Odisha extends anti-Coronavirus lockdown till Apr 30
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Supreme Court asks Centre to ensure free COVID-19 testing in private labs
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
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
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.
Come forward for testing or face action: Punjab Health dept asks Tablighi Jamaat members
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Health Department on Tuesday gave a 24-hour deadline to all Tablighi Jamaat members of the Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz event, who were hiding out in the state, to report to the nearest police station, or else face criminal prosecution.
West Bengal has 69 active COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths recorded: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said 69 COVID-19 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment in the state.
New Delhi/IBNS: While the country’s leadership is seized of the way forward after April 14 when the 3 week national lock down in the wake of Corona virus crisis comes to an end and the basis of such decision is being debated, Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu urged that concerns about the health of the people shall take precedence over that of stabilization of economy.
Arvind Kejriwal unveils 5T plan to control Coronavirus in Delhi
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday informed that the Delhi Government has formed a '5T plan' to control Coronavirus in Delhi and the City government has also declared LNJP Hospital, GB Pant Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Hospital as dedicated COVID-19 health centres.
Indian states seek extension of nationwide lockdown to tackle COVID-19
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Indians states are seeking an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 at a time India is witnessing a surge in positive cases.
Police arrest AIUDF MLA for remarks calling COVID-19 quarantine centre worst than detention camp
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested an opposition MLA in Assam for making objectionable remarks about the conditions of quarantine facilities and calling it worst than detention camps.