April 2020

Mukhtar Naqvi: Entire Muslim group can’t be held liable for one group’s ‘crime’ Reacting to the situations of Muslims being blamed for the rise in COVID-19 circumstances after Tablighi Jamaat occasion in Delhi, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Thursday stated your complete group can’t be held liable for one group’s “crime”. In an interview with information company PTI, Naqvi stated that many of the minority group members have condemned the Jamaat’s motion. “Whatever that organisation did, criminal negligence or crime…most Muslims have strongly reacted to it, condemned it and called for action against it. Entire community cannot be held responsible for one person or one...

Bengal Governor questions Mamata Banerjee’s ‘red carpet’ to WHO team West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took to Twitter on Thursday to fire another salvo at the Mamata Banerjee government over the ‘red carpet’ treatment for a World Health Organization (WHO) team and asking the government about the outcome of the visit. “Urge @MamataOfficial to ensure seamless way forward for Central Teams. Concerned at Rebuff to Central Teams. Red Carpet visit of WHO to East Midnapur and Bishnupur. What outcome and gain of WHO visit? Declare! Time to take to Constitution. Let concerned handle Mikes/Brooms,” Dhankhar tweeted. Source: Hindustan Times

Quarantine period of Wadhwans ending today, have informed ED and CBI: Anil Deshmukh Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said that the State police had written to both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informing them that the quarantine period of Kapil Wadhwan and Dheeraj Wadhwan along with their family members was ending at 2 pm on April 22 and the agencies could come and arrest the accused. In a statement, Mr Deshmukh said, “The quarantine period of the accused is ending at 2 pm today. We have written to ED and CBI teams regarding this. Their...

Katrina Kaif to contribute towards food and sanitary needs of Maharashtra daily wage workers Actor Katrina Kaif pledged her contribution towards providing food and sanitary needs to the daily wage earners in Bhandara district of Maharashtra. The actor, through her brand Kay Beauty, has partnered with De’Haat Foundation in their work to aid these workers hit by the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. In an Instagram Story, Katrina wrote that it has been a ‘tough month for all of us’ but it’s amazing to see the efforts people are making across to overcome this pandemic. Source: India Today

Ramayan’s Sita aka Dipika Chikhlia’s unseen pic with former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee goes viral! New Delhi: The epic show ‘Ramayan’ took over television in the past few days like none! Amid lockdown, watching the amazing ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharat’ looks like a nostalgia trip which everyone is enjoying. The decision to re-telecast Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’ amongst various other old shows has been welcomed by fans, who are in awe of the actors who worked in such popular shows.  The lead actress of Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’, Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala, who played Devi Sita on the show is an avid social media...

Raghuram Rajan cautions against giving communal colour to coronavirus NEW DELHI: Cautioning people against giving communal colour to the coronavirus pandemic, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said such behaviour could explode and make it much harder for different communities to get along. Rajan’s comments come in the wake allegations that Tabligh-e-Jamat members violated social distancing guidelines and ignored all instructions by organising a massive gathering last month at their centre in Nizamuddin area of Delhi. The gathering is believed to have emerged as a super-spreader of the coronavirus with thousands of cases across the country linked to Jamat...

Donald Trump tells Navy to destroy any Iranian Gunboats harassing US President Donald Trump said he’s ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any Iranian gun boats that harass American ships at sea. Trump issued the warning “to shoot down and destroy” the ships in a tweet sent from his iPhone Wednesday morning. It comes after 11 gunboats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps crossed the bows and sterns of American ships at close range last week. U.S. Central Command called the Iranian maneuvers “dangerous and provocative actions” in a statement, and said at the time that that American commanders on...

AgustaWestland scam accused cites Covid-19 risk in bail plea, SC declines The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant bail to AgustaWestland scam accused Christian Michel, who had sought release from Tihar jail citing health risk posed due to Covid-19 pandemic. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and BR Gavai upheld the decision of the Delhi high court which had, on April 7, refused to grant bail to the accused. Michel, 59, had prayed for interim bail stating that the Covid-19 pandemic posed a grave risk to him considering his age. He had submitted that on account of his...

Adityanath government to keep Tablighi Jamaat members who test positive in temporary jails Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to house the arrested members of the Muslim religious sect who had gathered in Nizamuddin in March amid the coronavirus pandemic in temporary jails if they are suspected of being carriers of the virus, PTI reported. The Tablighi Jamaat event, held around the time India was beginning to enforce social distancing, has since emerged as a hotspot. “In view of the arrests of Tablighi Jamaat members and others for security reasons amid the coronavirus-led lockdown, the chief minister...

Bill Gates writes to PM Modi, lauds leadership in fighting Covid-19 in India Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to combat the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Commending PM Modi’s bid to flatten the curve in India, the co-founder of Microsoft said, “We commend your leadership and the proactive measures you and your government have taken to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 infection rate in India, such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hot spots for isolation, quarantining, and care, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health...