Day: May 23, 2020

Amarinder dubs Kejriwal's announcement of observing fast as 'theatrics'

All returning to Punjab to undergo 14-day quarantine: CM

11:57 pm May 23, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said all those coming to the state, whether on domestic flights or trains or buses, will have to compulsorily undergo home quarantine for 14 days. He ruled out any complacency despite Punjab posting the highest recovery rate of 90 per cent in the country. Screening of those […]

Day temperature above 40 deg C at many places in Uttar Pradesh

11:36 pm May 23, 2020

Lucknow: The day temperature at many places in Uttar Pradesh was above forty degrees Celsius on Saturday, the meteorological department said. Some places where mercury rose above the forty mark are Varanasi (40.1 degrees Celsius), Lakhimpur Kheri and Shahjahanpur (41.4 each), Meerut (41.6), Kanpur (42.5), Etawah (42.8) and Churk (43), the MeT department said. The […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran warns US not to interfere with Venezuela oil shipment

11:31 pm May 23, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s president on Saturday warned the United States not to interfere with a shipment of oil bound for Venezuela after the South American nation said it would provide an armed escort for the tankers. In a statement posted on his website, Hassan Rouhani said the United States had created unacceptable conditions in different parts […]

Downloading, decoding of black box of crashed Pakistani airplane complete: French investigators

Pakistan plane ‘jolted’ thrice before crash: Survivor

11:25 pm May 23, 2020

Islamabad/Karachi: The PIA plane was flying very “smoothly” but while attempting to land, it “jolted” thrice and then the pilot “adroitly lifted” the aircraft off the ground, only to crash moments later, recounts Muhammad Zubair, one of the just two passengers who miraculously survived the fiery crash. Zubair, 24, was among 99 passengers on board […]

Sri Lanka to ease coronavirus restrictions from May 26

11:19 pm May 23, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lanka will ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 26, limiting the curfew hours from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am among other relaxations. The curfew will be lifted during the day across the country, including hot-spot districts of Colombo and Gampaha, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s said in a statement. The two districts were identified […]

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