Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:13:08
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who headed benches that pronounced several key judgements including in the sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case, was on Monday nominated to Rajya Sabha by the government.
Gogoi also led the benches that ruled on matters like Rafale fighter jet deal and entry of women in Sabarimala temple.
A notification announcing his nom
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:43:01
New Delhi : The number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 114 on Monday, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said.
In the last 24 hours, four cases have increased in the country. As many as 13 people have been cured so far.
Today, Odisha has also reported the first case from the deadly infection, which caused around 6000 death globally.
According to the ministry, over 12 lakh
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:40:20
Hyderabad, Mar 16 (PTI): A case was booked on Monday
against an unknown person for allegedly spreading fake news about coronavirus (COVID-19) in the social media, police said here.
The case was booked under section 54 (punishment for false warning) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, following a complaint by a police official who stated that one unknown person was spreading fake news about
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:30:10
Mumbai, Mar 16 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said the resolution framework for Yes Bank is underway as planned and depositors can withdraw their money from the evening of March 18.
The RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, also assured to intervene with additional liquidity if there is a need.
Defending the steps taken on Yes Bank and expressing confidence in getting the inten
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:32:21
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and L N Rao issued a notice to the Director General, Prison, and chief secretary of all states and union territories seeking their response by March 20 on steps taken for prev
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:29:57
Tehran, Mar 16 (AFP) Iran said on Monday that the novel coronavirus had killed 129 more people, a new record high for a single day in one of the world's worst-hit countries.
"Our plea is that everyone take this virus seriously and in no way attempt to travel to any province," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a televised news conference.
The latest deaths bring the ove
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:26:41
Belagavi, Mar 16 (PTI) Despite his own government's order
banning large gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 scare, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa attended large-scale wedding celebrations of the daughter of a BJP MLC here.
The state government had advised putting off weddings, among other events, till the virus is contained or restricting the number of guests below 100 for a wee
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:33:18
Honnavar, dhns: “I have registered a complaint with the police against a person who falsely claimed on social media that he brought a Covid-19 affected person from Gerusoppa to Honnavar Government Hospital for treatment,” said Taluk Government Hospital Administrative Medical officer Rajesh Kini.
Dr Kini said that no cases of Covid-19 affected persons have been reported in Honnavar taluk till no
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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:29:23
Bhatkal: A 35-year-old woman who had come to Bhatkal from Bangkok four days back has developed fever and cough and so, the doctors have sent her swab sample to Mcgann Hospital in Shivamogga for testing.
"The woman approached the doctors two days back with complaints of fever and cough. She was then shifted to Covid-19 special ward and is under treatment. Her health is being closely monitored,"
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