e 'Inmates Have Right to Safety': Bombay HC Says Maha Govt Must Tackle Covid-19 Spread at Arthur Road Jail By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:33:22 +0530 The court directed the state government and prison department to take appropriate steps. The bench noted that there were several inmates above the age of 60 and others who suffered from ailments. Full Article
e PM Modi Remembers Reformer Gopal Krishna Gokhale on 154th Birth Anniversary By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:34:10 +0530 Gokhale, the prime minister said, also provided exemplary leadership to India's freedom movement and made 'outstanding contributions towards education and social empowerment.' Full Article
e 2 Mumbai Policemen Injured as 27-year-old Man Attacks Them with Large Chopper By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:45:52 +0530 The cops saw the man walking with a large chopper near the Pransukhlal Mafatlal Hindu Swimming Bath and Boat Club and tried to stop him. When they tried to catch him, he attacked them with the chopper. Full Article
e Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2020: Rare Facts about the Braveheart By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:51:39 +0530 Maharana Pratap died of an injury received while tightening the string of a bow for hunting in the year 1597. Full Article
e 3,320 Coronavirus Cases and 95 Deaths Recorded in 24 Hours as Total Infections Near 60,000-Mark By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:56:44 +0530 Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases. Full Article
e Three Exporters Flee After Rs 411 Crore Loan Default, SBI Files Complaint with CBI After 4 Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:07:08 +0530 Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, they said. Full Article
e 365 Kashmiri Students to Return Home from Bhopal in 18 Buses Today By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:00:36 +0530 Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had recently written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to make necessary arrangements for the nearly 400 Kashmiri students stuck in the state. Full Article
e Barring Pulwama, Mobile Phone Services Restored After 3 Days in Kashmir By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:07:57 +0530 Subscribers of BSNL postpaid services complained that SMS facility which was suspended on May 6, has still not been restored. Full Article
e 359 Indians Stranded in Dubai Brought Back in Special Flights to Tamil Nadu By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:36:19 +0530 The stranded people hail from Tamil Nadu and they were working in the United Arab Emirates. Full Article
e Five Bihar Military Police Personnel Test Covid-19 Positive, State Tally Rises to 579 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:48:17 +0530 All the fresh cases are from Khajpura area of Patna and their infection trail is being ascertained by state health officials. Full Article
e Chennai-Based Ayurvedic Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Formula He Prepared to ‘Cure’ Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:49:09 +0530 The 47-year-old, who was a qualified ophthamologist, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted soon after ingesting the chemical component. Full Article
e Two Bengaluru Activists Who Helped Migrants Get Train Tickets Booked After Builders Complain By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:11:29 +0530 The charge of provocation to cause riots has been levelled against the workers allegedly for helping the migrant workers. Full Article
e Man Commits Suicide After Killing Wife, 11-year-old Son in Rajasthan's Bikaner By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:05:42 +0530 His wife was working as an auxiliary nurse midwife at a local sub health centre. She was living in a government quarter, the police said. Full Article
e Vizag Gas Leak: Hundreds Protest at Chemical Plant With Dead Bodies, Demand Immediate Closure By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:15:59 +0530 The police tried to prevent the villagers from going near the plant but the latter ran past the former and staged a sit-in protest near the factory gate. Full Article
e 'Scared About Future': Amid Delayed & Postponed CBSE Board Exams, Students Grapple With Anxiety By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:20:46 +0530 Similarly, for the students in northeast Delhi, the wait for the exams has become a "test of patience" as they were postponed first in the area due to law and order situation, and later due to the coronavirus outbreak, resulting in a four-month-long wait for the exams. Full Article
e Charged Rs 800 for a Rs 630 Ticket, Say Migrant Workers Who Took Special Trains From Surat to UP By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:34:04 +0530 Contrary to the claims that the migrants are not being asked to pay train fares, the labourers were not just made to bear the cost of travel but also overcharged. Full Article
e Case Registered Against 2 UP Men for Raping Minor Girl, Filming Act & Blackmailing Her for a Year By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:56:01 +0530 Police said the two accused youths from UP's Banda are absconding and efforts are on to nab them. Full Article
