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Bantala: A number of labourers were reportedly stopped, questioned and beaten up in the Mahidharpur police outpost area under Banarpal police limits in Angul district. The migrant workers were on their way home amid lockdown. The cops made…

It pays to be a tippler in Kerala. So, if you have withdrawal symptoms and are armed with a doctor’s prescription, you are entitled for a special pass to purchase liquor from the Excise department. A Government order in this regard was…

Pune: Bootleggers are having a field day in the city with desperate tipplers seeking them out. Not surprisingly, they have hiked the rates up to 300-500 per cent, said an Indian Express report. Wadarwadi in Shivajinagar, Vishrantwadi,…

New Delhi:  As many as 2100 foreigners visited India for Tablighi activities since January 1 and went straight to its headquarters in Delhi's Nizamuddin, reported PTI quoting a Home Ministry statement on Tuesday. Then by March 21,…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pointed out that the government’s affidavit about the steps being taken to ameliorate the situation arising due to coronavirus has nothing on the aspect of counselling the people, including the…

New Delhi: With 227 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, India witnessed a sharp rise in coronavirus cases on Tuesday, totaling to 1251. Delhi  saw the biggest jump from 25 to 97 cases. Over 300 people have been taken to…

New Delhi: Taxpayers now have time until June 30 for their tax-saving exercise for FY2019-20, said the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, at a press briefing on Monday. The extension will provide relief, especially to senior citizens…

Here’s your chance to relive the Golden Era of Doordarshan. Stay at home during the lockdown and remain glued to your television sets because Doordarshan is all set to telecast the shows that you grew up with. For youngsters, it is a chance…

Mumbai: In life, they may follow different religious practices but not in death. In an unprecedented move, the chief of Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Corporation on Monday said that bodies of coronavirus patients can only be…

New Delhi:  Sixteen passenger coaches have been converted into isolation wards by the Northern Railway as a proactive measure to strengthen healthcare amid the novel coronavirus scare. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said: "In…