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New York funeral home’s licence suspended for piling bodies in trucks
New York funeral home’s licence suspended for piling bodies in trucks
1 million tested for Covid in India; 10k recover
1 million tested for Covid in India; 10k recover The number of people tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India crossed a million on Saturday, up from 38,914 on April 1, which takes the number of tests to almost 770 per million of the population. And the number of recoveries crossed 10,000. On Friday,…
Explain rationale behind latest lockdown extension – Congress
Explain rationale behind latest lockdown extension – Congress A day after the Central government extended the nationwide lockdown by two more weeks the Congress on Saturday asked the government to explain the rationale behind the second extension, while the CPM hit out at the government over reports that migrant workers were being forced to pay…
Abandoning lavish wedding plans, couple ties knot in J&K temple amid lockdown
Abandoning lavish wedding plans, couple ties knot in J&K temple amid lockdown Amidst continued lockdown, a groom abandoned his plan for a lavish wedding and brought home his bride on motorcycle after tying the knot at a local temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur town. Kanav Gupta, 31, of Udhampur’s Ward No. 13 was waiting…
LOKPAL MEMBER JUSTICE A K TRIPATHI (RETD) DIES OF CORONAVIRUS
LOKPAL MEMBER JUSTICE A K TRIPATHI (RETD) DIES OF CORONAVIRUS Former Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court and Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi passed away late evening on Saturday at AIIMS trauma centre. He was admitted to the hospital in April after he tested positive for Covid-19. On Saturday, he suffered a sudden cardiac…
Barring containment zones, standalone liquor stores to open across Karnataka from Monday (Details)
Barring containment zones, standalone liquor stores to open across Karnataka from Monday (Details) New Delhi: In a big respite for tipplers, all standalone liquor stores will open across Karnataka from Monday except in containment zones. Making the announcement Karnataka Excise Minister today said that shops will remain open from 9 am to 7 pm. Meanwhile, the…
Andhra Pradesh High Court gets 3 new judges
Andhra Pradesh High Court gets 3 new judges Three new judges were appointed to the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday. Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari administered the oath of office to Boppudi Krishna Mohan, Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy and Kanneganti Lalithakumari alias Lalitha. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed the three, thereby taking the total number…
Mahesh Babu believes COVID health workers are ‘our true superheroes’
Mahesh Babu believes COVID health workers are ‘our true superheroes’ Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu says he stands in gratitude for all health workers who are working “selflessly and tirelessly” to keep people safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Mahesh took to Instagram, where he shared a photo-collage of health workers and wrote: “I stand in gratitude…
Over 270 Russians stranded in India fly back amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Over 270 Russians stranded in India fly back amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown A special flight with 271 Russian nationals on board departed from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi. They flew home by the flight en route Delhi-Saint-Petersburg-Moscow with the assistance of the Russian Embassy in India. Over the last one month,…
Commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till May 17 midnight – DGCA
Commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till May 17 midnight – DGCA A day after the Modi government announced an extension of the coronavirus-induced lockdown till May 17, the DGCA on Saturday said all commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till midnight of May 17. “It is reiterated that foreign and domestic airlines shall be…
Inside the tiger’s den – This is how vets collect samples from wild cats for coronavirus test – WATCH
Inside the tiger’s den – This is how vets collect samples from wild cats for coronavirus test – WATCH As eight big cats housed in New York’s Bronx Zoo have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, zoo authorities across the world are taking precautionary measures to avert the danger of the wild cats contracting the…
Anti-CAA Jamia protests funded from Middle East, Delhi Police tells court
Anti-CAA Jamia protests funded from Middle East, Delhi Police tells court New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A court here on Monday sent arrested Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association President Shifa Ul Rahman to 10-day custody of Delhi Police Special Cell, with police claiming that “anti-CAA protests at the varsity and other parts of Delhi were…
Modi govt telling businesses to pay staff but cutting its own employees’ salary is untenable
Modi govt telling businesses to pay staff but cutting its own employees’ salary is untenable For over a month, almost all economic and commercial activities have been at a standstill due to the nationwide lockdown, which came into effect on the orders of the Narendra Modi government on 25 March. Manufacturing units and sales outlets…
Nearly 50% of MBBS students want to opt out midway
Nearly 50% of MBBS students want to opt out midway A new study of 1,000 medical students from 70 institutions across India has revealed that a large number of them felt like dropping out of the course while a majority of students were physically or mentally affected during the coursework. The survey conducted online by…
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