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Kannuaj: At least five people were killed and around 25 injured when a bus rammed into a stationary car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the district on Sunday, an official said. The bus was carrying around 45 labourers from Bihar's Madhubani district to Delhi, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Chhibramau, Gaurav Shukla, said. Both the vehicles overturned and fell off the expressway. The driver of the bus is among the five deceased. Locals rushed to the spot and helped police evacuate trapped passengers. The injured passengers have been admitted to hospitals in Saurikh and Saifai. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident, and instructed officials to ensure proper treatment for those injured. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CqNUxc Press Trust of India

New Delhi:  Nidan Singh Sachdeva, a Sikh community leader of Afghanistan who was kidnapped in Paktia province last month, was released from captivity on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said. "We convey our appreciation to the government of Afghanistan and tribal elders from the area, whose efforts secured the return of Nidan Singh," it said. In a statement, the MEA said the "targeting and persecution" of minority community members by terrorists at the behest of their external supporters remains a matter of grave concern. "In a recent decision, India has decided to facilitate the return of Afghan Hindu and Sikh community members facing security threats in Afghanistan to India," it said. Sachdeva, a leader of the Hindu and Sikh Community of Afghanistan, was kidnapped in Chamkani district of Paktia province on June 22. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CtG0TD Press Trust of India

Mumbai : Poet and Elgar Parishad case accused Varavara Rao, a COVID-19 patient, was on Sunday shifted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai for neurological and urological treatment, an official said. Rao, 80, was undergoing treatment at the state-run St George Hospital in south Mumbai since Thursday after being tested coronavirus positive. During treatment for COVID-19, doctors found his condition to be stable but also observed he has neurological problems, the official said. Neurologists from the state-run JJ hospital checked him on Friday and he was diagnosed as having delirium, a hospital official said. Delirium is an acutely disturbed state of mind characterised by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence, occurring in intoxication, fever, and other disorders. As he required neurological and urological treatment, he was shifted to the private Nanavati Hospital in the wee hours on Sunday, the official said. While at St George hospital, Rao responded well to COVID-19 treatment an

New Delhi : India's cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of a recent global hacking incident targeting high-profile users, as it sought information on the number of Indian users affected, as well as impact on data, a source said. The source privy to the development told PTI that CERT-In has also asked Twitter for information on number of users from India who have visited the malicious tweets and links, and whether the affected users have been informed by the platform about unauthorised access to their Twitter accounts. Twitter did not comment on an email query by PTI . The government has also demanded information on vulnerability exploited by attackers and modus operandi of the attack, and sought details of remedial measures taken by Twitter to mitigate the impact of the hacking incident. CERT-In has asked Twitter to respond to multiple queries, including details about the incident, and number of

New Delhi: With one million people getting affected by COVID-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is of the view that community spread has started and the situation is pretty bad. While speaking to ANI , Dr VK Monga, the Chairman of IMA Hospital Board of India said, “This is now an exponential growth. Every day the number of cases is increasing by more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation for the country. There are so many factors connected with it but overall this is now spreading to rural areas. This is a bad sign. It now shows a community spread.” According to the latest update by the Union Health Ministry, the total confirmed cases reached 10,38,716. There are 3,58,629 active cases and 6,53,751 cured/discharged/migrated. A total of 26,273 deaths have been registered to date. Dr Monga further said, “Cases are penetrating down into towns and villages where it will be very difficult to control the situation. In Delhi, we were able to contain it, but what about in

New Delhi: The AIIMS Ethics Committee on Saturday gave its nod for a human clinical trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin following which the premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday. AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites selected by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting phase I and II human trials of Covaxin. In phase I, the vaccine would be tested on 375 volunteers and a maximum of 100 of them would be from AIIMS. "The AIIMS Ethics Committee gave its approval for starting the human clinical trial of the indigenously developed Covaxin today. Healthy volunteers having no comorbid conditions and without a history of COVID-19, aged more than 18 years and less than 55 years, would be eligible to participate in the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial," Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor at the Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS said. "Few volunteers

07:57 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Updates Assam's COVID-19 total reaches 22,981, toll rises to 53 The toll due to COVID-19 in Assam mounted to 53 after two more people succumbed to the disease, while 1,117 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 22,981, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The two men, aged 61 and 62 years, died at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital and the Jorhat Medical College Hospital, respectively, he said. 📌Alert ~ 1117 new #COVID19 ve+ patients in Assam today, with 515 cases from Guwahati City alone. Critical for us to #StayAtHome to Stay Safe! ↗️Total cases 22981 ↗️Recovered 15165 ↗️Active cases 7760 ↗️Deaths 53 11:55 PM/July 18/Day's total 1117 #AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/aQkUgJLgF3 — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 18, 2020 07:43 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates WHO reports record daily increase in global COVID-19 cases The World Health Organization reported a record increase

23:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Telangana Latest Updates Telangana reports 1,284 new cases; 667 from Hyderabad Telangana continued to witness an increase in coronavirus cases with 1,284 fresh cases reported on Saturday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 43,780. Six more succumbed to the virus, pushing the toll to 409. Out of the fresh cases, 667 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), followed by 86 in Sanga Reddy, 68 in Ranga Reddy and 62 in Medchal districts, a state government bulletin said. PTI 23:18 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Updates Toll mounts to 177 in Bihar   With four new deaths, the number of COVID-19 fatalities climbed to 177 in Bihar on Saturday while the tally of positive cases was close to touching the 25,000 mark, a 2.5 times jump in just 18 days of this month.The recovery rate in Bihar has also dropped to 63.17 per cent from 77.52 per cent on 1 July. As per the health department's bulletin

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) admit cards have been released online by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in . The examination is scheduled to be held on 30 and 31 July. The KCET 2020 was earlier slated to take place on 22 and 23 April but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can download the Karnataka CET admit cards by 28 July . The examination will be held across 129 exam centres, including the new 75 centres, set up in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by NDTV , KCET is conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority for admission to the first year of Engineering, Technology, Naturopathy & Yoga, B.Pharma, 2nd year B.Pharma, Pharma-D, Agriculture courses (Farm Science) and Veterinary courses. These courses are available in government, university, private aided and private unaided institutions in the state. The report said that around 1,94,000 candidates have registered for the common e

The National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, has released a notification for recruitment of 150 laboratory technicians on temporary basis for an initial period of three months for COVID-19 duties. Those who get shortlisted will get a monthly remuneration of Rs 16,500. One can apply till 19 July by visiting the official website of NHM at nhm.assam.gov.in . Candidates who are willing to apply should have completed Lab Technician Diploma course from Medical Colleges of Assam or Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences, Mizoram. Those who have studied the course from institutes under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Assam, are also eligible, reported Hindustan Times . The age limit for the post is 44 years (as on 31 March). Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria, else the candidature will be cancelled. The selection of candidates will be done via interview, reported JagranJosh . The schedule for the interview

Imphal: A top officer of Manipur police department allegedly shot himself in his office Saturday afternoon, officials said. The officer, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arvind Kumar, was taken to a hospital following the incident. Top brass of the state police and officials, including Chief Secretary J Suresh Babu, were at Raj Medicity where Kumar was being treated. The chief secretary said Kumar's condition is serious but he is responding to the treatment and has also spoken to the doctors. "He will be sent to Delhi, once his condition improves," Babu added. Kumar, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Manipur cadre, shot himself with his service revolver in his office in Manipur Rifles Compound, said a senior police officer. It is being probed why he took the step, he said. Kumar was sent back to his home cadre around a year ago, the officer added. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Cs4nRD Press Trust of India

The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University in Patiala will commence the registration process for admissions in specialised three-year undergraduate courses from 20 July. Vice chancellor Lieutenant General (Retd) JS Cheema said that registration for the three-year specialised UG courses is being started to comply with the direction of sports minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi. The minister had asked institutions to help revive sports culture and train the youngsters in Punjab. Those interested will be able to apply at the official website of the university at mbspsu.pgsgcpe.com. To apply for Bachelor of Physical Education and Sports (BPES), candidates belonging to unreserved category should have at least 50 percent marks in Class 12, reported UNI . Those from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class category and participants of international and national level sports competitions should have scored minimum 45 percent marks in plus two. Another eligibili

Thiruvananthapuram: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday took Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, to various locations in Thiruvananthapuram for evidence collection including their residences. The NIA team split up into two groups and took the two accused in separate vehicles to different places, including their residences, for collecting evidence in the case. The NIA team took Sandeep Nair to his house in Aruvikkara on the outskirts of the city and also to the flat near Secretariat where, according to the probe team, the three of the prime accused persons met and hatched the plan. The investigation had found that the accused had managed to book the flat with the help of M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister's Office. Sandeep was also taken to Vellayambalam and Maruthankuzhy as part of the evidence collection. Meanwhile, Swapna Suresh was also taken to the flat near the Secretariat, after

Justice R Banumathi, the second woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court Collegium, retired from the service on Friday with a three-decade-long career behind her. The woman judge, who was regarded 'fearlessly independent' by Bar Association president Dushyant Dave and as a "great judge" by Attorney General KK Venugopal, shared some instances from her private life during her farewell. Narrating an instance from her childhood, the judge revealed that she too had been a victim of delay in justice and complicated legal procedures. Banumathi said that she was born in a small village in Tamil Nadu, and at that time, the inaccessibility of the justice system meant her widowed mother and two young sisters could not obtain the compensation money owed to them after the death of her father. "I lost my father in a bus accident, when I was 2 years old. In those days, we had to file a suit for compensation. My mother filed the claim and court passed a decree. But, we couldn’t