In a press briefing by the Health Ministry Official said, in last 28 days, 15 districts have had no new case. He said, till date, there are 80 districts in the country that have reported no new cases in last 14 days. The districts have maintained the status of no new cases and also new districts get added into the category. The total COVID-19 cases in country have gone up to 23 thousand 452. The active cases stand at 17 thousand 9 hundred 15 and the death toll has reached 723. Till now 4 thousand 813 persons have been discharged…
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A total of 56 cases have been registered against those found using derogatory language against communities and political figures in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and nearly 50 per cent of those booked, have been found using fake details to create an account on social networking websites. Pakistan has been running social media propaganda against India using fake Arab, Christian and Hindu identities to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Inspector General (Prayagraj range) K.P. Singh said, “A total of 56 cases were registered between March 23 and April 23. The 56 FIRs were lodged under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between…
An Allahabad University professor, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Delhis Nizamuddin area last month and did not P Professor Shahid was arrested by the police on Monday night and sent to jail on Tuesday. The professor is accused of hiding information about joining the Jamaat in Delhi and providing refuge to the citizens of Indonesia who had also joined the Jamaat. A total of 30 people have been sent to a temporary jail along with the foreigners involved in the Jamaat, including the professor. On behalf of Shivkuti and Shahganj Police, the university registrar, N.K. Shukla, was…
For the first time, Mumbai Police will deploy drones to keep an eye over Muslim localities as the holy month of Ramzan is set to start from Saturday, a top official said here on Friday. Simultaneously, Mumbai Police Spokesperson Pranay Ashok said that contrary to speculation, there is no special relaxation in any areas for Muslims to make ”sehri” or ”iftaar” purchases. Responding to reports and videos on social media purportedly showing the city police making announcements to the effect, Ashok told IANS that “no such relaxations have been permitted” in view of the lockdown. Earlier, Deputy Commissioner of Police-Zone…
Italian football chiefs announced that the end of the Serie A season will be pushed back from June 30 to August 2 to finish the season suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. Federation president Gabriele Gravina said the FIGC would “adopt a resolution in the coming hours to postpone the end of the 2019/2020 sports season to August 2”. No sport has been played in Italy since March 9 as the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis which has killed over 25,000 people. “The world of football is working incessantly and responsibly to find concrete and sustainable solutions to the crisis…
Bollywood actor-producer Anushka Sharma’s first web production, an Amazon Original series, Paatal Lok , will launch on May 15. Amazon Prime Video on Friday unveiled the logo and the release date of the series produced by Anushka’s Clean Slate Films. The series features actors Neeraj Kabi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Gul Panag, Swastika Mukherjee and Abhishek Bannerjee. It is based on a crime thriller book written by Sudip Sharma, who previously worked on “Udta Punjab” and Anushka’s first production “NH10”. As per the press release issued by the makers, the series explores the “dark bylanes of immorality”. Inspired by the ancient realms…
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football federation plans tests and a return to training. Testing players is being discussed with a view to completing the Liga season and thereby avoiding financial disaster, a source cose to La Liga told AFP on Thursday. Bale said he wanted to get back into action but felt it wise to wait and see. “Everyone wants to play football, but the most important thing is everyone stays safe, we don’t want to come back too early. We need…
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings on the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan, saying may the people achieve a decisive victory in the ongoing battle against coronavirus and create a healthier planet. Clerics said the moon has been sighted and Ramzan fasting is to begin from Saturday. Ramzan is observed worldwide as a month of fasting, prayers, devotion, spirituality, faith, gratitude, forgiveness and charity, Naidu tweeted. The prime minister said may the holy month bring with it abundance of kindness, harmony and compassion. “May we achieve a decisive victory in…
As the city is grappling with the rising number of coronavirus cases, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, the civic transport service, has converted seven of its AC mini-buses into ambulances. These `semi-ambulances’ will be used to ferry suspected coronavirus patients, or those who have only mild infection, to COVID-19 Care Centres, a senior official said. Seats were removed and air-tightpartition was put in to separate driver cabins from the rest of the vehicle in seven buses at the BEST’s workshop in the last three days. “We have been asked to provide 20 more such buses- turned-into-ambulances,” said Surendrakumar…