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Rhea owns two flats, bought before she started dating Sushant

10 Aug 2020 05:26 AM IST

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Rhea Chakraborty and her family members. The Daily Guardian got the property documents of the two flats owned by Rhea and her family in Mumbai which were bought before she started dating the late actor. The

Punjab to ramp up testing facility for corona patients

10 Aug 2020 05:26 AM IST

With an objective of increasing Covid-19 testing in the state, Punjab Medical Education & Research Department has set up four new viral testing labs with the daily testing capacity of 4,000 tests during September 2020. The viral testing capacity in three Medical Colleges at Patiala, Amritsar and Faridkot has also

CM Kejriwal inaugurates 200-bed hospital, says Covid under control in Delhi

10 Aug 2020 05:25 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a 200-bed Covid-19 hospital in Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday. The Aam Aadmi Party leader, who was accompanied by state health minister Satyendar Jain, said that coronavirus cases in the national Capital are under control. The 200-bed hospital, with a total capacity of 600, has

10 Covid patients killed in fire accident in Vijayawada

10 Aug 2020 05:24 AM IST

Ten Covid-19 patients were killed in a massive fire accident on Sunday at a hotel turned into a coronavirus facility in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. After inspection, state’s health minister Alla Nani has ordered a probe into the matter to take action against the culprits and also informed that a committee

In a boost to farmers, PM Modi launches Agri-Infra fund worth Rs 1 lakh crore

10 Aug 2020 05:11 AM IST

Cash-starved farmers have finally a reason to cheer up amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a big boost to the agriculture sector, a new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. This scheme with a duration of 10 years from FY2020 to FY2029,

Plea in SC seeks judicial inquiry on gangster Rakesh Pandey’s encounter

10 Aug 2020 05:11 AM IST

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking judicial commission inquiry into gangster Rakesh Pandey›s encounter by the Uttar Pradesh police. Questioning the encounter, the petitioner asked how UP Police had suddenly received information about Rakesh Pandey and carried out an encounter if they had been unable to

India’s diplomatic offensive pays off, US pulls up Pakistan on terror claims

10 Aug 2020 05:10 AM IST

In what is being seen as a diplomatic victory for India, the United States outright rejected Pakistan’s claim that “New Delhi is sponsoring terrorism from Afghanistan into Pakistan.” In a telephonic talk with Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in no uncertain terms described

India records highest single day spike with 64,000 cases

10 Aug 2020 05:08 AM IST

India reported its highest-ever single-day spike of 64,399 cases and 861 deaths. This is the third day in a row that the country has recorded more than 60,000 cases in a single day and with that, India’s Covid-19 tally has crossed the 21-lakh mark and taken the death toll to

After Ram, Nepal locks horns with India over Buddha’s birthplace

10 Aug 2020 04:53 AM IST

Over the past few months, the ties between India and Nepal have been hitting several roadblocks. One irritant or the other has been cropping up, turning the relations between the two neighbours sour. Now, the birthplace of Buddha has come up as a provocation for Nepal to lock horns with

Uddhav govt may be in for trouble as NCP MLAs plan to join BJP

10 Aug 2020 04:51 AM IST

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government (MVA) led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra seems to be heading towards a massive crisis. A dozen of NCP MLAs are in touch with the BJP and are likely to join it by this weekend, say sources. According to highly-placed sources, most of

Modi cabinet gearing up for a major reshuffle in September

10 Aug 2020 04:40 AM IST

BJP sources say Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mukul Roy, Suresh Prabhu and Himanta Biswa Sarma are in the reckoning for ministerial positions; a high-profile cabinet minister could be downsized.

Pak ISI planning a major terror attack in Kashmir before Independence Day

10 Aug 2020 04:39 AM IST

According to intelligence reports, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI is trying to infiltrate over 200 terrorists into the Indian borders to carry out a major terror attack on camps of security forces on the eve of India’s Independence Day celebrations. A large number of terrorists have been mobilised in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir