ED brings back Rs 1,350-crore worth polished diamonds, pearls of Nirav Modi, Choksi firms from HK. Nirav Modi. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday brought back over 2,300 kg of polished diamonds and pearls worth Rs 1,350 crore of firms belonging to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from Hong Kong, the agency said. Both the businessmen are being probed by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Manish Sisodia says no community transmission in Delhi, expects city to register 5.5 lakh cases by July-end
Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted on Tuesday, and estimated that there might be 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in the city by 31 July. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Tuesday said the source of Covid-19 infection was unknown in 50 percent... Continue Reading →
Delhi Borders Reopen, No Prasad in Temples: Amid Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases, India All Set for Unlock 1.0
The new phase is especially challenging for the five worst affected states, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the total coronavirus cases, and nearly 78 per cent of the deaths. New Delhi: A token system for regulated entry and no physical offerings like 'prasad' at temples will be some of the norms as shopping malls,... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus LIVE: India overtakes Spain with over 2.4 lakh cases, becomes 5th worst-hit nation
With 2,46,628 novel coronavirus cases, India has now become the fifth worst-hit nation after the US, Brazil, Russia and Britain, overtaking Spain's tally. According to the latest health ministry data, the death toll in the country stands at 6,929. However, the nation looks forward to easing lockdown norms with operations at restaurants, shopping malls, places... Continue Reading →
Why Indians Don’t Come Out on the Streets Against Regular Police Brutality
In the middle of a pandemic and lockdown, tens of thousands of Americans have stormed the streets of cities to protest against the killing of George Floyd by the police in Minnesota. Discarding rules for social distancing and home quarantine, they have marched in solidarity – black, white, Asian and others – to register their anger and... Continue Reading →
Delhi Farmer Buys Flight Tickets For 10 Migrant Workers To Send Them Home In Bihar
The workers said they can’t believe they are going to their home - not walking or cycling thousands of kilometres, or scrambling for a seat on a bus or train - but on a plane. The 10 migrant workers at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi before catching flight to Patna. A farmer in Delhi... Continue Reading →
Ghaziabad Seals Border With Delhi Again Over Rising Coronavirus Cases.
The Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghaziabad will be sealed once again in view of the sudden spike in coronavirus cases, the Ghaziabad administration said today. On Sunday, 10 people proved positive in the district, which earlier was among the areas worst affected by the virus in the state. There have been 227 cases of coronavirus... Continue Reading →
India now No. 10 among Covid-hit nations; 6,500+ cases on Sunday .
Photo credit - Indianexpress As the country's Covid-19 count continued to surge, India overtook Iran on Sunday in total recorded cases of the coronavirus to take the 10th spot among nations worst-hit by the pandemic. New cases reported in the past 24 hours spiralled to 6,566, the highest single-day rise so far and the sixth... Continue Reading →
Top hottest cities in India amid heatwave warning till next week .
An orange alert is issued when a heatwave is likely to persist for more than four days or a severe heatwave for more than two days . A severe heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is at least 40°C and more than 6.4°C higher than the normal; or when the maximum temperature is more... Continue Reading →
Delhi Crowd Steals Mangoes Worth Rs 30,000 From Street Vendor .
Mangoes worth Rs 30,000 were taken away, the fruit-seller saidHe has filed a complaint but they have not taken any action yetThe incident took place in north Delhi's Jagatpuri area New Delhi : A crisis, it is often said, brings out the best and worst in people. Delhi's worst was laid bare on Wednesday when... Continue Reading →
