Package fraudulent, PM Modi’s bogus claims exposed – Congress

Package fraudulent, PM Modi’s bogus claims exposed – Congress As the gamut of steps that the BJP government is taking to overcome the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic became clear, Opposition parties, particularly the Congress, Sunday tore into the government’s claims, saying the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Health Ministry outlines parameters for states to map out zones

Health Ministry outlines parameters for states to map out zones While the delineation of red, orange and green zones has now been left to the states and Union territories (UTs), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday laid down the broad ‘parameters’ on which a ‘multi-factorial analysis’ should be based. These include: the…

India backs 62-nation coalition that wants probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response

India backs 62-nation coalition that wants probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response India has backed calls to identify how the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted from animals to humans and conduct an ‘impartial’ evaluation of the World Health Organisation’s response to the pandemic, according to a draft resolution proposed for the WHO’s annual…

Coronavirus updates – cases rise to 39,980, death toll now 1,301

Coronavirus updates – cases rise to 39,980, death toll now 1,301 The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,301 and the number of cases climbed to 39,980 in the country on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 28,046, while 10,632 people have recovered and one…

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,…

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…

Ghaziabad – Wife, mother-in-law among three arrested for killing husband

Ghaziabad – Wife, mother-in-law among three arrested for killing husband Three people have been arrested for allegedly killing a railway carpenter, said police on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as the victim’s wife Rishika, mother-in-law Rama Devi and her paramour Davendra, alias Kansa. The victim, identified as Surjeet, was a resident of the Punjab…