Day: May 12, 2020

Maharashtra: Cop commits suicide in Baramati

3:29 pm May 12, 2020

Pune: A 27-year-old policeman allegedly committed suicide at his home in Baramati city in Maharashtra’s Pune district, an official said on Tuesday. Tushar Sanap, who was attached to the Baramati city police station, was found hanging from the ceiling of his home on Monday, the official said. The deceased may have taken this extreme step […]

18 more arrested by CID in Palghar lynching case

3:25 pm May 12, 2020

Mumbai: Eighteen more people have been arrested by Maharashtra Police’s CID in the Palghar lynching case, officials said on Tuesday. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is probing the incident in which three persons, including two seers, who were lynched by a mob of villagers in neighbouring Palghar district last month. With the latest arrests, the […]

Mumbai’s fishing community hit hard by lockdown

3:21 pm May 12, 2020

Mumbai: The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has severely affected Mumbai’s fisher folk as many of them have been rendered jobless and are finding it hard to sustain their livelihood since fish markets are lying closed. Some of the busiest fish markets, including at the Sassoon Dock in Colaba, Crawford Market in south Mumbai, Bhaucha Dhakka, or ferry […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo holds COVID-19 video conference with counterparts from India, 5 other nations

1:52 am May 12, 2020

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday held a video conference with his counterparts from India, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and South Korea on issues related to coronavirus pandemic. “Pompeo and his counterparts discussed the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and in addressing its causes,” State […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

COVID-19 positive Indian national dies of heart attack in Singapore

1:42 am May 12, 2020

Singapore: A 53-year-old Indian national in Singapore, who was tested positive for coronavirus, died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the health ministry said on Monday. The man died on May 9. His COVID-19 test report came on May 10 after his death, the ministry said. The cause of the man’s death was ruptured myocardial infarction […]