Day: July 14, 2020

Bengal minister’s wife tests positive for COVID-19

8:38 pm July 14, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Consumer Affairs Minister Sadhan Pande on Tuesday said his wife tested positive for COVID-19, and has been placed under home quarantine. The veteran TMC leader’s wife was diagnosed with the infection days after her brother succumbed to the disease at a private hospital here. “My wife has contracted COVID-19. She has been placed under home quarantine. […]

Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

France’s Macron defends security chief accused of rape

8:33 pm July 14, 2020

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his decision to put a man accused of rape in charge of all the nation’s police forces, citing the presumption of innocence. After multiple protests by women’s rights groups against the recent appointment of Gerald Darmanin as interior minister, Macron insisted “I share the feminist cause,” and pledged to continue pushing for […]

Haridwar Kumbh can't be deferred: Akhara Parishad

COVID-19: Taking holy dip in Ganga on Somvati Amavasya banned

8:24 pm July 14, 2020

Haridwar: Devotees will not be allowed to take a holy dip in the Ganga river here on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya on July 19 and 20 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the district magistrate said on Tuesday Lakhs of devotees used to turn up at the Ganga ghats on the occasion every year for a ritual bath […]

Ambulance driver booked for fake claim about virus death toll

8:20 pm July 14, 2020

Ahmedabad: A case has been registered against an ambulance driver in Surat for allegedly circulating an audio clip where he is heard claiming that coronavirus death toll is bigger than what is disclosed by the government. The driver of 108 ambulance service was identified by the Surat crime branch as just `Ramesh’. He had not […]

PM Oli’s remarks on Ayodhaya invites sharp criticism

8:13 pm July 14, 2020

Kathmandu: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s controversial remarks that Lord Ram was born in Thori near Birgunj and the real Ayodhya lies in Nepal on Tuesday invited sharp criticism, with a former premier saying it has “crossed the limit.” Several top Nepalese political leaders from different parties slammed Oli for making “senseless and irrelevant” remarks, and asked him to withdraw his controversial […]