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The government on Thursday removed customs duty and health cess on ventilators, face and surgical masks, personal protection equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 test kits with a view to boost availability of these products in the country to fight coronavirus pandemic.'In the context of Covid-19...
23:15
India on Thursday rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China's permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the Union Territory 'has been, is and shall continue' to be its integral part.Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said...
23:04
Two junior government doctors, including a woman, have alleged they were beaten up by policepersonnel who accused them of 'spreading coronavirus', leadingthe authorities to take disciplinary action against aconstable and order a probe into the incident on Thursday.The doctors suffered...
22:34
A video clip of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, whose 'go corona' slogan reverberated across social media, surfaced on Thursday with the politician urging people in his typical way to stay inside their homes to halt the spread of the deadly virus and defeat it. In the clip, the...
22:25
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The Delhi Waqf Board on Thursday designated one of its graveyards specifically to bury those who die from Covid-19, in view of problems being faced by people in performing the last rites of coronavirus victims. In a letter to the secretary of Delhi government and health department,...
21:57
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said the State Reserve Police Force needs to be deployed in congested areas of Mumbai to ensure strict implementation of the ongoing lockdown and prevent the spread of coronavirus.Tope said the containment strategy was discussed in the cabinet...
21:17
The death rate due to coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh, where the infection has claimed at least 29 lives so far, stands at 7.50 per cent, which is more than double the national COVID-19 fatality rate of 3.25 per cent, according to an analysis of available figures.Alarmed by the number of deaths...
20:35
Nine coronavirus patients died in Mumbai on Thursday, taking the death toll due to the deadly infection in the city to 65, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.79 persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the day, taking the number of such cases in the country's financial capital to...
19:49
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 169 and the number of cases climbed to 5,865 in the country on Thursday, registering an increase of 591 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,218, as many...
19:08
A 98-year-old Indian-origin woman has pleasantly surprised her doctors and family after beating COVID-19 to return to her home in Scotland within days of her hospital admission.Daphne Shah, who turns 99 in July, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with a high temperature, persistent cough...
18:56
A man who had returned to his village in Bawana in northwest Delhi after attending a Tablighi Jamaat conference in Bhopal was allegedly thrashed earlier this week after some people accused him of spreading COVID-19, police said.Three people -- Naveen, Prashant and Promod -- have been arrested for...
18:36
The year 2020 could see the worst global economic fallout since the Great Depression in the 1930s with over 170 countries likely to experience negative per capita income growth due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.Georgieva made the...
17:48
In a relief to businesses, the government may soon allow operations of courier and parcel services in the country so that companies are able to send and receive documents at a time when the country is under coronavirus lockdown, sources said.They said there must be a huge pile up of business...
17:37
The Union health ministry on Thursday said there is no need to panic over the availability of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE), but stressed these should be used rationally.Joint Secretary at the health ministry Lav Agarwal said at the daily briefing that 20 companies are...
17:05
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) are likely to ink a deal soon to produce portable ventilators following the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak.DRDO wants ITI to manufacture portable ventilators and is transferring technology to us....
16:56
The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday expressed concern over crowding in markets despite the lockdown enforced to facilitate social distancing and halt the spread of coronavirus, and mulled if these places can be completely shut for sometime in certain areas. In the cabinet meeting chaired by...
16:51
SpiceJet is operating its first cargo freighter on the Chennai-Singapore-Chennai route on Thursday carrying critical medical equipment and COVID-19 related medical supplies. The Boeing 737 freighter aircraft is scheduled to arrive in Chennai at 5.30 pm. SpiceJet said it has transported over 1,500...
16:45
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday said it has decided to take police action against senior committee member of the National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Viren Shah, for entering the high risk zone quarantine facility created for COVID-19 patients in the city. The BMC has turned...
16:42
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) exporters will be impacted more by the current lockdown on account of Covid-19 pandemic as the sector accounts for over 45 per cent in the country's total outbound shipments, according to trade experts. They said that the magnitude of the impact on MSME...
16:34
The ongoing lockdown on account of COVID-19 could not have come at a worse time for the aquaculture sector that earns million of dollars through export of shrimp. At the peak of the season, the lockdown has pushed the sector into jeopardy, with farmers, industrialists and exporters each facing...
16:20
Union Health Ministry briefs the media in Delhi on the Coronavirus pandemic: -- 473 people recovered and discharged from the hospital so far. Total 5734 confirmed cases reported in the country till date, 549 new cases in the last 24 hours. 166 deaths have been reported till date, 17 deaths...
15:48
This is what Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is doing to secure its citizens. -- The BMC will procure one lakh rapid test kits for COVID-19 from South Korea.-- The BMC makes it mandatory for people to wear maskis in public places. -- It has declared 381 areas as...
15:34
-- Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a proposal for 30% salary cut for all state legislators for a year starting from this month (April). -- Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh blames the Delhi police for the spread of the coronavirus. A programme like the one at Delhi's Nizamuddin...
