Punjab paying price for Maha govt's negligence: Amarinder Singh

New Delhi (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in his most outspoken interview of the year has lashed out at the Maharashtra government for allegedly lying that migrants working in Nanded went through the COVID-19 test. On reaching…

Air India brings back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India on Saturday brought back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to the national capital's IGI Airport.

The flight was operated under the - Vande Bharat Mission - organised to evacuate stranded Indians from abroad.

Jharkhand govt has failed on all fronts: Marandi

Ranchi (IANS) The leader of opposition in Jharkhand Assembly Babulal Marandi has lashed out at the Hemant Soren government for not doing enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state.

He said if the government had acted swiftly,…

Maoists torch 13 vehicles in Palamau

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist guerrillas set 13 vehicles on fire in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Saturday, police said.

According to police, 15 to 16 Maoists raided a crusher stone company at Chaparwar village situated under the Pipra police…

Economic activity at 49-57% during lockdown, 143-186 mn non-farm workers inactive: McKinsey

New Delhi (IANS) Only 49 to 57 percent of India's economic activity has operated during the lockdown so far, with 143 million to 186 million inactive non-farm workers, according to a research by McKinsey and Company.

In the past six weeks,…

Operation set to begin to plug leakage at Vizag's LG Polymers

Visakhapatnam (IANS) The gas leakage situation at LG Polymers here is now under control and the operation to plug the emissions will be launched soon, officials said on Friday.

They said except five villages in the close vicinity of the plant…

Train crushes migrants in Maha, toll rises to 15

Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (IANS) Fifteen migrant labourers have died after a goods train ran over a group of 16 labourers asleep on the railway tracks early on Friday in Maharashtra. The home-bound exhausted lot were run over between Jalna and Aurangabad.

Another gas leakage at LG Polymers in Vizag triggers panic

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Another gas leakage from LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam late Thursday triggered panic in areas near the plant and forced people to move to safe places.

Fumes were seen billowing out of the chemical plant, where the gas leakage…

AI flight with 234 passengers lands at Delhi's IGI Airport

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India's first stand alone evacuation flight under the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the national capital's IGI Airport from Singapore on Friday here.

The flight landed at around 11.50 a.m. with…

IAF fighter aircraft crashes in Punjab

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft crashed near the Rurki Kalan village in Punjab's Nawanshahr district on Friday.

"On May 8, at 10:45 a.m., one Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base…