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A massive quarantine drive was carried out at PD Hinduja Hospital at Mahim in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Friday after a patient admitted to the medical facility tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. A health officer from the hospital said that the high-risk contacts have been kept under isolation while the low-risk contacts are sent for home quarantine.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was released by the union territory government on Friday after seven months of detention. The National Conference leader was detained at his Gupkar Road resident in Srinagar. In his first public appearance in months, Abdullah thanked all people who spoke for "freedom."
Shashi Tharoor is known for his witty replies on various communication platforms and his latest comes at a time when Madhya Pradesh government is facing a danger of collapse. When a Twitter user called "Drunk Journalist" asked his followers "who will be joining BJP soon" giving two options Milind Deora and Shashi Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram asked him if he is "sober".
The prices of sanitizers with 60 per cent of more alcohol have shot up to such extent that some online sellers are even selling 60 ml pack for Rs 999. Now, a brand has come up with a cow urine-based sanitizer. Yes, you heard it right it is made of cow urine and of course, it is "alcohol-free."
Imagine that your having gossips with your friends and suddenly a lion charges towards you! What you would do in that situation? A video posted by Susanta Nanda, Indian Forest Service official, on his Twitter handle shows a lion running berserk through Madhavpur village in Gujarat.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that he will not celebrate nor participate in Holi 2020 events amid COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Holi, the festival of colours, will be celebrated next week.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced Rs 1 crore compensation for the family of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma, who was killed in North East Delhi's Chand Bagh area in the violence last week. He also announced a job for the member of his family by Delhi government.
Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday announced that six Supreme Court judges have been infected by swine flu virus (H1N1). Following this, all judges had a meeting with Chief Justice of India SA Bobde to take remedial measures. Immunization of judges, court staff has been proposed as a measure.
India emerged as the fifth largest economy in the world by overtaking the United Kingdom and France in 2019, according to data from the International Monetary Fund's October World Economic Outlook. The ranking is based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
SAP India, the Indian arm of German software group SAP, on Thursday said that it has shut down all offices in the country for extensive sanitisation after two of its employees tested positive for the H1N1 virus also known as swine flu. The two employed were based in the firm's Bengaluru office located at Sarjapur-Marathahalli Outer Ring Road.
A stampede-like situation was created at Mumbai's Andheri railway station in the Western line on Monday, February 17, when the escalator accidentally started running in the backward direction. In the incident, two people were injured. As the injury was minor, the commuters were given first aid at Andheri station. Western Railway officials have closed the escalator as of now.
The World Day of the Sick is an awareness day observed every year on February 11. The observation of this day was started on May 13, 1992, by Pope John Paul II as a way to offer prayers for those suffering from illness. The day concurs with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes.
An armed man open fired outside New Delhi's Jamia Millia University on Thursday, January 30, during a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). According to media reports, one person was reportedly injured in the incident. The culprit has been detained by the Delhi Police.
On Wednesday morning, thousands of Mumbaikars formed a human chain in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Population Register and National Register of Citizens. The protesters, who also included women and who wore badges with the message “Say no to CAA", held aloft banners against the controversial law.
In a major rail accident from Samastipur in Bihar, five people were killed after a severe collided of the train with a bullock-cart on Thursday, January 16. Two people were also injured in the mishap. According to news agency ANI, the incident took place near Hasanpur Road railway station between Samastipur-Khagaria railway block.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg celebrated her 17th birthday on Friday, January 3, 2020. The youth climate activist has received worldwide recognition for her efforts to fight climate change. She rose to fame for organising school strike with a simple message "school strike for climate" handwritten on a poster outside Sweden Parliament in August 2018.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Saurav Ganguly's daughter Sana on Tuesday shared an excerpt from "The End of India" by Khushwant Singh. Her Instagram story read that "every fascist regime needs communities and groups it can demonise in order to thrive".
The Editors Guild of India on Saturday condemned the "indefensible acts of violence” against the employees of Prag News, a local Assamese news Channel, and demanded an inquiry into the incident. On Thursday, several policemen stormed inside the news channel's office in Guwahati and thrashed three employees.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday, December 5, sanctioned Rs 100 crores from Nirbhaya Fund for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations. The new scheme will be implemented by the states and Union Territories.
A woman motorcyclist in Cuttack refused to pay fine for not wearing a helmet on Sunday. When policemen asked to pay her Rs 1000 fine, she argued with the cops saying that she never wore the helmet in the past and would never wear it in the future as well.