India
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, HD Deve Gowda Condole Death of MoS Railways Suresh Angadi
The 65-year old minister, a BJP MP from Belagavi in north Karnataka, was admitted to the AIIMS after testing positive for COVID-19 on September 11.
Climate Change is Real, Action Plan Needed, Says Aaditya Thackeray as Torrential Rains Flood Mumbai Again
In a series of tweets, Thackeray said parts of Mumbai have received over 83 per cent of the annual normal September rainfall in less than 12 hours.
Union Minister Suresh Angadi Dies Week after Being Hospitalised With Covid-19; PM, President Condole
A fourth-term MP from Belagavi, Angadi is the first Union minister to have died of coronavirus. At least six MLAs and three MPs have earlier succumbed to it.
Maha: Four COVID-19 Care Centres To Be Upgraded In Aurangabad
At least four COVID-19 care centres in Aurangabad will be upgraded as dedicated health centres with increased bed capacity amid the rise in infections in the city, a senior official said on Wednesday. The civic body has shut its testing centres at the c...
Cong To Set Up Grassroots Committees In AP For Strengthening Party: Chandy
The Congress would set up committees at the grassroots level in Andhra Pradesh as part of efforts to strengthen it in the state, AICC general secretary Ommen Chandy said on Wednesday. Chandy, in-charge of party affairs in the state, held meetings wit...
Trump To Pay Respects To Ginsburg On Thursday
Washington (AP) The White House says President Donald Trump will pay his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday at the Supreme Court. The casket of the second woman to serve on the nation's high court will be placed atop the Suprem...
Docs Help Pregnant Woman With COVID-19 Give Birth, Recover
: A few days before her 28th birthday on August 27, a pregnant woman here found she had contracted COVID-19, but what was her greatest worry was what lay in store for her baby. Displaying grit while going through an induced coma, Priyadarshini was deliv...
Major Fall In COVID-19 Cases Under Home Isolation In Delhi For 1st Time Since Aug Last Week
The number of COVID-19 patients in Delhi who are in home isolation fell on Tuesday by nearly 750 compared to the previous day, the decline being recorded after nearly a month of a steady rise in such cases, according to official data. However, the numbe...
As RS Clears Bills Amid Oppn Boycott, Naidu Defends Action; Expresses Anguish at 'Unpleasant Turn of Events'
Expressing concern over the conduct of some of the members, he said it was "deeply painful" and all need to "collectively ponder" over these issues.
Chennai, Sep 23 (PTI) Highlights From The Southern
region at 5 pm. MDS4 TN-CM-CENTRE-PANEL Reconstitute panel on Indian culture's evolution, TN CM tells PM Modi Chennai: Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to reconstitute an expert committee under the Culture Ministry to study the...
More Restrictions In Store For Hard-hit Madrid
Madrid (AP) Health authorities in Madrid may extend to more communities the restrictions on movement it imposed on areas of the Spanish capital with high coronavirus infection rates. About 860,000 Madrid residents already are required to justify trips o...
Singapore Should Expect New Coronavirus Cases As It Plans To Reopen Borders: Experts
Singapore should expect new COVID-19 cases in the country as it plans to reopen its borders in a safe and controlled way, experts were quoted as saying on Wednesday. Singapore has reported 57,639 cases of coronavirus and 27 deaths due to it. On Wednesday,...
Not Just the Borders, China 'Attacked' India in Space. But ISRO Scientists Believe It Was a Trial That Failed
A 2019 report says that China has capabilities to mount sophisticated cyber-attacks directed at ground stations with the intent of either corrupting or hijacking the systems used to control spacecraft/satellite.
Assam Reports 2,073 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 More Deaths
Assam on Tuesday reported 2,073 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Among the latest deaths, two happened in Kamrup Metropolitan and one each in Dibrugarh, Darrang, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Jorhat and Cacha...
Bring Bills for Population Control, Uniform Civil Code: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey in Lok Sabha
The MP from Jharkhand raised the issue during the Zero Hour on Tuesday saying given the diversity of the nation, these two bills are the need of the hour.
RBI Appoints New PMC Bank Administrator, Says Huge Losses Posing Challenges to Revival
The Reserve Bank of India appointed AK Dixit, ex-general manager of Union Bank of India, as the new administrator of the bank with effect from September 23, 2020.
