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Coronavirus cases in India rise to 74: Health Ministry

8:15 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 74 with 14 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as well as one foreign national, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Giving a state-wise breakup, the ministry said Delhi reported […]

IndiGo cancels flights to Doha till March 17

7:24 pm March 9, 2020

Mumbai: Budget carrier IndiGo on Monday said it is cancelling flights to Doha till March 17, following travel ban imposed by Qatar on Indian nationals due to coronavirus scare. Qatar has temporarily banned entry of people coming from India and 13 other countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, which has infected thousands of people. […]

Coronavirus outbreak: Kuwait suspends flights from India, 6 other countries

7:30 pm March 7, 2020

New Delhi: Kuwait on Saturday suspended operations of all flights to and from India and six other countries in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The General Administration of Civil Administration has issued a circular to airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport in this regard. The watchdog has decided to suspend “all flights to and […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP suspends two local body leaders for anti-CAA stand

3:18 pm March 4, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra BJP has suspended the chairperson of a party-ruled municipal council and deputy head of another local body which recently passed resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act. BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye posted the suspension letters on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. As per the letters, issued on Tuesday, the Parbhani- based Selu Municipal […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

No going back on CAA: Ravi Shankar Prasad

9:24 pm February 27, 2020

Dehradun: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said there is no question of going back on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but the government would try to convince people opposing it. “After all, why shouldn’t the persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan be given citizenship in India?” Union Minister for Law and […]