Category: India News

Indian army asks China’s PLA if missing civilians in their custody

GUWAHATI, India – The Indian Army has asked its Chinese counterpart if five civilians who went missing from an eastern border state days ago were in their custody, an Indian military spokesman said on Monday. Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have hit a multi-decade low since clashes […]

Delhi Metro resumes services with strict safety measures after 169-day COVID hiatus

New Delhi, Sep 7: The Delhi Metro resumed services with curtailed operations on the Yellow Line on Monday after being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as both the DMRC and the commuters trod with caution amid the new normal in the rapid transport system. […]

India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 42 lakh

New Delhi, Sep 7: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The […]

PM expresses grief over the passing away of Kesavananda Bharati; remembers his contributions towards community service

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has expressed grief over the passing away of  Kesavananda Bharati Ji.  The Prime Minister said, “We will always remember Pujya Kesavananda Bharati Ji for his contributions towards community service and empowering the downtrodden. He was deeply attached to India’s rich culture and […]

GST second major attack on India’s unorganised economy: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Sep 6:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the NDA’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not a tax system but an “attack” on India’s poor and on its small and medium businesses, and urged all to stand against it. Dubbing the GST as “Gabbar […]

COVID recovery rate rises to 77.32 pc; case fatality rate, one of lowest globally, drops to 1.72 pc

New Delhi, Sep 6: With a record 73,642 patients having recuperated in a day, India’s COVID-19 recoveries have surged to nearly 32 lakh, pushing the recovery rate to 77.32 per cent while the case fatality rate, one of the lowest globally, has further dropped to 1.72 per cent […]

Only country not reaping lockdown strategy benefit appears to be India: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Sep 5:  Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the government over the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, claiming that the only country that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown strategy appears to be India. He also predicted that by September-end, […]

India takes 13 days to cross 40 lakh COVID-19 cases from 30 lakh; record 86,432 infections reported in a day

New Delhi, Sep 5: India’s COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the […]

Lakhimpur: 3-year-old raped before murder, third such case in three weeks

Lakhimpur Kheri, Sep 4: The three-year-old girl, who was found dead in a sugarcane field in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, was raped before murder, a senior police officer said on Friday. This is the third such incident in the district in as many weeks. The girl’s body, which bore […]

Five of family charred to death in fire in TN

Salem/Chennai(TN), Sept 4: Five members of a family were burnt to death after a fire broke out in their house near Kuranguchavadi in Salem early Friday, police said. All the five were asleep when the fire erupted. Chief Minister K Palaniswami expressed grief over the incident and condoled the […]

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