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'Assalamualaikum', answered Handwara terrorist when team called Col Sharma's mobile

The team led by Col Sharma entered the house and freed the civilians. However, when they were in an open compound, the terrorists resorted to heavy firing and Col Sharma, along with four other team members, were killed.

May 3, 2020

India's coronavirus fatality rate stands at 3.3 per cent, almost as low as South Korea's

South Korea has one of the lowest fatality rate at 2.3 per cent while deaths per lakh population have been at 0.48, which is higher than India's 0.09 and China's 3.3 per cent.

May 3, 2020

Rahul Gandhi raises data security concerns over Arogya Setu app: BJP calls him a liar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed Centre's Arogya Setu app a 'sophisticated surveillance system' and said that fear must not be leveraged to track citizens without their consent.

May 2, 2020

Bus carrying migrants from Surat overturns in Odisha's Kandhamal; 1 dead, 40 injured

The Odisha government had deployed seven buses to bring back Odia migrant workers from Gujrat's Surat. The buses were en route to Ganjam district when the tragic incident took place.

May 2, 2020

Indian Navy's 14 warships ready to evacuate Indians stranded in Gulf

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Indians are stranded in the Gulf. They had urged the Indian government to arrange their evacuation but due to the lockdown and suspension of air traffic, they could not be brought back.

May 2, 2020

Hailstones, the size of tennis balls, wreck havoc in Chhattisgarh [PICS]

Several houses have been destroyed by the hailstorm in Chhattisgarh's Pendra-Marwahi district and people had to take refuge in the government school buildings.

Apr 30, 2020

Allahabad HC to hear plea seeking establishment of commission to assess coronavirus impact on economy

The High Court will hear the plea seeking the establishment of a commission to assess coronavirus impact on the Indian economy on May 4.

Apr 30, 2020

India replaces Ambassadors to Qatar, Bahrain amid Gulf's 'Islamophobia' concerns

The development has come in the backdrop of prominent Gulf personalities taking note of the hate speeches by Indians, accusing the Tablighi Jamaat of deliberately spreading the coronavirus as well as an alleged tweet by an MP from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP on sexual impulses of Arab women.

Apr 29, 2020

White House Unfollows PM Modi on Twitter

White House unfollows PM Modi, Prez Kovind on Twitter, days after getting HCQ supplies from India

Just around the time when Trump issued an open threat to India over the delivery of hydroxychloroquine, it was reported widely and boasted by BJP leaders that the Indian PM was the only non-American being followed by the official Twitter handle of the White House.

Apr 29, 2020

Bengaluru Police distribute sanitary pads to migrant women

Bengaluru Police distributes sanitary pads to nearly 30,000 women living in city's migrant camps

In times like these, nobody would have cared had it not been for Rohini Katoch Sepat, deputy commissioner of police (south division) and Nisha James, deputy commissioner of police, administration to visit two migrant camps in the city.

Apr 28, 2020

Pakistani cleric blames women for coronavirus

Imran Khan silent as PAK cleric blames women for Coronavirus

Pakistan's Human Rights Commission took strong exception of the cleric's statement against women and said that it was appalled by Jameel's remarks and termed them "blatant objectification" of women.

Apr 27, 2020

Xi Jinping sent own daughter to US for safety; while world suffers

China's President Xi Jinping has reportedly sent his own daughter to the US as the world suffers in the hands of coronavirus, which originated from the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Apr 27, 2020

China threatens Australia with import ban if inquiry into origin of coronavirus conducted

Last week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had pushed for an independent probe into the origin of coronavirus and China's role amid accusations by several countries that Bejing kept the world in dark about the seriousness of the disease.

Apr 27, 2020

Essential deliverymen coronavirus testing in UP

UP becomes first state to start random testing of essential deliverymen for coronavirus

Last week, a vegetable vendor and a milkman had tested coronavirus positive in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, a medical store guy had also tested coronavirus positive in Agra.

Apr 27, 2020

Massive Secretary level reshuffle in Indian bureaucracy, some expected moves | Full list

Other major appointments include Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vice-chairman Tarun Kumar, Border Management secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha. DoPT special secretary Pradip Kumar Tripathi, special secretary at the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Leena Tondon and Bidyut Bihari Swain.

Apr 26, 2020

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Politics

'Assalamualaikum', answered Handwara terrorist when team called Col Sharma's mobile

India's coronavirus fatality rate stands at 3.3 per cent, almost as low as South Korea's

Rahul Gandhi raises data security concerns over Arogya Setu app: BJP calls him a liar

Bus carrying migrants from Surat overturns in Odisha's Kandhamal; 1 dead, 40 injured

Indian Navy's 14 warships ready to evacuate Indians stranded in Gulf

Hailstones, the size of tennis balls, wreck havoc in Chhattisgarh [PICS]

Allahabad HC to hear plea seeking establishment of commission to assess coronavirus impact on economy

India replaces Ambassadors to Qatar, Bahrain amid Gulf's 'Islamophobia' concerns

White House unfollows PM Modi, Prez Kovind on Twitter, days after getting HCQ supplies from India

Bengaluru Police distributes sanitary pads to nearly 30,000 women living in city's migrant camps

Imran Khan silent as PAK cleric blames women for Coronavirus

Xi Jinping sent own daughter to US for safety; while world suffers

China threatens Australia with import ban if inquiry into origin of coronavirus conducted

UP becomes first state to start random testing of essential deliverymen for coronavirus

Massive Secretary level reshuffle in Indian bureaucracy, some expected moves | Full list

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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