Two African lion cubs, born a month ago at Nehru Zoological Park here, came out for the first time in a ”day crawl”.According to Nehru Zoological Park Curator, N.Kshitija, this is the first time that the cubs came out since their birth last month. Lovely moments of the cute cubs spending time with their mother Adhisana were captured on camera by the zoo officials. One of the photographs released by the zoo authorities shows the mother licking her cub. The cubs are also seen playing with each other. Shutdown for more than 40 days due to coronavirus-fuelled nation-wide lockdown, the…
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The Modi government on Monday said it would facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner amid increasing number of coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) cases globally. The government said the travel would begin in a phased manner from May 7 and a standard operating protocol (SOP) has been already prepared in this regard, news agency ANI reported. This facility would be made available on payment-basis. Non-scheduled commercial flights would be arranged for air travel. The government said the Indian embassies, high commissions are preparing a list of distressed Indian citizens abroad. The…
Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, here on Monday, responded to the 100,000th call that came to the Disha-helpline number 1056. The helpline, launched on January 22, has received huge number of calls from people seeking help and guidance on Covid-19. When the phone rang on Monday, it was picked by Shailaja. On the other end was a lady Sreelekshmi from Chennai and all her doubts was cleared. Just before the end of call, Shailaja told Sreelekshmi who she was and a startled caller couldn”t hide her excitement. Soon there was applause from all who was hearing Shailaja answer the caller.…
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that there is no justification for continued detention of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and other mainstream leaders detained after the abrogation of Article 370 and demanded that they must be set free. Abdullah, in a tweet, said: “Over the next few days the PSA detention orders of Mehbooba Mufti, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shah Faisal and others are due to expire. There was no justification for their detention much less an extension.” Abdullah was released in March after the J&K government revoked his detention orders under Public Safety Act…
With the joint efforts of state Congress government and BJP-led Centre, over one crore students in Rajasthan shall be able to attend regular lessons on Aakashwani. Prakash Javadekar, Union I&B Minister on Monday accepted the request made by state education minister Govind Singh Dotasara to make a few slots available on radio platform so that students of rural areas can also learn their regular school lessons, who unlike the private school students, were deprived from accessing online classes. Prasar Bharati gave a nod to run 51 classes which shall run till June 30. Each class shall run for 55 minutes,…
The third phase of lockdown will make the nation fully operational, says Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar . Practically half of the country will become fully operational from May 4. Mr. Javadekar said the lockdown has brought us success and country has fared much better than other countries in its response to contain the corona pandemic. Mr. Javadekar said opposition is only indulged in blame game and have no agenda or issues to discuss. He said they are blaming the government on the points on which they showed agreement.
Intelligence documents show that Chinese leaders deliberately covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it. Based on a report obtained by the Associated Press, Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, according to a four-page Department of Homeland Security report dated May 1. US has intensified its criticism of China, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying Sunday that China was responsible for the spread of disease and must be held accountable. The sharper rhetoric against China coincides with administration critics…
North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces to fire back, Seoul said. The rare exchange of gunfire comes a day after North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un had made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks following an absence that triggered intense speculation about his health and fears about the stability of the isolated nation. A South Korean guard post was hit by several shots from the North, the joint chiefs of staff (JCS) in Seoul said in a statement,…
The agencies, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Crime Branch of Delhi Police and Income Tax (IT) have uncovered evidence of massive fund transfer in Tablighi Jamaat bank accounts by conspicuous foreign and domestic individuals carefully layered to conceal the origin and ultimate use of massive financing that secretly helped the Islamic missionary movement to expand its footprints in India. Atleast 14 key players- some of them based abroad- routinely used financial system to mask the transactions using circuitous route. The agencies, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Crime Branch of Delhi Police and Income Tax (IT), are examining the bank accounts operated by Jamaat’s chief…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official said Sunday, amid speculation about his health that continues to linger even after he reappeared publicly in recent days. North Korea had said Saturday that Kim attended the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang on Friday, in his first public appearance in about 20 days. While North Korean video showing a smiling Kim moving around, cutting a red ribbon and smoking quelled intense rumours that he might be gravely ill or even have died, some media outlets and observers still…