The number of coronavirus disease cases has seen a spike in the last few days, since the government announced relaxation in nationwide lockdown. On Friday, it saw 9,851 new cases in the last 24 hours. Though the country’s average rate of infection is not very high – 6.67 per 100 […]
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No touching of idols, no prasad and no singing at religious places: New rules from Monday
Worshippers visiting religious places, which will open from June 8, Monday, will have to follow a new set of rules, including social distancing, issued by the Centre to contain spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The government has said religious places or places of worship in containment zones will remain […]
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On World Environment Day, PM Modi urges citizens to preserve planet’s biodiversity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday posted wishes on the World Environment Day, urging people to preserve the planet’s rich biodiversity. “On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reiterate our pledge to preserve our planet’s rich biodiversity. Let us collectively do whatever possible to ensure the flora and fauna with whom we share the […]
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With current rate of Covid-19 infection, India likely to overtake Italy in 2 days
India is seeing rapid increase in the number of coronavirus infections. In the last few days, since the government announced relaxation in the nationwide lockdown, the number of cases has been rising at record pace. On Thursda, India saw 9,304 new cases of Covid-19, the highest single-day spike so far. […]
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After Kashmir, Mission Kabul is on terror groups Jaish, Lashkar radar
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, the terrorist groups that have been mostly active in Jammu and Kashmir for years, are rapidly mobilising operatives to radicalise, train and fight in Afghanistan on directions of Rawalpindi GHQ over the last few months, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times on Thursday. The two […]
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‘Our ties are deep with shared values’: PM Modi during virtual summit with Australian PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and Australia share deep and extensive ties based on the shared interest and values between the two nations. The prime minister thanked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for accepting the invite for the vitrual bilateral summit and said that the online […]
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‘India should have looked at Covid-19 response in East’: Rajiv Bajaj to Rahul Gandhi
Industrialist Rajiv Bajaj said on Thursday that India made a mistake by looking at the western world while preparing its response to the coronavirus crisis – in this case a lockdown. He said that there are many countries in the East which have fared better and India could have taken […]
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Odisha: Family attempts suicide after losing son; mother, daughter dead, 2 others critical
A mother (58) and her daughter (30) passed away at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital in Burla, Sambalpur district, Odisha, on Thursday morning four days after five members of a family had allegedly got into a pact and tried to commit suicide in Jharsuguda district, […]
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PM’s virtual summit with Australian PM at 11 am. Here’s what to expect
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart PM Scott Morrison are likely to discuss a host of issues in the first-ever virtual bilateral summit today at 11am. “This is the first time that Prime Minister Modi will be holding a “Bilateral Virtual Summit”, this signifies the strengthening of ties with Australia […]
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With 9,304 cases in 24 hrs, India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 2.1 lakh
India on Thursday recorded 9,304 new cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (between Wednesday and Thursday), taking the overall tally to 2,16,919. According to the update posted on the Union heath ministry website, the number of active cases in country are 1,06,737, and 1,04,106 have been […]
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Terror groups mobilise in Kabul as part of Pak deep state’s plan
Terror groups Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been expanding their footprint in Afghanistan as part of a carefully-crafted strategy of Pakistan’s deep state to fuel terrorism in Kabul and beyond irrespective of how the US-Taliban peace process pans out, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence, or ISI, […]
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US defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest for now, despite President Donald Trump’s threats to militarize America’s response to mass protests. Trump said this week he could use military forces in states that fail to crack […]
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Jets with enhanced protection to join PM’s fleet by September
Two specially modified Boeing-777 aircraft, capable of countering missile threats, will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Air India One fleet by September-end, two people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The first head-of-state Boeing-777 aircraft will arrive in India from the United States by August-end followed by the second one a […]
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Tablighi Jamaat leader to be probed for link to east Delhi riots case: Police
Faisal Farooque, a key conspirator in the Delhi riots case, was in close contact with Abdul Aleem, described as a close associate of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Mohd Saad when the February riots were taking place, the Delhi Police has said in its chargesheet filed in a Delhi court. According […]
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Top Jaish bombmaker killed, hunt for 2 missing car bombs in Kashmir is on
Fauji Bhai alias Abdul Rehman, a top bomb-maker Jaish-e-Mohammed, was among the three terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday morning. The operation was conducted by a joint team of security personnel that had been tracking Fauji Bhai, also known as Ismail, who has also been […]