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West Bengal: Woman working in Chittaranjan hospital tests coronavirus positive, authorities brush-off matter [Exclusive]

Speaking to International Business Times, India, Salanpur TMC MLA Bidhan Upadhyay said that the infected woman was first taken to KG Hospital owing to heart problems and was later referred to Kolkata.

May 27, 2020

'Potentially misleading': Twitter labels Trump's tweets with a fact check for the first time

Micro-blogging site Twitter tagged two tweets of US President Donald Trump on mail-in voting with a fact-checking warning label. The label was imposed on Trump's tweets posted claiming that "mail-in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent."

May 27, 2020

China's Xi Jinping urges military to scale up battle preparedness amid coronavirus pandemic

In the backdrop of the continuing standoff between the militaries of India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), President Xi Jinping said China would step up its preparedness for armed combat due to coronavirus impact on national security.

May 27, 2020

Nokia shuts plant in Tamil Nadu after 42 test positive for coronavirus

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for COVID-19.

May 27, 2020

Schools to remain shut during lockdown; MHA clears rumours | Details here

It was reported that classes for students from classes 8 to 12 might begin after summer vacations in areas under green and orange zone districts

May 27, 2020

Explained: The locust crisis and its solution

An insecticide either sprinkled from the ground or aerial vehicles, can control the swarms of locusts.

May 26, 2020

Heavy rains and gusty winds continues in Bengaluru

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds continues in Bengaluru amid the hot days of summer.

May 26, 2020

Sharp decline in calls regarding crimes against women during coronavirus lockdown in Bengaluru

According to the Bengaluru police data, its helpline has received just 117 calls pertaining to dowry harassment, eve-teasing, attempt to rape, stalking, and several other crimes against women between March 25 and May 25.

May 26, 2020

After 'Modi aarti', a temple in the making for Prime Minister Narendra Modi

BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi announced that he will build a temple for Narendra Modi once the coronavirus crisis ends

May 26, 2020

Karnataka High Court denies bail plea to Infosys techie who urged to spread Covid through sneezing

The Justice observed that Muzeeb, albeit being well educated and employed, uploaded messages which are likely to cause disharmony and panic.

May 26, 2020

Anushka Sharma lands in legal trouble as BJP MLA files complaint against Paatal Lok

Anushka Sharma is facing fresh trouble over her web series Paatal Lok. Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar has filed a complaint against her for using his photo in the show without his permission.

May 26, 2020

Kerala model failing? Fresh coronavirus cases and spread among health workers worry authorities

Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala chief minister has assured that there is no community spread in Kerala.

May 26, 2020

Husband in quarantine, wife elopes with her lover in Madhya Pradesh

The man had quarantined himself on the first floor of his house and his wife along with the kids lived on the ground floor when she was finally found nowhere in the house on one day.

May 26, 2020

Pawan Kalyan says, 'It'll be a grave mistake if YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy's govt lets TTD sell off its lands'

Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan has opposed YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy's government selling the lands of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The power star called its decision a grave mistake.

May 26, 2020

What next after death? Man claims to have seen a world full of young men during NDE after accident

Drew claimed that he saw his deceased grandfather and talked to him during the near-death experience

May 26, 2020