Sex workers are starving – would you help them ? Chennai: ‘I have had no income since the lockdown began and I have no money left. I have absolutely no idea as to how I will survive this,’ said Neelavathi. As coronavirus victim tales go, this narrative is not entirely a unique one. Neelavathi’s trade, like…
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(COVID-19) There is no need to panic, PM Modi replies to Ram Vilas Paswan’s tweet
(COVID-19) There is no need to panic, PM Modi replies to Ram Vilas Paswan’s tweet New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, showing his determination to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic, said Saturday, ‘There is no need to panic.’ The Prime Minister said this while replying on a tweet by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. Modi retweeted the…
More pain for Trump as US officials doubt India’s pills
More pain for Trump as US officials doubt India’s pills Washington: On March 21, two days after President Donald Trump first touted chloroquine drugs as a “game-changer” in the fight against COVID-19, administration officials privately described what they felt was a “win” in the President’s efforts to build an emergency stockpile of the drugs: a…
Grammy Awards 2020: List of Winners in Top Categories
A list of winners so far in top categories at the 61th annual Grammy Awards. Best comedy album: ‘Sticks & Stones,’ Dave Chappelle Best country duo/group performance: ‘Speechless,’ Dan + Shay Best pop solo performance: ‘Truth Hurts,’ Lizzo Best pop vocal album: ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ Billie Eilish Best pop…
India Requests China to Allow over 250 Students to Leave Locked-down Wuhan Amid Virus Threat
Beijing: As the coronavirus turned virulent, India is understood to have requested China to permit over 250 Indian students stuck in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new SARS-like virus, to leave the city, sources here said on Saturday. About 700 Indian students, mostly medical students, are believed to be studying in different universities in Wuhan and…
Bengaluru traffic cop who caught 680 drunken drivers gets President’s Police Medal
Among the 19 police officers from Karnataka who were conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day is a traffic cop from Bengaluru who caught 680 drunk drivers during his five-year-long service in the traffic division. Presently posted as an assistant sub-inspector at Basavangudi police station, K Venkatesh, 50, was among…
Odisha: 50 fall ill after eating food from container with dead snake at community feast
At least 50 people were taken ill after they consumed food at a community feast that had a dead snake in it. The dead snake was found in the container from which the food had been served to the guests. The incident took place at Deuli village under Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapada District. As…
Congress Leader Visits Prayagraj Graveyard, Prays to Ancestors for Citizenship Proof
Prayagraj: A Congress leader from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday visited a graveyard and prayed to his ancestors ‘to provide proof of his citizenship’. The leader, Haseeb Ahmad, was earlier in news when he had projected Rahul Gandhi as Lord Shiva. “I have come to pray to my ancestors, along with other youths from my…
Congress seeks calls from jobless
New Delhi: The Congress on Thurs-day launched a helpline to register unemployed youth across the country and demanded that the government bring out a National Register of Unemployed (NRU) using those numbers. The programme launc-hed by the Indian Youth Congress would include apart from the help line, protests across the country by the district units of…
China locks down 5 cities over coronavirus
Beijing: China on Thursday locked down five cities, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport in an unprecedented move to contain the coronavirus that has infected over 630 people and left 18 others dead, dampening the celebrations of the Lunar New Year. On Thursday evening, Chinese officials announ-ced suspension of public transport in five cities — Huanggang,…
Seed body moots export policy, promotion council
The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) has requested the central government for a national policy for exports to ensure a smooth process between central government, state governments, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) and ports. A special cell under the ministry of agriculture should be formed to deal with export promotion and facilitation such…
Coronavirus infects Kerala nurse in Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: The confirmation of coronavirus in a nurse from Kerala working in Saudi Arabia is the first case of an Indian health worker being affected by the virus. Before this reported case, only people who have travelled to or from Wuhan in China who have been infected. Earlier, reports confirmed that 30 nurses working at the…
No nod for Charminar protest against CAA, NRC
Hyderabad: There was uncertainty on Thursday over the proposed protests announced by the United Muslim Action Committee (UMAC) and the Telangana-AP JAC against CAA-NPR-NRC owing to doubts about according police permission for both programmes, though a clear picture began to emerge by late evening. Police authorities did not disclose anything about the status of the petitions….
Surat and Vadodara witnessed continued imposition of Section 144
Though a draft amendment introduced by petitioners, on Wednesday, in the Gujarat High Court (HC) challenging the continuous prohibitory orders issued under Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) section 144, read with certain provisions of the Gujarat Police (GP) Act, mentioned three recent orders issued in Ahmedabad city, it has been observed that Vadodara and Surat too have…
Theatres cash in on Telangana High Court order, jack up prices
Hyderabad: The festive cheer of the season between Christmas, New Year and Sankranti creates an abundance of joy for the cineaste Telugu people with several big movie releases hitting the silver screen. But inflation has taken its toll on moviegoers, what with the Telangana High Court having allowed 34 theatres across Telangana to increase ticket prices…
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