- Indian Army dismisses as fake social media messages about likely imposition of Emergency 30 Mar 2020 12:44 NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Monday dismissed as "fake" certain messages circulating on social media about likely imposition of Emergency in the country next month to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Army officials also said no effort is …
- India not at community transmission level, says Health Ministry 30 Mar 2020 12:13 New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Coronavirus outbreak in India is, technically, still in local transmission stage, and there has been no community transmission so far, the Union Health Ministry announced on Monday. Joint Secretary, Health Lav Agarwal said 99 …
- It took 12 days for cases to rise from 100 to 1000 in India: Health Ministry 30 Mar 2020 11:12 Addressing the press, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary health ministry clearly traced the rise in Covid-19 cases by drawing a clear analogy with other countries. It took 12 days for cases to rise from 100 to 1000 in India, whereas European nations have seen …
- A police officer is wearing a coronavirus helmet to warn people to stay inside during India's lockdown 30 Mar 2020 10:57 Rajesh Babu, a police inspector in the southern city of Chennai, wears a specially constructed coronavirus helmet while stopping vehicles and pedestrians at checkpoints.The helmet is covered in red spikes with bulbs on the end, just like the microscopic …
- $60 million ADB loan to AAVAS Financiers to boost women's access to housing in India 30 Mar 2020 10:40 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to lend up to $60 million in Indian rupee equivalent to Aavas Financiers Limited (Aavas), a housing finance company in India, to improve access to housing finance for lowerincome borrowers in the …
- Super 30 founder Anand Kumar engages students by popping Math questions on social media 30 Mar 2020 10:25 Students from all over India are responding to his challenging questions on Twitter Anand Kumar, celebrated Mathematics teacher and founder of Super 30 is trying to keep the youngsters engage during the COVID-19 lockdown through a question-answer session …
- How India plans to put 1.3 billion people on a coronavirus lockdown 30 Mar 2020 10:23 Here’s what you need to know about India’s preparedness for weathering this pandemic, and the potential effects of the government lockdown. 1. What is India’s covid-19 situation? These relatively low numbers mask larger concerns about testing levels. The …
- Irishman on life in India: Police beatings, suspicion of foreigners and loudspeakers 30 Mar 2020 10:21 Brian Ingle is a Dublin-born osteopath and somatic educator (he’s the brother of Irish Times writer Róisín Ingle). Somatic exercise is system of gentle movements that can improve the function of the nervous system. He lives in Pondicherry in India, which …
- PM Modi praises Omar Abdullah's message of social distancing in tweet informing about his uncle's demise 30 Mar 2020 10:10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah's uncle and lauded his message to workers to not gather either at the residence or the graveyard adhering to the social distancing guidelines. "My …
- FAKE NEWS | No, government is not recording your phone calls or stalking you on social media 30 Mar 2020 10:07 Amid the many challenges posed by the novel coronavirus, which saw South Africa going into a 21-day lockdown on Friday morning, the spread of fake news, false information, hoaxes and scams appears to be as rapid as the spread of the virus itself. A …
- Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Deaths Could Exceed 200,000; Social Distancing Guidelines Extended 30 Mar 2020 10:07 Faced with the grim prospect that 200,000 Americans could die even with aggressive action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, President Trump extended the guidelines on avoiding nonessential travel, staying away from work, visiting bars and restaurants …
- Volumes fall in India markets snarled by lockdown 30 Mar 2020 09:56 By Subhadip Sircar and Nupur Acharya Trading volumes in India’s financial markets continue to thin out as thousands of traders and stock brokers work from home, and with banks curtailing operations during the three-week nationwide lockdown. The first …
- COVID-19: Software Technology Parks of India employees donate one-day salary to PM-CARES Fund 30 Mar 2020 09:36 By PTI NEW DELHI: State-owned Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) on Monday said its employees will donate one-day salary to the PM-CARES Fund in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. As of now, it has collected Rs 15.48 lakh as contribution from all its …
- India says no plans to extend lockdown as covid-19 cases top 1,000 30 Mar 2020 09:19 The overall number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 1,000 mark on Monday, even as the government said there were no plans to prolong the three-week nationwide lockdown. The total number of positive cases climbed to 1,071, with 92 new cases, according …