15:28
Akshay Kumar sends out a cheery thanks for all the covid warriors working silently to protect the city and its people. He tweeted this image saying, Name: Akshay Kumar City: Mumbai Mere aur mere parivaar ki taraf se... Police, Nagar Nigam ke workers, doctors, nurses, NGOs,...
15:23
A quarantine centre in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, is serving fruits, dry fruits, and eggs in a bid to boost the immune system of the occupants. All relief centers across the states have also been asked to follow the 'Goru Mudda' menu by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.
15:15
Pakistan on Thursday claimed that it shot down a small Indian surveillance drone for allegedly violating airspace along the Line of Control. According to a statement by the Pakistan Army, the Indian Quadcopter in a provocative act' intruded 600 meters inside across the LoC on the Pakistani side...
15:10
The Delhi government has said that one Assistant Commissioner of Police in every quarantine centre, will be deployed in a shift to ensure that COVID-19 affected individuals remain in these centres.The ACP will maintain law and order and ensure that COVID-19 affected persons remain in quarantine...
15:03
Just three months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies in the United States have ramped up their efforts to fight the disease with accelerated schedules for creating new vaccines and beginning clinical trials for potential treatments.In normal circumstances,...
15:02
Farmers in Patna are harvesting their crops along with family members, due to he lack of labourers amid the COVID- 19 lockdown. Upender, a farmer says, Even elder members are helping us. Most of our crops were destroyed due to bad weather this year, so we must save what is left.
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The Maharashtra unit of the Congress party on Thursday set up a COVID-19 task force under the leadership of former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to assist the state government in tackling the coronavirus outbreak. The task force comprises various sub-committees, which will study different...
14:45
Getting back classic programmes like Ramayan to keep locked down people entertained has catapulted Doordarshan (DD) to be the highest watched channel in India for week ended April 3, BARC said on Thursday. The national broadcaster could achieve the feat, which involves a nearly 40,000 per cent...
14:33
India's fuel consumption slumped by over 66 per cent in April as a nationwide lockdown halted economic activity and travel, which eviscerated demand. Petrol and diesel demand is down 66 per cent in April, while aviation turbine fuel consumption has collapsed by 90 per cent as most airlines have...
14:02
The COVID-19 lockdown may have inflated the price of vegetables for the average Mumbaikar, but without access to large markets, vegetable farmers in neighbouring Thane district are forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices to agents and middlemen. Murbad tehsil, located around 60 km...
13:40
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a third night in the intensive care unit of a London hospital with coronavirus and is making steady progress, Downing Street has said. The 55-year-old was shifted to the ICU of St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Monday night as his condition worsened over...
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We are already vaccinated and we have tolerated it. So, we do not need any more testing as the phase 1 safety part is already done, and there is no time also. We can directly go for vaccination, Dr Gobardhan Das, the well-known immunologist and professor at the Special Centre of Molecular...
13:12
Two persons who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin were booked for allegedly concealing travel history in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, officials said Thursday. Upon receiving information from the medical authority, Ramnagar, that two persons have...
13:05
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has announced that the state will extend the lockdown till April 30; schools will remain closed till June 17. The state has reported 42 coronavirus cases so far. It became the first state to announce an extension. Yesterday, PM Narendra Modi indicated to...
12:30
Lockdown taking a toll on mental health: A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife who was stuck at her parents' place due to the lockdown, police said. The incident took place in Radha Kund locality of Gonda, UP, on...
12:29
Sanitation workers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation were seen wearing a personal protective gear for the collection of garbage from the houses of the quarantined in the Paharganj area on Thursday, for prevention of COVID-19 transmission.Speaking to ANI, Sandeep, a sanitisation who driving the...
12:18
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday said there are 669 cases of coronavirus in the national capital at present, including 426 from the Tablighi Jamaat event that took place in Nizamuddin Markaz last month.Till now, there are 669 COVID-19 positive cases including 426 cases from...
11:49
The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat has risen to 241 with 55 new cases being found in the last 12 hours, an official said on Thursday. The sudden spike in the number of new cases is due to the intensive surveillance in areas which have been declared as 'hotspots' in Ahmedabad and...
11:46
Maharashtra reported 162 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the state tally to 1,297, a health official said. This is the highest rise so far in the number of coronavirus patients in a single day he said. Out of the 162 new cases, 143 have been reported from Mumbai, the official...
11:37
As pangolins come under the scanner as potential intermediate hosts of the novel coronavirus transferred from bats to humans, Indian wildlife conservationists warn that the states of Tamilnadu and Uttarakhand are emerging as the hotspots for the poaching of the endangered scaly anteater mammal....
11:33
At least 30 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 413, state health department informed.According to the official data, Jhunjhunu, Jhalawar and Tonk have recorded seven cases of COVID-19 each. While Jodhpur and...
