 and 550. Meanwhile, five more people have succumbed to Covid on Thursday, pushing the […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Thursday detained former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s daughter Y.S. Sharmila as she tried to continue her fast demanding job notifications for Telangana’s unemployed youth. She was taken into custody as she tried to take out a ‘padyatra’ after police forcibly ended her fast at Indira […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) The mounting number of Covid cases has resulted in a shortage of oxygen supplies at several hospitals in Patna. The city’s major facilities including Patna Medical College and Hospitals (PMCH), Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) and AIIMS are full with Covid patients as a result the smaller hospitals and nursing […]

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 15 (IANS) Rajasthan, known as a tourist destination, has registered a -71.50 YoY dip in tourist numbers in the year 2020 as compared to the year 2019. After registering this negative record, the Rajasthan travel trade is busy searching for solutions for the ongoing year at a time when the state […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) The Telangana government on Thursday decided to cancel the annual Class 10 exams and promote the students of intermediate first year (Class 11) without exams in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. The decision has been taken considering the present pandemic situation prevailing in the state and also keeping in […]

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) With Delhi reeling under surging Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday suggested that the Hindu Rao and Swami Dayanand hospitals, coming under the BJP-ruled MCDs, be made Covid hospitals. Making the suggestion at a review meeting on the Covid situation, he said that this measure will lead to […]

Gurugram, April 15 (IANS) Gurugram on Thursday reported the highest single-day spike of 1,434 fresh Covid cases, pushing the tally to 74,856, health officials said. Meanwhile, the district’s Covid toll mounted to 372, while 722 more people were discharged after recovery on Thursday, taking the total recoveries to 66,743. Gurugram now has 7,741 active cases, […]

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, April 15 (IANS) Though a year has passed since the ghoulish mob-lynching of two Sadhus and their driver in Palghar district in Maharashtra, the politically sensitive case is still very much alive in public memory and keeps popping into headlines at frequent intervals. The two Sadhus – Kalpavrikshagiri Maharaj (70) and his […]

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission on Thursday barred West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh from campaigning for 24 hours, charging him with making “provocative” public statements that can “seriously incite” emotions and lead to “breakdown” of law and order affecting the Assembly election process in the state. In […]

Jammu, April 15 (IANS) Surge in Covid-19 cases continued unchecked in J&K on Thursday, as 1,141 new cases and four deaths were witnessed during the last 24 hours while the number of active cases crossing the 10,000 mark. The number of active cases is now 10,040, out of which 3,871 are in the Jammu division, […]

Imphal, April 15 (IANS) The Manipur High Court on Thursday ruled the election of MLA Okram Henry Singh, who was elected from the Wangkhei Assembly constituency in the 2017 elections, as ‘null and void’, officials said. A court official said that Justice M.V. Muralidaran, after hearing the petition of Yumkham Erabot Singh, ruled the membership […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won seven of the eight Lok Sabha seats in north Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, is once again trying to woo 25 lakh Gurkhas in the region. The party, this time in the assembly elections, aims to get the upper […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Y.S. Sharmila, who plans to launch a new political party in Telangana in July this year, undertook a day-long fast here on Thursday to demand issuance of job notifications by the state government for the unemployed youth of Telangana. Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, […]

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) As Maharashtra bears the brunt of the second wave of Covid-19 sweeping India, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the pandemic a “natural calamity”. Penning two separate letters addressed to the PM, Thackeray said that this would enable relief funds to be extended […]

Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Thursday reported 5,086 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to over 9.39 lakh, while the state’s active cases mounted to 31,710. Meanwhile, 1,745 more persons have recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the number of recoveries to over 9 lakh. Chittoor district reported the highest number of […]

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, April 15 (IANS) Myanmar’s ruling military junta has charged 19 medical doctors with ‘dereliction of duty’ for participating in protests against the February 1 military coup, a state-run newspaper has reported. The doctors are charged with joining the civil disobedience movement in order to debilitate the state administrative machinery involved in combating […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday received the second dose of vaccine against coronavirus at Patna’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) amid growing cases of Covid-19 infections in the state. Along with him, several ministers and officials including Deputy Chief Ministers Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi also received […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) As Covid cases in Kerala continue to surge, an emergency meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with top officials on Thursday decided to launch a massive testing drive in the coming two days where an expected 2.5 lakh people will be tested. The test positivity rate on Wednesday shot up […]