- Japan struggles to get a grip on social distancing 30 Mar 2020 09:04 Japan’s approach to halting the coronavirus pandemic might seem to other nations around the world like it is very social, and not so distant. As communities from Milan to Melbourne find themselves compelled to hunker down in their homes, peeking through …
- MS Dhoni may have one more burst in the next 2 years for India, reckons Brad Hogg 30 Mar 2020 09:02 Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File image of MS Dhoni Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg reckons that veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni might have one more burst for India amid the still-ongoing speculation surrounding his retirement. Hogg said …
- Kerala coronavirus survivors say covid19 patients can recover, but isolation must 30 Mar 2020 08:55 A couple from Chengalam in Kottayam district of Kerala, who have recovered from the deadly coronavirus infection has only one message for those infected persons and those under observation. “Don’t panic, though the isolation period is tough, you will be …
- Government clarifies on extending 21-day nationwide lockdown 30 Mar 2020 08:55 New Delhi: The government on Monday said that there was no immediate plan to extend the 21-day lockdown amid fears that shutdown of businesses across the country to counter the spread of coronavirus may trigger severe economic and social distress. The …
- Covid 19 : 1st Covid 19 positive woman in North Bengal no more 30 Mar 2020 08:45 Share Tweet Share Share Email Covid 19 : 1st Covid 19 positive woman in North Bengal no more Pakyong, 30 Mar : A first positive case of Covid 19 , a woman hailing from Kalimpong was admitted at North Bengal Medical College two days back reportedly succumed …
- Social distancing is a privilege of the middle class. For India's slum dwellers, it will be impossible 30 Mar 2020 07:18 His situation is desperate. The tiny home has no running water or toilet, his family is low on food -- and when he doesn't go to work, he doesn't get paid. "Social distancing is not just for the sick, but for each and every person, including …
- COVID-19: New SOP by health ministry states India’s current phase as ‘local transmission and limited community transmission’ 30 Mar 2020 07:16 A new Standard Operating Procedure issued by health ministry for transporting a COVID-19 case on Sunday refers to India’s current phase of the pandemic as ‘local transmission and limited community transmission’ “This SOP is applicable to current phase of …
- NISAU working with Indian embassy to help students stranded in UK lockdown due to coronavirus 30 Mar 2020 07:16 With thousands of Indian students stranded in the UK with lockdown and travel disruption in both the countries following the coronavirus pandemic, National Indian Students and Alumni Union in UK (NISAU) is one of the organisations that is working with the …
- Modi hails Bollywood celebs, more film personalities donates to PM Cares 30 Mar 2020 07:06 Bollywood stars including Akshay Kumar and Varun Dhawan came forward to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s CARES fund to combat coronavirus spread. Akshay posted: “This is that time when all that matters is the lives of our people. And we need to …
- Vishnu Vishal’s distance with Jwala, Balaji Mohan’s ‘micro’ matter, Arya’s tips 30 Mar 2020 07:06 Well, with the film industry and the whole country coming under lockdown to check the spread of the pandemic Covid-19, Kollywood personalities are spending time in innovative ways. Director Balaji Mohan of Maari and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum fame posted: “I …
- Lockdown won’t be extended after April 14: Govt 30 Mar 2020 07:06 The Union government today reportedly said it has no idea to extend the lockdown, implemented to check the spread of coronavirus, beyond April 14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that Cornavirus has made many powerful countries helpless and …
- Mumbai- BMC plans to shift Dadar market after failure of marking pitches 30 Mar 2020 06:35 With its plan to mark pitches for vendors failing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to shift the vegetable market at Senapati Bapat Marg in Dadar to others parts of the city from Sunday. The civic body came up with this plan to …
- Like her mother, Puja enjoys dressing up for Gods on Navratri 30 Mar 2020 06:35 DAY FOUR OF LOCKDOWN: 28th March 2020 By Kulsum Mustafa Inspirational Indian: Wielding her pen like a surgeon’s scalpel Journalist Puja Awasthi’ s stories are chiefly about the common man and his social issues. Her writings …
- Coronavirus in Mumbai- People play 'unusual' games to cope up with quarantine 30 Mar 2020 06:35 MUMBAI: To cope with the quarantine period, people are coming up with interesting ways to kill time. Most of the people are keeping themselves busy by playing games and these are not the usual ones. Most of these games are played on social media platforms, …
