40 Americans on cruise ship in Japan have been infected with coronavirus: official.
West Bengal: Two dead and five injured after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Murshidabad. Injured have been admitted to a hospital.
West Bengal: Two dead and five injured after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Murshidabad. Injured have been admitted to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/dvDXg8ZJE6— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2020
I congratulate Shri @ArvindKejriwal on taking oath as Delhi’s CM earlier today. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure.
I congratulate Shri @ArvindKejriwal on taking oath as Delhi’s CM earlier today. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 16, 2020
Evacuation of US passengers from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship begins in Japan.
Chennai: People continue to hold protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Old Washermanpet.
Chennai: People continue to hold protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Old Washermanpet. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/n27ytPD5Za— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2020
Delhi: Supreme Court will tomorrow hear petitions, seeking its direction to the Central Government and others for removal of anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh.
Delhi: Supreme Court will tomorrow hear petitions, seeking its direction to the Central Government and others for removal of anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh. pic.twitter.com/VFB3wuNCiM— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2020
A fire broke out in Kolkata's Raja Bazar area on Sunday. The blaze erupted at the second floor of a building. 12 fire tenders were pressed to douse off the flames. No injuries were reported so far.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out on the 2nd floor of a building at Raja Bazar in Narkeldanga area. Fire-fighting operation underway. 12 fire tenders are present at the spot. No casualty or injury reported till now. pic.twitter.com/yXDLiMgWFG— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2020
"For the first time in the country, a national logistics policy is being prepared. It will lead to creation of single window e-logistics market," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch event of ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ in Varanasi.
Delhi: A house collapses in CR Park (Chittaranjan Park), two persons feared trapped under the debris. Five fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. More details awaited.
Gujarat: Kutch Police has formed an SIT (Special Investigation Team) to probe into the Bhuj case in which 68 female students at Shree Sahjanand Girls Institute were asked to remove inner-wear to check if they were menstruating.
New Delhi, February 16: All eyes will be on Delhi where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Chief Minister for the third time today. In the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections, the AAP won 62 out of 70 seats with close to 54 percent vote share, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was restricted to 8 seats despite a marginal surge in its vote share. The Congress drew a blank yet again. Live Updates on Arvind Kejriwal Swearing-In.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today. PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate over 30 projects, including a 430-bed super-speciality government hospital at Benaras Hindu University. He will dedicate to the nation the Deendayal Upadhyaya memorial centre and will inaugurate his statue, the tallest statue of the Hindutva icon in the country.
PM Modi will also flag off through video link 'Mahakal Express', which will connect three jyotirling pilgrim centres - Varanasi, Ujjain and Omkareshwar. This is the first overnight private train in the country.
Ahead of US President Donald Trump's India visit, Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) has released a video that calls for "revenge" and says "the killers would not be forgiven". The video threatens the Indian government, and says "the way you harassed the Muslims and destroyed their settlements will be avenged". Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to visit India on February 24-25.