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16 Indians onboard Diamond Princess have been Tested Positive for Coronavirus February 26, 2020 12:36

The cruise liner Diamond Princess was docked off at the Yokohama Port on the 3rd of February and the people on board the cruise ship have been tested for the deadly coronavirus and it has been found that sixteen Indians have been tested positive for the coronavirus test.The arrangements are now being made by the government of India in order to bring back the rest of the Indians by a special flight on the 26th of February. It has been said by the Indian embassy in Japan that the government would facilitate the ones who would fulfill the conditions and also the consent for repatriation.The details of the plan of evacuation have been shared through an email by the government of India where in it has been mentioned that a chartered flight would be sent by the Indian government in order to carry all the Indian nationals on board the Diamond Princess provided that the passengers do not test positive in the PCR test which would be conducted by the authorities of Japan.Another condition that has been mentioned was that a consent will have to be provided by the passengers in order to return and this has to be done before the expiry of the mandatory Japanese quarantine requirements.The people who have agreed to the conditioned would have to undergo a quarantine period of fourteen days in India prior to which a medical team of India will also conduct check- ups on the passengers to ascertain the medical conditions. The special flight has been scheduled on the 26th of February during the evening hours and the arrangements would be made by the authorities of Japan for the passengers from the post of Yokohama to the Haneda Airport.According to the reports, it has been mentioned that a total number of 138 Indians are on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess which also includes the 132 crew members.The coronavirus which is officially named as COVID-19 is a deadly virus which was first observed in the Wuhan city of China and it had been infecting several people. The first death report due to the deadly COVID-19 has been first recorded in Philippines. The deadly coronavirus has spread rapidly across over 25 countries and it has been claiming lives of several people and infecting many more.According the reports from the Chinese officials, the death toll from the deadly coronavirus has reached 2,663 while the number of cases where it has been confirmed of people being infected has jumped to 77,658.By Shrithika Kushangi

India, US talks held in 5 Major Categories: Harsh Vardhan Shringla February 25, 2020 18:10

Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is the foreign secretary has said on Tuesday that the countries of India and the United States have held talks in five major categories which comprise of security, defence, energy, technology and also the people to people contact.The foreign secretary has added saying that India has been assured by the President of the United States Donald Trump regarding the highest consideration for the collaboration in the sector of defence.The reporters have also been told by Harsh Vardhan Shringla that the two countries of India and the United States have also made a decision to set up the working groups in order to curb the trafficking of narcotics and to reinvigorating of the homeland security.He added saying that the President Donald Trump has assure the highest consideration to the country India regarding the procuring of technology and also regarding the joint collaboration in the defence sector.Harsh Vardhan Shringla has also said that the talks between the President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been held for five hours before arriving at the agreements and the decisions that have been made.By Shrithika Kushangi

Indian Navy’s Mig-29K Aircraft Crashes off Goa February 24, 2020 12:43

An aircraft of the Indian Navy MiG- 29K has crashed near Goa while on a routine training sortie. The incident has taken place at 10:30 in the morning on the 23rd of February when the Indian Navy Aircraft was on a routine training sortie off the coast of Goa.The pilot of the aircraft has managed to eject safely and was rescued and no casualties have been reported in the crash, as said by the officials.The Indian Navy has released a statement on the incident where in it had been mentioned that an enquiry has been ordered for investigating the incident.Indian Navy has posted a tweet mentioning the crash of MiG 29K aircraft which was on a routine training sortie. FLASH. Today morning at around 1030h a Mig 29k aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed off Goa. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry to investigate the incident has been ordered.@DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) February 23, 2020 A technical snag has been developed by the twin- engine, single- seater aircraft due to which the crash has occurred. Earlier, a MiG 29 K has crashed in the month of November in the last year. The aircraft has crashed outside a village in Goa.On the 16th of November, a MIG trainer aircraft of the Indian Navy has crashed outside a village in Goa. It has been recorded that the crash has taken place on a rocky plateau on the outskirts of Verna which is said to be around 15 kilo meters from Panaji which is the capital city of Goa.Captain M Sheokhand and Lieutenant Commander Deepak Yadav who were the pilots of the aircraft have manged to eject safelyThe cause for the occurrence of crash in the month of November last year was said to be due to flaming out of the left engine while the right engine of the aircraft had caught fire due to getting hit by a flock of birds.No casualties had been recorded as the pilots have managed to deviate the route to an open land away from the populated areas.By Shrithika Kushangi

SC shocked at issuance of black warrants for death penalty execution February 21, 2020 13:15

