A teenage girl was sexually assaulted by her father who was out on bail after spending years in prison for allegedly raping his other daughter and impregnating her, the Meghalaya Police said on Friday. The incident happened near Dalu in the state’s West Garo Hills district, officials said. The 45-year-old […]
Tihar Jail screens inmates for coronavirus, creates isolation ward
Authorities at Delhi’s Tihar Jail are screening inmates for coronavirus and have set up an isolation ward inside the prison, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. “All inmates have been checked and not displayed symptoms. New inmates are being screened and will be kept in different wards for three days,” […]
Speaker’s Twitter account hacked to post misleading information: MP assembly
Officials of the Madhya Pradesh assembly lodged a complaint with the police on Friday evening after the Twitter account of Speaker NP Prajapati was allegedly hacked to post misleading information about the budget session being postponed till March 26. The post went viral on social media on Friday leading to […]
2 minors get 3 years in juvenile home in Pehlu Khan lynching case
A week after holding them guilty in the 2017 Pehlu Khan lynching case, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) of Alwar sentenced two juveniles to three years in juvenile home on Friday. JJB principal magistrate Sarita Dhakad and two members had pronounced the two juveniles guilty in the case on March […]
5 coronavirus suspects escape from isolation ward of Nagpur hospital, all traced
Five people suspected of being infected with coronavirus escaped from a hospital in Nagpur city of Maharashtra and were traced later by the police, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. The five people had escaped from the isolation ward of Mayo General Hospital in the city. “One of them had […]
Coronavirus update: IndiGo waives off flight rescheduling charges until March 31
Budget carrier IndiGo has announced it will waive off all flight rescheduling fees for bookings until the end of March. Ronojoy Dutta, IndiGo’s chief executive officer, said in a letter addressed to customers what the airline was doing to contain the coronavirus outbreak in India. “I wanted to help you […]
7 more patients in India cured of Covid-19
Even as India reported one more case of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday morning, taking the total number of people infected with the viral disease to 83, seven more people have been cured of the disease and discharged from various hospitals across India. The total number of patients who have […]
Coronavirus Outbreak : UP reports 11th case of covid-19, 83 people affected nationwide
The coronavirus infection which started from a seafood market in Wuhan has now become a pandemic causing deaths in more than 35 countries. Most of the deaths have been reported from China, but the rate of new infections is now in single digits. Italy has become the ‘Wuhan of Europe’ […]
Yes Bank rescue plan comes into effect, withdrawal limit to end next week
The government has notified the reconstruction plan for crisis-hit Yes Bank after the Union Cabinet cleared and said that the caps on withdrawals from its accounts up to Rs 50,000 will be lifted in “three working days”. “The order of moratorium on the reconstructed bank issued by the Government of […]
Govt hikes excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre
The government on Saturday increased excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre as it looked to mop up gains arising from fall in international oil prices. The special excise duty on petrol was hiked by Rs 2 to Rs 8 per litre in case of petrol […]
RSS calls off annual meeting amid coronavirus outbreak
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said on Saturday it has cancelled the annual meeting of its highest decision-making body, the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, following the instructions issued by the government amid the coronavirus pandemic. RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said in a statement the meeting scheduled to be […]
Wages under rural job scheme MGNREGS could be raised
The rural development ministry proposes to increase daily wages for the poor under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by between Rs13 and Rs32 for the implementation of its flagship job generation programme in the states. Any upward revision of wages will mean more money in the […]
WhatsApp admin gets police warning for ‘false’ coronavirus post
A woman admin of a WhatsApp group and its member were given a stern warning by the police at Sangamner in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district on Friday over a “false” message posted in the group about a suspected coronavirus patient, an official said. The police warning came after a medical officer […]
Security agencies flag Indonesia link to Delhi riots
Indian security agencies have red-flagged an Indonesia-based non-government organisation (NGO) with past links to the Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), the so-called charity wing of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, for raising funds on cyberspace in the name of the Delhi riots. The money was to be ostensibly sent to Muslims […]
Donald Trump says he had a great time in India with ‘great friend’ PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “great” friend and it was an incredible two days in India, US President Donald Trump said on his last month visit to the country. Trump was on his maiden official visit to India from February 24 to 25. He was accompanied by First Lady […]