Kohima, April 15 (IANS) The Nagaland government has taken an ambitious initiative to prepare a Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), officials said here on Thursday. Principal Secretary, Home, Abhijit Sinha has convened a consultative meeting of all the tribal Hohos and organisations here on Friday to frame proper modalities and systems to achieve […]

Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday appealed to thousands of farmers, who have been protesting against the Centre’s three new farm laws for nearly five months at the Delhi borders, to postpone the protest due to the sudden rise in coronavirus cases. Expressing concern about their health and well-being, […]

Gurugram, April 15 (IANS) Amid a spike in Covid cases, the Gurugram District Magistrate (DM) on Thursday notified self and government-paid isolation facilities that can be used by people with mild and very mild Covid symptoms. The order lists a total of 17 such establishments – 12 self paid and 5 government paid. According to […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) Three days after Kerala Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel resigned, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala said, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also has to quit. Incidentally, the case pertains to an appointment made by Jaleel in 2018 when he posted his close relative as general manager in a state-owned corporation. The Lokayukta […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) A division bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday stayed its order directing the Chennai Corporation to exhume the body of Dr Simon Hercules, who had succumbed to Covid-19 last year, from a burial ground at Velangudu and rebury it at a cemetery in Kilpauk, as requested by the family. […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) The long running feud between Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took an ugly turn with the former calling the latter a ‘Covidiot’. He wrote this in his official Twitter handle, “Kerala CM @VijayanPinarayiis a #COVIDIOT. There is no better word to […]

Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday decided to postpone the Board examinations for Classes 10 and 12 and also announced mass promotion for all the rest of the classes in view of the Covid resurgence. The state education department said it will review the situation at a later date and decide accordingly. […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Two persons were charred to death after a moving container truck caught fire on the Outer Ring Road here on Thursday. Police said the fire engulfed the container truck after it hit another vehicle from rear. The accident occurred near Telangana State Police Academy at Himayat Sagar. A police officer said […]

Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered strict enforcement of Covid safety protocols to prevent any super-spread events, along with an increase in daily vaccination doses to two lakh. He also directed to set up a special control room for effective in-person monitoring of home isolation cases. Citing figures on […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) Keeping in view the alarming situation in Bihar due to Covid 19, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President J.P. Nadda to release state health minister Mangal Pandey from the West Bengal poll campaign. Tejashwi’s reaction came after soaring infections and consequent deaths […]

By Brij KhandelwalAgra, April 15 (IANS) The alarming surge of Covid-19 cases in the Taj city, one patient every ten minutes, 242 cases on Wednesday including politicians and officials, has hit the tourism industry hard which was only beginning to limp back to some kind of normalcy in January and February. The number of visitors […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) The government of Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court on Thursday that no student will be promoted without taking an online exam. The government had earlier taken the position that exams will be cancelled in view of the Covid 19 pandemic and has now taken a diametrically opposite stand before […]

Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) The daughter of jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, has put out a video statement, questioning the ‘injustice’ done to her mother Sangeeta Senger. The daughter has not given out her name. “In any case, the name does not matter – what matters is that my surname is Senger. Her mother, […]

Gurugram, April 15 (IANS) As the number of Covid-19 cases increase in Gurugram, the number of containment zones has also been increased to 94 from 61 in the district. The district administration has declared 33 more infected areas as containment zones. In an order issued by the district administration on April 7, around 61 areas […]

Panaji, April 15 (IANS) Even as the ongoing taxi strike has dragged for more than a week, office bearers of the taxi associations in Goa have demanded that the lobby’s negotiations with Goa government ministers would be held if they are broadcast live on social media. Speaking to reporters in Panaji, where hundreds of taxi […]

Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing unabated across Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced promotion of students of classes 5, 8 and 10 to the next class. He said that those students would be promoted without taking any examination, while the decision on Class 12 Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) […]

Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Gujarat state assembly, Paresh Dhanani on Thursday filed a PIL in the Gujarat High Court against the BJP state chief C.R. Patil and the BJP MLA Harsh Sanghavi for illegally and unauthorisingly, acquiring, stocking and distributing, the much sought after miracle injection, Remdesivir in Surat. […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Telangana, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Thursday directed officials to increase the bed strength in government and private hospitals. Kumar chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials here to take stock of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state. He directed them to increase the […]

Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, Covid-19 claimed eight lives across Telangana while the daily count of new cases jumped to 3,307, the highest so far in the state. The previous highest one-day spike was on April 11, when 3,187 cases were recorded. The cumulative Covid tally moved up to 3,38,045. Eight […]

Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh inoculated a record number of 6.17 lakh people with Coronavirus vaccine by 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The state managed to achieve this feat as it rushed the 6.4 lakh vaccine doses it received within 24 hours to all the districts on Tuesday and started inoculating people in large numbers […]

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Ahead of the meeting Thursday between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and LG Anil Baijal, 59 per cent Delhi residents are in favour of a 3-week lockdown. As per a Local Circles survey, 16 per cent residents of Delhi were in support of lockdown at the end of […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) The Chennai corporation will set up triage centres in 12 more areas, the office of the Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation said. Triage centres are being set up to screen Covid-19 patients and to ascertain the next course of action based on the symptoms of the patients. These centres will decide whether […]

Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan participated in the video conference convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the coronavirus pandemic situation, in which all the Governors have been asked to supplement the efforts of their respective states to tackle the virus. “Governors can play an important role with the […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) A day after reports surfaced that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has violated Covid protocols, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Thursday asked for a case to be registered against Vijayan. State Health Minister K.K. Shailaja however denied any violation by Vijayan. “None is above the law […]

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, on Thursday announced that it has roped in Bollywood superstar Ayushmann Khurrana as its India brand ambassador for 2021. The partnership is expected to give a strong face to TECNO’s brand philosophy ‘Stop at Nothing’ to deliver innovative products of sensory excellence and bolster […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall for the next three days in Chennai and the union territory of Puducherry. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds with speeds reaching 30/40 km per hour and with moderate to heavy rain is likely in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and […]

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India reported 2,00,739 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike ever, taking the overall tally to 1,40,74,564, cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry data. India’s daily deaths due to Covid are also rising with 1,038 new deaths reported on Thursday, the second consecutive […]

Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) With 17 out of 19 officials responsible for conducting the UP Education Board examination, testing positive for Covid, the fate of over 56 lakh UP students, slated to undertake the state education board examinations for classes 10 and 12 from May 8, now hangs in balance. UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh […]

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) DMK President and party’s Chief Ministerial candidate M.K. Stalin has come down heavily against the BJP government at the Centre and the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular on the second Covid surge in the country. Stalin in a statement released on Wednesday said the Prime Minister is more […]

By Sanu GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) With May 2, the day of judgement for the political parties in Kerala fast approaching and a week after the crucial voting for the 140-member Assembly, sparks have started to fly between them on what could be the possible final results. Incidentally, this is perhaps the first Assembly election […]

Agra, April 15 (IANS) The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has issued a statement asking people to choose any candidate, other than those from the BJP in the Panchayat elections that begin on Thursday. A statement issued by the BKU general secretary read, “Samyukt Kisan Morcha (united farmers front) is fighting against the anti-farmer policies of […]

Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to set up quarantine centres in all those districts of the state that are receiving migrant workers. With Covid cases rising at an alarming rate in the state, the Chief Minister has directed concerned authorities to ensure all the facilities to the migrant […]

Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) In a joint operation, Indian Coast Guard and the Anti Terrorism Squad of Gujarat on Thursday apprehended a boat with eight Pakistan nationals and 30 kilos of heroin. According to the Coast Guard, the Pakistani boat was apprehended close to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Indian waters. The […]

Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has procured 25,000 vials of Remdesivir injection, used in the treatment of Covid-19. The vials were brought from Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening by a state aircraft. A government spokesperson said that other than Remdesivir, the government was keeping a close watch over availability of […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) The month-long Ramazan fasting began across Karnataka on a solemn note in compliance with the Covid norms amid the second wave of the pandemic, an official said on Wednesday. “The first day of Ramzan fasting began in the wee hours (04:55am) of the day with Sehri namaz and concluded with Iftar […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is on a 3-day visit to India, will be in this tech hub on Thursday for promoting bilateral relations in science and technology, an official said on Wednesday. “On his day-long visit to the city, Le Drian will announce contribution of France to India’s […]

Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) The Patan municipality in Gujarat on Wednesday issued an order mandating small traders, street vendors, shop owners, who can fall into the ‘super spreader’ category, get themselves vaccinated by Friday to continue their business. “It has been observed that despite a long duration vaccination drive carried out through camps… a majority […]

Patna, April 15 (IANS) Another 4,786 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to a weekly high of 23,724 — 2.5 times higher than the cases (around 9,000) recorded last Wednesday, health officials said. Some of the […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Viijayan, who turned Covid negative on Wednesday and was discharged from the Kozhikode Medical College hospital, may have violated Covid protocols. It was on April 8, two days after voting in the Assembly polls, that Vijayan revealed he had tested positive. According to the rules, anyone who […]

Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) For the first time in six months, new Covid cases in Karnataka crossed the 11,000-mark in a day, with Bengaluru accounting for 8,155, said the state health bulletin on Wednesday. “With 11,265 new cases registered on Tuesday, the state’s Covid tally increased to 10,94,912, including 85,480 active cases, while 9,96,367 recovered, […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) A home of a leading jeweller, located in the high-security area close to the Kerala Raj Bhavan, and well-protected by security personnel and guard dogs, was targeted by a thief who fled with jewellery worth Rs 2.50 lakh and Rs 60,000 cash, police said on Wednesday, However, the image of the […]

Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) Gujarat saw its daily Covid tally continue to spiral high with 7,410 new cases on Wednesday, taking its tally to 3,67,616, while the death toll reached 4,995 with 73 fresh fatalities. In April so far, the state has added 59,918 cases at an average of 4,280 daily. A total of 2,642 […]

Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) The Indian army, BSF and J&K Police have foiled a narco smuggling and infiltration attempt in the forward areas of Tangdhar sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district and recovered 10 kg narcotics estimated to be worth approximately Rs 50 crore, officials said on Wednesday. This was the […]

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Surging ahead with an impressive growth in sales of its products, the Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH, has recorded a turnover of Rs 164.33 crore for the financial year 2020-21. IMPCL registered an all-time high profit at about Rs […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) The lax observance of Covid protocols during the campaign for the April 6 Assembly elections is being felt in Kerala with the test positivity rate on Wednesday surging to a new record high of 13.45 per cent. State Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, in a statement issued here, said that 8,778 people […]

Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) The week-long Rongali Bihu festivities in Assam started on a disastrous note on Wednesday with 10 persons, including a girl and a minor, drowning while taking bath in rivers as part of the celebrations, officials said. According to the officials, at Sootea in Biswanath district, five persons drowned in Ghiladhari river, […]

Jaipur, April 14 (IANS) In a first of its kind case in the state, 32 vials of Covaxin containing 320 doses have gone missing from the Kanwatia Hospital in Jaipur. The hospital has registered a case at the Shastri Nagar police station in connection with the matter. The officials confirmed that the vaccines reportedly went […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench has given clearance to Tamil Nadu’s Rs 565 crore Mettur Sarabanga Lift Irrigation project, launched by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami just before the Assembly election notification was issued. Hearing a petition by DMK leader and former MP, A.K.S. Vijayan that the state government did […]

Jaipur, April 14 (IANS) Looking at the alarming surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state in the past few days, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday announced to impose night curfew in all the cities between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from April 16-30. All markets, work places and commercial complexes shall remain […]

By Shashi BhushanNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Amid the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, the saffron party’s campaign plan for the ensuing panchayat elections in the state has been designed with more focus on small interactions than public meetings. The much-awaited panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh, also considered as the […]

Amaravati, April 14 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 4,157 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to over 9.37 lakh, while active cases reached 28,383. The state, which was logging over 2,000 cases for some days, has now the tally double to over 4,000 cases. There were also 18 more deaths, in the past 24 […]

Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday reiterated that there will be no lockdown in the state, but stringent measures will be implemented to contain the spread of the Covid pandemic. In remarks on the sidelines of Ambedkar Jayanti to commemorate B.R. Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary here, he said that there […]

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Chief Electoral officer of West Bengal Ariz Aftab has called for an urgent all-party meeting on matters related to campaign during the period of Covid-19 on Friday and has asked all the state and national political parties to send only one representative. The commission’s initiative comes after the Calcutta High […]

Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) With the Karnataka Transport Corporation Employee League’s (KSRTEL) indefinite strike entering the eighth day, the state transport department on Wednesday estimated that its revenue loss was Rs 152 crore since the strike began on April 7. According to the joint statement released by the four state owned transport corporations, the Karnataka […]

Panaji, April 14 (IANS) In a classic ‘we told you so’ barb, Goa’s Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said that had Prime Minister Narendra Modi heeded Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s advice on reshaping the country’s vaccination outreach effort, the Covid-19 situation in India may have been less sinister. Kamat’s taunt at Prime […]

Davangere, April 14 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader, U. T. Khader’s car met with an accident while he was travelling on Wednesday morning. However, the Mangaluru MLA escaped unhurt, the police said. According to the police, the accident took place near Anagodu in Davangere district when the Congress leader’s car hit the container […]

