Odisha [India], April 24 (ANI): Passengers from West Bengal, who are boarding trains to any place in Odisha, shall have to stay in institutional or paid quarantine for 14 days mandatorily, said East Coast Railway officials on Saturday.
Berlin [Germany], April 24 (ANI): Germany has announced temporary limitations on the passenger traffic with India as the country is witnessing a record rise in coronavirus infections amid the second wave.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 24 (ANI): Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, Guwahati's State Health Department is conducting COVID tests of passengers arriving at the railway station.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 24 (ANI): A passenger train was derailed by Naxals between Bhansi and Bacheli in Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
Munich [Germany], April 23 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has hailed the unanimous passing of the genocide motion in the British House of Commons after legislators in the UK unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in its northwest region of Xinjiang a "genocide".
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): In a tragic piece of news, popular TV and Bollywood actor Amit Mistry died of a heart attack at his residence on Friday morning.
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The House of Representatives voted Thursday (local time) on a bill that would admit Washington DC as the 51st state of the United States. The legislation passed along party lines with a vote of 216 (D) to 208 (R) with no Republicans voting in favour.
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Sumitra Mahajan is "absolutely fine", informed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor mistakenly sent out a condolence message for the family of the former Lok Sabha speaker.
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to implement its order strictly for allocating medical oxygen to the national capital and ensuring a safe passage to oxygen without facing any obstruction.
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 22 (ANI): With the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Nepal, the government in the Himalayan nation has decided to limit the number of people gathering at the Pashupatinath Temple and is now set to close the holy place for pilgrims again.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Delhi Minister Dr AK Walia passed away in the national capital on Thursday due to COVID-19 at the age of 72.