Labourer from UP dies in Pulwama
Pulwama, Apr 24: A non-local labour died after he complained of chest pain in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A medico said that the samples of the deceased have been collected to ascertain whether he was infected with Covid-19 or not. Sources said that the labourer hailing from Jagatpur Uttar Pradesh, identified as Ram Samuju complained […]
Justice NV Ramana sworn in as 48th Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. Justice Ramana took the oath at a brief ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were among […]
Focus on healthcare instead of ‘spending on PR, unnecessary projects’: Rahul Gandhi to govt
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged the central government to focus on vaccines, oxygen and other health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of “spending on PR and unnecessary projects”. Gandhi’s remarks come a day after he questioned the government’s priority in going ahead with the Central Vista project […]
India witnesses record 3,46,786 COVID-19 cases, 2,624 deaths in a day
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) A record single-day rise of 3,46,786 coronavirus cases pushed India’s tally of infection to 1,66,10,481, while active cases crossed the 25-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll rose to 1,89,544 with a record 2,624 more fatalities in a day, the data updated […]
BSF opens fire on Pak drones along IB in Jammu
Jammu, Apr 24 (PTI) Border Security Force (BSF) personnel early on Saturday opened fire on two Pakistani drones after they entered Indian airspace from across the International Border (IB) here, officials said. Both the drones returned to Pakistani side after the BSF fired around 15 rounds in an attempt to bring them down in the […]
UAE updates India travel ban amid covid surge
Dubai, Apr 24 (PTI) The UAE on Friday updated its travel ban for India, saying that all incoming flights on national and foreign carriers from the country will be suspended, while transportation of passengers from the Gulf country to India will be allowed. The UAE on Thursday banned travel from India for 10 days from […]
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
Washington, Apr 24 (AP) US health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot. The government uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly 8 million people given […]
Corona crisis
It is for the second day running that India witnessed more than three lakh positive cases across the length and breadth of the country. The death toll for the day too has been at a record high of 2,263 which has worsened the situation. Going by the official figures the country has crossed 1,62,63,695 case […]
Dua: A weapon of the believer
Sufaya Yousf It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (Radiallhu Anhu) that the Messenger of Allah said: “(The Dua) of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not hasty in seeking a response and does not say, ‘I prayed but I have not had a response’. Dua is a supplication, communication […]
Social Media is compulsive
Noorain Jeelani An addiction is a desire when a body or mind needs to do something that is hard to control or stop rather its irresistible or uncontrollable behaviour that leads to adverse effects. It would not be wrong to say that we are becoming slaves to technology. Nowadays remaining in deep touch with social […]