Panaji, April 14 (IANS) The Goa State Election Commission on Wednesday said that it will monitor the ongoing ‘Tika Utsav’ in Goa, after the Congress party alleged that the vaccination programme was being used for campaigning purposes ahead of upcoming municipal polls. “The Commission will monitor that the programme shall be in an apolitical manner […]

Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) Karnataka education minister S. Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said there was no proposal before the state government to cancel the class 10 annual examinations. This rumour took social media sites in Karnataka by storm soon after the Union government announced the cancellation of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams […]

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was grilled for over eight hours by two senior CBI officers on Wednesday in connection with the allegations of corruption levelled against him by former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh, official sources said. He was subjected to over three-dozen questions pertaining to Singh’s accusations […]

Shimla, April 14 (IANS) Amid the sharp surge in Covid-19 cases, the Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday announced the ongoing state board examinations for Class 10 and 12 and undergraduate university examinations starting on April 17 have been postponed. A government spokesman said the situation would be reviewed on May 1 and further directions would […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) DMK leader in Rajya Sabha and former Union Minister T.R. Baalu was hospitalised on Wednesday after testing Covid-19 positive. Sharing the news in a tweet, his son and Tamil Nadu MLA, T.R.B. Raja asked all those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to get tested. […]

By Saibal GuptaKolkata, April 14 (IANS) Taking a lesson from the fourth phase, the Election Commission of India has decided to deploy 853 companies of central forces for the fifth phase when 45 constituencies spread across six districts will go for the polls on April 17. This will be the highest force concentration in this […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday called upon the Yogi Adityanath government to stop covering up the numbers related to Covid cases and deaths in Uttar Pradesh. In a three-page statement issued here, she said that the Congress would support all efforts for the welfare of people. Noting that between […]

Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) The police in J&K’s Kulgam district have arrested an active Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist along with three of his associates, and recovered incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, from their possession, officials said on Wednesday. The police said that acting on a specific information regarding the movement of terrorists, a special checkpoint […]

Gurugram, April 14 (IANS) The Gurugram Police have arrested two men who were allegedly involved in betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Night Riders on Tuesday night. The arrested culprits were identified as Chiransh alias Cheeku of Krishna Colony and Vipin Gogia alias Vicky of Madanpuri area […]

Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said there would be no imposition of lockdown but only night curfew would continue in view of the increasing cases of coronavirus in neighbouring states. He said currently the situation was not ideal to impose the lockdown. “The government is completely prepared to […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation on Wednesday announced that it has administered 10 lakh shots of coronavirus vaccine as on date. GCC Commissioner G.N. Prakash said that the city has a population of 80 lakh and more than nine lakh have been inoculated. Calling upon people above the age of 45 to […]

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 14 (IANS) As Rajasthan goes for bypolls on April 17, the question that is doing the rounds is whether BJP’s state unit chief Satish Poonia be able to escape the political trap laid by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in all the three constituencies going to the polls — Rajsamand, Sahada and […]

Panaji, April 14 (IANS) Goa’s ruling BJP on Wednesday welcomed the decision of regional party Goa Forward to quit the National Democratic Alliance, saying the party was like “inauspicious eclipse”. “This is a welcome decision. The Goa BJP is glad because we had sacked them from the government in 2019 after informing the national party […]

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, April 14 (IANS) The 65 per cent polling at Chennai suburb Thiruvottiyur assembly constituency, much higher than the votes polled in Kolathur, Harbour or Thousand Lights, has made the members and supporters of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) happy. They are confident that their party leader Seeman would emerge victorious in Thiruvottiyur and […]

Amaravati, April 14 (IANS) The Met department forecast mid-summer thunderstorms in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema, accompanied by lightning for the next three days. “Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (30 to 40 kmph) are likely to occur at a few Places in north coastal AP, Yanam and Rayalaseema,” said […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a high-level meeting convened on Wednesday to decide on the CBSE board examinations amid the rising Covid cases in the country, looked like a concerned guardian of the children. He expressed concern about the health of the students who were supposed to take […]

By Puja GuptaNew Delhi, April 14 (IANSlife) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has fired off letters to McDonalds, KFC and Burger King India urging them to add vegan options to their menus, as they are increasingly doing abroad. The letters followed Beyond Meat’s global partnership agreement with KFC’s parent company, Yum! […]

Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Trashing it as nothing but poll optics, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ridiculed the Akali Dal and BJP promise of appointing Dalits as Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Minister, respectively, if voted to power. Given the shockingly poor track record of both the parties, which did nothing for the […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has wished a speedy recovery to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav after both the leaders tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. In a tweet, Priyanka said she prayed for the speedy recovery of the two opposition leaders and […]

Muzaffarpur, April 14 (IANS) Four armed men barged into a courier company’s office on Tuesday night and fled with Rs 14 lakh in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, the police said on Wednesday. The incident happened in the Ahiyarpur police station area near the Bairia bus stop when the employees of the courier company were counting […]

By Manoj PathakPatna, April 14 (IANS) After the recent surge in the number of Covid cases in nearly all parts of the country amid the second wave of the pandemic, the people living outside Bihar are now returning to their native state. The Indian Railways have also run special trains to facilitate their return. The […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) When Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan turned Covid negative on Wednesday, his predecessor Oommen Chandy continues to be positive, while Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan was moved out from the ICU, after his condition improved. Both Vijayan and Chandy turned positive on April 8 and while the former was admitted to the Kozhikode […]

Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) The Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani on Wednesday evening, will hold a virtual meeting with various religious leaders of the state on the prevailing situation of Corona infection in the state. The CM will hold discussions with them and request cooperation from every community in the fight against the virus. Vijay […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) The Corona wave seems to have hit bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh in a big way. On a day when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath isolated himself after three members of his team tested Covid positive, at least 12 IAS officers in the state also contracted infection on Tuesday. Prominent among them are […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tested positive for Covid. In a tweet, the Chief Minister said that in view of the preliminary symptoms, he had got himself tested and the report showed that he was positive for Covid-19. The Chief Minister had stated on Tuesday evening that he is […]

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee for questioning in connection with its probe into the ICore chit fund scam. An ED official related to the probe told IANS, “The agency has called Chatterjee for questioning next week.” Earlier, the Central Bureau […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Telangana Governor holding additional charge as Lt Governor of Puducherry, Tamilsai Soundararajan, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and senior political leaders on Wednesday extended new year wishes to the people of Tamil Nadu. Governor Banwarilal Purohit said, “On this auspicious occasion, […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Officials of the health department of Tamil Nadu said that enough vaccines are available in the state for the next seven days. Director of Public health, Dr. T.S. Selvavinayagam while speaking to IANS said: “11,51,450 doses of vaccine are available with us as of April 13, Tuesday. This comprises 9.4 lakh […]

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 14 (IANS) A senior civil servant in Rajasthan, Mugdha Sinha with an aim to bring out the artist within her, organised a unique two-in-one art exhibition – ‘Bottle is Canvas’ and ‘Freehand Meditative Mandalas’ in Jaipur-based Jawahar Kala Kendra. This exhibition has been drawing art connoisseurs from different parts of the […]

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) With the end of the deadline set by the Election Commission for not entering the boundaries of Cooch Behar district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the families of the victims who were killed at Sitalkuchi during the fourth phase of polling. Four people were killed in the […]

Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall over several places in Telangana, over the next five days. In its five-day weather forecast issued on Wednesday, IMD has predicted that light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers very likely to occur at a few places over Telangana. The Met […]

Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Given the surge in Covid-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought postponement of the Class X and XII board exams, in order to allay the uncertainty among students and their parents. The Chief Minister has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, pointing to the prevailing situation and […]

Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana reported a relatively low daily Covid tally of 2,157 new cases, the state’s health bulletin issued on Wednesday stated. In contrast, the state had reported 3,052 cases during the preceding 24 hours. Officials said 72,364 samples were tested during the 24-hour period ending Tuesday 8 p.m. In contrast, the state […]

Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday paid heartfelt tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary. The Chief Minister also paid floral tributes to the architect of India’s Constitution. On the occasion, the Chief Minister recalled Dr. Ambedkar’s relentless fight for the rights of the deprived social classes. […]

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Ex-home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh reached the CBI office on Wednesday morning for questioning into the allegations of corruption levelled by former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh, officials said. Deshmukh’s grilling is part of the “preliminary enquiry” by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) as ordered by the […]

Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday paid tributes to B.R. Ambedkar on the occassion of his 130th birth anniversary, who is revered as the architect of India’s Constitution. Rao lauded the efforts put in by Babasaheb Ambedkar to make a secular, democratic and republic country. He said it was […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) If the last year’s Vishu went off as closed door on account of the Covid pandemic, this time, with the pandemic continuing its surge with cases spiking like never before, for Hindus in Kerala, Vishu – the traditional New Year, is believed to signal the arrival of good luck and fortune […]

