Maha ministers cry conspiracy, blame Rlws for Bandra fiasco

New Delhi/Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Addressing a press meet via video conferencing, two Maharashtra ministers Ashok Chavan and Balasahab Thoraton Wednesday blamed the railways for the assembling of the migrants and said that action will be taken against…

Two doctors, NICED technician test positive in Kolkata

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Two doctors and a laboratory technician involved in COVID-19 testing were on Tuesday detected positive for the dreaded virus here.

One of the doctors is attached to the privately-owned Charnock Hospital, which has…

IS terrorist accused of Kabul attack gives sensational details

New Delhi (IANS) One of the three key terrorists arrested for the recent attack on Sikhs in a Kabul Gurudwara is a Bangladeshi who was responsible for keeping record of the families of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and paying their bills.

Poor left to fend for themselves: Chidambaram

New Delhi (IANS) Extending support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown measures, former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday, however, slammed the Centre for not releasing money or food for the poor and said that they have been left…

India locked down till May 3, some reprieve possible from April 20

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an extension of the current nationwide lockdown till May 3, claiming social distancing is the only way to pass the "agni pariksha".

He also said the shutdown will be enforced…

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. He is likely to announce the extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown and exemptions, if any, during the address.

The Prime Minister's…

44 Indians evacuated from Iran fully cured, return home to Kashmir

Mumbai (IANS) In a silver lining to the ongoing war against the novel coronavirus, 44 Indians, including 24 women - who were evacuated from Iran on March 13 - have been fully cured and have returned home, an Indian Navy official said here on Monday.

Ministers and senior bureaucrats back at work

New Delhi (IANS) Almost all Central Ministers, Joint Secretaries and above rank officials resumed their work in their ministries concerned from Monday after a 19-day break due to the Covid-19 lockdown to put together plans for post-shutdown period…

Tablighi Jamaat lawyer offers defence

New Delhi (IANS) Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi is an Advocate-on-Record practicing at the Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for 15 years and is now representing the Tablighi Jamaat, which is at the centre of a massive controversy for defying prohibitory…

J&K: 3 civilians killed in Pakistani shelling on LoC in Kupwara

Srinagar (IANS) Three civilians were killed on Sunday in shelling by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Kupwara district on Sunday.

"Two civilians died in Kupwara and one in Handwara," SSP, Kupwara, Shriram Ambarkar…