West Bengal confirms 16 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths, tally reaches 53
Apr 02, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A special committee, formed by West Bengal government to tackle Covid-19 outbreak, on Thursday evening confirmed that total number of novel coronavirus cases in the state mounted to 53 as 16 new positive cases, including four deaths, have been reported in the last 24 hours.
After flouting quarantine norms, Tablighi Jamaat attendees refuse COVID-19 test
Apr 02, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Centre and the state governments across India are trying to trace the remaining Tablighi Jamaat attendees in order to arrest the further rise of coronavirus cases in the country that shot up after several of them tested positive, media reports said many attendees quarantined in a Delhi hospital are objecting to the required medical testing.
Amid COVID-19 lockdown, PM Modi to share video message with people of India tomorrow
Apr 02, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced he will be sharing a "small video message" with his countrymen on Friday morning.
Congress playing petty politics over COVID-19: Amit Shah
Apr 02, 2020, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lashed out at the country's oldest political outfit Congress accusing it of "playing petty politics" over COVID-19 even when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "leadership" in combating the deadly pandemic virus was acknowledged both "domestically" and "globally".
Need strategy to ensure staggered movement of people after lockdown ends: Modi to CMs
Apr 02, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Almost confirming that the nationwide lockdown won't be extended post Apr 14 midnight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the states to make a strategy to ensure the "staggered" movement of people once the shutdown period ends.
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'Revoke FIR against Tablighi Jamaat Chief', demands JNU student group
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A group called Muslim Students of JNU(MSJ) has allegedly declared its support for Tablighi Jamat Chief Maulana Saad Kandhlawi and sought revocation of FIR against him and others, said a media report.
Ex-Servicemen mobilised to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In order to augment the Nation’s fight against the global pandemic Coronavirus, the Defence Ministry on Thursday took an initiative to mobilise services of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) community as a part of augmentation of precious human resource to assist the State and District administration, wherever required.
Strict vigil on Ram Navami celebrations
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre is keeping a 'close watch' on the Ram Navami celebrations across the country, including Ayodhya, on Thursday in line with the directives to avoid gatherings.
No alternative to constant testing to combat COVID-19: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Expressing concern over the rapid spread of Coronavirus in the country as well as across the world, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday stressed that there was no alternative to constant testing to combat the deadly virus.
India is doing important work: WHO chief lauds Modi govt's USD24 billion COVID-19 package
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:05 pm
New York: World Health Organisation Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently appreciated Indian PM Narendra Modi's efforts to tackle COVID-19 outbreak in the country who has announced a financial package and other measures to aid the nation.
PM Modi holds video conference with CMs to assess COVID-19 situation in India
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a video conference with the Chief Ministers to assess the situation caused by Novel Coronavirus at a time India is witnessing a spike in the positive COVID-19 cases.
Fight against COVID-19: Gautam Gambhir donates two years' salary to PM Cares Fund
Apr 02, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir on Thursday announced he will be donating his two years' salary to the PM Cares Fund to combat the deadly COVID-19.
PM Modi to hold video conference with CMs as COVID-19 cases spike in India
Apr 02, 2020, at 11:18 am
NewDelhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday hold a video conference with all the Chief Ministers to take stock of the situation caused by Novel Coronavirus at a time India is witnessing a spike in the positive COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 lockdown: Kolkata Police officer sings song to cheer self-isolated residents
Apr 02, 2020, at 12:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Joining the cops from other cities, a Kolkata Police officer on Wednesday took to the art of signing in a bid to cheer the self-isolated residents of a particular area in the city amid lockdown called to combat COVID-19.
56-year-old, who tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi, dies
Apr 01, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Raising concern of a possible community outbreak, one person who tested positive for the highly contagious COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi, the largest urban slum cluster in Asia, died on Wednesday.
COVID-19 crisis: Mamata Banerjee writes to Centre seeking sanction of Rs. 25000 cr for her state
Apr 01, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to the Centre urging the latter to sanction Rs. 25000 crores grant for her government to cope up with the economic crisis as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak in the entire country including the eastern state.
NIA to probe recent gurudwara attack in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2020, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday registered a case to probe the recent terror attack in a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's Kabul.
FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief, 6 others for defying COVID-19 warning
Apr 01, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief cleric Maulana Saad and six others for flouting Coronavirus warning and hosting a congregation of 3000 people at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Delhi, which emerged as country's one of the hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With the increase in COVID-19 cases recorded in India in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health on Wednesday said 1800 people related to Tabligh Jamaat have been shifted to 9 hospitals or quarantined centers across Delhi.
CRPF deployment in Jalandhar to enforce Covid-19 lockdown
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Six sections of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were on Wednesday deployed at vulnerable locations and hot spots of the city to enforce the ongoing lockdown to contain the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
IAF continues its support towards fight against Coronavirus
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Air Force on Wednesday said it continues to provide full support in Nation's efforts to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus and the management of COVID-19.
J&K sets up Price Monitoring & Resource Unit of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has become 12th State on Wednesday where the Price Monitoring & Resource Unit (PMRU) has been set up by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
Maharashtra Health Min orders to trace Nizamuddin congregation returnees
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has directed health and civic officials to vigorously trace the people who returned to the State after attending the religious gathering at Nizamuddin mosque in Delhi so as to contain the COVID-19 spread.
Police directed to track mobile phones of people under quarantine: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Apr 01, 2020, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday the Delhi Police have been directed to track mobile phones of people in home-quarantine to find out if they stepped out or came in contact with others.
COVID-19 cases rise to 5 in Assam; Health Min says could go to double-digit very soon
Apr 01, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Stating that the number of Coronavirus infection cases could go up to double-digit in the state very soon, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that four new cases of positive COVID- 19 have been reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to five, with all the patients having a history of visiting congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi.
Tablighi Jamaat committed Talibani crime: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Apr 01, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Tablighi Jamaat committed a "Talibani crime" with its religious gathering in New Delhi recently that has now been linked to 128 coronavirus positive cases across the country.
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/(UNI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had pitched in to resolve the Markaz crisis when the head of Nizamuddin Markaz Maulana Saad refused entry of Delhi Police to get the mosque evacuated in the intervening night of March 28-29, the officials said here on Wednesday.
How Tablighi Jamaat turned Delhi's Nizamuddin into hotspot of COVID-19 spread in India
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Right under the nose of the Delhi Police which falls under the Narendra Modi government, Tablighi Jamaat, the Islamic missionary movement, turned a busy, crowded Nizamuddin in the national capital into the hotspot of the spread of COVID-19 keeping 1.3 billion people of the massive country on toes.
Tripura identifies 22 people who visited Delhi during Tablighi Jammat in Nizamuddin
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Agartala/ UNI: Tripura government has started testing for coronavirus with the identification of as many as 22 people from the state who had visited the Covid-19 hotspot in Delhi between March 14 and16 last, exactly during the Tablighi Jammat in Nizamuddin.
2,361 people evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz during 36-hour exercise: Manish Sisodia
Apr 01, 2020, at 11:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Wednesday 2,361 people were evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz after 36-hour exercise by officials.