- No money, food or way out of Mumbai for migrant labourers amid coronavirus outbreak 30 Mar 2020 06:35 With no work amid the Covid-19 outbreak, Vijay Prajapati, 26, a labourer at an under-construction building in Mumbai, has run out of money and is worried about feeding his three-year-old son, Prince, and wife. But no mode of transport owing to the lockdown …
- Coronavirus in Mumbai- Youth use social media to raise funds to assist tribals 30 Mar 2020 06:35 Mumbai: To assist people living in tribal and Adivasi areas during the time of lockdown, a few youths belonging to a national political party in Karjat taluka used social media platform for raising funds. They posted a message on Facebook asking friends to …
- As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves 30 Mar 2020 06:20 “Sauvignon blanc or viognier”? As the words left my mouth, my son and I locked eyes, our expressions flashing from shame-faced to half laughing at the irony. My live-in maid Ranjita had just laid out dinner and, since the fish and lyonnaise potatoes looked …
- Firms look for ways to keep home-based staff engaged 30 Mar 2020 06:16 New Delhi: Pritam Thakur who lives by his own in Bengaluru used to take pride in the fact that his firm, homegrown regional-language social media platform ShareChat, celebrated every festival with a lot of fanfare in its offices. After ShareChat asked …
- E-diagnostic firm KlinicApp starts home tests for coronavirus in Mumbai 30 Mar 2020 06:16 MUMBAI: KlinicApp is now doing the home test for coronavirus (Covid19) in Mumbai. The service is being provided in tie-ups with government approved labs like Thyrocare and Metropolis. Satkam Divya, CEO, KlinicApp, said in a statement, “At KlinicApp, we are …
- India's COVID-19 lockdown hits HIV+ and chronic patients hard 30 Mar 2020 05:52 On the morning of March 26, the third day of lockdown in India's capital over coronavirus fears, 15-year-old Himanshu's mother tried to board a state-run bus to collect her son's medicines for HIV from a government-run hospital. It was her …
- Beatings, forced push-ups and terrified foreigners: Inside India's coronavirus lockdown 30 Mar 2020 05:48 By South Asia correspondent James Oaten and Som Patidar in New Delhi Posted March 30, 2020 15:15:06 Hundreds of Australian travellers stuck in India are pleading with the Federal Government to organise emergency flights home, amid concern about police …
- Coronavirus, Social Distancing, Sweden: Your Monday Briefing 30 Mar 2020 05:35 (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering the extension of social distancing guidelines in the U.S., the end of Wuhan’s lockdown and how the pandemic is transforming our relationships. Mr. Trump spoke after …
- Doctors say it’s only a matter of time before Covid sweeps India 30 Mar 2020 05:11 By Ari Altstedter, Ragini Saxena, Bibhudatta Pradhan and Dhwani Pandya It’s the phone calls at all hours of the night he remembers. As swine flu ravaged northern India in 2015, a radiologist working at a hospital in a Delhi suburb said people would call …
- Covid-19 outbreak: Indian Army readies duty, contingency plan 30 Mar 2020 04:50 New Delhi: In view of the Covid-19 outbreak, Army formations have prioritised essential activities necessary for its functioning. Some have even contemplated different scenarios of possible contingencies of the disease spreading among its troops and are …
- Covid-19 lockdown: Diaspora urged to aid stranded Indians 30 Mar 2020 04:49 New Delhi: With thousands of Indians stuck in different parts of the world following the travel restrictions imposed by India and lockdown situation in several countries to contain Covid-19, Delhi is reaching out to influential members of the Indian …
- Jai Shri Ram: the three words that can get you lynched in India 30 Mar 2020 04:46 Organised violence against Muslims has increased sharply since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP came to power Mob violence, fanned by the policies of the right-wing nationalist government, often comes accompanied by a Hindu chant: ‘Victory for Lord Ram!’ …
- 203 Bangladesh citizens return from India 30 Mar 2020 03:33 At least 203 Bangladeshis returned home from India through Satkhira’s Bhomra Land port in last 48 hours amid the worldwide lockdowns to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak. Bishwajit Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Bhomra immigration police, said that 113 of …
- Coronavirus online scams: How to protect your data and device 30 Mar 2020 02:43 Last week, several homebound people received an attractive e-mail offer: free Netflix subscription for the entire lockdown period. All they had to do was click and fill the attached ‘survey’ and forward it to 10 Whatsapp users. Those who took up the offer …
- India Lockdown: Migrant workers’ plight breaks political ceasefire 30 Mar 2020 02:29 NEW DELHI: Thousands of migrant workers thronging the streets amid the nationwide lockdown has put stains on the nascent political ceasefire at the time of the Covid-19 emergency. Congress on Sunday accused the prime minister of announcing the lockdown …
