Day: April 29, 2020

Scribe arrested in Andamans over corona tweet

3:43 pm April 29, 2020

Port Blair: A well-known journalist was arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a tweet where he questioned the rationale of the authorities allegedly asking people to be home-quarantined after they had spoken to COVID-19 patients by phone, police said on Wednesday. The charges under which Zubair Ahmed has been booked include one about […]

India Post mobile app helps deliver masks, medicines

3:42 pm April 29, 2020

Chennai: The conventional mail at your door service, India Post, is not only delivering letters during the COVID-19 lockdown, but also the much needed masks and medicines. The android mobile application of Department of Posts, “Post Info,” has been helpful in delivering medicines and masks to the people at their doorsteps during the ongoing lockdown, […]

Man killed as fire breaks out in Shimla village

3:28 pm April 29, 2020

Shimla: A fire broke out in a village in Shimla district on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured, police said. A temple and six houses were also gutted in the fire, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said. The fire broke out at 4 am in Sistwari village near Chirgaon. Three fire […]

Road accidents dip in Gujarat during lockdown

3:24 pm April 29, 2020

Ahmedabad: Road accidents in Gujarat came down by 71 per cent during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown as compared to normal days, according to an analysis by an emergency services agency. From about 398 daily cases of accidents in normal times, the number fell to 115 during the lockdown period, says the study conducted by GVK Emergency […]

Bollywood mourns as Irrfan Khan dies in Mumbai hospital

3:12 pm April 29, 2020

Mumbai: Irrfan Khan, one of India’s finest and most versatile actors, lost his battle with a rare form of cancer and died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, a statement from his family said. He was 54 Irrfan, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, is survived by his wife Sutapa and his sons […]