Day: May 9, 2020

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Five held in Kerala for holding prayers at mosque

6:46 pm May 9, 2020

Thrissur(Ker): Five people were arrested for allegedly conducting congregational prayers at a mosque here in violation of the COVID-19 lockdown norms. A case was registered against five people for conducting evening prayers on Friday, police said. On receiving information that prayers were being conducted at the Eriyad Masjidul Bilal mosque here, the police reached the […]

UP: Farmer dies in road accident

6:38 pm May 9, 2020

Chitrakoot: A farmer was killed when a vehicle hit him while he was riding a motorcycle in a village here under the Mau Police Station, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday evening when Ghanshyam (45) was returning to Jorwara village from Lalta Road, SHO Subhashchandra Chaurasia said. “As he reached a petrol […]

‘Death Cap’ mushrooms behind death of six in Meghalaya

12:31 pm May 9, 2020

Shillong: The poisonous mushrooms that killed six people at a remote village in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district have been identified as Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the ‘Death Cap’, a senior official said on Saturday. Six people, including a 14-year-old girl, of Lamin village along the India-Bangladesh border in Amlarem civil sub-division died after […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

12:23 pm May 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 […]

Nadal: Djokovic will need vaccine if required by the tour

12:16 pm May 9, 2020

Madrid: Rafael Nadal says Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if the governing bodies of tennis make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available. Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia this week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to […]