Day: April 18, 2021

19 women forced to work in knitwear unit rescued

Coimbatore, Apr 18: Nineteen women, hailing from Rayagada district of Odisha, were rescued from a knitwear unit in Tirupur on Sunday as they were forced to work against their will, police said. The women were brought to the unit in December last and were undergoing training for the last […]

COVID-19: India records highest single-day rise of 2,61,500 cases, 1,501 deaths

New Delhi, Apr 18: A record single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections has taken India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday The death toll increased to 1,77,150 with a record 1,501 […]

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