Rlys’ plan for April-May: 330 additional trains, 674 trips to clear rush in high demand regions
New Delhi: The railways plans to run 674 additional services between April and May to destinations having high demand like Gorakhpur, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Varanasi, Guwahati, Allahabad, Bokaro, the national transporter said Sunday. While the railways has maintained that it has not experienced any extra rush of passengers due to the heightening coronavirus pandemic in the […]
Jadeja’s all-round heroics powers CSK to 69-run win over RCB
Mumbai: The irrepressible Ravindra Jadeja blasted an IPL record-equalling 37 runs in one over and then grabbed three big wickets in an outstanding all-round display as Chennai Super Kings crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs here on Sunday. Jadeja pummelled 62 off 28 balls and lifted CSK to 191 for four after skipper Mahendra […]
Lockdown in Delhi extended by another week as COVID-19 cases surge
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the severity of COVID-19 was unabated and positivity rate has been as high as 36 percent in the last few days. The lockdown imposed on April 19 night will now continue till 5 AM on […]
Single-day spike of over 3.49 lakh new COVID-19 cases in India, record 2,767 fatalities
New Delhi: India logged a record 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day taking it total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,69,60,172, while active cases crossed the 26-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll increased to 1,92,311 with a record 2,767 daily new fatalities, the data updated […]
Pak attempt to drop arms by drones along IB in Jammu foiled: BSF
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday foiled Pakistan’s attempt to airdrop arms and ammunition by drones along the International Border (IB) when its troops opened fire on two such flying objects on entering Indian airspace in Arnia sector here, a spokesperson of the force said. Both the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were spotted […]
J&K BJP chief says he received death threat from Pakistan-based LeT militant
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday claimed that he has received a death threat from a Pakistani militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). He said he took up the matter with Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh, who assured him that a proper investigation would be carried out in […]
COVID challenge bigger than last year, stop it from hitting villages: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the COVID-19 challenge before the country now is bigger than the last year and called for making efforts to ensure that the infectious disease is stopped from hitting villages “by all means”. Addressing a ceremony on Panchayati Raj Diwas during which Modi launched the distribution of […]
Welcome US president joining LeadIT climate initiative: PMO
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday welcomed the US’ decision to join the Indian-Swedish climate initiative, Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), and said it will help meet the Paris Agreement goals. In his address to a virtual summit on climate change, US President Joe Biden said he is looking forward to […]
Left with no option, hospitals in Delhi forced to use back up stock amid severe oxygen crisis
New Delhi: Amid deepening crisis over the scarcity of oxygen, several hospitals in the national capital have been left with no option but to use their back up stock, with some like Saroj Super Speciality Hospital advising relatives to shift their patients to another facility. While Fortis Hospital (Shalimar Bagh), presently running on its back […]
Pak PM Imran Khan expresses solidarity with India over COVID-19 crisis
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India battling the deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying “we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together”. A record single-day rise of 3,46,786 coronavirus cases pushed India’s tally of infection to 1,66,10,481, while active cases crossed the 25-lakh mark, […]
