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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...

Arrange special trains for migrant workers stuck in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray urges Centre Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday (April 21) said that if the Centre is anticipating a spike in coronavirus COVID-19 cases between April 30 and May 15 then it must take steps to arrange special trains in order to allow the migrant workers, stuck in Maharashtra, to leave for their native places.  The Maharashtra CM urged the Centre to issue guidelines in this regard by Apil end. “If the Central government is anticipating a rise in transmission of COVID-19 between April 30 and May 15,...

IMA withdraws planned protest after assurance from Amit Shah The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday withdrew its protest planned in the wake of a spate of attacks on doctors and healthcare professionals after an assurance by the Centre that all necessary steps, including relevant legislation, will be introduced for their safety and dignity. There have been several instances of medical teams coming under attack as they went about collecting samples of suspected COVID-19 patients from many parts of the country. In Tamil Nadu, a doctor who died of COVID-19 infection was denied burial and his colleagues were attacked. Union Home Minister Amit Shah...

Does Rahul Gandhi Want Sanitisers Only for Rich, Not for Poor: Ram Vilas Paswan Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday asserted that there is no shortage of food grains for the poor and asked Rahul Gandhi to shun his “negative mindset” after the Congress leader attacked the Centre over its decision to use surplus rice for making ethanol. The ethanol can be used to produce alcohol-based hand sanitisers and also for blending with petrol, the government has said. After Gandhi accused the government of diverting the rice meant for the poor to manufacture sanitizers to wash hands of the...

Pakistan now exporting coronavirus COVID-19 patients to India: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh Pakistan has been exporting coronavirus COVID-19 patients to India asserted Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday. Calling it a matter of concern, Singh said that it has come to light that Pakistan, which was earlier only sending terrorists, has now also started sending coronavirus infected people. The DGP added that these people will spread the infection. He also called for precaution in this matter. “Pakistan is exporting coronavirus patients. It is true that something like this has come to light...

Kangana Ranaut donates Rs 5 lakh each towards FEFSI, daily wage workers of Thalaivi Actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday announced donation worth Rs 5 lakh each towards the welfare of Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) and to the daily wage workers of upcoming Tamil film, Thalaivi, a biopic on J Jayalalithaa. “Considering the Covid-19 pandemic, Kangana Ranaut has come forward to donate Rs 5 lakh towards FEFSI union and for the daily wage workers of her film Thalaivi,” read a statement. Thalaivi, being directed by Vijay, stars Kangana Ranaut in the role of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and legendary...

Like the Ishrat Made in China cast and crew, there are many stranded in a different country. Another celebrity is Meera, who had been on a trip to the United States when the spread of Covid-19 became the global pandemic it is today. Now, she is stuck in New York where the situation is severe. In a video, the Baaji star makes a plea to the Prime Minister to help with her return. “New York is becoming a graveyard,” said Meera. “Every day, thousands are dying.” “I don’t want to die in a foreign country.” According to Meera, PM Imran Khan has “always supported...