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Left with nothing, 7 girls walk 500 km towards home

12 May 2020 02:45 AM IST

They have covered 130 km in two days.

Rajasthan potters are the new corona warriors

12 May 2020 02:45 AM IST

At a time when India is busy fighting Covid-19, scores of potters in Rajasthan are drawing the country’s attention with their unique campaign to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Every earthen pot, particularly pitchers, made by these potters in Kishanganj village of Baran district has a message on ways to

Schools, alumni join the fight against Covid-19

12 May 2020 02:44 AM IST

Several educational institutions and alumni bodies are stepping forward in their efforts to help the needy in the time of the pandemic.

75% of corona cases have no or mild symptom, says Kejriwal

12 May 2020 02:43 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said out of the total 6,923 coronavirus cases in the national capital, about 75 per cent are asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms, and are being treated at home. He said as per the new guidelines, those who are asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms

Pakistan jets increase air patrol fearing India’s retaliation for Handwara

11 May 2020 06:31 AM IST

Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 and JF-17 fighter aircraft are continuously patrolling border areas fearing a major retaliatory action following the terrorist attack.

Railways to gradually resume 15 passenger train services from Tuesday

11 May 2020 06:24 AM IST

The Indian Railways on Sunday said that it is planning to gradually restart the passenger train operations from 12 May with 15 trains, including their return journey. These trains will be run as special trains from the New Delhi station connecting 15 important cities of the country: Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah,

India-China border tensions flare up as soldiers clash in Ladakh and Sikkim

11 May 2020 06:14 AM IST

The border tensions between India and China flared up as troops of the two nations were engaged in “temporary and short duration face-offs” in Eastern Ladakh and North Sikkim along the disputed Line of Actual Control in the last few days. Several soldiers from both sides have been injured in

Bihar has a Covid plan in place to deal with migrants: DGP

11 May 2020 06:04 AM IST

With about 600-odd corona-positive cases, over 320 having recovered out of that and five deaths as on Sunday, Bihar seem to be battling well against the pandemic and is only gearing up against the new challenge — hordes of migrants returning back home with a possible risk of carrying the

Air India’s seven frontline warriors test corona positive

11 May 2020 06:03 AM IST

Amid India’s biggest repatriation operations under the Vande Bharat Mission, five Air India pilots and two staffers of the Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai, as per sources. The pilots had operated one cargo flight to China recently. Air India has been regularly

Zaveri Bazaar gets special permission to open amid lockdown

11 May 2020 06:03 AM IST

A sigh of relief for 3,000-odd shops in the 150-year-old Zaveri Bazaar in south Mumbai. These shops have suffered severe losses due to coronavirus outbreak.

Extension of PSA on Mehbooba and others show what’s brewing in Kashmir

11 May 2020 06:02 AM IST

The government has booked former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months and has done the similar extensions in the detention of many leaders including National Conference general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar. Only two prominent faces of Kashmir — Farooq Abdullah

Will restaurant and hotel owners be allowed to sell liquor?

11 May 2020 06:02 AM IST

Due to the lockdown, liquor stocks worth Rs 3,000 crore have accumulated in restaurants and hotels across the country. Now owners of restaurants and hotels have sought permission from the state governments to sell it.“We are facing a lot of crisis at this time. On one hand we have a