In a shocking incident, a woman who had was under observation after showing coronavirus symptoms was allegedly raped at a quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai. The incident happened on Thursday night at the COVID-19 quarantine facility India Bulls in Panvel. The accused, identified as 25-year-old Shubam Khatu, another inmate who is COVID-19 positive. Medical Science …
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Hospitals Cannot Deny Cashless Claim For COVID-19 Treatment, Could Face Action For Refusal
Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak began reporting in India, there has bee a lot of confusion over the treatment cost, health insurance coverage, cashless claim and much more. Recently there were some reports that several hospitals were denying cashless claims of COVID-19 patients. BCCL Now the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has asked insurers to take action against hospitals …
Read More »10-Yr-Old Casually Walks Into Bank In MP, Walks Out Stealing Rs 10 Lakh Cash, All In 30 Seconds
In a rather freak case of a bank heist, a 10-year-old boy casually walked into a bank in Madhya Pradesh and walked out with Rs 10 lakhs in his hand, during the rush hours. The incident happened on Tuesday in Jawad area of MP’s Neemuch district. screengrab CCTV visuals from the bank showed the boy, who is barely as tall …
Read More »Alleged Man Eater Leopard That Has Reportedly Killed Two Children Shot Dead In Uttarakhand
A leopard that had reportedly turned maneater and had made two kills recently has been shot dead in Uttarakhand. The leopard that was declared a ‘man-eater’ on June 30, after it killed two children was shot dead on Saturday in the Badrinath forest division. BCCL/ FILE The leopard had made its first kill on May 28 in the Gairbaram area …
Read More »Maharashtra Governor Not In Self-Isolation After Raj Bhavan Staff Tests Positive For COVID-19
Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, has clarified that reports appearing in a section of media regarding his health are “baseless” and he is not in self-isolation. BCCL “I am perfectly alright, and not in self-isolation. I underwent relevant tests, the result of which came in the negative. There are no symptoms of COVID – 19 either,” he wrote on Twitter. …
Read More »Delhi's COVID Tally May Have Crossed 1,00,000 But Recoveries Are Much Higher Than Active Cases
Delhi has the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases among states and Union Territories and as a city has the most number of cases in the country. Delhi is one of the three states/UTs that has seen the COVID-19 cases breach the 1,00,000 mark and has recorded 1,04,864 infections so far. AFP While it may sound bleak, there is a silver …
Read More »What Is 'Friends Of Police' And Why Is It Suspended Over Custodial Killing In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Police has announced that it is suspended the services of Friends of Police (FoP) a group of volunteer civilians who used to work closely with the cops in the state. Police stations across the state have been asked to recall of identity cards issued to the FoP volunteers and instructed the police not to engage them in …
Read More »US Tech Giant Cognizant Lays Off 18,000 Employees, Trade Union Takes Them To Court
The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) has said that it has initiated legal action against US tech giant Cognizant over the alleged mass layoff of its employees in India. According to KITU, thousands of Cognizant employees across India are being laid off and they have been asked to submit their resignations, to make it look like they have quit …
Read More »Remember 2 Italian Marines Who Killed Indian Fishermen In 2012, They Won't Face Trial In India
Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre, the two Italian Marine who was accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen in 2012 won’t face trial in the case, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has said. The PCA held that the two marines were entitled to immunity from prosecution in relation to the acts that they committed during the …
Read More »PM Modi Visits Leh For 1st Time Since LAC Clashes To Take Stock Of Situation, Meets Soldiers
Amid the ongoing border tensions with China along with the Line of Actual Control (LAC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Leh. PM Modi reached Ladakh early morning and briefed by the Army, Air Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police at one of the forward locations in Nimu. REUTERS Located at 11,000 feet above sea level, Nimu is …
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