e BJP Corporators in Thane Refuse to Contribute to Virus Relief Fund Citing Lack of Transparency By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:54:59 +0530 In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's coronavirus relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the fund. Full Article
e India Positive | Paraplegic Soldiers Make Face Mask to Meet growing Demand By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:59:23 +0530 Inmates of Mohali’s Paraplegic Rehabilitation Center (PRC) and their family members residing there are making cloth face masks Full Article
e Locked under Blue Skies: Air Quality and the Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:05:22 +0530 With the lockdown in effect, and construction, industrial and vehicular activity (which cumulatively contribute 75% of Delhi’s PM 2.5 levels) down to a crawl, the capital has been experiencing record levels of clean air. Full Article
e Post Vizag Gas Leak, AP Govt Assures Normalcy in Village of Which 12 Residents Were Killed By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:24:04 +0530 The temperature at the styrene storage tank, where the vapour leak occurred, has come down, as well as the PPM (ambient air quality) level in RR Venkatapuram village. Full Article
e Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Put on Ventilator Support By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:20:42 +0530 Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and other senior politicians of the state called up Jogi's family and enquired about the 74-year-old leader's health. Full Article
e CISF Reports 13 Fresh Covid-19 Cases; Maximum in Delhi Metro Unit By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:56:51 +0530 Among the 48 active cases, maximum 31 are in the unit that guards the Delhi Metro followed by 13 in the Mumbai international airport guarding unit. Full Article
e AIIMS Experts Guide Doctors at Ahmedabad Hospital Amid Concerns over Rise in Covid-19 Fatalities By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:11:45 +0530 AIIMS director and pulmonologist Dr Randeep Guleria and Dr Manish Soneja of AIIMS' department of medicine, flew in on a special Indian Air Force plane on Friday, an official said. Full Article
e From 52 in 2005 to 22 in 2018, Jammu and Kashmir Witnesses Decline in Infant Mortality Rate By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:20:48 +0530 To further decrease the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory to single digit by 2022, an action plan has been developed which is being implemented at various levels, a spokesman said. Full Article
e No Proposal From Bengal to Run Special Trains, Says Railways Amid TMC-Amit Shah Tug of War Over Migrants By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:21:42 +0530 The Indian Railways reaction came minutes after the TMC said they planned to run eight trains to ferry migrants from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Telangana over the next three days. Full Article
e Delhi Violence: CPI-M Leaders Move HC for Early Hearing in Plea to Make Public List of Arrests By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:25:28 +0530 The application for early hearing said the country is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared nationwide lockdown due to which people are not allowed to go out except for essential services. Full Article
e 'People Will Go to Other States': Tamil Nadu Moves SC Against Madras HC Order to Shut Liquor Shops By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:53:24 +0530 The Madras HC on Friday ordered closure of liquor outlets noting that no social distancing was being maintained. It, however, allowed doorstep delivery of booze through online mode. Full Article
e CBSE Announces Class 10, 12 Board Exam Dates at cbse.nic.in, Here’s a Subject-wise List By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:32:04 +0530 CBSE students can check the press release on the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in. Full Article
e Woman Commits Suicide at AIIMS After Her Mother Dies of Cancer By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:41:20 +0530 She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, they said, adding that she fell to her death from a building. Full Article
e 'We Are Committed to Bring You Back': MP CM Urges Migrants to be Patient, Ensures Their Safe Return By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:41:40 +0530 'Eleven trains carrying people from other states have already reached Madhya Pradesh and 10 more are coming on Saturday,' Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. Full Article
e Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Indian-origin Woman in Singapore Faces Charges for Refusing to Wear Face Mask By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:43:56 +0530 Retnamswamy is the second person of Indian origin to be remanded at the IMH for psychiatric evaluation after the incident involving face masks. Full Article
e Delhi HC Declines to Entertain Plea to Link Metro Card with Address Proof By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:49:18 +0530 In case the petitioners move a representation to the DMRC, it is supposed to dispose of the plea within four weeks by a reasoned order after taking inputs from authorities concerned. Full Article
