Rahul accuses Centre of not testing enough to fight COVID-19, says shining torches in sky won't help
Apr 04, 2020, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Narendra Modi government of not testing enough to fight against Coronavirus outbreak, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said making people clap and shining torches in the sky will not solve the problem.
Apr 04, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Handwara/IBNS: In a major breakthrough, the security forces on Friday busted a Lashkar-e-Toiba-linked terror module in Handwara and Sopore areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Apr 04, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Describing the apprehensions made over the lights out event on April 5 as misplaced, the Power Ministry on Saturday clarified that the Indian electricity grid is robust and stable and adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle the variation in demand.
Three terrorists killed during encounter in south Kashmir
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants were killed in an encounter during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched by security forces in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Saturday.
COVID-19 and Tablighi Jamaat incident: Door-to-door combing begins in Dharamshala
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:55 am
Dharamshala/UNI: A week-long 'Active Case Finding Campaign' was on Friday launched in this district in its first phase.
COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 68
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has witnessed a major spike in the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the data released by the Ministry of Health.
India's Coronavirus cases surge, death toll reaches 62
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India completed the tenth day of a nationwide 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus as the official death toll touched 62 and the number of positive cases spiked up, partly propelled by a Muslim religious gathering last month that led to a massive hunt to track the participants scattered across the country.
-1585926485.jpg "Assam reports four new COVID-19 positive cases, tally rises to 20")
Assam reports four new COVID-19 positive cases, tally rises to 20
Apr 03, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Four more positive cases for COVID-19 have been reported in Assam, who attended the religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi and with these the tally in the northeastern state has been increased to 20.
Covid-19: Maharashtra records 423 positive cases, 21 deaths so far
Apr 03, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Pune /UNI: Maharashtra has crossed 423 positive corona cases with one more death, taking the total number of death to 21 in state so far.
Mysuru: Jamaat attendees’ lab reports likely on Friday
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Mysuru/UNI: About 30 attendees of the Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat conclave from Mysuru city have been placed in the government quarantine facility and the throat swab samples of at least 10 participants had been sent for the lab tests.
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a strong note of the flagrant violations of the tourist visa conditions, the government banned 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries, including the US, who were present in Tablighi Jamaat at Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz, a Hindustan Times report said.
GRSE contributes rupees one crore to help fight COVID-19
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Kolkat/IBNS: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) has contributed rupees one crore to the PM-Cares fund to help India fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Charitable organisation from Udaipur helps to pay medical expenses of a poor family
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Udaipur/IBNS: Udaipur based charitable organisation, Narayan Seva Sansthan, which works towards inclusive welfare of differently-abled individuals, recently saved the lives of a mother and her prematurely born child, by providing necessary financial help.
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon the Governors and Lt. Governors of States and Union Territories to motivate spiritual and religious leaders to advice their followers to not hold any congregations and observe social distancing norms to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
Situation in Delhi is under control: Arvind Kejriwal
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said despite a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital since Thursday,situation in the city remained under control.
Apr 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid criticism from the opposition over the migrant workers' crisis following the 21-day-lockdown called to arrest the spread of coronavirus infection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has garnered appreciation from World Bank's India country director Junaid Ahmad.
FIR against Tablighi Jamaatis for misbehaving with hospital staff in Ghaziabad
Apr 03, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the lodge of a case under NSA against the Tablighi Jamaat members for misbehaving with hospital staff in Ghaziabad.
PM Modi interacts with sportspersons, gives 'five point mantra' to tackle COVID-19
Apr 03, 2020, at 01:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spread of the deadly COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with various sportspersons giving them "five point mantra" to tackle the pandemic virus.
COVID-19: Congress accuses Modi of promoting 'superstition' through his appeal to light candles
Apr 03, 2020, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's oldest political outfit, Congress, has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of promoting "superstition" by appealing to people to light candles in the midst of the COVID-19 spread in India, triggering a fresh war of words between the ruling dispensation and the main opposition party.
Switch off lights for nine minutes, light candles, mobile flashlights: Modi
Apr 03, 2020, at 09:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In his video message to the nation, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday asked people to switch off lights in their homes at 9 pm on Sunday and light up candles, clay lamps, torch or mobile flashlights for nine minutes to show their solidarity at a time when the country is under a 21-day lockdown to fight against COVID-19 outbreak.
Apr 03, 2020, at 09:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In his video message to the nation, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to switch off lights in their houses at 9 pm for nine minutes on Sunday.
Will post video message shortly: PM Modi
Apr 03, 2020, at 09:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Not specifying the subject on which he will be speaking, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will post a video a message for the nation.
People in Hindpiri protest against screening staff, force them to go back
Apr 03, 2020, at 12:47 am
Ranchi/UNI: A 100-member screening team of health department, which was sent to Hindpiri area here, for screening the people for COVID-19 in the area, had to face a huge resentment from the people after which they were forced to return.
'No one can stop people from participating in Tablighi Jammat', says Congress leader Furqan Ansari
Apr 02, 2020, at 11:53 pm
Godda/UNI: Former MP and senior Congress leader Furqan Ansari has said participating in Jamaat was not a crime or offence and no one could stop people from participating in Tablighi Jamaat.
-1585847241.jpg "Amid lockdown Air India to operate 18 flights for citizens of Germany, Canada, France, Ireland stranded in India")
Apr 02, 2020, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the 21-day lockdown owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, when all domestic and international flight operations are suspended, Air India on Thursday said it will operate 18 flights for citizens of Germany, Canada, France, Ireland who are stranded in India.
COVID-19 positive cases cross 2000 mark in India, 53 deaths recorded
Apr 02, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the majority of 1.3 billion people are observing the 21-day nationwide lockdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat the Coronavirus outbreak, the number of positives cases from the highly contagious disease crossed 2000 in India with 235 fresh detections in the last 24 hours.
Coronavirus: Arunachal Pradesh CM directs police to keep strict vigil along bordering areas
Apr 02, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday attended the video conferencing of Prime Minister with CMs of all state to discuss on preventive measures against Coronavirus.
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.