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Time to start manufacturing activity even in Red Zones: CII president

05 May 2020 03:44 AM IST

Insisting that economic activity should start now, Vikram Kirloskar told The Daily Guardian that health and economy needed to go together or else survival could be threatened.

Government all set to bring back Indians stranded abroad starting 7 May

05 May 2020 03:36 AM IST

On day one of the third phase of lockdown, the government announced the much-awaited relief for Indians stuck abroad due to cancellation of international passenger flights since March. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday said that the government would be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad

‘Northern Railway turned 540 coaches into Covid wards in 8 days’

05 May 2020 03:30 AM IST

Be it during wars or natural disasters, the Indian Railways has always been at the forefront playing the role of a saviour. So, when the country is fighting Covid-19, the department is gearing up to do its bit in helping the nation. To understand the Covid-19 response of the Indian

Delhi govt rushed into opening liquor shops, says Harsh Vardhan

05 May 2020 03:20 AM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the Delhi government rushed into opening liquor shops at a time when the national capital was still in the ‘Red Zone’. He also asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to review its decision in view of huge crowds outside these outlets, which increases

Bois Locker Room is a testimony to toxic masculinity

05 May 2020 03:16 AM IST

From Nirbhaya to the Hyderabad gang-rape case, shameful incidents like these have time and again jolted the collective conscience of the nation and reignited the debate about how we need to raise our boys better. But a leaked Instagram chat of teenage boys from Delhi has exposed how as a

Stung by Tejashwi’s charges, Nitish says train fares will be reimbursed

05 May 2020 03:10 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has finally yielded to the mounting pressure being exerted by the Opposition on the issue of reimbursement of fares to the lakhs of labourers who have started coming back to the state in special trains. In a statement made by the Bihar Chief minister himself,

The new mantra for armed forces: Make in India with export push

05 May 2020 03:07 AM IST

Indigenisation through ‘Make in India’ appears to have become the new mantra for the armed forces. The industry is also willing to walk the extra mile, to support defence manufacturing. Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories will then be on their toes, because of the competition from industries. This will

Punjab Police file case against singer Moosewala, 5 cops, DSP suspended

05 May 2020 03:03 AM IST

The Barnala Police on Monday registered criminal cases against Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moosewala and five police personnel after a video showing the singer shooting at a firing range went viral on social media. A Punjab Police spokesperson said the cases were registered on the directions of Punjab DGP Dinkar

Rishi Kapoor: The successful yet underrated star of Hindi cinema

05 May 2020 01:56 AM IST

How can a star be successful yet underrated, you may ask. Well, the answer to that question is Rishi Kapoor. Kapoor starred in over 150 films spread over four decades in the Indian film industry, but was not felicitated as much as he ought to have been. Rishi Kapoor’s passing

DJs live-stream music to revellers at home

05 May 2020 01:53 AM IST

Last weekend, Delhi-based DJ Karanvir Keran put on his party wear, took out his headphones, set up his disc jockey and got ready to play his favourite set. This, however, wasn’t for a club full of youngsters gyrating to his catchy tunes, but in his own living room. With lockdown

Once decision is taken to evacuate, we will look at all stranded Indians: CDS Rawat

04 May 2020 03:40 AM IST

Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat talks to The Daily Guardian about the preparedness of the armed forces in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and carrying out evacuation to bring Indians stranded abroad.

Colonel, Major among five killed in J&K’s Handwara encounter

04 May 2020 03:32 AM IST

Five security force personnel, including a Colonel and a Major, were killed in the gunbattle with terrorists in north Kashmir’s Handwara, Indian Army said on Sunday. The officers were leading a team to rescue civilians who had been taken hostage by the terrorists. “Four Indian Army personnel including the Commanding