e Two Women Command AI Express Flights on Covid-19 Evacuation Mission By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:51:36 +0530 The rescue flight that took off from Trichy airport to Kuala Lumpur was commanded by Captain Kavitha Rajkumar, while Captain Bindhu Sebastian was the commander for Kochi-Muscat-Kochi flight. Full Article
e Private Mobile Phone Services Restored in Kashmir, Situation Remains Calm By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:01:22 +0530 Seeing an improvement of the situation, the authorities allowed private telecom operators to resume their services from Friday night but asked them to keep Internet connection barred. Full Article
e JNU Students Set to Return to Campus by June 25, Varsity Releases New Academic Calendar By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:08:36 +0530 The resumption of the classes are planned so that students can complete their remaining academic components. Examinations will be completed by July 31, said the JNU. Full Article
e LG Polymers Says Vapour Leak Caused Accident at Vizag Plant By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:19:30 +0530 The unit said it is committed to working closely with the concerned authorities to investigate the cause of the incident, prevent recurrence in future and secure the foundation for care and treatment. Full Article
e Two Held in Shamli for 'Objectionable' WhatsApp Post against PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:30:47 +0530 A case was registered against the two men for allegedly posting an objectionable WhatsApp message against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Full Article
e PM Modi Extends Greetings to Russian President Putin on 75th Anniversary of Victory Day By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:31:05 +0530 In a tweet, PM Modi also noted that tens of thousands of Indian soldiers also made the sacrifice in the second World War. Full Article
e Confusion over Covid-19 Deaths in Delhi as Govt Data Shows Fewer Fatalities than Hospital Figures By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:59:03 +0530 The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in its health bulletin on Friday is based on data collected from 10 hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College. Full Article
e Narco-terrorist With Links To Kashmiri Terror Groups Nabbed by NIA in Haryana By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:02:10 +0530 NIA, along with Punjab and Haryana police, arrested alleged notorious narco-terrorist Ranjit Singh from Sirsa. Full Article
e RPSC Declares Result for Junior Legal Officer Written Exam 2019, Check Merit List at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:25:04 +0530 The RPSC Junior Legal Officer examination was held on December 26 and 27 last year. The answer key of the written exam was released on the website of RPSC on January 24. Full Article
e Three Northeast States Hike Duty on Liquor by 25% to Generate Revenue By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:28:45 +0530 Several states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have already raised the taxes on liquor to give boost to their revenue. Full Article
e Chennai and Coronavirus: Two Major Clusters, Rapid Spike in Central and South Zones By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:32:51 +0530 While many other districts across Tamil Nadu, even ones which saw an initial spike, have managed to reduce cases, Chennai firmly remains in the red zone with 2644 active cases. Full Article
e Four Held in Gujarat for Spreading Rumour about Amit Shah's Health By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:40:14 +0530 Amit Shah issued a statement saying that rumours about his health were being spread through social media. Full Article
e 302 Shramik Special Trains Run So Far, Around 3.4 Lakh Migrants Ferried: Railways By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:36:23 +0530 The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, officials said. Full Article
e Delhi HC Extends by 45 Days Interim Bail of 2,177 Under-trial Prisoners amid Covid-19 Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:44:43 +0530 A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh passed the order in view of a high-power committee's recommendation that it would be dangerous to put the prisoners back in jail as the risk still remains high. Full Article
e 62-year-old Becomes Second Covid-19 Fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:56:19 +0530 The resident of Sector 66 was among the two people who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours Full Article
e Walking Back Home, Migrant Workers Create Ruckus on Being Stopped in UP's Amroha By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:56:39 +0530 The workers started arriving at the bridge from the Delhi side on Friday afternoon and wanted to go home at the earliest, officials said. Full Article
e After Ahmedabad and Surat, Now Total Lockdown in Gandhinagar from Sunday to Curb Covid-19 Spread By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:00:28 +0530 The lockdown order will be in effect from May 9, 6 PM in Kalol and 6 AM on Sunday in Gandhinagar. Full Article