coronavirus

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

NY State cites COVID-19 in presidential primary appeal

11:31 am May 9, 2020

New York: An appeals court should let a June 23 primary election in New York state proceed without voters and poll workers being forced to risk exposure to the coronavirus to vote for a Democratic candidate for president when the race is essentially over, lawyers for the state said Friday. The written arguments were filed […]

VP Pence’s press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

11:12 am May 9, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said on Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not worried” about the […]

COVID-19: One more death, 22 new cases in Haryana

11:29 pm May 8, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana on Friday reported one more coronavirus-related death and 22 fresh infections, nine of them from Gurgaon, pushing the number of cases to 647 in the state, officials said. The death of the 28-year-old man, stated to be a tuberculosis patient, was second from Panipat district and eight coronavirus-related fatality in Haryana, the officials […]

Coronavirus claims life of another CISF official

12:58 pm May 8, 2020

New Delhi: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official posted in Kolkata has succumbed to COVID-19, officials said on Friday. He is the second CISF official to die of coronavirus. The Assistant Sub Inspector rank official was posted at the Indian Museum security unit of the force in West Bengal’s capital city. On Thursday, a […]

Train accident: Survivors raised alarm, but in vain

Maharashtra: 14 migrant workers crushed to death by goods train in Aurangabad

12:51 pm May 8, 2020

Aurangabad: At least 14 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, police said. Two other labourers were injured in the accident which took place at 5.15 am under the Karmad Police station jurisdiction, an official said. The workers, who were […]