Egypt’s President expands powers, citing virus outbreak Cairo: Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country’s state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to…

China’s President Xi Jinping personally requested WHO chief to dilute severity of COVID-19 outbreak – Report Image Source : AP A file photo of China’s President Xi Jinping China’s President Xi Jinping had called up World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom in January to request him to downplay information about the coronavirus pandemic, Germany’s…

Coronavirus – Over 2,500 people detained for violating lockdown in Delhi, says Police PTI, Over 60 cases were registered and 2,511 people detained in the national capital on Saturday for violating lockdown norms, police said. According to the data shared by the police, 68 cases were registered under section 188 (for disobedience to order duly…

4 arrested in Ahmedabad for spreading rumours on Amit Shah’s health Four people have been arrested in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad for spreading rumors over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s health. The accused have been identified as Firoz Khan, Sarfaraz, Sajjad Ali, and Shiraz Hussain. Shah today dismissed the rumors about his ill health. “Since the past…

Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez promote new song Tere Bina at his farmhouse – ‘This is our cheapest production’ Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez were interviewed by actor Waluscha De Sousa ahead of the release of their new music video, Tere Bina. Salman Khan has been accompanied by his industry friends Jacqueline Fernandez and Waluscha De Sousa during his…

Vista Equity Partners To Invest Rs 11,367 Crore In Jio Platforms Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners will invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms for a 2.32% stake. This comes close on the heels of Facebook and Silver Lake’s share acquisition plans over the last two weeks. With the current deal, Jio Platforms would…

14 migrant workers mowed down by goods train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad Mumbai: At least 14 migrant workers were killed on Friday morning after they came under a goods train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, reported news agency PTI. More Details Awaited

Hindu Priest Recites Vedic Shanti Path at White House on National Day of Prayer Service The sacred Vedic Shanti Path or peace prayer was recited by a Hindu priest in the Rose Garden of the White House on the occasion of National Day of Prayer Service to pray for the health, safety and well-being of…

How a false ceiling nailed most wanted militant A day after Riyaz Ahmad Naikoo, one of the most wanted militants in the Valley, was killed in an encounter, J&K police sources said he was found hiding in an attic of a house in Beighpora, his home village in South Kashmir. Giving details of the joint…

From today, DD weather forecasts will send a daily reminder to Pakistan State-run broadcaster Doordarshan will start including weather forecasts for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Northern Areas from Friday, a move designed to deliver a daily message to Islamabad that it was holding on to these territories illegally. A senior government official told Hindustan Times…

Betrayed by own, Riyaz Bhai is still fighting – Conversation of terrorists during Kashmir encounter A phone intercept of one the terrorists trapped during the encounter in which Hizbul Mujahideen chief Riyaz Naikoo was killed on Wednesday hints at a rift between the Hizbul and the newly formed The Resistance Front (TRF) dubbed as a…

Money Heist Season 5? Monkey Leaves Twitterati in Splits as Video of it Withdrawing Money From ATM Goes Viral In a hilarious incident of an ATM robbery in the capital, a monkey was recorded damaging a State Bank of India’s ATM in South Avenue area of Delhi. The video shared by Delhi Police instantly grabbed over 15.8k…

Covid-19 could push 12 million Indians into extreme poverty – World Bank The Covid-19 pandemic could push 49 million people, including 12 million Indians, across the world into extreme poverty, estimates a projection by researchers from the Development Data Group of the World Bank. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than $1.90 a…