Day: April 7, 2020

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Global leaders wish UK PM Boris Johnson speedy recovery

5:04 pm April 7, 2020

London: Several international leaders including US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have wished British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a quick recovery after he was admitted to an intensive care unit of a London hospital as his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson, 55, was tested positive for coronavirus more than 10 days ago and […]

Gujarat COVID-19 cases climb to 165; 19 new patients

4:55 pm April 7, 2020

Ahmedabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat jumped to 165 on Tuesday, with 19 more people testing positive for the viral infection in the state, an official said. Out of 19 new cases, 13 have been reported from Ahmedabad, three from Patan, and one each from Bhavnagar, Anand and Sabarkantha, Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti […]

COVID-19: 20 fresh cases reported in CISF

Railways sets target to make 1000 PPE per day in 17 workshops

4:50 pm April 7, 2020

New Delhi: Railways, which has got a nod from the DRDO for making personal protection equipment (PPEs), has now set a target of manufacturing around 1000 of them in its 17 workshops every day. The PPE overall will offer much needed protection to railway doctors and paramedics working on the front line of COVID care […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

FIR against 150 Tablighi event attendees for negligence

4:41 pm April 7, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against 150 people who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in New Delhi last month for alleged negligent act during the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Tuesday. The offence was registered on a complaint lodged by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at the Azad […]

1960s Bond girl Honor Blackman dead at 94

4:35 pm April 7, 2020

London: Honor Blackman, one of the most memorable co-stars of the early James Bond films, has died at the age of 94, her family said. The actress shot to fame in her late 30s after playing legendary Bond girl Pussy Galore in the 1964 movie “Goldfinger”, starring alongside Sean Connery. It was only the third […]