Politics

Lockdown poses threat to Kashmir's timber as illegal felling of trees rises in forest areas

Activists say that the illegal felling of timber trees has been going on for decades but the timber smuggling has increased over the last two-three years and now due to the lockdown.

May 17, 2020

Upmarket Mumbai food joint Yauatcha team member tests coronavirus positive, closes indefinitely

Yauatcha said that although they took all the necessary precautions, one of their team members contracted the highly contagious coronavirus, prompting the restaurant to close its central kitchen indefinitely as a precautionary measure.

May 17, 2020

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammen Bin Salman

Saudi-Israel harmony in Ramadan TV serials makes Palestine unhappy

Saudi TV is airing two TV series promoting normalization with Israel, which has drawn serious flak from Palestine.

May 17, 2020

Anand Mahindra offers to hire Indian Army's 'Tour of Duty' recruits

The Indian Army is also mulling over the proposal to allow paramilitary soldiers and central armed police forces personnel to serve for up to seven years and then return to their parent organisations.

May 16, 2020

Agni Sridhar on Muthappa Rai: We were close friends for three years

Agni Sridhar, former underworld don, has mourned the death of his former friend Muthappa Rai, who died at the age of 68.

May 15, 2020

Delhi Defence Colony Coroanvirus family domestic help

Maid contracts COVID-19 from posh Delhi family; gets thrown out

After being thrown out in the middle of the night, the woman sat on-road and pleaded the family to take her back but her appeal fell on deaf ears. Even the police officials and an ambulance that was called to the scene refused to offer any help in the matter.

May 14, 2020

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi opens up about Rajya Sabha nomination, 'activist' judges & more

Recently, Gogoi's nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the Centre raised many eyebrows and even his former colleagues, including those with whom he had addressed that famous press conference against then CJI Dipak Misra, also questioned his decision to accept the Upper House birth.

May 14, 2020

Made-in-India prodcuts in paramilitary canteens

Paramilitary canteens to sell only made-in-India products from June after PM Modi's self-reliance pitch

While addressing the nation, PM Modi on Tuesday stressed upon the need of becoming self-reliant and urged people to use indigenous products as the country's needs during the crisis were fulfilled by local manufacturing.

May 13, 2020

West Bengal communal clashes Hoogli Malda

Communal clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community called 'corona'

Chandannagar Police Commissioner Humayun Kabir said that police baton-charged people and fired 26 rounds of tear gas and ten rounds of rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.

May 12, 2020

Raliways makes Arogya Setu app mandatory for passengers before journey, many without smartphones fails to book tickets

Nearly two months after suspending operations due to the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways is resuming passenger train services from Tuesday, May 12.

May 12, 2020

Lockdown exit strategy, plan for economy: What to expect from PM Modi's speech today

Amid speculations on lockdown 4.0, PM Narendra Modi had hinted in meeting with the chief ministers that the lockdown - extended thrice -- would continue, but with far fewer restrictions.

May 12, 2020

PM Modi to address nation today at 8 pm as states seek lockdown extension

PM Modi's address comes days before the third phase of the lockdown ends on May 17.

May 12, 2020

Bengaluru: ACP, 2 inspectors of CCB suspended for taking bribe worth over Rs 1 crore from tobacco dealers

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Bengaluru City, Sandeep Patil, confirmed the development and said that further investigation was underway.

May 11, 2020

Gruesome video shows bodies wrapped in blue plastic next to patients in another Mumbai hospital

In the horrifying footage, bodies wrapped in blue plastic are seen lying next to patients undergoing treatment. It appeared one of the patients shot the video on his mobile phone.

May 11, 2020

Madhya Pradesh govt breaches privacy of quarantined; all data in public

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has created a dashboard to monitor people placed under quarantine. The portal shows GPS coordinates of the quarantined user's current location.

May 10, 2020

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Politics

Lockdown poses threat to Kashmir's timber as illegal felling of trees rises in forest areas

Upmarket Mumbai food joint Yauatcha team member tests coronavirus positive, closes indefinitely

Saudi-Israel harmony in Ramadan TV serials makes Palestine unhappy

Anand Mahindra offers to hire Indian Army's 'Tour of Duty' recruits

Agni Sridhar on Muthappa Rai: We were close friends for three years

Maid contracts COVID-19 from posh Delhi family; gets thrown out

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi opens up about Rajya Sabha nomination, 'activist' judges & more

Paramilitary canteens to sell only made-in-India products from June after PM Modi's self-reliance pitch

Communal clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community called 'corona'

Raliways makes Arogya Setu app mandatory for passengers before journey, many without smartphones fails to book tickets

Lockdown exit strategy, plan for economy: What to expect from PM Modi's speech today

PM Modi to address nation today at 8 pm as states seek lockdown extension

Bengaluru: ACP, 2 inspectors of CCB suspended for taking bribe worth over Rs 1 crore from tobacco dealers

Gruesome video shows bodies wrapped in blue plastic next to patients in another Mumbai hospital

Madhya Pradesh govt breaches privacy of quarantined; all data in public

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