India

Delhi; 14 Aug 2020 (UMMN): Amidst consistent rumours on various social media platforms about Pranab Mukherjee's death, comes his son Abhijit Mukherjee’s clarification that his father is “haemodynamically stable".

Social media is flooded with the rumour since Thursay about Mukherjee’s death.

Delhi; 13 Aug 2020 (UMMN): Ajay Srivastav aka Ajju Hindustani, a Leader of UP CM Yogi Adityanath's Hindu Yuva Vahini, who offered a cash reward of Rs 11,000 for ‘catching’ Tablighi Jamaat members, has died of COVID-19.

His mother and a sister too have died of Covid-19.

KANPUR: Thursday remains a rainy day for the residents of Jajmau. The rain commences since the morning and continues to long hours in the day. The air has now turned out to be comfortably cooler. There is a marked difference between the previous day and today. The minimum temperature has lowered to a considerable degree. The hourly temperature at 5 pm was recorded at 28° Celsius.

As usually, the rains brought power cut in the morning that persisted till afternoon. Luckily the power supply was restored after 2 pm. 

Jaipur, Aug 13 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday revoked the suspension of Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh, two MLAs who had rebelled against the Ashok Gehlot government.

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to appoint a commission, headed by a retired apex court judge, for inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The petition has alleged that the Centre failed to undertake timely and effective measures for containing transmission of the virus and an independent inquiry by a commission, appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952, was essential to inquire into the "lapses".

Bengaluru, Aug12 (PTI) The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Wednesday two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) produced by it have been deployed for operations at high altitude (Leh sector) at short notice to support IAF missions, "in the light of the prevailing situation on the border."

"It is the lightest attack helicopter in the world designed and developed by HAL to meet the specific and unique requirements of Indian Armed Forces reflecting the crucial role ofHAL in 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat', "HAL's CMD, R Madhavan, said.

Jaipur, Aug 12 (PTI) Rajasthan Congress MLAs who were staying in Jaisalmer for the past few days arrived in Jaipur on Wednesday.

The legislators reached the city by air and are being taken to Hotel Fairmont in Kukas on the Jaipur-Delhi highway.

"We are going to Hotel Fairmont, and the next strategy will be decided by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot," Transport Minister Pratap Singh said.

Puducherry August 12 (PTI) Former Local Administration Minister of Puducherry A Elumalai succumbed to COVID-19 in centrally administered JIPMER on Wednesday.

Elumalai (53) had tested positive for the infection and was admitted to JIPMER on Tuesday, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar told PTI.

Elumalai is survived by wife and three sons.

He was Local Administration Minister in the Congress Ministry headed by the then Chief Minister N Rangasamy in 2001.

Idukki, Aug 12 (PTI) The death toll in the landslide at Pettimudi near Munnar in the high-range Idukki district has gone up to 55 with three more bodies being recovered from the debris on Wednesday, officials said.

Operations led by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are continuing in the area even on the sixth day today to trace 15 more missing people.

"Till now, we have recovered 55 bodies.Earlier we rescued 12 people.Now 15 people are missing.

Chennai, Aug 12 (PTI): More than not knowing Hindi, the issue of equating Hindi with nationalism is "shameful" and it edged out all other languages in the country in determining one's identity, DMK MP Kanimozhi said on Wednesday.

The Thoothukudi Lok Sabha MP claimed she had never studied Hindi in school nor learnt the language even after she started going to Delhi as a Parliamentarian.