Burdened with debt, UP farmer ends life
Banda (UP): A debt-ridden farmer allegedly ended his life by consuming poisonous substance in Pindaran village here, police said on Thursday. Ram Narain (38) consumed poisonous substance on Tuesday and died during treatment at the district hospital on Wednesday, they said. The farmer’s brother Vidyasagar told police that “Ram Narain had taken a loan of […]
India Reports Nearly 90,000 Fresh Covid Cases, Death Toll Rises To 73,890
With 89,706 infections being reported in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally went past 43 lakh, while 33,98,844 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.77 per cent on Wednesday, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 43,70,128, while the death […]
75,809 new COVID-19 cases take tally to 42.8 lakh; record 1,133 fatalities push death toll to 72,775
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 […]
Army to add bite to LAC defence, is training native Ladakhi dogs for operational roles
New Delhi: The Army is training multiple native dogs of Ladakh for various operational roles as the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh continues to remain tense amid the ongoing stand-off with China, ThePrint has learnt. The native breeds in Ladakh predominantly include the Bakharwal dog, colloquially called the Gaddi Kutta, the Tibetan Mastiff, mostly […]
Situation In Ladakh ‘Very Serious’, Need ‘Very Deep Conversation’: S. Jaishankar On China
Ahead of his expected talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the situation in eastern Ladakh is “very serious” and said it calls for “very very deep conversation” between the two sides at a political level. The external affairs minister also said the state of the border with […]
Malaika Arora tests positive for coronavirus
Malaika Arora on Monday revealed she has tested positive for COVID-19. The actor added that she is asymptomatic and quarantined at home. Malaika took to Instagram to share the news. Her note read, “Today I have tested positive for coronavirus but I want to inform you all that I am feeling fine. I am asymptomatic and following all […]
Delhi Metro Resumes After Five Months Of COVID Hiatus
The Delhi Metro resumed services with curtailed operations on the Yellow Line on Monday after being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as both the DMRC and the commuters trod with caution amid the new normal in the rapid transport system. The trains will operate in batches of four-hour each from […]
COVID-19: India’s infection tally crosses 42 lakh
COVID-19 tally of cases in India went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Press Trust of India reported that the total number of coronavirus cases […]
Gujarat court drops Modi’s name from 2002 riots case, says plaintiffs ‘cleverly’ connected him
New Delhi: A civil court in Gujarat’s Prantij Saturday dropped the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from three suits seeking damages for three British nationals killed during the 2002 riots, when he was the state’s chief minister. Modi had filed an application to strike off his name because he was not a “necessary or property […]
Call Of Duty: 30-Minutes Away, Doctor Reaches Home After Over 5 Months
“When will you come home?” the daughters of doctor Ajit Jain would ask when they used to talk over phone late at night. The nodal officer for novel coronavirus at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital in Delhi has not been home for over five months. Duty and fear of spreading the infection among the […]