Tripura Tragedy: 45-Year-Old Women Dragged, Raped, Strangled
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Tripura’s Sipahijala district, police said on Thursday. The woman was returning home from a relative’s place on Wednesday when she was dragged to a paddy field by a 28-year-old man and allegedly raped, said Sukanta Bhattacharya, the officer in-charge of Melagarh police station. The man also tried to […]
Superspreaders led to 60% Covid-19 cases: Study
A tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “superspreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not pass the disease to anyone else, shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science — the first time numbers are being put to […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload breached the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far from the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The recovery rate stands at 83.53 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death toll […]
Unlock5: Centre Permits Schools, Colleges, Cinemas To Reopen From October 15
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday issued new guidelines for permitting more activities in areas outside the containment zones that include opening up cinemas, theatres and multiplexes with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from October 15. States and UT governments have been given the flexibility to decide on reopening schools and […]
Over 80,000 new infections take India’s COVID-19 tally past 62 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 62,25,763, while the death […]
‘No Moral Right To Continue As CM, Resign’: Priyanka Gandhi Tells Adityanath
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation and said he has “no moral right” to continue in the post following allegations by the Hathras gang-rape victim’s kin that police forced them to conduct her last rites. The 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died in a Delhi hospital a […]
BJP treated allies like spare tyres, has no minority support now, says SAD chief Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Monday said the BJP’s allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were treated like “spare tyres or stepneys to be used only when required”. In a free-wheeling telephonic interview with ThePrint, Sukhbir said the BJP never consulted its allies before […]
‘Agri laws Are Death Sentence For Farmers, Indian Democracy Dies Too’ : Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the agriculture-related laws are a “death sentence” for farmers whose voice has been crushed both inside and outside Parliament. “The agriculture laws are a death sentence to our farmers. Their voice is crushed in Parliament and outside. Here is proof that democracy in India is dead,” he […]
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 6 million cases, claims govt data
India’s COVID-19 tally galloped past 60 lakh on Monday with 82,170 new cases, while the recoveries have surged to 50.17 lakh with 74,893 more people having recuperate, the Health Ministry said, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 95,542 with 1,039 more deaths. There are 9,62,640 active cases […]
Indian Army ready for winter endurance test at 5,800 metres on Finger 4 of Pangong Tso against PLA
At the height of 5,800 metres on Finger 4 mountainous spur a winter endurance test is set to take place this winter with both the Indian Army and Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) facing each other with first short snow already fallen on the Karakoram and Kailash ranges in the Ladakh region. While the winter […]