Health concerns to precede over that of economy for post-lockdown roadmap: Vice-President Naidu
New Delhi/UNI: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of extension of the nationwide lockdown, saying concerns about the health of the people shall take precedence over that of stabilisation of economy.
Railways to make 1,000 PPE overalls for its doctors, paramedics daily
New Delhi/UNI: Taking up the in-house production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on a mission mode, Indian Railways will produce 1,000 PPE-type overalls that offers much-needed protection to its doctors and paramedics working on the frontline of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) care at Railway hospitals.
More COVID-19 testing facilities in UP: CM Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced the increasing COVID-19 testing facilities in the state, by adding 14 more testing labs and setting up sample collection centres at all 75 district hospitals.
Kashmir Fights COVID-19 Unitedly: Young social activists help poor in Pulwama
Pulwama/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a crisis like rest of the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdown. But to help the poor people of the region at this time of crisis, a Kashmiri NGO distributed essential food items to them in different villages of Pulwama district on Friday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Plunging into politics even in the midst of Novel Coronavirus crisis, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Narendra Modi government over its export of Hydrooxychloroquine or a drug linked to the cure of COVID-19 to other nations following a "retaliation" warning by US President Donald Trump.
India to supply Hydroxychloroquine to nations badly hit by Coronavirus
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday said it will supply drugs that are linked to COVID-19 cure to "nations that have been badly affected" by the pandemic virus.
HRD minister appeals campus recruiters not to revoke job offers amid Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has appealed to all campus recruiters not to withdraw their job offers to the graduating from technical institutions.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram lashes out at the Centre for scrapping MPLAD Fund
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has lashed out at the Centre for scrapping the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund(MP-LAD) in view of the coronavirus crisis.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, who had accused the state government of fudging the COVID-19 deaths.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra appeals people to raise voice for more testing
New Delhi/UNI: As Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday appealed all sections of the people to raise voice for more testing.
Check urgently the virus of misinformation on COVID-19: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi/IBNS: Cautioning that superstitions and hearsay cannot be allowed to weaken our battle against COVID-19, the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has described the spread of misinformation, especially on social media, as a “virus” that needs to be checked.
Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison discuss COVID-19 issue
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday discussed the issue of COVID-19 crisis with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison during their telephonic conversation, officials said.
Fight against COVID-19: Prez, PM, MPs, Ministers to take a pay cut for one yearÂ
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared an ordinance to reduce salaries of parliamentarians and ministers by 30 per cent for one year to meet the COVID-19 crisis that has emerged in the country in the past few weeks.
BJP's Amit Malviya accuses Mamata Banerjee of hiding COVID-19 figures
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Information and Technology (IT) cell head Amit Malviya has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of hiding tally of COVID-19 amid the discrepancy in figures between the ones released by the Centre and the state government.
People's discipline during anti-Coronavirus lockdown is unthinkable: PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: Lauding the 1.3 billion Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the disciple shown by the people of his country during the 21-day nationwide anti-Novel Coronavirus lockdown was unthinkable.