The rate of interest on the employees’ provident fund has been lowered to 8.5% for the current financial year, announced labour minister Santosh Gangwar. The EPFO had provided 8.65 per cent rate of interest on EPF for 2018-19 to its around six crore subscribers. The decision was taken at a […]
Coronavirus: Health ministry asks states to form rapid response teams to stop community transmission
In the wake of 29 positive novel coronavirus cases reported in India, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to form rapid response teams at the district, block and village levels, stating cases of community transmission have been observed. As of now, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in […]
Video shows cops drag officer as mob attacks them during Delhi violence
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of violence in Northeast Delhi has found at least two videos from February 24, which show groups of rioters attacking police personnel, who clearly appear to be outnumbered. Police say the videos show the attack on Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Amit […]
With 33 in isolation, here is how Delhi is tackling coronavirus crisis
Since the first Delhi person tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) on Monday, Delhi government’s infectious disease control cell has been working overtime to look for the people he came in contact with before being sent to the isolation facility at Safdarjung hospital on Sunday. The task force set up by the […]
Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal’s wife says ‘in-laws tortured me mentally, physically’, files dowry harassment case
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal’s wife Priya filed a dowry harassment case against him in Koramangala police station in the city, police said on Thursday. “Sachin Bansal’s wife has filed a dowry harassment case against him,” confirmed Madiwala Assistant Commissioner of Police Kari Basavanagowda to IANS. “Post wedding, it was decided […]
‘Coronavirus in cities, villages safe’: Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav to Centre
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said on Thursday that coronavirus is concentrated to cities in India, and has not reached the villages. He also advised the government to not spread panic. “The spread of coronavirus is concentrated to cities, it’s not there in villages. I would request the government to check […]
29 test positive for coronavirus in India, says health minister in RS
As coronavirus scare looms across the world with at least 29 people infected with the novel Covid-19 in India, airports in the country are all set for a mammoth screening exercise. In the past two days there has been a sharp rise of infections in India, from six on Tuesday […]
14 Italians who tested positive for coronavirus moved to Gurugram hospital
The 14 Italian tourists who travelled across three states before arriving from Rajasthan to New Delhi and tested positive for Covid-19 have been shifted to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram. They have been housed in isolation on a separate floor, the hospital said. “Medanta has received, at the special request of the […]
Decoding the cryptocurrency order: How Supreme Court came to its decision
The identity of virtual currencies (VC) was one of the most keenly contested aspects in the cryptocurrency case before the Supreme Court. It was the claim of the petitioners in the case that VCs are not money or legal tender, but commodities and therefore outside the powers of the Reserve […]
CAA petitions to be heard after arguments in Sabarimala are over, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday announced that it will take up various pleas challenging the the recently amended citizenship law only after the arguments in the Sabarimala matter are over. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent hearing […]
Supreme Court to hear Sara Abdullah’s plea against brother Omar’s detention today
The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the petition of Sara Abdullah Pilot, sister of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, against his detention. Omar has been detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). “The matter pertains to liberty,” a bench led by Justice Arun Mishra […]
Five suspected cases of coronavirus emerge in Bengaluru
Five people in Bengaluru have been admitted to a hospital suspecting coronavirus infection. All five have been admitted to isolation wards at Bengaluru’s Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases. This comes when the total number of positive coronavirus cases has crossed over 25 in India. The latest report of coronavirus infection came from […]
Man jumps into tiger enclosure, mauled to death
A 30-year-old man was killed by a tigress after he leapt into her enclosure at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, also known as Birsa zoo, in Ranchi’s Ormanjhi area on Wednesday morning, zoo officials said. The man climbed a three-feet tall fence and crossed a moat, which is16-feet deep and […]
Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad: 3 hotspots of coronavirus spread in India
The number of positive cases of coronavirus in India has seen a dramatic rise this week with confirmed cases rising from six to over 25. Since then, there have been reports of positive cases in Hyderabad and Gurugram subject to confirmation from the government. Three cities with active coronavirus infections […]
Man passes on videos of vital installations in Jammu to Pak, arrested: Report
A person has been detained in Jammu’s Samba for allegedly passing vital information to Pakistan, sources said on Thursday. Pankaj Sharma was working as an operative of Pakistani intelligence agencies, they further added and was in touch with his handlers for the past few years. Sharma sent photos and videos […]