Attacking the Aam Aadmi government over the resolution passed against the implementation of the proposed National Population Register, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is misleading the people by creating a rift among them on the grounds of religion. Reddy’s remark comes in the backdrop of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal comments where he said that 61 out of 70 members in the Delhi Assembly don’t have birth certificates and asked if they will be sent to the detention centres. “No documents are needed and no birth certificate is required…
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The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea from one of the Nirbhaya rape convicts, Mukesh Singh, asking for permission to refile his curative and mercy petitions. Mukesh Singh claims his amicus curiae, Advocate Vrinda Grover, “falsely” informed him that under court orders, he had to file a curative petition within seven days of the issue of a death warrant on January 7. In a plea filed through Advocate ML Sharma, Mukesh Singh claimed last week that the limitation period to file a curative petition was three years from the date of dismissal of the review plea. Mukesh Singh’s…
Amid a shortage of protective masks and hand sanitisers in the face of deepening coronavirus crisis, the Delhi government has constituted teams to take action against suppliers overcharging for masks and sanitizers and those hoarding these items, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Saturday. The minister also underlined that not all people need to wear N95 masks. “N95 masks should only be used by healthcare workers or those who are displaying symptoms, not healthy people. We have also constituted teams to take action against hoarding and overcharging for masks and sanitizers,” Satyendra Jain told ANI. “We have already issued…
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said so far nearly 12 lakh passengers coming from abroad have been screened for coronavirus at various airports across the country. Speaking at “Wings India 2020” an aviation related event being held here, the Union Minister said there would be a drop of 15 to 20 per cent in domestic air traffic for time being due to the virus concerns. He further said, out of over 11 lakh passengers who were screened at 30 airports only 3,225 were referred to tests. Indian airports have “set up a benchmark” for other countries in…
An American couple, who allegedly gave the slip to police after being admitted to the coronavirus isolation ward of the medical college hospital here following complaints of fever and cough, was traced to Kochi airport and placed under observation. The two were traced late Friday night and admitted to the Kalamassery medical college hospital isolation ward, police sources said. They had visited the hospital in Kerala with fever and were sent to the isolation ward, but left the place shortly thereafter. The tourists had come to Kochi from London via Doha on March 9, attended a Kathakali show in the…
Pakistan has agreed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to hold a meeting of the SAARC nations via video conferencing to discuss means to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 5,000 people across the world. Hours after Sri Lanka, Bhutan and other nations agreed to PM Modi’s proposal, Pakistan also responded late at night to the appeal and said they will be available for talks. In a tweet, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said, The threat of #COVID-19 requires coordinated efforts at global and regional level. We have communicated that SAPM on Health will be available to…
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said a special session of the state legislature will be convened to clear a bill on the lines of the ‘Disha Act’ of Andhra Pradesh to expedite trial of crimes against women. He made the announcement in the state legislative council. “Due to the coronavirus crisis, we have to curtail the budget session of the legislature. But for clearing the bill, we are considering convening a two-day session once the coronavirus crisis gets over,” he said. “We had been to Andhra Pradesh to study the Act and a team has already been formed…
Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorm lashed parts of the national capital on Saturday afternoon. It was a cloudy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling a notch above the season’s average at 16.4 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The humidity level at 8.30 am was recorded at 88 per cent. According to the Met office, the sky will remain cloudy and more showers are likely in the evening. “The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 27 degrees Celsius,” the official added.
Pakistan has responded positively to a proposal made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where he called on the leaders of South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to discuss how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic via video conferencing, it was reported on Saturday. In a series of tweets on Friday, Modi said: “I would like to propose that the leadership of SAARC nations chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus. “We could discuss, via video conferencing, ways to keep our citizens healthy. Together, we can set an example to the world, and contribute to a healthier planet.”…
The Pakistan government has taken a number of steps to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, including closing the western borders with Iran and Afghanistan and banning all large public gatherings, as the number of confirmed cases has increased to 28 in the country. The decisions were taken at a high-level National Security Committee (NSC) meeting on Friday which was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and attended by the provincial chief ministers and the civilian and military leadership. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza said seven new…