India logged 2,183 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while the active cases declined to 11,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,965 with 214 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent […]
Extreme poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 than in 2011 as poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 with comparatively sharper decline in rural areas, a working paper of the World Bank policy research said. The findings came close on the heels of a working […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said his demand to remove loudspeakers from mosques has not stemmed from his opposition to the offering of the prayers by Muslims. Neither does his party want any riots in Maharashtra. “But if you do it on loudspeaker, then we will also use loudspeakers for it. Muslims […]
With heavy police deployment, the situation in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri remained tense but under control, hours after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday evening. There was stone-pelting and some vehicles were set on fire injuring eight police personnel and a civilian. DCP (northwest) Usha Rangnani said 14 arrests […]
Boris Johnson will become the first British Prime Minister to visit Gujarat when he lands in Ahmedabad next week for a two-day visit to India for “in-depth talks” with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to Downing Street.Johnson’s first visit to India as UK Prime Minister will begin on April 21 with a trip to […]
The security arrangements in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area were placed on high alert early Sunday morning following the communal violence that occurred between two groups of people resulting in several injuries, including Delhi Police personnel. The communal clashes occurred at the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening in the wake of the ‘Shobha Yatra’ that was […]
The Chhattisgarh police registered a case against the son of a Congress MLA for allegedly assaulting a policeman and a truck driver inside a police station in Raigarh on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Police said that the incident took place on Saturday at Kotraroad police station after which two separate cases were registered against […]
Violence broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, leaving several police personnel injured.There was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched, police said. Warning of strict action against rioters, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said the situation is under control and adequate additional force has been deployed in […]
Security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device planted alongside the Rajouri-Gurdan road early on Saturday, thus foiling a terrorist plot, police said.According to a police spokesperson, information was received about some suspicious movement at Gurdan Chawa village on Rajouri-Gurdan road on Friday night. Joint teams of the police and Army personnel launched a […]
Trinamool Congress candidates have taken the lead over their rivals in both the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly segment, after initial rounds of counting for by-polls to the two seats, election officials said on Saturday.In Ballygunge, Babul Supriyo is ahead of CPI(M)’s Saira Shah Halim by 4,676 votes, after three rounds of […]