- Coronavirus: New York reports 1000 deaths in 19 days 30 Mar 2020 01:12 !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates An owner of a textile store in Madurai has manufactured and distributed 8,000 cotton masks to the poor people, policemen, corporations and health workers amid coronavirus outbreak. A man named Satishkumar, who is …
- Coronavirus update: Trump extends social distancing as his top expert warns 200,000 Americans could die 30 Mar 2020 00:34 Updated March 30, 2020 11:03:40 Australia now has more than 4,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, Donald Trump has extended social distancing guidelines to April 30 after his top expert warned hundreds of thousands could die in America, and states have …
- Modi says forgive me for difficulties, but stresses India has to win this ‘war’ 30 Mar 2020 00:25 I feel you will forgive me: PM on Mann ki Baat. (PTI Photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought “forgiveness” for the difficulties caused by the 21-day nationwide lockdown, especially to the poor, while hoping that the country would put the …
- Coronavirus, India’s Lockdown, North Korea: Your Monday Briefing 29 Mar 2020 22:58 (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering the effects of India’s lockdown on the most vulnerable populations, an awakening among China’s young people and Egypt’s female lion tamers. The effects of Prime Minister …
- Social distance rules see 775 per cent spike in Azure service 29 Mar 2020 22:57 Azure Cloud Collaboration Centre Credit: Microsoft Microsoft has reported a huge spike in usage of its public cloud service in countries enforcing social distancing measures. As a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, the vendor claims to have seen a …
- How can India contain the economic impact of COVID-19? 29 Mar 2020 22:05 The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively brought normal life to a halt in India. The importance of social distancing and a lockdown in curbing the spread of the virus cannot be stressed enough, but these measures also have huge repercussions on livelihoods …
- PM apologises to India’s poor 29 Mar 2020 21:54 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation's poor for forgiveness yesterday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision. Modi on …
- Coronavirus: Confirmed and hounded on social media, Kerala couple test negative, leave hospital 29 Mar 2020 20:31 Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Published: March 30, 2020 1:29:59 am Robin Thomas and Reena with their daughter. ISOLATED FOR 20 days in hospital, a Kerala couple, Robin Thomas and Reena, who were tested positive for COVID-19, left Medical …
- I do charity but don't share it on social media: Shah Rukh Khan's hits back at his critics [Throwback] 29 Mar 2020 20:29 Shahrukh Khan's signature step for lady love Since the Coronavirus pandemic has struck the entire world, it has claimed several lives globally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a 21-day lockdown in India to avoid the further spread of COVID-19. …
- At least 40,000 quarantined in India after single priest spread coronavirus 29 Mar 2020 17:31 NEW-DEHLI, India — At least 40,000 people have been quarantined by authorities in the Indian state of Punjab following a coronavirus outbreak linked to a single Sikh priest. Baldev Singh, 70, had transferred in an Italian airport, before returning home …
- WhatsApp Status video time limit reduced to 15 seconds in India; here’s why 29 Mar 2020 16:26 By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: March 29, 2020 8:27:01 pm WhatsApp sets 15 seconds time limit to upload videos as Status in India; here’s why WhatsApp has limited the time duration of videos that can be uploaded as Status in India. A report from …
- Covid Live: India crosses 1000-mark, 27 casualties 29 Mar 2020 15:30 !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Coronavirus: National Skill Training Institutes to be used as quarantine centres Congress workers distributed food packets among the needy people near Lady Hardinge Medical College today. Delhi: Congress workers …
- Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates: 6 More Test Positive In Gujarat, 5 In UP; Fatalities In India Reach 20 29 Mar 2020 15:29 The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 873 in India on Saturday as the country entered the third day of a national lockdown, according to the Union Health Ministry. The Health Ministry has confirmed 19 deaths due to the deadly virus till Saturday. Later …
- What India Has Now Is A Clone Emergency: Just Ask The Police 29 Mar 2020 15:28 A fear of the elevator button, of the ATM keyboard, of flat, gleaming surfaces…sneaking new forms of dread grip us today. Maybe they will linger and become part of our bouquet of bodily reflexes, long after the corona pandemic blows over. Will we fear that …
