Himanshu Shekhar Mishra

India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday May 28, 2020

Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.

7 Fare Bands For Domestic Flights; Ticket Prices Between Rs 2,000-18,600

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday May 21, 2020

Air tickets will be capped between Rs 2,000 and Rs 18,600 in seven bands depending on flight duration, the government said on Thursday, as it announced details of resuming air travel after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus crisis.

"Why Fuss Over Quarantine": Aviation Minister On Flights Resuming

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 22, 2020

Unnecessary "fuss" over quarantine of passengers on domestic flights, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, while discussing norms to be followed by airlines and passengers for the resumption of domestic operations from Monday.

Cyclone Amphan To Hit Bengal Between 4 And 6 PM, Heavy Rain Along Coast: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, is likely to hit Bengal this evening between 4 and 6 PM. Amphan weakened from a super cyclone to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday, causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it advanced towards the Indian coast. This afternoon, the stor...

Cyclone Amphan, COVID-19 Double Challenge For India, Says Top Officer

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Cyclone Amphan along with the coronavirus fight pose a double challenge for the country, National Disaster Response Force chief SN Pradhan said today, as he detailed preparations ahead of the mega storm expected to hit India's coast tomorrow afternoon. Millions are being evacuated from the low-lying areas of West Bengal and Odisha for the super-cyc...

Heavy Rain, Gusts In Odisha, Bengal As Cyclone Amphan Nears: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal this afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus ...

"Sad Day For Nation": Nirmala Sitharaman Faces RSS Body's Criticism

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar MIshra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday May 17, 2020

A pan-India workers' group affiliated to the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has criticised the government's policy announcements on eight key sectors on Saturday as heavy on privatisation, which could lead to job cuts. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh said the "public sector played a crucial role" amid the coronavirus pandemi...

2 More Weeks Of COVID-19 Lockdown, PM Modi And States Agree

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday April 12, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held a four-hour meet with at least 13 chief ministers on video conference on Saturday, has indicated that the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic would be extended by two weeks after considering the requests of the chief ministers, who preferred a longer containment period. The lockdown was scheduled to end on Tue...

Make Graded Plan To Open Departments In Non-Hotspot Areas: PM To Cabinet

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday April 6, 2020

With eight more days to the 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked ministries to prepare a graded plan to open departments in non-hotspot areas.

Coronavirus Lockdown: Validity Of Driving Licenses That Expired On Feb 1 Extended Till June 30

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday March 31, 2020

Driving licenses and other motor vehicle documents that expired on February 1 will now be valid till June 30, the centre said today, amid nationwide lockdown over coronavirus or COVID-19, which began last week to fight the highly infectious disease.

Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Requesting Him To Stop All Flights To Bengal Amid Coronavirus Crisis

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday March 23, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to stop all flights to the state amid a surge in the coronavirus cases in the country. The virus has infected over 400 people in India and killed seven. Ms Banerjee's letter comes at a time when over 80 districts across the country have been brought u...

Over 100 Countries Have Been Hit By The Rapidly-Spreading Coronavirus

World News | Reported By Himanshu Shekhar Mishra | Monday March 9, 2020

Over 100 countrieshave reported cases of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus that has infected over a lakh people and killed over 3,800, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

3 New Coronavirus Cases Takes Total To 34, PM Holds Review: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rishika Baruah, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday March 7, 2020

Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus in India, taking the total number of cases to 34, the government said on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with officials to discuss the outbreak. PM Modi has directed officials to identify locations for sufficient quarantine facilities and make provisions for criti...

Employee Provident Fund Rate Cut To 8.5% After 7 Years, To Impact 6 Crore

Business | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday March 5, 2020

Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will pay interest at the rate of 8.5 per cent for the current financial year, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said on Thursday. That marked a cut of 15 basis points - or 0.15 percentage point - from the interest rate of 8.65 per cent paid on EPF investments for financial year 2018-1...

"Strict Action Against BJP Leaders Guilty Of Hate Speech": Chirag Paswan To NDTV

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday February 28, 2020

Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan has demanded strict action against three BJP leaders accused of inciting the violence that has consumed parts of Delhi, killing 38 people and injuring over 300