Since March this year the COVID-19 pandemic has pretty much held the world hostage. Normalcy is a thing of the past as we are having to be extra careful while stepping out, or even indoors so as we do not fall prey to the virus. But if one does, one needs to go into isolation …
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Compelling cases of distress, including migrant workers and labourers who have been laid off, short term visa holders faced with expiry of visas, persons with medical emergency/ pregnant women and elderly persons or those required to return to India due to death of family member, and students will be given priority for international travel on non-scheduled commercial flights under Vande …
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Amid reports that ISIS terrorist Abdul Yusuf Khan who was arrested from New Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan area on Friday night was planning a major strike in the national capital, security agencies have recovered a suicide vest and explosives used for making bombs, from his house in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district. ANI Security forces conducted searches at Yusuf’s residence where a …
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While India remains third worst-affected country by the coronavirus pandemic, its COVID numbers are a reason for some cheer. India has achieved a record high of 63,631 recoveries in a day, the Health Ministry said. The daily tests on Saturday scaled a new high of more than 10 lakh, taking the cumulative tests to more than 3.4 crore. According to …
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The World Health Organisation has advised that children aged 12 and above should wear masks like adults to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, it said children between six and 11 should wear them on a risk-based approach. Children aged 12 and over should particularly wear a mask when a one-metre distance from others cannot be guaranteed and …
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India is set to have a vaccine against the coronavirus by the end of 2020. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said a COVID-19 vaccine is likely in the next 4-5 months. “I hope that if everything goes well, India will have access to a coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020,” he later tweeted. कब तक …
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In a major win for Transgenders’ rights, the Uttar Pradesh cleared an amendment to the UP Revenue Code of 2006, now allowing transgender people to inherit agricultural land. The amendment cleared limitations of nomenclature in inheritance laws that only mention “sons”, “daughters”, “married”, “unmarried” and “widow”. The proposal for a law acknowledging the inheritance rights of the third gender, as …
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Just a few months ago the entire country was left shell shocked after a bone-chilling case of animal cruelty emerged from Kerala, where a pregnant elephant died after biting an explosive-laden fruit. Despite the outrage from across the country and beyond, it appears that they haven’t learned any lessons. Now another shocking case has emerged from the state which is eerily …
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The country is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as it is well on its way to become the global epicentre; it is already recording more new cases than the US and Brazil. Maharashtra, with more than 6 lakh cases, is India’s epicentre. While the situation across the country appears grim, for many the pandemic seems to be over. Jump To Rave …
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Just days after he tested negative for COVID-19, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi for post-COVID care. Shah was admitted to the hospital as he has been complaining of fatigue and body ache for the last three-four days. BCCL “The Home Minister has been complaining of fatigue and body aches for the past 3-4 …
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