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UN: India coast guard helping Rohingya adrift in Andaman Sea

1:58 pm February 25, 2021

DHAKA: The Indian coast guard found a boat carrying Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea and provided them with food, water and medical care, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday. UNHCR said the Indian coast guard responded to its request and deployed a search and rescue team. There was no immediate comment from Indian […]

Centre rushes high level teams to states witnessing surge in COVID cases

1:49 pm February 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre has deputed multi-disciplinary teams to states witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, including Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir, to support them in effectively tackling the pandemic. The three–member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary level officers in the health ministry, the Union Health Ministry said. ”These […]

Rishi Kapoor dies in Mumbai hospital; Amitabh Bachchan says – I am destroyed

10:01 am April 30, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away last night. He was admitted to hospital after a poor health. The information about the demise was shared by Amitabh Bachchan on twitter. Amitabh Bachchan tweeted and wrote- He’s GONE .. ! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. just passed away .. I am destroyed ! T […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

CRPF man dies due to COVID-19 in Delhi in first such case among CAPFs

9:45 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 55-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, officials said. This is the first death due to the pandemic among the about 10 lakh personnel strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or the paramilitary forces that function under the Union Home Ministry for upkeep of internal […]

Jamia student arrested in connection with NE Delhi violence

5:09 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a student of Jamia Milia Islamia for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots in northeast Delhi, officials said. Meeran Haider (35), a PhD student at Jamia, is the president of RJD youth wing’s Delhi unit, sources said. On Wednesday at 10 am, Haider was called […]