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Closely monitoring the situation in Visakhapatnam: Shah

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said he had spoken to the National Disaster Management officials and other authorities and the ministry is closely monitoring the situation in Visakhapatnam. “The incident in Vizag is disturbing. Have spoken to the NDMA officials and concerned authorities.[Read More…]

Highest single day spike in Odisha corona cases

Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) Odisha on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 positive cases as 20 persons tested positive for the virus, taking the total tally to 205, said an official. Out of the 20 fresh cases, 17 are from Ganjam district, and 3 from Mayurbhanj district. All[Read More…]

Three of family found dead in Prayagraj, Yogi orders action

Prayagraj (UP), May 7 (IANS) Three persons of a family were found dead in their house in a village in Manda police station area in Prayagraj district on Thursday morning. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the incident and directed the senior officials to reach the[Read More…]

2 captured ex-US soldiers to be tried in Venezuela: Maduro

Caracas, May 7 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that two former members of US special forces captured in a failed attempt to topple him will be tried in the South American country. On Wednesday, Maduro said the two Americans will be judged by the attorney general and the country’s[Read More…]

Equity indices open on negative note

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened in the red on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex trading 150 points lower. The fall in the domestic market was in line with the decline in major Asian markets. At 9.44 a.m., it was trading at 31,535.16, lower by 150.59[Read More…]

US military operations killed 132 civilians in 2019: Pentagon

Washington, May 7 (IANS) At least 132 civilians were killed in US military operations in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, according to a Pentagon report. The report released on Wednesday, added that 91 civilians were injured in the operations, most of them aerial, reports Efe news. Most of the deaths[Read More…]

Ashvin Kumar: Wrote ‘Road To Ladakh’ keeping Irrfan bhai in mind

By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Oscar-nominated and National Award-winning filmmaker Ashvin Kumar worked with Irrfan in his 48-minute short film “Road To Ladakh” in 2004, and he says the experience changed his outlook towards professionalism and filmmaking. An emotional Ashvin says he feels “cheated” on Irrfans sudden demise,[Read More…]

Iraqi Parliament approves new PM after 5 months of caretaker govt

Baghdad, May 7 (IANS) The government of Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi won a vote of confidence Thursday in Parliament, putting an end to more than five months of political turmoil. Lawmakers approved Al-Kadhimi and 15 of his candidates for ministerial posts, including the key defence and interior portfolios, while[Read More…]

4,000 tonnes of peas procured in HP’s Solan amid lockdown

Shimla, May 7 (IANS) The state-run Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) in Himachal Pradesh has procured 4,000 metric tonnes of peas valued at Rs 9.20 crore in Solan district amid the lockdown due to coronavirus scare, government officials said on Thursday. The district has earned a name in the production[Read More…]

Online education now a new normal for govt, edtech platforms

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As millions of kids take online school classes from home globally including in India, government along with private education sector have a great responsibility to offer online e-Learning to more than 60 million college students and 1.5 billion school students worldwide, experts said on Thursday.[Read More…]

Govt-owned PFC accumulates NPAs of Rs 47,454 cr: IEEFA

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Government-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has accumulated non-performing assets (NPAs) totalling Rs 47,454 crore ($6.8bn) as of December 2019, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Thursday. The report — India’s Power Finance Corporation continues to fund[Read More…]

Agra Covid-19 cases mount to 667

Agra, May 7 (IANS) With 667 Covid-19 cases, Agra on Thursday also launched special action at its central jail where an inmate tested positive creating panic about a possible spread of the pandemic at the prison facility. The recovery rate in the tourist hotspot is at 38 per cent, according[Read More…]

Australian Cardinal ‘knew about child abuse cases’

Canberra, May 7 (IANS) Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was accused of sexually abusing two boys in the 1990s, knew about child abuse cases taking place in the Archdiocese of Ballarat in 1970s and 1980s, according to a royal commission report tabled on Thursday. “By 1973, Cardinal Pell was not[Read More…]

Tablighi Jamaati lodged in UP jail dies of cardiac arrest (Ld)

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 7 (IANS) A Tablighi Jamaat ‘Amir’ (district chief) for Jaunpur died at the district hospital of suspected cardiac arrest. Naseem Ahmad, 65, a heart patient, was lodged at a temporary jail after his arrest in the first week of April for allegedly harbouring foreign nationals. He[Read More…]

Lamborghini to unveil new Huracan sports car in Apple AR

San Francisco, May 7 (IANS) Luxury automobile manufacturer Lamborghini is set to unveil its new Huracan EVO RWD Spyder sports car on Thursday, using Apple’s AR Quick Look technology. Using Apple’s AR Quick Look, the car maker aims to bring its latest V10 super sports car directly to customers and[Read More…]

India has left no stone unturned to save countrymen: Modi

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that India has left no stone unturned in extending help and making efforts to save the countrymen. Addressing the Buddha Purnima programme in honour of victims and frontline warriors of COVID-19 through video conferencing, Modi said, “India has[Read More…]

US private sector cuts 20.2mn jobs in April amid pandemic

Washington, May 7 (IANS) Private companies in the US have cut around 20.2 million jobs in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a payroll data company revealed. Payrolls in service-providing industries declined by 16,007,000 and goods producers cut 4,229,000 jobs, Xinhua news agency quoted the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) report as[Read More…]

Richa Chadha: Regrets are pointless

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) She has been in the industry for over a decade and has impressed in films like “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!”, the “Gangs Of Wasseypur” franchise, the “Fukrey” franchise, “Masaan” and “Section 375”. Actress Richa Chadha says she has no regrets as she finds them pointless. “I[Read More…]

EU economy to witness historic recession in 2020

Brussels, May 7 (IANS) The European Commission (EC) said that despite a policy response at both the European Union (EU) and national level, the bloc’s economy will experience a recession of historic proportions this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an economic forecast on Wednesday, the EC said that[Read More…]





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