My fellow Indian, This day last year began a golden chapter in the history of Indian democracy. It was after several decades that the people of the country voted back a full term government with a full majority. Once again, I bow to the 130 crore people of India and […]
Centre flags 145 districts as potential Covid-19 hotspots
The central government has identified 145 new districts, mostly rural, that have reported Covid-19 infections over the past three weeks and warned that they could emerge as “epicentres” of the disease if effective containment measures are not undertaken. In a presentation to representatives of states on Thursday, cabinet secretary Rajiv […]
PM Modi, Amit Shah in huddle over lockdown strategy amid rising Covid-19 cases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah are in a huddle over the way forward as the fourth phase of lockdown ends this week. The escalation in numbers might prove to be a big worry as the country reported 7,467 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last […]
Pulwama-like plot: Car belongs to active Hizbul Mujahideen militant, say police
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Police authorities have said an active Hizbul Mujahideen militant operating in south Kashmir is the owner of the vehicle, which security forces intercepted on Thursday while foiling a car bombing plot similar to the 2019 Pulwama attack. The vehicle, a white Santro, was fitted with at least […]
Committed to peace, says Chinese defence ministry in 1st remark on Ladakh standoff
The situation on the India-China border is “stable and controllable”, the Chinese defence ministry has said in its first comments on the ongoing standoff between border troops of the two countries in eastern Ladakh and Sikkim. The ministry said both countries have the wherewithal to resolve the situation through established […]
PM Modi had no conversation with Trump over border stand-off with China: Officials
There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, people familiar with the developments said. The last time the two leaders spoke was on April 4, when the subject of the conversation was hydroxychloroquine, an official said, hours after US President Donald Trump […]
High alert from Delhi to Karnataka over probable locust attack
Millions of locusts have affected around 100 districts in five states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and can reach another 12 in the next few weeks, officials have warned. They said another swarm from Pakistan is expected to enter India around mid-June, which would provide fuel to […]
In lockdown 5.0, states ask for curbs only in containment zones
With lockdown 4.0 drawing to an end on May 31, state governments are considering, if central guidelines allow, the imposition of restrictions only in the containment zones and allowing a range of activities elsewhere, including opening more markets, enabling more inter-state transport facilities, allowing more commercial activity, and possibly even […]
MobiKwik get pulled off by Google for Aarogya Setu link
Google removed MobiKwik, the digital wallet app, off the Google Play Store temporarily on Thursday. MobiKwik was penalised for showing the Aarogya Setu app link on their app. Google, earlier in the month, had asked MobiKwik to remove the Aarogya Setu app link. However, things seem to have been resolved […]
300 Indian nationals stuck in Pakistan due to Covid-19 to return home on Saturday
As many as 300 Indian nationals, stuck in Pakistan due to the coronavirus pandemic, are going to come back home. The Indian government has given permission for them to return, Hindustan Times’ Hindi language publication Hindustan reported. According to reports in the Pakistan media, quoted by Hindustan, these people will […]
1 lakh Indians to be brought back by end of Vande Bharat phase 2 mission: MEA
Close to one lakh Indians stranded abroad will be brought back home by the end of the second phase 2 of the Vande Bharat Mission, MEA sources said. The mission ends on June 13. Some 3,08,200 Indians have registered with the missions abroad to come back home amid the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
IndiGo passenger who travelled on flight from Bengaluru tests Covid-19 positive
An asymptomatic passenger who travelled on an IndiGo flight from Bangalore to Madurai on Wednesday tested Covid-19 positive during the mandatory testing at the quarantine facility in Madurai. This is the fourth such case after domestic flight operations resumed on May 25. The airline said that the infected passenger observed […]
‘Taking unprecedented steps’: Centre to Supreme Court on migrant workers
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has moved 97 lakh migrant workers till date, further adding that over 80 percent of those workers are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. “This is an unprecedented crisis and we are taking unprecedented measures,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court during […]
Police stop car with explosives, foil attack in J&K’s Pulwama; NIA on spot
A major attack was averted when the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama intercepted a vehicle moving about with explosives in it. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is at the spot. The police got tipped off last night and sent out search parties in search of the vehicle. The […]
Centre steps in after locust attack spreads to 5 states
Centre has pitched in to help states battling an attack by the desert locusts. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace. “89 fire brigades for pesticide spray; 120 survey vehicles; 47 control […]