Day: May 16, 2020

Aarogya Setu App users cross 2 cr mark in Uttar Pradesh

Phishing attacks in name of Aarogya Setu app increasing: Cyber agency

8:06 pm May 16, 2020

New Delhi: Phishing attacks in the name of Aarogya Setu mobile application are witnessing a “high rise” as online scamsters are taking advantage of the increased inquisitiveness of internet users during the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s cyber security agency said on Saturday. It said attackers are also impersonating tools linked to the World Health Organisation and […]

7 more COVID-19 fatalities push West Bengal death toll to 160

8:01 pm May 16, 2020

Kolkata: Seven more COVID-19 fatalities were recorded in West Bengal, raising the death toll to 160 in the state, while 115 new cases pushed the virus count to 2,576, Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said on Saturday. The state has so far attributed 72 other deaths to comorbid health conditions, where the novel coronavirus was incidental. […]

Pizzas (and haircuts) back on the menu, but with warnings

7:55 pm May 16, 2020

Venice: Venice geared up to receive tourists, Milan’s pizzerias prepared to open and Australians headed out to eat for the first time in weeks Saturday, but the reopening of restaurants, pubs and cafes came with a warning: Don’t overdo it. Public health experts are urging caution as governments ease restrictions on eateries, shops and parks […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

Corona an ‘asur’, can only be killed by divine forces, says priests’ body; seeks temple reopening

7:14 pm May 16, 2020

Mathura (UP): An all-India organisation of priests has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen temples and pilgrimage centres to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak, saying the novel coronavirus is an asur (demon) and can only be killed by divine forces. If all temples, shrines and pilgrimage centres are reopened, the coronavirus cannot do any […]

Govt allocates Rs 40,000 cr more for MGNREGS

9-member family reach home at Mahboa from Delhi on tricycle cart

7:07 pm May 16, 2020

Banda: Amid agonizing tales of 24 migrant workers getting killed and 36 injured in a road accident near Auraiya on Saturday, the safe return of a nine-member family on a tricycle cart from Delhi to Mahoba near here has brought some solace. Ramcharan and his family reached their village Bara in Mahoba district of Uttar […]