re Covid-19: PM Modi Speaks With His Italian Counterpart, Expresses Condolences By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:22:43 +0530 India and Italy will work together for addressing the challenges of the post-COVID world, including through our consecutive presidencies of the G20, Modi wrote on Twitter. Full Article
re Haryana Govt's Restrictive Action on Doctors' Travel Infringes on Right to Freedom Movement: Delhi HC By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:36:15 +0530 The high court bench issued notice to the Centre and Haryana government on a petition challenging the order of Sonipat authorities on restriction activities. Full Article
re 3-Day-Old Covid-19 Positive Baby Cured, Discharged from Hospital in Rajasthan's Nagaur District By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:53:38 +0530 Dr Chanudhary said the child's two consecutive reports were found negative for the infection with the last and second report coming on April 23 when she was admitted to a separate ward as her mother was still positive for the infection. Full Article
re 5 Hospitals Approved to Join WHO's Solidarity Trial to Find Treatment for Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:55:44 +0530 Two hospitals from Ahmedabad and one each from Chennai, Jodhpur and Bhopal will conduct clinical trials on four treatment protocols remdesivir, combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir and ritonavir with Interferon beta-1a. Full Article
re Centre Says 8 Labs Approved for Testing Prototype Samples of PPE Coveralls By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:04:49 +0530 The tests are conducted conforming with the technical requirements issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on March 2. Full Article
re Delhi Covid-19 Tally Mounts to 6,318 with 338 Fresh Cases, Death Toll Rises to 68 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:04:56 +0530 On Thursday, the city had recorded its largest single-day spike of 448 new COVID-19 cases. Full Article
re Pakistan Rejects India's Move to Broadcast Weather Reports on PoK, Terms it 'Legally Void' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:08:13 +0530 State-owned broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio from Friday began broadcasting weather reports on Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in PoK in their prime-time news bulletins. Full Article
re Lockdown Period Not to be Counted for Determining Residency Status of NRIs, Foreign Nationals: CBDT By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:23:33 +0530 The nationwide lockdown since March 25 and cancellation of international flights to contain the spread of COVID-19 has forced non-resident Indians (NRI) and foreign nationals to prolong their stay in India. Full Article
re 27-Year-Old Set on Fire in Chhattisgarh's Korba District after She Resisted Molestation By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:30:31 +0530 The incident took place on the night of May 6 at a village under Bango police station limits. The accused were arrested on Thursday, said Pankaj Patel, Sub Divisional Officer of Police, Katghora area. Full Article
re Three Truck Drivers Stranded Due to Lockdown Die in Odisha's Dhenkanal District By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:01:13 +0530 The three men had fallen sick in front of a sugar factory at Haripur on the outskirts of Dhenkanal town. They were found unconscious by some other truck drivers who rushed the trio to the hospital. Full Article
re Police Use Tear Gas as Residents Pelt Stones in Ahmedabad After Stricter Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:20:37 +0530 Clashes erupted in the Shahpur locality of Ahmedabad when police and paramilitary forces tried to enforce the lockdown, asking people to stay indoors. Full Article
re Without Centre's Green Nod, LG Polymers in Vizag Expanded Ops 6 Times in 13 Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:02:17 +0530 The company also bypassed the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, which mandates that modernisation and expansion of existing projects needs an environmental clearance (EC). Full Article
re Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 526 Fresh Cases, 4 Deaths Reported in Tamil Nadu in Last 24 Hours By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:08:18 +0530 Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu today reported 526 fresh cases of the coronavirus as well as four deaths. At least 279 of the new cases were reported from state capital Chennai. Full Article
re News18 Daybreak | As Covid-19 Cases in Maharashtra Cross 19,000-mark and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:51:23 +0530 Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead. Full Article
re AIIMS Director Rushes to Ahmedabad After Gujarat Sees Sharp Rise in Covid-19 Cases By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:06:35 +0530 Following directions from the Centre, Dr Guleria, who is a pulmonologist, and Dr Manish Soneja from the AIIMS department of medicine left for Ahmedabad on special Indian Air Force flight on Friday evening, official sources said. Full Article
re Restaurant, Bars, Pubs in Karnataka Allowed to Sell Liquor Amid Lockdown as Takeaway By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:39:58 +0530 The order comes as Karnataka generated nearly Rs 200 crore in revenues due to the sale of alcohol this week. Full Article