Black warrants have been issued for execution of a death penalty by a trial court even before the expiration of the 60- day time period which has been provided in order to file an appeal before it.SA Bobde who is the Chief Justice of India has headed a bench which had referred the verdict given by the top court which has said that the issuance of a death warrant could not be done before the expiry of the 60- day mandatory period which is to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the judgement of the high court confirming the death penalty.It has stayed the death warrant that has been issued by a sessions court in Gujarat against convict Anil Surendra Singh Yadav. Anil Surendra Singh Yadav is said to be a convict in a case of rape and murder where in the 22 year old accused has raped and murdered a three year old girl in Surat.It has said that, “We want to know as to how such orders issuing black warrants are being passed by the trial court despite a reported judgment in this regard. Someone has to explain this. The judicial process can’t be allowed to happen like this.”Tushar Mehta who is Solicitor General has said that the ignorance of law could not be a ground which has led to the judges passing such an order.One of the death row convicts of the 2012 Delhi rape and murder case Vinay Sharma Is said to have injured himself by banging his head against a wall in Tihar jail.The lawyer of the convict Vinay Sharma has told the court that the convict had been on hunger strike in Tihar jail and has also claimed that Vinay Sharma had been assaulted in jail and was suffering with head injuries. He had also saying that the convict has been suffering from acute mental illness and therefore the death sentence cannot be executed.Later, a Delhi court has sought the replies that were given by the authorities of the jail regarding the plea by Vinay Sharma for better treatment for the mental illness, schizophrenia and the injuries in his head and arm.It has been directed by the court that the four men named Mukesh kumar Singh of 32 years old, Pawan Gupta of 25 years old, Vinay Kumar Sharma of 26 years old and Akshay Kumar of 31 years old to be hanged by their neck during the early hours of the day on March 3 at 6 am.The four convicts of the Nirbhaya Delhi rape and murder case are said to be accused of raping a young woman of 23 years old in a moving bus and torturing her and later the body of the victim has been thrown on the streets of Delhi.By Shrithika Kushangi

Accord on Intellectual Property Rights with US has been cleared by India February 19, 2020 18:09

The approval of a plan in order to sign an initial pact on the intellectual property rights withe the United States has been signed by the cabinet of India, as said by a government minister, few days prior to the visit made by the President of the United States Donald Trump to India.India has been urged since long by the United States in order to strengthen the protection for the intellectual property and also has been a cause for the friction that has been caused on top of the disputes due to trade between the two countries of India and the United States.Prakash Javadekar who is the minister of Information and Broadcasting has said that the approval for an MoU with the United States has been secured at the cabinet meeting which has been presided over by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.By Shrithika Kushangi

SC Orders Centre to Grant Permanent Commission in Army to Women Officers February 17, 2020 13:26

The Supreme Court has passed an order on Monday which has ordered the Indian Army to grant permanent commission to women within three months and will also be eligible for command posting on par with the male officers and has rejected the stereotypes which say that women are only responsible for the domestic duties.A time period of three months has been granted to the Centre by a bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi. The bench has granted the time period to the Centre in order to implement the orders that have been made and has also slammed the Centre for denying the provision of equal opportunities to the women officers by raising the ground of social norms, the limitations that are based regarding the physiology and also the family obligations that are associated with women.The bench has said that the permanent commission in Army must also be provided to the women officers and also a change of mindset is required on part of the government in order to put an end to the discrimination based on the gender in the armed forces.The Supreme Court has ruled that the permanent commission would be granted to all the Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers who are less than 14 as well as beyond 14 years of service as it has noted that there exists no ground which would deny the permanent commission to the women officers even though they have completed 14 years.At present, the women officers can only serve for 10-14 years in the Short Service Commission and the entry of women were said to be allowed into Army Service Corps, Ordnance, Education Corps, Judge Advocate General, Engineers, Signals, Intelligence and Electrical and the branches of Mechanical Engineering and there exists no option for the allowance of women in the combat roles like infantry, armoured, mechanized infantry, aviation and artillery.The Supreme Court has said that the arguments that have been made by the Centre which has raised the issue of limitations based on physiology and the social norms and has denied the opportunities for the women officers is now not acceptable as the women officers have performed exceptionally well and brought laurels.The Supreme Court has cited the examples of Captain Tanya Shergill and Captain Madhumita and also the other women officers who are convoy commanders in Leh and Udhamnagar and also among the other places.By Shrithika Kushangi

India’s three COVID-19 Patients of Kerala Successfully Recover February 15, 2020 14:32

