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We have to strike a balance between life and livelihood: Shekhawat

29 Apr 2020 08:20 AM IST

In an exclusive chat with The Daily Guardian, Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat spoke on various issues—from the way India is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and is enhancing its medical capabilities to the politics being played in his home state Rajasthan and in West Bengal. Q: When the rest

Centre should amend law, allow mining in Goa: CM

29 Apr 2020 08:15 AM IST

Even as there is no clarity on how long the present lockdown in India could be extended to, its significant economic repercussions are now being felt by most states. The latest is Goa, which is now Covid free and has not had a single coronavirus case since April 3. It

Two sadhus killed in UP temple, Opposition targets CM Yogi

29 Apr 2020 08:06 AM IST

Days after the horrific lynching of two sadhus in Palghar, Maharashtra jolted the collective conscience of the entire nation, another shocker has come to light from Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh. The incident came to light after village locals discovered the blood-soaked bodies of two sadhus on Tuesday morning inside a

Telangana and Andhra ready with roadmap to lift lockdown

29 Apr 2020 08:00 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao used to be very strict on the issue of lockdown. Even when the Centre gave some relaxations, the state government denied them to its people and implemented the lockdown in letter and spirit. But suddenly KCR seems to have changed his strategy as there

Covid-19 battle not over yet but number of hotspot districts coming down: MoS Health

29 Apr 2020 07:55 AM IST

The war against Covid-19 may not get over soon, but Minister of State for Health Ashwani Choubey believes that India has been able to contain the virus as the number of hotspot districts in the country has come down. He also reminded that the number of corona-positive patients which initially

Protests against Nitish over stranded students in Kota

29 Apr 2020 07:50 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision not to bring back more than 6,000 Bihari students stranded in Kota has now generated protests from students and the Opposition has started tearing apart the state government, accusing it of being callous. The Patna University Students’ Union on Tuesday staged a protest in

DU teachers protest over ‘no salaries’

29 Apr 2020 07:42 AM IST

Agitated over persistent salary delay, the teachers of Delhi University’s (DU) 12 colleges staged a one-day hunger strike from within the confines of their houses, on Tuesday. These 12 colleges are completely funded by the Delhi government. The protesting teachers have alleged that despite facing the Covid-19 epidemic situation, thousands

Aarogya Setu doesn’t invade our privacy

29 Apr 2020 07:40 AM IST

If compared with other state government applications, Aarogya Setu adheres to much stricter standards of privacy, purpose and justification.

Time to gradually lift lockdown

29 Apr 2020 07:35 AM IST

It took a certain amount of political courage to go in for such a comprehensive and complete lockdown as announced — and carried out — by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Only he has the political capital to demand and receive such an overwhelming response. But now over a month later,

Muslimman breaks fast to save Hindu woman in Bihar

29 Apr 2020 07:32 AM IST

As Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramzan, a Muslim youth broke his fast to save the life of a Hindu woman. In Gopalganj’s Sadar Hospital, Usha Devi and her family were running from pillar to post in search of B+ blood, but could not find a

RPF in Delhi walks the extra mile to provide ration and masks

29 Apr 2020 07:30 AM IST

They have distributed about 3 lakh packets of cooked meals in over 20 locations, apart from providing dry rations to more than 2,000 families in the national capital.

In crisis, 3 organs of state must work to solve issues: CJI Bobde

28 Apr 2020 08:30 AM IST

Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde said that legislature, executive and judiciary need to act in harmony during disasters and pandemics of the Covid-19 scale.