India on Tuesday reported another surge in the number coronavirus disease cases. The country recorded 9,987 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the overall tally to 2,66,598, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active cases in the country is 1,29,917, while 1,29,214 have been cured or discharged, the health ministry […]
As many as 49 members of the National Disaster Response Force who had gone to West Bengal for rescue and relief operations during Cyclone Amphan has tested positive for COVID-19. They were all part of a 190 strong team that had gone to West Bengal last month from Odisha. “In view of inquiries it is informed that on […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again targeted the government over the weeks-long standoff with China in the Ladakh region. In a tweet directed at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Gandhi asked a question. “Once RM is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh?” he said on […]
In first remarks on the June 6 meeting of Indian and Chinese army commanders over the tense situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, Beijing on Monday said both sides agree that there is need to implement the “consensus” among the leaders of the two countries, and ensure that “differences do not escalate […]
The expected surge in novel coronavirus cases following relaxations in the nationwide lockdown looks set to begin soon, with several states showing upward deviations from their trendlines in the last few days. Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana reported an unusually high number of new cases on Sunday; Uttar Pradesh has seen two big jumps in the last three days; […]
There hasn’t been any activity at the four standoff points along the Line of Actual Control after Indian and Chinese military commanders held a 7-hour-long ice-breaking meeting over the weekend, people familiar with the developments told Hindustan Times on Monday. India, which was the first to speak about the meeting at the Moldo-Chushul border meeting […]
China Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the “two sides will work to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border and create a good atmosphere”. Beijing: China and India have agreed to work to maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and resolve the border stand-off through talks while implementing the consensus reached between the […]
New Delhi: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 hit the national capital on Monday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicenter of the earthquake was at the Delhi-Gurgaon border and it occurred at 1 pm at a depth of 18 kilometre, the NCS said. Since April, Delhi-NCR has recorded more than 14 quakes of low […]
Shopping malls and places of worship across the country, barring states like Maharashtra and Goa, are ready to throw their doors open to people from Monday after remaining closed for nearly two and a half months due to the lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As per guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), malls, hotels, restaurants and places […]
Monday (June 8) will almost bring an end to the stringent restrictions imposed by the Centre to control the spread of the coronavirus disease. After the central government’s recent order, malls, restaurants and religious places will reopen after a gap of more than 70 days. The Centre had on May 30 said that ‘Unlock 1’ […]