Amaravati, April 14 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tributes to B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution of India, on this birth anniversary. “I offer my humble tributes to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution on his birth anniversary. […]

Patna, April 14 (IANS) Bihar reported 4,157 new cases of coronavirus infection and 43 deaths in 24 hours on Wednesday. The deceased included 16 patients who have died in hospitals of Patna. The official said that four persons died in AIIMS Patna, seven in Patna Medical College and hospital (PMCH), four in Nalanda Medical College […]

By Sumit SaxenaNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India reported 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, setting another grim one-day record, taking the overall tally to 13,87,825 on Wednesday, according to the data issued by the Union Health Ministry. The crowds at election rallies and religious gatherings are not thinning and the daily […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Twelve men, including a BSNL junior engineer, have been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 14 year old minor girl. The All women police station of Thiruchengode arrested the men which included her sister’s husband. The girl who is a Class 6 drop out was living with her sister as […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) In an emergency move, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to include students of fourth and fifth year in MBBS in Covid management. The decision has been taken following the cancellation of MBBS examinations. “These students will now be deployed on Covid duties and this will ease the pressure on doctors […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has tested positive for Covid-19. Akhilesh gave this information in a tweet and advised all those who had come into contact with him in recent days, to get themselves tested. He said that he had isolated himself at home and taking treatment as per prescribed protocol. […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) UP Minister for Medical Education Suresh Khanna has asked private universities to dedicate exclusive beds for Covid patients. In the last three days, 2,000 additional Covid beds have been arranged with the support of the private universities. Expressing concern over surge in Covid cases in the state, particularly in Lucknow, the […]

Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a Class 12 boy bludgeoned his bed-ridden 83-year-old grandmother to death in a fit of rage in a Punjab village over her insistence to study rather than spending too much time on mobile phones and loitering on a motorcycle. After committing the crime, the 16-year-old boy put […]

Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of India will deploy heavy police presence at booth No 92-M of Velachery where repolling will take place on April 17. The Commission secretary Malay Mallick has written to the state police Chief to deploy heavy security at the polling booth where repolling will take place between 7 […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mohanlalganj, Kaushal Kishore, has asked the state election commission (SEC) to defer the Panchayat elections by a month, in view of the pandemic. The first phase of polling for the Panchayat election is due on Thursday. Kaushal Kishore tweeted that instead of conducting elections, saving lives […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have appealed to religious leaders to motivate the eligible people to take the vaccine against Corona virus, in view of the second wave of the pandemic. Addressing a virtual meeting with the religious leaders from the Raj Bhavan, the Governor said that […]

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) A ‘fatwa’ issued by a prominent Sunni cleric here has said that those observing fast during the month of Ramzan can get vaccinated for Covid-19. Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, in a fatwa, said, “At a time when vaccination has become a necessity to stay safe from Covid-19 pandemic, devotees can […]

Mangaluru, April 14 (IANS) Three crew members died after a Indian fishing boat collided with a foreign ship and capsized in the Arabian sea near Mangaluru off Karnataka’s west coast, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Tuesday. “Three crew members died after the Indian fishing boat ‘Rabah’ collided with a Singapore container ship (Apl […]

Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) Amid the pandemic’s second wave, 8,778 new Covid cases were reported in a day while 6,079 patients recovered from the infection in Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Tuesday. “With 8,778 new cases registered on Monday, the state’s Covid tally rose to 10,83,647, including 78,617 active cases, while 9,92,003 patients […]

Bengaluru, April 13 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday issued guidelines for devotees during the month-long Ramzan fasting from Wednesday amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic. “The steep increase in the number of positive cases daily across the state calls for strict compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour during Ramzan and the concerned rituals […]

Guwahati, April 13 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has set aside an order of a Foreigners’ Tribunal declaring a state resident a “foreigner” for not showing linkage with all his relatives mentioned in the voters’ list even after he had established his linkage with his father and grandfather. A High Court official on Tuesday said […]

Guwahati, April 13 (IANS) With the surge of Covid cases in the state, the Assam government on Tuesday issued modified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for persons arriving in the state by air, making tests and quarantine compulsory, officials said. Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Samir Kumar Sinha, who issued the modified SOP, said that […]

