As corona looms, India celebrates Eid behind doors; President, PM greet people on the occasion
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated across India with usual fervour and enthusiasm even as people remain behind closed doors maintaining social distance amid coronavirus induced lockdown.
Amsterdam: Even though the 73-day-long Doklam standoff of 2017 along India-China-Bhutan border had been resolved without a shot being fired, the possibility of future flare ups between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries, is high, according to the Amsterdam-based think tank EFSAS's Study Paper titled, ‘The Doklam Standoff: A template for countering Chinese belligerence and expansionism’.
Indian jawans briefly detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh last week: Reports
New Delhi/IBNS: A patrol party of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were first detained and later released by Chinese forces following skirmishes between two countries in Ladakh last week, media reports said on Sunday.
India records whopping 6767 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded yet another biggest-single day jump after 6,767 new patients of coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,31,868 including 3,867 deaths, Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
India reaches out to Pakistan to counter locust invasion
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the impact of Coronavirus on various sectors, the south and southwest Asia are staring at a locust invasion which is potent to bring an adverse effect in agriculture.
Air fares to be capped for next 3 months: Aviation Ministry on domestic flight resumption
New Delhi/IBNS: The Civil Aviation Ministry has issued a strict guideline for the airlines while resuming domestic flight operations, where it has stated that tickets will have to be priced between Rs 3,500 and 10,000 for the next three month.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to take over as Chairman of WHO executive board
New Delhi/UNI: Union Health and Family Welfare minister Harsh Vardhan will take over as chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board on May 22.
Amid Covid-19, millions in India and Bangladesh now brace for super Cyclone Amphan
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people in India's West Bengal and Bangladesh are now holding their breaths for another calamity as super Cyclone Amphan is on its way to make landfall on Wednesday.
As India enters lockdown 4.0, COVID-19 cases touch 1 lakh, over 3000 dead
New Delhi/IBNS: Escalating the tension level, India's coronavirus cases crossed the whopping mark of one lakh with over 3000 deaths across the country related to the highly contagious infection.
COVID-19 lockdown extended till May 31: NDMA
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday directed Indian government Ministries and deaprtments, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown, which was imposed to fight COVID-19 outbreak, till May 31.
Fight against Coronavirus: India hands over RT-PCR test kits to Nepal
Kathmandu/UNI: India on Sunday handed over Pathodetect COVID-19 real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits, which would enable Nepali Health Professionals to conduct tests on 30,000 people.
India's Coronavirus cases breach 90,000-mark, death toll jumps to 2,872
New Delhi/IBNS: India has crossed the 90,000-mark in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases across the country with the biggest single-day jump of 4,987 new infections on Saturday.
Nirmala Sitharaman to address fourth press conference today
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the fourth phase of announcements on the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore package on Saturday.
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India registers 84,712 COVID-19 cases, surpasses China to rank 11th globally
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday surpassed China's total COVID-19 tally after it registered a whopping number of 84,712 coronavirus cases across the country, the data from the Union Health Ministry showed.
India will become super economic power, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic package amid the lockown saying it will help the country emerge as a super economic power.