COVID-19: Several arrested for defying lockdown by attending funeral of Sopore militant
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Many people were arrested by police for defying lockdown, imposed to curtail spread of Coronavirus, when they attended the funeral of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, official sources said here on Friday.
COVID-19 Lockdown: Church Priest, six others held for holding mass prayer in Karnataka
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:37 pm
Udupi/UNI: Despite restrictions on religious gathering, amid Lockdown, mass prayers were held at St Antony Church of Padukone, Nada village in the District, forcing the authorities to take into custody a Church Priest and six others,sources said on Friday.
Coronavirus: Ten held for circulating fake news on social media
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Kottayam/UNI: Ten persons were arrested on Friday for allegedly circulating fake news on social media on Coronavirus.
India slams China for raising Kashmir issue at UN again, calls matter 'internal'
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India once again slammed China's effort to raise the Jammu and Kashmir issue in the United Nations by calling any issue related to the disputed territory "internal".
Mamata Banerjee wishes people on Good Friday
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted the people to mark Good Friday saying it is the day of sacrifice.
Maharashtra totally locks down various jails
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:05 pm
Mumbai/UNI: As a preventive measure to fight against Coronavirus, Maharashtra Home ministry has decided to implement total lockdown of various jails which were gripped by the virus state home minister Anil Deshmukh said.
Assam reports its first COVID-19 related death
Apr 10, 2020, at 09:53 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam reported its first Coronavirus related death on Friday as a 65-year-old man from Hailakandi district of the state died due to COVID-19.
Death toll due to COVID-19 in India touches 199
Apr 10, 2020, at 09:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Death toll in India due to COVID-19 has touched 199, Ministry of Health data revealed on Friday.
Coronavirus lockdown: Three lakhs trucks loaded with goods and no drivers stuck across country
Apr 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the global crisis created as a result of Coronavirus outbreak in India nearly three lakh trucks with payload worth Rs 35,000 crore have been stranded across the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month to contain the spread of the infections.
Maharashtra records 25 deaths related to Coronavirus today, 229 new cases
Apr 09, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: At least 25 more people died in Maharashtra due to the novel Coronavirus on Thursday itself, making it the sharpest spike in the death toll in a single day in India since the outbreak of the COVID-19.
Private players appeal against SC's ruling of free COVID-19 tests
Apr 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The private laboratories have appealed to the Supreme Court against its ruling that said all COVID-19 tests should be done free of cost, a media report said.
India witnesses surge of 591 cases in 24 hours, total positive cases stand at 5,865
Apr 09, 2020, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded fresh 591 positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours taking the tally across the country to close to 6,000, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
Apr 09, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI A taxi driver has lent his privately owned hospital, built from his savings and donations in the memory of his sister, to the state government for using as a quarantine facility for the people suspected with coronavirus infection at Bauripur in South 24 Parganas district.
Lockdown can't be stopped as COVID-19 cases surging: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 09, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Odisha extended the anti-Novel Coronavirus lockdown till Apr 30, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hinted at continuing the shutdown amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Hundreds of Tablighi Jamaat attendees still remain untraceable
Apr 09, 2020, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Over five hundred Tablighi Jamaat attendees are still untraceable and their mobile phones switched off, causing worries for the government as the congregation allegedly triggered a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, said a Times Now report.
COVID-19: Ahead of Centre's call, Odisha extends lockdown till Apr 30
Apr 09, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Ahead of the Centre's call on the extension of the nationwide anti-COVID-19 lockdown, the Odisha government on Thursday set Apr 30 as the due date for the lifting of the shutdown in the eastern state of India.
Odisha extends anti-Coronavirus lockdown till Apr 30
Apr 09, 2020, at 01:13 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prioritizing people's lives ahead of the disarrayed state's economy, Odisha has extended the lockdown, which was called to stem the spread of COVID-19, in all its districts till Apr 30.
India-US partnership stronger than ever: Modi tweets after Trump praises Indian PM
Apr 09, 2020, at 11:05 am
New Delhi/Washington/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India-US partnership is at its peak following US President Donald Trump's heaps of praises for the South Asian country's most popular leader.
Jharkhand: First COVID-19 death recorded
Apr 09, 2020, at 10:16 am
Ranchi/Bokaro/UNI: Jharkhand recorded it's first death due to Novel Coronavirus on Thursday, after a 70-year-old man died at Bokaro General Hospital.
Thank you India: Donald Trump tweets over easing restrictions on hydroxychloroquine export
Apr 09, 2020, at 09:57 am
Washington/IBNS: With Indian government easing restrictions on export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, US President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked PM Narendra Modi on social media for the step taken by his government.
Delhi Govt seals 20 Coronavirus hotspots, makes it compulsory for people to wear masks
Apr 08, 2020, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the steep rise of COVID-19 positive cases, the Delhi government has sealed twenty coronavirus hotspots in the national capital while making it compulsory for people to wear masks on stepping out of their homes.
COVID-19 tests should be free in govt and private labs: Supreme Court
Apr 08, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to ensure that the novel coronavirus tests must be conducted for free at all state-run or private diagnostic labs across the country.
K'taka: Police seizes ambulance ferrying 20 labourers, quarantined
Apr 08, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Chikkamagaluru/UNI: The police have seized an ambulance ferrying 20 labourers including eight children from Mangaluru to Vijayapura at Balehonnur check-post in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka on Wednesday.
Apr 08, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has given her suggestions to the government, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to the opposition in the fight against coronavirus.
COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh orders complete shutdown in 15 districts till Apr 13
Apr 08, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: To stop the further spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a complete shutdown in 15 districts of the state till Apr 13, media reports said.
Quarantined Tablighi Jamaat members booked in Delhi for allegedly throwing urine in bottles
Apr 08, 2020, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Tablighi Jamaat members quarantined for COVID-19 in four flats in Delhi's Dwarka have been accused of throwing out urine in bottles, allegedly to spread coronavirus, an NDTV report said.
Jammu Kashmir Workers Party chief Junaid wishes people on Shab e Barat
Apr 08, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid extended his greetings and wishes people on the occasion of Shab e Barat.
Supreme Court asks Centre to ensure free COVID-19 testing in private labs
Apr 08, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to ensure free testing in private laboratories for the deadly Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, media reports said.
Tablighi Jamaat's Maulana Saad traced to Delhi's Zakir Nagar
Apr 08, 2020, at 02:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Maulana Saad, the absconding chief of the Delhi faction of Islamic missionary movement Tablighi Jamaat, has been traced by police to Zakir Nagar here days after a massive congregation of Muslim preachers came to light amid the spike in Novel Coronavirus cases in the country, Times Now reported.
PM Modi chairs all-party meeting as states appeal to Centre to extend anti-Coronavirus lockdown
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the leaders of various political parties amid the appeals by several states to the Centre to extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of Novel Coronavirus.