Day: May 19, 2021

812 trees uprooted across Mumbai due to cyclone Tauktae

10:43 pm May 19, 2021

Mumbai: As many as 812 trees were uprooted across Mumbai due to the impact of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae that brushed past the city coast, the civic body said on Wednesday. According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release, of the total trees uprooted by the strong winds triggered by the cyclonic storm, […]

4 held for black marketing of oxygen cylinders in Noida

10:39 pm May 19, 2021

Noida (UP): The police here have arrested four people for alleged black marketing of oxygen cylinders and and other equipment. A case was registered under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), against the accused on Tuesday at Phase 3 police station. “They would purchase oxygen cylinders, masks […]

Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

9:37 pm May 19, 2021

GAZA CITY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met,” despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for a de-escalation of hostilities in Gaza. In a statement from the his office Wednesday, Netanyahu said that he “greatly appreciates the support of the American president,” but […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths

9:25 pm May 19, 2021

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday reported more coronavirus deaths in a single day than any other country at any time during the pandemic, while infections continued to spread through vast rural areas with weak health systems. The Health Ministry reported a record 4,529 deaths in the past 24 hours, driving India’s confirmed fatalities to 283,248. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Centre ‘more worried’ about Singapore, instead of worrying about our children: Manish Sisodia

9:20 pm May 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday came forward in rescue of CM Arvind Kejriwal, following a row over the latter’s remark regarding the ‘new’ COVID strain in Singapore. Sisodia, slamming the Centre, said that the BJP government is more worried about Singapore and how Singapore views us, instead of worrying about […]

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