Three patients who have been identified as being infected by the deadly COVID-19 have been successfully recovered from the infection as on the 14th of February.Thomas Isaac who is the Finance Minister of Kerala has confirmed the recovery of the three patients who have been diagnosed with coronavirus as he had posted in his twitter handle where in he has said that Kerala has won the battle with coronavirus. Just as in the case of Nipah, Kerala has won battle with Corona Virus. All the 3 patients identified have been confirmed by Central authorities to have fully recovered. No case of secondary spread. Number under quarantine observation drastically coming down.Congats Health Dept. — Thomas Isaac (@drthomasisaac) February 14, 2020 The health officials of the state of Kerala had declared that the first two cases which have been tested positive of the deadly COVID-19 from the districts of Thrissur and Alappuzha have been completely recovered after they have been tested negative for the COVID-19 infection. It has also been said that the third student from Kasargod who has been tested positive for the virus has now recovered but remains under observation for some more time.The health officials of Kerala have relieved about 1,062 people who have been suspected to be infected by the coronavirus and about 2,397 patients are said to continue to be in observation and are quarantined out of which 2,375 are said to be quarantined in homes and the 22 have been isolated in the hospitals.The coronavirus outbreak has been declared as a state disaster on the 3rd of February as the number of COVID-19 cases have increased to three and the declaration has been later on withdrawn on the during last week as there had been no more cases recorded of being infected with the coronavirus.The COVID-19 has started in the Wuhan City of China and the first case has been reported on the 31st of the month of December last year and the count has come up to around 64,000 people being infected around the world and the death toll has increased to around 1,380 people in China.By Shrithika Kushangi

Passenger onboard SpiceJet flight Suspected of Coronavirus February 13, 2020 15:23

A passenger who was on board a SpiceJet flight which was from Bangkok to Delhi has been suspected of having infected with the deadly coronavirus. The person who was suspected has been quarantined after he had landed at the airport in Delhi.A spokesperson of the SpiceJet has said that on the 13th of February, a passenger who was travelling on the SpiceJet flight SG-88 which was said to be operating between Bangkok and Delhi, was suspected of being infected by the coronavirus which is now named as COVID- 19. The passenger had been quarantined after landing in Delhi by the Airport Health Organization (APHO).Earlier, a study has been made regarding the list of countries that are more likely to import the cases of the deadly COVID- 19 by a team of researchers from the Humboldt University in Germany. It has been stated that India ranks in the 17th position among the list of countries.The relative import risk of the deadly coronavirus for India has been found to be 0.219 per cent based on the study that was conducted by analysing the patterns of the sir traffic which connected 4,000 airports across the world and with over 25,000 direct connections between them.The death toll in the outbreak of the China’s novel coronavirus has increased up to 1,369 and the cases that have been confirmed as being infected with the deadly coronavirus has risen up to 60,347.The Wuhan city of China is said to be the epicenter of the disease and the coronavirus had been spread to various countries where as the first death regarding the coronavirus has been recorded in Philippines. It is said that the coronavirus has spread across 25 countries.India has confirmed three cases of the deadly COVID- 19 and all the three cases have been recorded in Kerala.By Shrithika Kushangi

Shots Fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav’s Convoy February 12, 2020 10:29

Shots have been fired at Naresh Yadav who is an MLA of Aam Admi Party while returning from a temple visit. This attack on the MLA and the volunteers of the Aam Admi Party has been done hours after the landslide victory in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections where in the party has won 62 of the Capital’s 70 seats.The MLA has escaped unhurt where as one volunteer has died while another has been injured.The Aam Admi Party has posted in its official twitter handle saying that shots have been fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav and the volunteers who were accompanying him while they were on their way back from the temple. It has also mentioned that at least one volunteer has passed away due to the wound caused by the bullet that has been shot and another volunteer being injured.The post in the official twitter handle of the party has added saying “Volunteer Ashok Mann has passed away in the attack at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav. Today we have lost one of our family member. May his soul rest in peace.”The attack on the MLA of Aam Admi Party and his supporters has been done at around 10:30 pm on Tuesday night when Naresh Yadav was said to be in the Kishangarh village of south Delhi. He was standing in an open car along with his supporters after he left the temple when unknown persons had opened fire at his car.Mr Naresh Yadav has said that there were celebratory fireworks in the area when his car was passing and he had initially thought that the sound was that of the fireworks that were being lit as a part of the celebrations. The MLA Naresh Yadav has made a move to another car when he had realized that his car has been shot at.Mr Naresh Yadav has demanded the police to check the CCTV footage thoroughly in order to identify the assailants who shot at his convoy in an attempt to kill him, as said to the news agency ANI.“The incident is really unfortunate. I do not know the reason behind the attack but it had happened all of a sudden. Around four rounds were fired. The vehicle I was in was attacked. I am sure if the police probes properly, they will be able to identify the assailant,” Naresh Yadav had been quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.Naresh Yadav had won from Mehrauli assembly seat with the Aam Admi Party winning with a voting percentage of 53.57 in 62 constituencies where as Bharatiya Janata Party has got eight seats with a vote share of 38.51 per cent and Congress party has drawn a blank in the successive elections for the second time in the assembly elections in Delhi.The Mehrauli MLA, Naresh Yadav has defeated Kusum Khatri of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 18,161 votes.The police sources has said that the attack is believed to be a gang war between two groups as Ashok Mann who has been the victim in the fire that has been shot had earlier shot at another group who have now shot at the convoy of Naresh Yadav.By Shrithika Kushangi