11:19
US' top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has said that Americans should never shake hands again, underlining that the practise would not only prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus but also decrease instances of influenza dramatically in the country. Fauci, who is the Director of the...
11:06
The Karnataka government is currently engaged in discussions with experts, specialists and other stakeholders to decide on its lockdown exit strategy and would take a final view by April 13, a key Minister said on Thursday. Day after tomorrow we have a VC (videoconference) with the Prime...
10:41
PM Narendra Modi reacts to US President Donald Trump's fulsome praise for India's help in fighting the pandemic. The PM tweeted, Fully agree with you President @realDonaldTrump. Times like these bring friends closer. The India-US partnership is stronger than ever. India shall do everything...
10:28
US President Donald Trump has fired a fresh salvo at the World Health Organization, accusing its chief of siding with China and politicising the coronavirus pandemic while repeating his threat to freeze the UN agency's funding. Trump's allegation comes a day after the US President threatened to...
10:19
In an exclusive interview recorded for The Tablet -- his first for a UK publication -- Pope Francis says that this extraordinary Lent and Eastertide could be a moment of creativity and conversion for the Church, for the world, and for the whole of creation. Read the interview here.
10:17
A woman buys groceries amid the lockdown
A high-level meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 will be held at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.With an increase of 540 positive COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's tally of coronavirus cases rose to 5,734, said the Ministry of Health and...
10:04
Equity benchmark Sensex soared over 900 points in opening trade on Thursday led by gains in financial, IT and FMCG stocks following rise in global equities on hopes of the COVID-19 pandemic approaching its peak. After hitting a high of 30,847.10, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 925.67...
10:02
Maharashtra Tourism and Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray shares this image of the NSCI Dome qurantine facitlity. The NSCI Dome being transformed into a huge quarantine centre as we step up our contact tracing and testing in @mybmcWardGS . Till now, our contact tracing has been highest and...
09:37
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez over COVID-19.During the conversation, Jaishankar said that India has responded positively to Spain's urgent pharmaceutical requirement. Had a telephonic conversation...
09:35
Here's how you do it when you go to a bank. Social distancing is being maintained at a Jammu & Kashmir bank branch in Poonch.
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District Deputy Commissioner Sharath B
An FIR has been lodged against the management and staff of Bahamani Super Speciality Hospital in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, allegedly for not following procedures meant to deal with COVID-19 and hiding details of patients with coronavirus symptoms, said District Deputy Commissioner Sharath B on...
09:24
Something to chew on this morning: Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac tweets: International norm for Covid spread is 2.6 per 1 Covid patient. Total number of primary Covid infected who arrived in Kerala from abroad is 254. The secondary spread has been limited to 91. The international...
09:11
China has reported 63 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, including 61 imported ones, raising concern of a second wave of infections as the country on Wednesday lifted the 76-day lockdown of Wuhan, the origin point and epicentre for the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials said on...
09:08
A consignment of medicines arrived in Sri Lanka from India on Wednesday, as South Asia battles with the coronavirus outbreak. Another gift consignment of medicines arrives from #India to #SriLanka. Cooperation in these difficult times is a mark of a strong friendship! And a big thank you to...
09:03
As many as 177 people, including 108 from various countries, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been quarantined in West Bengal, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.108 of those who were at the event (at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi) from various countries, we have...
09:00
Amid a coronavirus-stung United States mourning thousands of its dead countrymen, President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to reassure the country, saying there are signs that the aggressive strategy to slow the spread is working and the number of new cases is stabilizing.The numbers are...
08:57
A 42-year-old man was arrested late Wednesday evening for allegedly assaulting two women resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital after accusing them of spreading COVID-19 in Gautam Nagar area, said police. The police swung into action and managed to arrest the accused on the complaint of...
08:53
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation would be using the NSCI stadium in Worli as an observation facility for people who may have come into contact with coronavirus patients, officials said on Wednesday.The Sardar Vallabhai Patel stadium at the National Sports Club of India complex is close to...
08:43
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 5734 on Thursday, registering an increase of 540 cases in the last 24 hours, while the death toll stood at 166, the Union health ministry said.The number of active COVID-19 cases is 5095 and as many as 473 people were cured and...
08:28
At least 11 Indians have died of COVID-19 in the United States with another 16 testing positive for the infection which has claimed more than 14,000 lives and afflicted more than four lakh people in the US. All Indian citizens who have succumbed to the deadly infection in the US are male,...
08:23
Amid the medical fraternity racing against time for a panacea for COVID-19, which has infected a whopping 4.3 lakh Americans and claimed over 14,600 lives, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing export of Hydroxychloroquine, deemed a...
01:29
A 44-year-old Delhi Police head constable tested positive for coronavirus in Rohini area on Wednesday, officials said.According to police, they received information around 3.40 pm that one head constable in Rohini's Sector-16 has tested positive for COVID-19.He was posted in the Foreign Regional...
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