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Disruption of rail, road link, damage to kutcha houses: Cyclone Amphan can cause large-scale damage, IMD warns

The weather department took to Twitter, informing about the damage expected due to the catastrophic cyclone Amphan.

May 19, 2020

Nawakadal encounter: 2 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K

Two terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in a gun battle with security forces on Tuesday, May 19 in Nawakadal locality of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. One of the identified terrorist Junaid Sehrai was the son of Chairman of separatist Tehreek-e Hurriyat Ashraf Sehrai.

May 19, 2020

Nine migrant workers killed in Bihar accident, several injured as truck rams into bus

The accident occurred in Naugachhia of Bhagalpur. At least 9 labourers have died in the accident.

May 19, 2020

Nancy Pelosi says 'morbidly obese' Trump shouldn't take hydroxychloroquine for treating Covid-19

Speaker Nancy Pelosi refered US President as "morbidly obese" and added that Trump shouldn't take antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to keep coronavirus at bay.

May 19, 2020

Karnataka Covid-19 news: Highest single-day spike recorded with 127 new positive cases, latest updates from your state

The new death cases in the state are reported from Bellari, Vijayapura and Bengaluru where patients aged over 50 succumbed to the viral infection respectively.

May 19, 2020

Fake 'fast-tracking' train tokens for Rs 1,000: Three accused for duping 300 migrants in Ahmedabad

According to the police, the accused made duplicate copies of the tokens and sold them to the migrant workers for Rs 1,000 each.

May 19, 2020

Can this 'new drug' stop coronavirus pandemic without vaccine? Claim Chinese scientists

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt which could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, researchers say.

May 19, 2020

Caught on camera: SP leader Chhotelal Diwakar, his son shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal

The murder was apparently a fallout of a dispute over laying of a road under MGNREGA.

May 19, 2020

Over 2,588 kg of Covid waste collected by BBMP from 15 centres across Bengaluru

Approved biomedical waste collectors by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) collects and transports the waste from the households.

May 19, 2020

Cyclone Amphan tracker: Amit Shah speaks to Mamata Banerjee, says Centre committed to help West Bengal

The super cyclonic storm Amphan is spiralling towards Indian shores, prompting the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to start evacuating people from vulnerable areas.

May 19, 2020

US threatens permanent freezing of funding to WHO, gives 30 days ultimatum

Earlier, Trump said the WHO had "done a very sad job" in its handling of the virus and he would make a decision soon on US funding.

May 19, 2020

Waterbomb catastrophe: Did Nostradamus predict Mullaperiyar dam collapse?

Netizens believe that the collapse of Mullaperiyar Dam, as predicted by Nostradamus could claim the lives of 50 lakh people.

May 19, 2020

Coronavirus India update: Covid-19 cases cross 100,000 mark; death toll mounts to 3,163

Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday, May 19 matching the number of intensive care unit beds in the country, while the rate of growth of new infections showed little sign of slowing.

May 19, 2020

Three migrant workers killed, 22 injured as bus rams into truck in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

At least three migrants were killed and 22 others injured when their bus rammed against a truck near Arni in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district early on Tuesday, May 19 police said.

May 19, 2020

Japan earthquake: 5.3 magnitude quake strikes Fukushima; no injuries reported

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was centred offshore, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.5 degrees east, and at depth of 50 km, reports Xinhua news agency.

May 19, 2020