3 Suspects of Coronavirus Admitted to Delhi’s RML Hospital February 11, 2020 10:22

Three patients with the suspected symptoms of coronavirus have been admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi on Monday.The two persons among the three who have been suspected are identified to be Chinese nationals who have come to India on the 1st of the month January and 29th of the same month, based on the information released by the health officials.The third suspect has been identified as a 34- year old had been in Beijing from 30th of the month November last year and is said to have returned to India on Sunday.Tests have been conducted on the suspected individuals and the samples have been sent for the confirmation. The reports are still awaited.India has recorded three confirmed cases of coronavirus as of now and all the three cases that have been confirmed were recorded in Kerala.Preeti Sudan who is the Secretary of Health has chaired a video conference with the other Secretaries of Health from various States/ Union Territories along with the senior officials from the Ministries of Shipping, Civil Aviation and Home Affairs in order to review their actions and the preparedness for the prevention and the management of the novel coronavirus.She has asked the Health Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories to stay alert and be prepared regarding the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus and has also asked to review the availability of the isolation rooms and isolation beds, personal protective equipment kits and the N95 masks.The government of Kerala has declared the coronavirus epidemic as a “state calamity”, a few days ago.The deadly novel coronavirus has been recorded as started in the Wuhan city of China and has spread at an alarming rate to various other countries as well. The virus has been claiming the lives of several people and several thousands are being affected by the deadly novel coronavirus.By Shrithika Kushangi

India Post to start a Digital Parcel Locker in Kolkata February 10, 2020 19:04

The India Post has decided to help the ones miss out receiving their parcels as they would have to leave for their work and there would be no one at home in order to receive their parcels.The Kolkata Circle will be launching a free digital parcel locker service by the end of this month which works with the addressees collecting their respective parcels from the lockers in specified post offices at their convenient time.Amitabh Singh who is the Postmaster general of the Kolkata Circle told The Hindu that the locker system is common in several countries in the southeast Asia region and in the Europe and now it would be made available in India with Kolkata being the city to start with.It has been said that the facility will be made primarily available in two post offices where in one would be situated in the New Town and the other in Sector 5 of the Salt Lake City. These locations have been chosen as these are the places where in hundreds of IT companies are concentrated and therefore those regions are filled with several number of IT professionals working and living in the areas.The addressee will have to provide the locker number as their address and the India post would be dropping their parcels at the locker numbers that have been provided by the addressees and that would be remained accessible for a week and at any hour of the day or night. The locker can be accessed with the help of an OTP as in the locker can be accessed once the OTP that has been sent is entered, with no human involvement.It has been said that the service would be now available only for the consignments that will be received through the registered post or the speed post but in the future, extending the facility to the private courier companies can be considered.By Shrithika Kushangi

SC says, Protesters at Shaheen Bagh can’t Block Public Roads February 10, 2020 17:53

The Supreme Court has said that the protesters who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Shaheen Bagh in Delhi cannot block the public roads and create inconvenience for others.Notices has been issued by the apex court to the Center, Delhi government and the police on the pleas as they seek in removing the protesters from the Shaheen Bagh.A bench has mentioned that there exists a law and people have grievance against it and therefore the matter has been pending in the court. With no concern of the existence of the matter in the court, few anti- Citizenship Amendment Act protesters are still conducting protests, said a bench that comprised of Justice S K Kaul and Justice K M Joseph.The bench has also said that the protests cannot be held on the roads as it would cause inconvenience for the public and if the protests are to conducted, it should be done in an area that is identified for the protests.The bench has added saying that no direction would be passed by the court without hearing the other side and the matter has been posted for 17th of February.Amit Sahni who is an advocate and one of the petitioners in the case has said that the extent of right to protest is the question that is to be looked on.The court had replied saying “It can’t be done ex- parte” when the bench has been urged in order to pass some direction, by the advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi who has been appearing for another petitioner and Nand Kishore who is the former BJP MLA.The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Center and the government of Delhi8 saying that the protesters at the Shaheen Bagh cannot block the public roads as it is leading to inconvenience being caused for the public.By Shrithika Kushangi

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