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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the number of coronavirus patients in the hospitals has "gone down" and added that 9,900 COVID beds are now free in the National Capital. He also claimed that a large number of people are also getting cured of the infection at home in Delhi. "Less and less people in Delhi are now requiring hospitalisation, more and more people are getting cured at home. Whereas there were around 2,300 new patients daily last week, the number of patients in hospitals has gone down from 6,200 to 5,300. Today, 9,900 corona beds are free," the Delhi Chief Minister tweeted. According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has reached 97,200. Out of the total cases, 25,940 are active, 68,256 have been cured and 3,004 have died so far after contracting the infection. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3f1mRGQ Asian News International

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on America's 244th Independence Day. Earlier today, Modi tweeted, "I congratulate @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and the people of the USA on the 244th Independence Day of the USA. As the world's largest democracies, we cherish freedom and human enterprise that this day celebrates. @WhiteHouse" While replying to PM Modi's wishes, Trump tweeted, "Thank you my friend. America loves India!" Thank you my friend. America loves India! https://t.co/mlvJ51l8XJ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020 The US President also attended the 4 July American Independence Day celebrations in South Dakota. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NYlixA Asian News International

New Delhi : The Indian Army on Saturday termed as "malicious and unsubstantiated" criticism in some quarters about a medical facility in a military hospital in Leh where Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the soldiers injured in the Galwan Valley clashes. In a statement, the Army said, "it is unfortunate that aspersions are being cast on how our brave Armed Forces are treated. The armed forces give the best possible treatment to their personnel." Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unannounced visit to Ladakh on Friday, signalling India's firmness in dealing with the border row with China in several areas of the region. Modi also interacted with the soldiers who are undergoing treatment at the hospital, and told them that their bravery will be a source of inspiration for times to come. Following release of photographs of Modi's interaction with the injured soldiers, there were comments on Twitter that the facility did not look like a hospital a

Kolkata: Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been injured in an attack by Bangladeshi smugglers along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place near the Bansghata post of the BSF in the North 24 Parganas district of the state during the intervening night of 3 to 4 July, they said. Troops of the 107th battalion of the force had laid an ambush in the border area and when a group of 10-12 Bangladeshi smugglers was spotted in the dead of the night (around 3:30 am), the BSF men challenged them. "The smugglers encircled the BSF party and brutally attacked them with bamboo sticks and sharp-edged cleaver-like weapons called ''Dah''," a senior BSF officer said. Three BSF men were injured in this attack, he said. The troops fired five rounds from their non-lethal pump action gun in self-defense and subsequently, the miscreants ran across the border towards Bangladesh, the officer said.

Thoothukudi : Five accused in case of alleged custodial torture leading to deaths of a father-son duo were transferred from Tuticorin jail to Madurai Central Jail on Saturday. Earlier today, Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) Inspector General Shankar said that after analysing the evidence in Tuticorin custodial death case, all accused will be taken into custody. "Five arrested so far, after analysing evidence we will take them in our custody (from judicial custody). We inquired about the approver (Constable Revathi) yesterday," said the Inspector General. Earlier this week, the Thoothukudi District court ordered a 15 days remand for three police officials - Inspector Sridhar, Sub-inspector Balakrishnan and Constable Murugan in Perurani Jail in connection with the alleged custodial deaths of a father and son. Jayaraj (59) and his son J Benicks (31), were arrested on 19 June  and lodged in Kovilpatti sub-jail for keeping their mobile phone shop in the Sath

07:54 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update Assam registered 1,202 new cases on yesterday  Assam registered 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its highest single-day spike in the number of infections so far, taking the tally in the state to over 11,000, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the new cases, 777 were reported from Guwahati city alone. 📌Alert ~ In the biggest spike ever, Assam on 4th July reported 1202 cases, 777 of these from Guwahati City alone. Time for all of us to be extra vigilant. ↗️Total cases 11001 ↗️Recovered 6327 ↗️Active cases 4657 ↗️Deaths 14 #AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/NMsgLD0Pnl — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 4, 2020 07:47 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Total global COVID-19 cases now at 1.1 crores; toll at 5.2 lakh The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.1 crores, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who

23:25 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates Toll climbs to 34 in Odisha   The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha climbed to 34 with five more patients succumbing to the disease, while the tally reached 8,601 after  495 fresh infections were detected, a health official told PTI  on Saturday. While Ganjam district reported three deaths, Bhubaneswar (Khurda district) recorded two fatalities, he said. 23:18 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in UK Latest Updates Toll in UK rises to 44,198  The United Kingdom’s toll from confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has risen by 67 to 44,198 in the last day, the government said on Saturday, reports Reuters . 23:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Updates Nitish Kumar tests negative for COVID-19   Bihar chief minister has tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection, reported ANI . The chief minister's swab samples were sent for testing as a BJP leader he had attended an event with on 1 July had tested posi

The Income Tax (I-T) department of India has once again extended the deadline for filing income tax return (ITR) for the financial year (FY) 2019-20 to 30 November 2020. The announcement of the extension was made by Income Tax of India on its official Twitter handle. "Understanding and keeping in mind the times that we are in, we have further extended deadlines. Now, filing of ITR for FY 2019-20 is extended to 30th Nov, 2020. We do hope this helps you plan things better," the Income Tax India tweeted. Understanding & keeping in mind the times that we are in, we have further extended deadlines. Now, filing of ITR for FY 2019-20 is extended to 30th Nov, 2020. We do hope this helps you plan things better. #ITDateExtension #FacilitationDuringCovid #WeCare #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/ZoGBpok3V7 — Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 4, 2020 According to a report by Jagran English , the decision of extension of deadlines to file ITR for the FY 2019-2020 has

The Aligarh Muslim University has announced that it is postponing all examinations of final year/semester students this year that were scheduled to be held in July until further notice. The varsity in its notification said that the exams are being deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pending guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC) regarding examinations. “All examinations (including backlog/arrear papers) of final year/semester students for the session 2019-20, scheduled in the month of July, 2020, stand postponed till further orders,” the AMU notice said. The university said that further decision in the matter will be communicated after the guidelines notified by the Government of India/UGC. On 24 June, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank asked the UGC to revisit the guidelines regarding coronavirus and the conduct of examinations which the commission had released in April. A report by NDTV mentions that the concerned committee has already submit

The India-China border tension is increasingly taking a more menacing turn. Diplomatic overtures are looking fruitless. Engagements are on at various levels. Military interlocutors have met several times and both nations have, at least publicly, professed faith in "talks" and past agreements as the path for "peaceful resolution." However, instead of lessening of tension, de-escalation and withdrawal of troops and eventual restoration of status quo ante, both China and India are deploying more arms and armaments at the LAC, eyeing each other with suspicion, entrenching their positions and solidifying their offensive and defensive postures. PM’s visit raises the stakes in Ladakh On Friday morning, prime minister Narendra Modi paid an unannounced visit to a forward post in Ladakh where he interacted with troops, met the soldiers who were injured in the 15 June deadly clash at Galwan and delivered an address. In his speech at Nimu against the backdrop of Zanskar mou