Ladakh reports 245 fresh COVID cases, 3 deaths
Leh, May 5 (PTI) Ladakh has reported the second-highest single-day COVID-19 infection spike with 245 fresh cases, taking the overall tally to 14,560, while three more deaths took the death toll to 151, officials said on Wednesday. Of the total fresh cases, 199 cases were reported from Leh and 46 from Kargil, they said. The total […]
Mamata Banerjee sworn as CM of Bengal
New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee was sworn in today as Bengal Chief Minister for the third time in the shadow of Covid and post-poll violence in parts of the state. Mamata Banerjee, in her trademark white Sari and shawl, took oath in Bengali. The rest of the cabinet and the council of ministers will be sworn in […]
Petrol, diesel price up 2nd day in row
New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices were raised for the second day in a row on Wednesday as state-owned fuel retailers resumed daily rate revision after a more than two-week long hiatus during assembly elections in states like West Bengal. Petrol price was increased by 19 paise per litre and diesel by 21 […]
Covid-19: India reports 3780 deaths, 3.82 lakh fresh cases
New Delhi, May 5: India reported a record 3,780 deaths on Tuesday, the highest daily toll since the pandemic began. Over 900 deaths were from Maharashtra, while Delhi and Uttar Pradesh reported 338 and 351, respectively. At least 13 states are reporting more than 100 deaths a day. These include previously uncounted deaths from earlier […]
Govt notifies new rules for Covid testing
New Delhi, May 5: The central government has revised the country’s coronavirus-testing rules to reduce pressure on diagnostic labs amid a spurt of coronavirus cases. “Healthy” inter-state travellers and Covid patients being discharged from hospitals after recovery must not be tested, it said. The centre said the over 2,500 labs in the country are working […]
India reaches out to US companies over investment in pharmaceutical, medical devices sector
Washington, May 5 (PTI) India has reached out to top American pharma companies seeking investment in the country’s pharmaceutical and medical devices sector, which gains urgency in view of a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has held virtual meetings with Alberta Bourla, the CEO of […]
Four-member panel formed for in-depth examination of mining activities in Jammu
Jammu, May 5 (PTI) Amid a raging controversy following allegations by a senior BJP leader over mining activities, the Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted a four-member committee on Tuesday for an in-depth examination into the matter and asked it to suggest measures to curb malpractices. In an order issued by the department of mining, Commissioner […]
Hope emerged
As the world is grappling with the second wave of covid-19, many countries including India and Brazil are witnessing a catastrophe. Not only are lakhs of people contracting the virus but the number of deaths is also rising exponentially. On Tuesday India recorded over 3.57 lakh new covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours taking […]
Making Zakat more constructive
Asad Mirza Zakat is one of the five basic tenets of Islam. Zakat means purity. Thus, this implies that a man purifies his yearly earnings by giving away one part of them in the path of the God. This further implies that man should understand that his earnings or his possessions are not a result […]
Book Review: The Midnight Silence
Aabid Shahin Good artists narrate their time. They speak relevant things and try to make a complete comprehension of their lives and of those who they are surrounded by. It gives me an immense pleasure to write a review to “The Midnight Silence”, an extraordinary beautiful book written by a young 18 years old boy […]