re Only ‘Severe’ Covid-19 Patients to be Tested Before Hospital Discharge as India Braces for More Infections By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:39:28 +0530 The Centre in its revised guidelines said there will be no need for testing prior to discharge of mild and moderate Covid-19 cases, while severe patients will be tested once. Full Article
re 'Bois Locker Room': Experts Say Youngsters Need Rehabilitative Measures, Not Just Punitive Action By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:39:00 +0530 A dialogue on sex, consent, ownership over bodies must be introduced from a young age so that it becomes part of a dominant narrative, say experts. Full Article
re 'People Feel Post Comes with Reason': Justice Deepak Gupta on Ranjan Gogoi's RS Membership By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:12:56 +0530 Justice Deepak Gupta emphasised the apex court must stand up for the rights of the deprived and underprivileged classes, including the minorities, who cannot be deprived of their rights just because they disagree with the government on certain issues. Full Article
re Saad Audio Clip Asking Tablighi Jamaat to Not Follow Social Distancing was Doctored, Police Probe Suggests By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:35:02 +0530 Saad Kandhalvi and six others were charged with flouting of lockdown orders and booked under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 and the Indian Penal Code on March 31. Full Article
re Punjab Drug Kingpin Wanted for 532 Kilo Heroin Haul Arrested, Cops Probe Pak Route By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:20:55 +0530 The police said that the duo is suspected to have smuggled heroin in and other drugs from Pakistan by camouflaging as many as six rock salt consignments through the Indo-Pak border at Attari in Amritsar between 2018 and 2019. Full Article
re 'Inmates Have Right to Safety': Bombay HC Says Maha Govt Must Tackle Covid-19 Spread at Arthur Road Jail By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:33:22 +0530 The court directed the state government and prison department to take appropriate steps. The bench noted that there were several inmates above the age of 60 and others who suffered from ailments. Full Article
re PM Modi Remembers Reformer Gopal Krishna Gokhale on 154th Birth Anniversary By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:34:10 +0530 Gokhale, the prime minister said, also provided exemplary leadership to India's freedom movement and made 'outstanding contributions towards education and social empowerment.' Full Article
re 2 Mumbai Policemen Injured as 27-year-old Man Attacks Them with Large Chopper By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:45:52 +0530 The cops saw the man walking with a large chopper near the Pransukhlal Mafatlal Hindu Swimming Bath and Boat Club and tried to stop him. When they tried to catch him, he attacked them with the chopper. Full Article
re Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2020: Rare Facts about the Braveheart By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:51:39 +0530 Maharana Pratap died of an injury received while tightening the string of a bow for hunting in the year 1597. Full Article
re 3,320 Coronavirus Cases and 95 Deaths Recorded in 24 Hours as Total Infections Near 60,000-Mark By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:56:44 +0530 Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases. Full Article
re Three Exporters Flee After Rs 411 Crore Loan Default, SBI Files Complaint with CBI After 4 Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:07:08 +0530 Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, they said. Full Article
re 365 Kashmiri Students to Return Home from Bhopal in 18 Buses Today By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:00:36 +0530 Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had recently written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to make necessary arrangements for the nearly 400 Kashmiri students stuck in the state. Full Article
re Barring Pulwama, Mobile Phone Services Restored After 3 Days in Kashmir By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:07:57 +0530 Subscribers of BSNL postpaid services complained that SMS facility which was suspended on May 6, has still not been restored. Full Article
re Chennai-Based Ayurvedic Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Formula He Prepared to ‘Cure’ Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:49:09 +0530 The 47-year-old, who was a qualified ophthamologist, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted soon after ingesting the chemical component. Full Article
re Vizag Gas Leak: Hundreds Protest at Chemical Plant With Dead Bodies, Demand Immediate Closure By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:15:59 +0530 The police tried to prevent the villagers from going near the plant but the latter ran past the former and staged a sit-in protest near the factory gate. Full Article
re 'Scared About Future': Amid Delayed & Postponed CBSE Board Exams, Students Grapple With Anxiety By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:20:46 +0530 Similarly, for the students in northeast Delhi, the wait for the exams has become a "test of patience" as they were postponed first in the area due to law and order situation, and later due to the coronavirus outbreak, resulting in a four-month-long wait for the exams. Full Article
re Case Registered Against 2 UP Men for Raping Minor Girl, Filming Act & Blackmailing Her for a Year By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:56:01 +0530 Police said the two accused youths from UP's Banda are absconding and efforts are on to nab them. Full Article
