COVID-19

Insurance cover extended to pvt doctors who die of COVID-19

4:41 pm August 21, 2020

Thane: The Maharashtra government has extended Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of coronavirus infection during the pandemic, an official said on Friday. In a circular issued on Thursday, director of state Health Services Dr Sadhana Tayde said the insurance cover, which is being given to doctors in government and semi- government services, has now […]

3-day Monsoon Session of UP Assembly begins Thursday

5:17 pm August 19, 2020

Lucknow: The three-day Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will commence on Thursday, with authorities making special seating arrangements following COVID-19 protocols and setting up testing centres near residences of MLAs for easy collection of swab samples. Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit has said all members will undergo COVID-19 test in a day and […]

HC orders SIT probe in fatal “assault” on man by cops

8:08 pm August 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Mumbai police commissioner to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a probe against four policemen who allegedly fatally assaulted a 22-year-old man here while imposing the COVID-19 lockdown in March. The SIT should comprise two senior police officials and carry out the probe […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Milagrow expects 15-fold growth in robot sales in FY21 due to COVID-19

11:17 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Home grown robot maker Milagrow expects a 15-20 fold jump in sales this fiscal with machines replacing humans in various processes due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for floor cleaning and other robots has picked up as people faced domestic help constraints amid concerns around the pandemic Milagrow expects 15-fold […]

Minor girl “raped” in orphanage dies in Hyderabad

12:00 am August 13, 2020

Hyderabad: A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly repeatedly raped at an orphanage in Ameenpur near here, died at a state-run hospital on Wednesday, police said. The girl was admitted to the hospital five days ago and she died without responding to treatment this morning, a police official said. After the girl filed a complaint earlier […]