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India-China border tensions flare up as soldiers clash in Ladakh and Sikkim

11 May 2020 06:14 AM IST

The border tensions between India and China flared up as troops of the two nations were engaged in “temporary and short duration face-offs” in Eastern Ladakh and North Sikkim along the disputed Line of Actual Control in the last few days. Several soldiers from both sides have been injured in

Bihar has a Covid plan in place to deal with migrants: DGP

11 May 2020 06:04 AM IST

With about 600-odd corona-positive cases, over 320 having recovered out of that and five deaths as on Sunday, Bihar seem to be battling well against the pandemic and is only gearing up against the new challenge — hordes of migrants returning back home with a possible risk of carrying the

Air India’s seven frontline warriors test corona positive

11 May 2020 06:03 AM IST

Amid India’s biggest repatriation operations under the Vande Bharat Mission, five Air India pilots and two staffers of the Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai, as per sources. The pilots had operated one cargo flight to China recently. Air India has been regularly

Zaveri Bazaar gets special permission to open amid lockdown

11 May 2020 06:03 AM IST

A sigh of relief for 3,000-odd shops in the 150-year-old Zaveri Bazaar in south Mumbai. These shops have suffered severe losses due to coronavirus outbreak.

Extension of PSA on Mehbooba and others show what’s brewing in Kashmir

11 May 2020 06:02 AM IST

The government has booked former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months and has done the similar extensions in the detention of many leaders including National Conference general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar. Only two prominent faces of Kashmir — Farooq Abdullah

Will restaurant and hotel owners be allowed to sell liquor?

11 May 2020 06:02 AM IST

Due to the lockdown, liquor stocks worth Rs 3,000 crore have accumulated in restaurants and hotels across the country. Now owners of restaurants and hotels have sought permission from the state governments to sell it.“We are facing a lot of crisis at this time. On one hand we have a

Migrant labourers in Delhi: No food, no money and no info

11 May 2020 06:01 AM IST

The countrywide lockdown may have brought life to a standstill for India. While businesses have been hit everywhere, the working class has been the worst affected, especially the migrant lot. Migrant workers across the country have found themselves uprooted with nowhere to go. In Delhi’s Badli, about 100 migrants working

Make a time-table and stick to it: FIITJEE Director

11 May 2020 06:00 AM IST

R.L. Trikha shares with The Daily Guardian important tips to pass both coronavirus test as well as IIT examination.

Two pregnant women walk 1,500 km to reach home in Bengal

11 May 2020 05:59 AM IST

At a time when migrant labourers across the country are struggling to survive andreturn home, here is a story of two extraordinary women who have travelled 1,500 km from Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to reach their homes in North Dinajpur, West Bengal. Pooja and Amrita were unknown to each other

Punjab to give Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to kin of staff who die in Covid fight

11 May 2020 05:58 AM IST

The Punjab government has announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the kin of the deceased Covid-19 victims. The compensation will be provided only to the legal heirs of state employees who lost their lives to the pandemic while performing official duty. It will remain in force from

Delhi eye doctor enters Limca record books for conducting maximum laser specs removal surgeries LASIK

09 May 2020 15:20 PM IST

New Delhi – A city doctor has entered the Indian book of records for conducting maximum LASIK laser specs removal surgeries in India Dr. Rahil Chaudhary, consultant and director, Eye7 group of eye hospitals has performed the maximum number of laser specs removal procedures in India. Dr. Rahil, said “I

Dress for yourself

09 May 2020 11:13 AM IST

Yes we are all sitting at home, learning the art of dressing waist upwards to look good for that Zoom call or the Insta Live. How about dressing up for once in these loungey Indian ensembles and interesting vintage jewels that elevate your mood instantly. A vintage gold coin series