- Fans come to SRK's rescue on social media 29 Mar 2020 14:05 Following the coronavirus outbreak in India, PM Narendra Modi came up with 'PMCares Fund' where one can make their contribution by donating any amount of money which will be used for coronavirus pandemic. Ever since PM had made this announcement on …
- Coronavirus: Adopt measures to protect your poor, Rights Group tells India 29 Mar 2020 12:29 Human Rights Watch says Indian authorities urgently need to adopt measures to protect the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people if COVID-19 containment and relief measures prove inadequate. The government on March 24, announced a three-week …
- Modi seeks 'forgiveness' from India's poor over coronavirus lockdown 29 Mar 2020 11:50 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the …
- COVID-19: Cramped Govt Shelters in Delhi Provide Food But Hardly Any Space for Social Distancing 29 Mar 2020 11:13 New Delhi (Sputnik): More than 125,000 people in the Indian capital Delhi depend on government shelters. As a 21-day lockdown began earlier this week, Delhi’s homeless population thronged to these places, overwhelming shelters meant to house only several …
- India’s Coronavirus Lockdown Leaves Vast Numbers Stranded and Hungry 29 Mar 2020 10:30 NEW DELHI — In one of the biggest migrations in India’s modern history, hundreds of thousands of migrant laborers have begun long journeys on foot to get home, having been rendered homeless and jobless by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationwide lockdown …
- 49-day lockdown necessary to stop COVID-19 resurgence in India: Study 29 Mar 2020 10:00 1New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Two Indian-origin researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have come up with a new mathematical model that predicts a flat 49-day nationwide lockdown — or sustained lockdown with periodic relaxation extending over …
- Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to provide social safety net for those hit by lockdown 29 Mar 2020 09:52 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the Prime Minister to take immediate steps to provide relief for thousands of migrant workers who have been left on the streets due to the nation-wide lockdown to fight Covid-19. Gandhi has also asked the PM to …
- India:800 quarantined after Delhi doctor tests... 29 Mar 2020 08:42 New Delhi, India - Despite a complete lockdown in the country, the coronavirus cases in India continued to rise on Thursday. The second day of the complete lockdown in the country saw a rise of 48 new cases. India had seen the highest surge in infections …
- John Hopkins varsity disassociates from study on India's possible COVID-19 cases 29 Mar 2020 08:35 The US-based John Hopkins University has disassociated itself with a previous study which landed into controversy for claiming that as many as 12.5 crore to 24 crore people are likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus in India. "John Hopkins …
- Increase social distancing, reduce emotional distance: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat | Highlights 29 Mar 2020 07:54 PM Modi apologises for distress due to lockdown, urges people to show courage | Mann Ki Baat LIVE Amid the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 63rd edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat' at 11 am …
- INSIGHT-Vitriol and violence: A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India 29 Mar 2020 07:41 * Fake news about coronavirus spreads on social media in India * Government urges tech companies to stamp out misinformation * Suspicion risks undermining efforts to contain outbreak * India spared large case load so far; some fear it could spike By …
- North Sea oil firm ‘linked to deadly and toxic shipbreaking industry in India’ 29 Mar 2020 07:36 A NORTH Sea oil company has been accused of profiting from a deadly and toxic industry after two of its oil rigs ended up being scrapped on a beach in India. Rigs from Diamond Offshore, a leading offshore drilling firm with major bases in Aberdeen and the …
- Jack Knox: Honeymooners in India scrambled to get home 29 Mar 2020 07:15 They’re not a stereotypical couple, so it stands to reason that they wouldn’t have a stereotypical honeymoon. Archdeacon Alastair McCollum is the English-born, motorcycle-riding, Ozzy Osbourne-loving minister at Victoria’s St. John the Divine Anglican …
- What’s so funny, India? 29 Mar 2020 07:07 It’s fun time for many in India. Multi-millionaire actors cleaning their dishes and sweeping their floors. Oh, the rigours of life! Famous politicians released after months of house arrest now joking that they can tell the world all about what lockdown and …
- India: Police Beat People with Sticks for Violating Coronavirus Curfew 29 Mar 2020 06:07 Videos of security forces beating quarantine violators with sticks and batons in India flooded social media this week. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the total shutdown of India for 21 days on Tuesday night to curb the spread of the Chinese …
