Category: India News

PM announces free ration for 80 cr people for five more months till November end

New Delhi, Jun 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a programme to provide free ration for over 80 crore people, mostly poor, by five more months till November end In a televised address to the nation, the […]

India’s Modi warns of coronavirus ‘negligence’ as some cities extend lockdowns

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI – India’s prime minister on Tuesday warned citizens against flouting rules to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, as he extended a vast social security scheme until November. Several Indian cities prepared to extend their lockdowns to combat the spread of the infection on Tuesday, […]

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 5,66,840, Tamil Nadu surpasses Delhi in case count

New Delhi, June 30:  With 18,522 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 5,66,840 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 16,893 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Recording nearly 4,000 cases in the last […]

Plasma bank to be set up in Delhi for treatment of COVID-19 patients

New Delhi, Jun 29:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced setting up of a ‘plasma bank’ to save lives of serious COVID-19 patients in the national capital. Addressing an online media briefing, the chief minister said the bank will start working in the next two days, […]

India seeks extradition from Pakistan of suspected Mumbai attack mastermind

NEW DELHI – India is seeking the extradition of a top Pakistan militant suspected to have planned the 2008 Mumbai attacks after the United States said last week he was living freely in Pakistan, government officials said on Sunday. India and the United States have both indicted Sajid […]

Indian shares rattled by surge in virus cases

BENGALURU – Indian shares fell on Monday as a jump in coronavirus cases across the world and at home stoked fears of renewed restrictions that could hit business activities, dimming hopes of a quick economic recovery. The NSE Nifty 50 index .NSEI fell 1.07% to 10,272.4 by 0514 GMT, while […]

3 militants killed in Anantnag encounter

Srinagar, Jun 29: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khul Chohar in the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of […]

Single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 5,48,318

New Delhi, Jun 29:  A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data This is the sixth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by […]

COVID-19: India adds nearly 20,000 cases, highest single-day spike

New Delhi, June 28 : ?India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the?death toll rose to?16,095,?according to the Union Health Ministry data The data updated at 8 am showed 19,906 new cases, […]

Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000 as big cities reel from surge

NEW DELHI – India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging in major cities including the capital New Delhi. India has the world’s fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus […]

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