New Delhi With the cases of the coronavirus rising in the country, the government on Monday prohibited entry of passengers from EU countries, Turkey and the UK from March 18 till March 31. The Union health ministry also said four new coronavirus cases — one each from Odisha, Jammu &Read More

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said religious, social, cultural and political gatherings as well as protests comprising more than 50 people will not be allowed in the national capital till March 31 in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Delhi has been witnessing sit-in protests at ShaheenRead More

Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging him to ensure the “release” of 22 Congress legislators held “captive” in Bengaluru. The BJP has held these MLAs captive, Nath alleged in the four-page letter. “Please use your power asRead More

New Delhi India suspended on Saturday movements of all types of passengers through the international border points with Pakistan from March 16 midnight in wake of the threat from the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The Union Home Ministry also announced that all types of passenger movement would be suspendedRead More

New Delhi Can the BJP do a Karnataka in Madhya Pradesh and who will be the chief minister in case it does, speculation is rife in the state passing through a deep political crisis. The BJP had pulled the rug out from under the feet of the Kamal Nath-led CongressRead More

Bhopal Former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said he considers himself fortunate that the BJP accepted him in the party and assured party workers that he will work wholeheartedly for them. Speaking at the state BJP office, Scindia also said the one thing he was bringing to the tableRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government is fully vigilant about the situation due to coronavirus and urged people to say “no to panic” and “yes to precautions”. Across ministries and states, multiple steps have been pro-actively taken to ensure safety of all, he said onRead More

New Delhi Jyotiraditya Scindia is among Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Scindia, a former Congress leader who joined BJP on Wednesday, is the party’s candidate from Madhya Pradesh. Besides Scindia, there is another royal on the BJP list—the party is fielding Leishemba Sanajaoba, the MaharajaRead More

Mumbai/New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told a special court that Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor had sanctioned loans worth Rs 30,000 crore to various entities during his tenure as its chief out of which Rs 20,000 crore turned into bad debts. The ED made the submission toRead More

Berlin The European Union is considering taking in up to 1,500 migrant children who are currently housed in Greek camps, the German government said Monday. “A humanitarian solution is being negotiated at the European level for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to take in these children,” said the government inRead More