Category: India News

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 3.80 lakh with highest single-day spike of 13,586 cases

New Delhi, June 19:  India on Friday saw another record spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases in a single-day, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. In some positive news, the number […]

India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border clash as tensions stay high

NEW DELHI – India prepared to hold funerals on Thursday for some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region, as the nuclear-armed rivals sought to defuse tensions. Troops remained on alert at the Galwan Valley in the […]

PM Modi launches auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining

New Delhi, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining, a move that opens India’s coal sector for private players, and termed it a major step in the direction of India achieving self-reliance. Launching the auction of mines […]

India returning to normal business activity; consumption, demand rising: PM Modi

New Delhi, Jun 18:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said business activity in India is returning to normal levels with consumption and demand fast approaching pre-COVID levels. A protracted lockdown imposed to curb spread of coronavirus has resulted in severe disruption of industrial production and consumer spending, […]

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Naugam sector

Srinagar, Jun 17:  Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir by firing mortar shells towards Indian positions, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. “On 16 June 2020, in the late evening hours, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) along […]

Ladakh face-off:PM convenes all-party meeting on Friday

New Delhi, Jun 17:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened an all-party virtual meet on June 19 to discuss the situation on the India-China border, his office said on Wednesday. Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan […]

Delhi health min admitted to hospital after high-grade fever

New Delhi, Jun 16:  Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that he has been hospitalised after suffering from high-grade fever and a sudden drop in his oxygen level. He tweeted to inform that he was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) here, a […]

PM discusses coronavirus situation with CMs

New Delhi, Jun 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding discussions with chief ministers and Lt governors of 21 states and union territories on Tuesday on ways to check the spread of novel coronavirus as thousands of fresh cases are being reported daily. This is Modi’s sixth interaction with […]

COVID-19: Cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900

New Delhi, Jun 16:  India registered over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a row pushing tally to 3,43,091 on Tuesday, while the death toll rose to 9,900 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country recorded 10,667 coronavirus infections […]

Shah holds all-party meet on COVID-19 situation in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 15: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with the leaders of all political parties of Delhi on Monday to discuss about the novel coronavirus situation, officials said. The meeting was held in the wake of rising novel coronavirus cases in Delhi. Shah apprised the […]

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