New Delhi: Covid test made mandatory before bringing animals like cats and dogs to India from other countries. The Central Government has issued instructions in this regard to the customs authorities across India.

The order also applies to those who bring pets like cats into India. If customs officials find that animals are being brought in without the required certificates, officials say the animal will be returned to the country where it was brought.

In addition to animals such as tigers, lions, leopards, and puma, gorillas are also at higher risk of contracting the covid infection, according to the World Health Organization.

New Delhi: Legendary Hindi film star Dilip Kumar has died at the age of 98. He died of pneumonia at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. He was undergoing treatment for a long-term congenital disease.

The hero, who has amazed the silver screen for four decades, has acted in only 40 films in 60 years. He was accompanied by his wife Saira Banu. Dilip Kumar entered the world of cinema in 1944 with the film Jwarappettu. The Khan era in Bollywood began with the entry of Dilip Kumar alias Muhammad Yusuf Khan.

Many films like Devdas, Mughal E Assam, Madhumati, and Kranti are part of his Indian cinematic history. Dilip Kumar holds the Guinness World Record for most awards. He has been honored by the country with the Padma Vibhushan.

New Delhi: The first reshuffle of the second Narendra Modi cabinet will take place at 6 pm today. The ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Jyotiraditya Scindia, who left the Congress and joined the BJP, will join the cabinet with cabinet rank. According to national media reports, he received a phone call from Delhi.

Sarbananda Sonowal from Assam and Narayan Rane from Maharashtra will also be cabinet ministers. Pasupathi Paras from Lok Janshakti Party, Anupriya Patel from Apna Dal, and Sanjay Nishad from Nishad Party will join the cabinet. V Muraleedharan may get the independent charge of the tourism department. Will be retained by the Department of State.

Those who were to be sworn in today were summoned directly from the Prime Minister’s Office. Accordingly, the leaders had already arrived in Delhi. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narayan Rane, and Sarbananda Sonowal, who are on the list, also met Prime Minister at his residence.

BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi and Sobha Karanthalaj from Karnataka are also expected to become ministers. It is learned that six cabinet ministers will be sworn in.

New Delhi: Former Union Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam’s wife has been killed. Rangarajan’s wife Kitty Kumaramangalam was killed. Kitty was found dead at her home in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, around 9 pm on Tuesday. Southwest Deputy Commissioner of Police Inkit Pratap Singh said one person has been arrested in connection with the incident. Raju, 24, a laundress, was arrested.

It is suspected that the murder took place during the robbery attempt. The police initially concluded that two more people were involved in the murder. The Delhi Police is trying to nab them.

The DCP said police had launched a search for the other two accused. The late Rangarajan Kumaramangalam was the Salem MP. He was a member of Narasimha Rao, Vajpayee cabinets. 

New Delhi: The UN human rights body has expressed its condolences over the death of human rights activist Fr. Stan Swamy. The United Nations has said it is “deeply saddened” by the death of Stan Swamy.

”The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, has been repeatedly brought the arrest of Swamy and others,  to the attention of central government over the past three years. But Bachle also expressed concern about the UAPA’s imposition on them. Spokeswoman Liz Thorsell said.

EU special envoy to the European Union, Eamonn Gilmore, also expressed deep sorrow over Swamy’s death.
Meanwhile, Fr. Stan Swamy was arrested by the National Investigation Agency following all legal procedures, the foreign ministry said. Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that Indian agencies were taking action against the violators. UN report on Stan Swamy’s death. The Centre’s response came in the wake of allegations made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and human rights groups.