Category: India News

4,132 paramilitary die on duty in 3 years: MHA

New Delhi, Sep 15: A total of 4,132 paramilitary personnel died during duty between 2017 and 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the deaths include gazetted officers, subordinate officers and other ranks. The highest number of personnel […]

China’s attempt to unilaterally alter status quo not acceptable: Rajnath on border stand-off

New Delhi, Sept 15:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India is committed to a peaceful resolution of the current border stand-off with China in Ladakh but any attempt to unilaterally alter the status quo by the neighbouring country is unacceptable. Making a statement in Lok Sabha, […]

S&P expects India’s economy to contract 9% in fiscal 2021

BENGALURU – S&P Global Ratings said on Monday that it was expecting India’s economy to shrink by 9% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, larger than its previous estimate of a 5% contraction, as the country reels under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ratings […]

India’s parliament meets after six months as COVID cases surge

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s parliament met for the first time in six months on Monday, as novel coronavirus cases across the country rose by more than 90,000 in the space of a day and the total number of infections neared 5 million. Members, including Prime Minister Narendra […]

Kolkata Metro resumes services after over 5 months

Kolkata, Sep 14: Metro rail services in Kolkata resumed on Monday after a gap of more than five months, a senior official said. The regular services were suspended due to the COVID- 19 outbreak. Special trains, however, were run for NEET aspirants on Sunday. “Services have resumed at 8 […]

COVID-19 tally in India breaches 48-lakh mark; death toll climbs 79,722

New Delhi, Sep 14: India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 48 lakh with 92,071 new infections being reported in a day, while over 37.8 lakh people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 78 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases […]

India reports over 94,000 new coronavirus cases, over 1,000 more deaths

MUMBAI – India reported 94,372 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking total cases past 4.7 million, as infection numbers rose in several states amid a gradual opening up of businesses. The number of deaths rose to 78,586, with 1,114 new deaths, health ministry data showed. […]

J’khand CM condoles death of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Ranchi, Sep 13:  Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday mourned the demise of former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, saying he was a “simple-hearted leader” and his death is an “irreparable loss” to the nation. The CM prayed for the departed soul and offered condolences to his […]

Burglary bid at shrine in Srinagar city

Srinagar, Sep 13: Unidentified suspects attempted to break into a famous shrine in Khanyar area here, police said on Sunday. The police were informed by the ‘Intizamiya’ (management) Committee of the Dastageer Sahab shrine in Khanyar that some unidentified thief/thieves attempted to break open the donation box for taking […]

Conspiracy to malign Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, Sep 13:  Facing flak from detractors on both political and coronavirus front, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said a conspiracy is afoot to malign Maharashtra. “Whatever political storms come, I will face… I will fight coronavirus too,” Thackeray said in a televised public address. A day […]

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