- Swedish writer Zac O’Yeah, who made India his home decades ago, wonders if this is the end of the road for wanderlust 29 Mar 2020 02:49 Published: March 29, 2020 7:00:59 am A woman walks outside Castel Sant Angelo, as Italy tightens measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. (Reuters) By Zac O’Yeah I happened to be discussing monkey wrenches with the owner of a tiny hardware kiosk, when …
- Why India’s wealthy happily donate to god and govt but loathe helping needy and poor 29 Mar 2020 02:37 Be it Amitabh Bachchan or Virat Kohli, India’s rich and famous are quick to lecture or follow PM Modi’s diktat. But selfless charity is missing among most Indians. KAVEREE BAMZAI 28 March, 2020 Migrant workers in Delhi trying to get back to Uttar Pradesh …
- Covid-19: Time to enhance social capital through voluntary compliance 29 Mar 2020 00:50 Besides diabolic bioweapon potential of Wuhan virus, replete with semi-fictional narratives, other connected issues have also got highlighted. Comprehensive national power, aggregating hard power comprising military might and economic leverages; combined …
- Scientists across India set up resources to explain COVID-19, counter misinformation 29 Mar 2020 00:36 Written by Abha Goradia | Mumbai | Updated: March 29, 2020 4:21:54 am Nearly 200 scientists associated with various organisations in the country have come together to help in debunking hoax messages related to COVID-19. (File) Researchers at Tata Institute …
- Many sick Bangladeshis still stranded in India 28 Mar 2020 22:59 A large number of Bangladeshi patients and their attendants are stuck in India as the neighbouring country has been under a lockdown since March 25. Though the Bangladesh High Commission in India could not confirm the exact number of stranded people, it is …
- Britons stuck in India in coronavirus lockdown say their plight is becoming 'desperate' 28 Mar 2020 22:49 British Nationals stuck in India say their plight is becoming 'desperate' as some claim they have faced police brutality while attempting to get food and medical supplies, amid a coronavirus lock down in the country. Reece Hall, 24, a ground worker …
- Relief package is peanuts. India needs to triple it 28 Mar 2020 22:43 Outrageously small. Crumbs from a miser’s table. Spineless obeisance to fiscal orthodoxy. Cowardly fears of foreigners reacting badly to a massive fiscal stimulus. Forgive my censorious language in castigating the inadequacy of the government’s Rs 1.7 …
- Social distancing in wake of COVID-19: Over 12,000 to be released from MP jails 28 Mar 2020 21:41 Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Published: March 29, 2020 1:43:40 am While jail authorities decide parole for convicts, the decision on bail will be taken by various district courts. (Representational Image) More than 12,000 prisoners lodged in …
- Covid-19 pandemic: India’s lockdown to hit informal sector workers the hardest 28 Mar 2020 20:27 Rashid Ali one of the labours from Bihar rang the bell early in the morning kuch madad ho jaaati to. I did what I could after taking every precautionary measure. Offering salaam he said bhai dekhna ye hai ki bhook pehle maaarti hai ki virus he went without …
- 'What Kerala thinks today, India may think tomorrow.' But here is the problem... 28 Mar 2020 19:02 Express News Service KASARGOD: Abdul Sattar, 47, a native of Thalangara in Kasaragod, tested COVID-19 positive on March 21. Ten days before that, he returned from Dubai. Since Dubai was emerging as a COVID-19 hotspot, he went to the General Hospital in …
- How coronavirus could affect restaurants and the culture of eating out in India 28 Mar 2020 18:53 By Anoothi Vishal Life will hardly remain the same when we get to the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economists and social scientists are predicting lasting changes in the way we live, work and eat. Some of these were already in the making but are …
- Cocid-19: Anxieties, life hacks and takeaways from India’s CEOs who are navigating uncharted territory 28 Mar 2020 18:09 Till last month, the elite club of India’s chief executives had a long list of woes — slowing sales, weak consumer demand, credit crisis, GST rates, digital disruption, policy flip-flops and rising global trade barriers. Overnight, the onslaught of Covid- …
- India Lockdown: Relieve, revive, rebuild amid a pandemic 28 Mar 2020 18:09 Are the measures announced by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sufficient to complement the three-week lockdown? Thousands of migrant workers trudging their way to faraway homes in sheer despair over loss of livelihood provide a graphic …
- Covid-19: Why social distancing is a big worry for senior citizens 28 Mar 2020 18:09 Inder Mohan Bhalla can barely contain his agitation when he talks about where the nationwide lockdown leaves the country’s senior citizens. The 75-year-old national president of All India Senior Citizens’ Confederation clarifies that while he is healthy, …