re BJP Corporators in Thane Refuse to Contribute to Virus Relief Fund Citing Lack of Transparency By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:54:59 +0530 In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's coronavirus relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the fund. Full Article
re Post Vizag Gas Leak, AP Govt Assures Normalcy in Village of Which 12 Residents Were Killed By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:24:04 +0530 The temperature at the styrene storage tank, where the vapour leak occurred, has come down, as well as the PPM (ambient air quality) level in RR Venkatapuram village. Full Article
re Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Put on Ventilator Support By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:20:42 +0530 Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and other senior politicians of the state called up Jogi's family and enquired about the 74-year-old leader's health. Full Article
re CISF Reports 13 Fresh Covid-19 Cases; Maximum in Delhi Metro Unit By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:56:51 +0530 Among the 48 active cases, maximum 31 are in the unit that guards the Delhi Metro followed by 13 in the Mumbai international airport guarding unit. Full Article
re Delhi Violence: CPI-M Leaders Move HC for Early Hearing in Plea to Make Public List of Arrests By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:25:28 +0530 The application for early hearing said the country is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared nationwide lockdown due to which people are not allowed to go out except for essential services. Full Article
re CBSE Announces Class 10, 12 Board Exam Dates at cbse.nic.in, Here’s a Subject-wise List By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:32:04 +0530 CBSE students can check the press release on the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in. Full Article
re 'We Are Committed to Bring You Back': MP CM Urges Migrants to be Patient, Ensures Their Safe Return By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:41:40 +0530 'Eleven trains carrying people from other states have already reached Madhya Pradesh and 10 more are coming on Saturday,' Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. Full Article
re Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Indian-origin Woman in Singapore Faces Charges for Refusing to Wear Face Mask By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:43:56 +0530 Retnamswamy is the second person of Indian origin to be remanded at the IMH for psychiatric evaluation after the incident involving face masks. Full Article
re Delhi HC Declines to Entertain Plea to Link Metro Card with Address Proof By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:49:18 +0530 In case the petitioners move a representation to the DMRC, it is supposed to dispose of the plea within four weeks by a reasoned order after taking inputs from authorities concerned. Full Article
re Two Women Command AI Express Flights on Covid-19 Evacuation Mission By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:51:36 +0530 The rescue flight that took off from Trichy airport to Kuala Lumpur was commanded by Captain Kavitha Rajkumar, while Captain Bindhu Sebastian was the commander for Kochi-Muscat-Kochi flight. Full Article
re Private Mobile Phone Services Restored in Kashmir, Situation Remains Calm By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:01:22 +0530 Seeing an improvement of the situation, the authorities allowed private telecom operators to resume their services from Friday night but asked them to keep Internet connection barred. Full Article
re JNU Students Set to Return to Campus by June 25, Varsity Releases New Academic Calendar By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:08:36 +0530 The resumption of the classes are planned so that students can complete their remaining academic components. Examinations will be completed by July 31, said the JNU. Full Article
re PM Modi Extends Greetings to Russian President Putin on 75th Anniversary of Victory Day By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:31:05 +0530 In a tweet, PM Modi also noted that tens of thousands of Indian soldiers also made the sacrifice in the second World War. Full Article
re Confusion over Covid-19 Deaths in Delhi as Govt Data Shows Fewer Fatalities than Hospital Figures By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:59:03 +0530 The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in its health bulletin on Friday is based on data collected from 10 hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College. Full Article
re RPSC Declares Result for Junior Legal Officer Written Exam 2019, Check Merit List at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:25:04 +0530 The RPSC Junior Legal Officer examination was held on December 26 and 27 last year. The answer key of the written exam was released on the website of RPSC on January 24. Full Article
re Three Northeast States Hike Duty on Liquor by 25% to Generate Revenue By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:28:45 +0530 Several states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have already raised the taxes on liquor to give boost to their revenue. Full Article
re Four Held in Gujarat for Spreading Rumour about Amit Shah's Health By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:40:14 +0530 Amit Shah issued a statement saying that rumours about his health were being spread through social media. Full Article