Rahul accuses Centre of not testing enough to fight COVID-19, says shining torches in sky won't help
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.
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.
COVID-19 and Tablighi Jamaat incident: Door-to-door combing begins in Dharamshala
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
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.
Mysuru: Jamaat attendees’ lab reports likely on Friday
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.