- Break in season welcome for India's players, says ... 28 Mar 2020 15:31 The pause in cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic will allow India's jaded players to recharge their batteries, according to head coach Ravi Shastri. The flu-like virus has halted sporting events across the globe as countries have gone into lockdown …
- Doordarshan revives iconic 90s shows following a surge of social media requests 28 Mar 2020 14:17 After a huge number of requests to revive popular 90s show poured in on social media, national broadcaster Doordarshan is bringing back iconic shows including the epics of 'Ramayan' and 'Mahabharat' for its audience across India and abroad. …
- Relevance of century-old legislations in India’s fight against Covid-19 28 Mar 2020 13:46 For those of us born 2 decades after independence, we were brought up in an emerging and developing India. We grew up with increased access to public healthcare, scientific development in medicine and in a country on the path of modernization. In our …
- 'Stay home, roads can wait': Automakers reach out through quirky social media posts 28 Mar 2020 13:20 NEW DELHI: As India and the world stand in the middle of coronavirus scare, social distancing has become a norm. Automakers, in their ways, have chosen punchy pick-up lines to aware and educate customers on the need to stay at home during the crisis. The …
- In locked down India, migrant workers walking home dial for help 28 Mar 2020 13:05 With no way to earn a living and all public transport halted, India's army of migrant workers has been left stranded, with no choice but to undertake long journeys across the country to their homes on foot. "Nobody thought of people like us, with …
- Police in India Using Violence to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown. Videos Have Been Circulating on Social Media Showing Officers Beating People 28 Mar 2020 12:18 Police in India Using Violence to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown. Videos Have Been Circulating on Social Media Showing Officers Beating People more... Brazil's Bolsonaro Questions Coronavirus Deaths, Says 'Sorry, Some Will Die' …
- Break in season welcome for India's players: Ravi Shastri 28 Mar 2020 12:08 The flu-like virus has halted sporting events across the globe as countries have gone into lockdown to contain the spread Reuters in Mumbai 28 March, 2020 The pause in cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic will allow India’s jaded players to recharge …
- ‘The Social Question in the Twenty-First Century – A Global View’ review: For a coalition of the excluded 28 Mar 2020 11:56 It took a Thomas Piketty to settle the question for all those allergic to Karl Marx: does capitalism promote inequality? Yes. Piketty proved with empirical data what Marx had proved using dialectics — that in a capitalist society, the wealthy earn from …
- COVID-19: Use this online dashboard to track the number of coronavirus cases in India 28 Mar 2020 10:42 NDMA coronavirus dashboard brings plenty of information on board. Coronavirus Dashboard: Coronavirus cases are on the rise not only in India but all over the globe. People all across the globe are panicking, which is resulting in the sharing of fake news …
- Cricket-Break in season welcome for India's players, says coach 28 Mar 2020 10:16 MUMBAI, March 28 (Reuters) - The pause in cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic will allow India’s jaded players to recharge their batteries, according to head coach Ravi Shastri. The flu-like virus has halted sporting events across the globe as …
- American company vHealth is providing free COVID 19 medical consultancy to India over call 28 Mar 2020 09:33 vHealth, an American healthcare company run by AETNA International, has announced a special initiative of providing free access to its virtual doctor consultation service, until 15th April. The move has been taken to ensure people have access to health …
- India needs to achieve herd immunity to effectively counter Covid-19: Swaminathan Aiyar 28 Mar 2020 09:06 India may have to get used to social distancing as the country may be in the covid fight for the long haul. India will have to achieve herd immunity to be able to fully counter coronavirus, noted economist Swaminathan Aiyar has said. Emphasizing that the …
- Social Distancing A Distant Idea At Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Briefing 28 Mar 2020 08:42 Journalists and officials at Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister EK Palaniswami's news conference. Chennai: In the middle of a 21-day national lockdown to stop the spread of a deadly pandemic, there was little to show for social distancing at a news …
- India’s total Corona tally hits 873 with 775 active cases (Ld) 28 Mar 2020 08:35 New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) At a time when the country is looking for updates on new corona patients and what is India’s current Corona tally, Health ministry could provide only one update through Friday. However, the latest tally on Saturday morning says, …
