India reports 2nd death from Coronavirus, 69-yr-old Delhi woman succumbs to infection

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday recorded the second death after a 69-year-old woman has died of Coronavirus, declared as 'pandemic' by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Delhi.

Sourav must have consulted with Bengal before announcing IND-SA match to be played at empty stadium: Mamata

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lamented over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s decision to organise the third One Day International (ODI) match between India and South Africa at an empty Eden Gardens here due to Novel Coronavirus saying cricket board president Sourav Ganguly must have consulted with the state before making the announcement.

PM Modi proposes to SAARC nations to chalk out 'strong strategy' to fight Coronavirus

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the worldwide panic over the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up on Friday to propose to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nation to chalk out a "strong strategy" to combat the deadly virus.

UNHRC: India corners Pakistan for peddling distorted Kashmir narrative

Geneva/IBNS:  India recently cornered Pakistan on the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva for referring to different UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions to target New Delhi but never itself comply with any of them.

India reports first COVID-19 death: 76-yr-old man from Karnataka who died on Tuesday had Coronavirus

Bengaluru/IBNS: The 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalburgi, who died on Tuesday, had been infected with the deadly novel Coronavirus, the state health minister said on Thursday, as India registered its first death from the deadly virus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with Israel PM, reviews bilateral relations progress

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephone call on Thursday evening from Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

Coronavirus outbreak: Medical team to fly to Italy to bring back Indian nationals, says EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that a team of medical staffs will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to collect samples so that the Indian nationals stranded there could be brought back smoothly.

Bangladesh Socheton Nagorik Committee arranges programme to showcase strong bond shared between India-Bangladesh

Dhaka/IBNS: Highlighting the strong bond of friendship shared between India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh Socheton Nagorik Committee arranged a programmed at the Dhaka Press Club here on Monday.

IAF plane takes off to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi/ IBNS: A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force has taken off from Hindan airbase for Tehran today, to airlift Indian citizens, the government said in a statement today.  

Coronavirus: IAF plane to leave for Iran to evacuate stranded Indians

New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian Air Force(IAF) plane will take off on Monday to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Iran where at least 194 people have reportedly died so far from novel coronavirus infection.

Kashmir: Pak again violates ceasefire on LoC, India retaliates

Jammu/UNI: Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

International Women’s Day: All woman crew operates flights, trains in Tamil Nadu

Chennai/UNI: The woman power came to the forefront on the occasion of International Women's Day with all women crew operating flights and trains in an effort to ensure gender equality at work place.

Five members of family in Kerala test positive for Coronavirus, total cases rises to 39

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Five members of a family in Kerala are the latest victims of the deadly novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of infected people in India to be 39.

Delhi violence: Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei warns India of 'isolation' from Islamic world

Tehran/IBNS: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday warned that India will be 'isolated' from the Islamic world over the recent violence in Delhi.

New victim of Coronavirus reported in NCR, total cases rise to 30

New Delhi/IBNS: One more case of Coronavirus was reported on Thursday taking the number of infected persons to be 30.