Day: March 14, 2020

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Corona scare: 230 passengers from Delhi screened at Arunachals Naharlagun station

10:55 pm March 14, 2020

Itanagar: A team of doctors on Saturday screened as many as 230 passengers and railway staff at Naharlagun station for possible novel coronavirus infection, officials said. The passengers arrived at the station from New Delhi by the Arunachal Express. They were screened with the help of non-contact infrared thermometers, a senior health official informed. It […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Putin signs Russia’s constitutional reform law

10:49 pm March 14, 2020

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed the package of constitutional reforms he had proposed, including a clause giving him an option to run for two more terms. The Kremlin has published the 68-page law spelling out the constitutional reforms on the official website. Putin’s signature triggers a special procedure for the package, which […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked by Rs 3/lt; no change in prices; govt to get Rs 39,000 cr

10:45 pm March 14, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Saturday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue as it repeated its 2014-15 act of not passing on gains arising from slump in international oil prices. Retail prices of petrol and diesel will not […]

24-year-old man tests positive for coronavirus in Jaipur upon return from Spain

10:25 pm March 14, 2020

Jaipur: A 24-year-old man from Jaipur tested positive for coronavirus upon his return from Spain on Saturday, a senior government official said. With this, the official said, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Rajasthan has risen to four, including an Italian couple. “The 24-year-old male who returned from Spain on March 14 has […]

Afghan foreign minister likely to visit India this month

Afghan government delays Taliban prisoner release plan

10:23 pm March 14, 2020

Kabul: The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said Saturday, throwing a precarious peace process between the insurgents and Kabul into deeper crisis. President Ashraf Ghani earlier this week announced that the authorities would free 1,500 insurgents as a “gesture of goodwill” before negotiations begin, in an attempt […]