Call it a mistake, not conspiracy against India, say Muslim scholars on Tablighi Jamaat event
New Delhi: India’s death toll from coronavirus crossed 100 this week, and over 4,000 cases have been reported so far. The health ministry Monday said 1,445 of these cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that took place at its Nizamuddin headquarters in Delhi in mid-March. The Tablighi Jamaat has been widely criticised for holding the congregation that has emerged as a Covid-19 cluster. ThePrint […]
iPhone maker to manufacture ventilators in US
Foxconn, the company responsible for assembling most of the world’s Apple Inc. iPhones, will aid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by developing and making ventilators in the U.S. The Wisconsin plant owned by Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., will be used to manufacture ventilators, Medtronic Plc Chief Executive Officer Omar Ishrak told […]
Donald Trump reverses course, supports India’s position on hydroxychloroquine
US President Donald Trump today changed course and supported the Narendra Modi government stand on hydroxychloroquine and ended up praising India’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview to Fox News, Trump said: “ I bought millions of doses. More than 29 million. I spoke to Prime Minister Modi, a lot of it comes out of India. […]
Gunfight starts in Sopore after night long siege
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Reports reaching here said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 bn CRPF and SOG cordoned off Gulabad area of Arampora Sopore on Tuesday evening following inputs about the presence […]
Coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia could reach 200,000: Minister
Saudi Arabia’s health minister has warned the number of COVID-19 cases in the country could reach 200,000 in coming weeks. As of Tuesday, the kingdom registered a total of 2,795 coronavirus infections, including 41 deaths. “Within the next few weeks, studies predict the number of infections will range from a minimum of 10,000 to a maximum of […]
Fact check: Is the govt spying on your WhatsApp messages? PIB clears it out
Clearing the air, the handle tweets that WhatsApp is not showing three ticks for a message, with the third tick being that government has taken notice of that particular message. For those unaware, WhatsApp shows a single tick in front of a message when it is sent, two ticks when it is received by the […]
MEHBOOBA UNDER DETENTION
Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti was shifted today to her Gupkar residence and the authorities declared it as a sub-jail as she has not been released so far. Mehbooba is under detention from the past 8 months and presently she is detained under PSA, a stringent law as she can kept in […]
Coronavirus India latest updates, 07 April: Maharashtra becomes first state to report more than 1,000 cases
Coronavirus India Updates: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has increased to 1018 after the state reported 150 new cases on Tuesday. With this, Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to report more than 1000 novel coronavirus cases. Of the 150 new cases, 116 are from Mumbai, 18 from Pune, three each from Ahmednagar, Nagpur and […]
Three High Court judges administered oath of office by Chief Justice
JAMMU, APRIL 07: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today administered oath of office to three newly appointed Judges of the common High Court for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Puneet Gupta were sworn in as permanent Judges […]
24×7 control room setup at Div Com office
Concerned departments to receive grievances on real time basis SRINAGAR, APRIL 07: On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, the authorities had setup round the clock COVID-19 related control room, under the supervision of Nodal Officer & Revenue Attorney, Qazi Masood, at Div Com office. The control room receives hundreds of calls […]