Chennai, April 13 (IANS) With Covid-19 cases surging across Tamil Nadu, there is an increase in the number of containment zones in Chennai. The Greater Chennai Corporation has decided to classify each street with more than 3 active cases as a containment zone. There are 210 streets with more than 6 cases and 52 streets […]

Bengaluru, April 13 (IANS) An all-party meeting would be held here on April 18 to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Tuesday. “I have convened an all-party meeting on April 18 to draw more measures to contain the Covid spread in the state,” Yediyurappa told […]

Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) On anticipated lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday announced ‘lockdown’ style restrictions starting 8 p.m. on April 14, till April 30, to break the chain of the coronavirus which has gripped the state. However, Mumbai suburban trains and city buses will continue to run, but commutes will be permitted […]

Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Rajasthan on Tuesday saw a new high of 5,528 Covid cases, out of which the highest number was registered in Jaipur, at 989. This is the third day when the Covid tally crossed the 5,000 mark, taking the state’s active cases to 40,690. The toll on Tuesday was also the highest […]

Amaravati, April 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday prayed for abundant rains and victory over the Covid-19 pandemic, as he wished good luck to the farmers on the occasion of the Ugadi festival. Reddy participated in the Plava Nama Samvatsara Ugadi celebrations and also released the panchangam (almanac) for […]

Gandhinagar, April 13 (IANS) Breaking all previous records of daily Covid tally, Gujarat on Tuesday saw 6,690 new cases, taking its tally to 3,60,206, while the death toll rose to 4,922 with 67 more succumbing. In April so far, Gujarat has added 52,508 cases at a daily average of 4,039. A total of 2,748 patients […]

Amaravati, April 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday reported 4,228 new Covid-19 cases, raising its overall tally to over 9.32 lakh, while the state’s active cases breached the 25,00-mark to reach 25,850. From logging more than 2,000 fresh a day cases for some days, the daily caseload has now crossed the 4,000-mark, inflating the state’s […]

Chennai, April 13 (IANS) With the elections over on April 6 and the long wait to continue till the declaration of results on May 2, the main political parties in Tamil Nadu are leaving no stone unturned to keep a watch on the strongrooms housing the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at the counting centres. Accordingly, […]

Chennai, April 13 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered fresh poll/repoll in booth number 92 in the Velacherry Assembly constituency here on Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling for all the 234 assembly constituencies was held in Tamil Nadu on April 6. The repolling has been ordered after two workers were caught […]

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, April 13 (IANS) The Congress’s All India SC Cell on Tuesday welcomed the move by the British Columbia province of western Canada to celebrate the 130th birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on April 14 as ‘Equality Day’. The Congress’ All India SC Cell Chairman Dr. Nitin Raut, who is also […]

Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) On anticipated lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday announced ‘lockdown’ style restrictions starting 8 p.m. on April 14, till April 30, to break the chain of the coronavirus which has gripped the state. However, Mumbai suburban trains and city buses will continue to run, but commutes will be permitted […]

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has isolated himself after a few officials in his secretariat tested positive for Covid. Adityanath gave this information through a tweet. According to the government spokesman, the Chief Minister will continue to hold meetings virtually and will monitor the Covid situation in the state.

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) With an exponential resurgence in Coronavirus cases over the last few weeks, many private laboratories taking Covid-19 samples are overburdened and have stopped collecting new samples. Many private labs IANS spoke to said they have stopped receiving Covid-19 samples until the existing samples have been cleared. A total of 1,02,460 […]

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The seizures made in West Bengal in this election season so far has surpassed the captures made in the recent polls in the state, making it obvious that money power has started making its footprints in the state. The different agencies working under the Election Commission of India have made seizures […]

Gurugram, April 13 (IANS) In view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in Gurugram, the district magistrate Dr Yash Garg on Tuesday ordered all private and public hospitals to reserve 40% of their total beds in the general category and 70% beds in ICU/Ventilator for Covid-19 patients. Moreover, the data of available beds will have […]

By Anand SinghNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Chandigarh-based IDS Infotech Ltd paid a commission of 7,40,128 euros to Interstellar Holdings Pvt Ltd, which is now known as Interstellar Technologies, on receipt of payments from French defence major Dassault Aviation for a project between May 2003 to November 2006, the CBI has claimed in its charge […]

Gurugram, April 13 (IANS) Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will launch a sanitisation drive across the city. Under the campaign, teams of the civic body will conduct fogging along with sanitisation in various sectors and colonies throughout Gurugram. Vinay Pratap Singh, Commissioner of the MCG, said that a […]