[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday morning to assess the steps being taken in response to the Vishakhapatnam gas leak incident, the government said in an official statement. “He discussed at length the measures being taken for the safety of the affected people, as well …
Read More »Visakhapatnam gas leak | NHRC issues notices to Center, AP govt.
[ad_1] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Central and Andhra Pradesh governments on the gas leak in Visakhapatnam that left at least over 10 people dead and scores ill as of Thursday afternoon. The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of media reports of the …
Read More »Covid-19: Doubling time worsens to 10.2 days in 1 week | India News
[ad_1] Health workers prepare to collect samples for Covid-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India’s doubling rate for COVID-19 cases worsened to 10.2 days in the past seven days with cases increasing rapidly in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi, although there is …
Read More »Punjab police, former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini reserved in 29-year-old kidnapping case – chandigarh
[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: Punjab police have registered a case against their former boss Sumedh Singh Saini in connection with the disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani in 1991. Saini was the Chandigarh Police Superintendent at the time. Multani was picked up by two officers after a terrorist attack on Saini in Chandigarh …
Read More »India coronavirus update: Mumbai crosses 10k cases, 400 deaths | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The number of Covid-19 deaths rose to 1,783 and the number of cases rose to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in 24 hours from Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of Health of the Union. According to the ministry, 15,266 …
Read More »Covid-19: India seeks to attract more than 1,000 US companies outside of China
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India Seeks to Attract American Businesses, Including Medical Device Giant Abbott Laboratories, to move from China as president Donald trumpAdministration steps up efforts to blame Beijing for its role in the coronavirus pandemic. In April, the government contacted more than 1,000 companies in the US. USA And …
Read More »Boiler explosion at NLC thermal plant injures eight
[ad_1] CHENNAI: At least eight Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India workers were injured and hospitalized when a boiler in one of the Neyveli power units in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu exploded on Thursday night. All eight people, two employees and six contract workers, have been admitted to a …
Read More »BMC establishes committee to verify video showing bodies lying near Covid-19 patients
[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 7, 2020 8:41:30 pm The alleged video shows some bodies lying near COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital in the Sion area of Mumbai. The Brihanmummbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Thursday that it has …
Read More »Navy ships to evacuate 1,000 stranded Indians from the Maldives
[ad_1] The Indian Navy has dispatched two ships, INS Jalashwa and INS Magar, to evacuate 1,000 stranded Indians on the island of Maldives in South Asia. The Navy said that INS Jalashwa reached the shores of the Maldives, and phase one of the evacuation called “Samudra Setu” will begin on …
Read More »IMD lists Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad under J&K meteorological subdivision
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Initially, the Indian Department of Meteorology has included Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad regions as part of its Jammu and Kashmir weather subdivision. Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad are territories currently under Pakistani occupation. India says that all Jammu and Kashmir is part of India, something that is disputed by Pakistan. …
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