Day: May 8, 2020

Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

Gautam Buddh Nagar reports first death due to COVID-19

7:26 pm May 8, 2020

Noida (UP): A 60-year-old man died due to coronavirus in western Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday, becoming the first fatality in the district due to COVID-19. The victim was a resident of Noida‘s Sector 22, officials said. He was admitted in a private hospital in Noida earlier this week and found positive for […]

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

Drunk man kills two-year-old daughter

7:21 pm May 8, 2020

Badaun (UP): A drunk man killed his two-year-old daughter by smashing her into the ground after an argument with his wife in Bisauli area here, police said on Friday. On Thursday, Sukhpal reached his home in an inebriated state and had an altercation with his wife. In a fit of rage, he threw his daughter […]

No more demand for Shramik Special trains, says Railways

Lockdown: First Shramik train from Goa leaves for MP

3:06 pm May 8, 2020

Panaji: The first Shramik Special train from Goa with 1,200 migrants left for Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city on Friday morning, a senior official said. The Railways has been running special trains for migrants who were left stranded in major cities of the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown. “A Shramik Special train, carrying 1,200 migrants, […]

Train accident: Survivors raised alarm, but in vain

3:01 pm May 8, 2020

Aurangabad: Survivors of the Aurangabad train accident frantically raised alarm to alert their group members sleeping on tracks about a fast-approaching freight train, but it all went in vain as 16 of them were crushed to death at the crack of dawn on Friday. Chilling details emerged about the tragedy involving a group of migrant […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief says pandemic is unleashing a ‘tsunami of hate’

2:48 pm May 8, 2020

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering. The UN chief said anti-foreigner sentiment has surged online and in the streets, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories have spread, and COVID-19-related anti-Muslim attacks have occurred. Guterres said migrants and refugees have been vilified as […]