By Navneet Mishra New Delhi April 19 (IANS) In the most populous state of India, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s daily war with the pandemic begins much before the sun rises in the city of Avadh. At 4 a.m. every day, Yogi leaves his bedroom and by the next couple of[Read More…]
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Community kitchen for animals in Delhi amid lockdown
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Amid the lockdown that has also hit the stray animals, especially dogs and cats, some people, here, have started kitchen for them. Divya Puri, a chartered accountant with one of the worlds leading firms, has been feeding stray dogs and cats for the past 10[Read More…]
COVID-19: 2 dead; 6 new cases take Karnataka tally to 390
Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) Karnataka registered two more COVID-19 deaths, even as six new positive cases emerged, raising the state’s tally to 390, said an official on Sunday. “As of 5 pm on Sunday, 390 positive cases have so far been confirmed in the state, including 16 deaths and 111[Read More…]
ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that a candidate vaccine called ChAdOX1 a” being developed by researchers at University of Oxford — is the frontrunner in the race to take on the deadly COVID-19 virus which has infected over 23 lakh[Read More…]
Kerala CM raps Cong over Sprinklr data ‘scam’ (Lead)
Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, here on Sunday, slammed the opposition for raking up the Sprinklr data ‘scam’ when the state was passing through difficult times due to the coronavirus pandemic. Reacting to the Opposition Congress onslaught, Vijayan, in his weekly TV interaction, said, “The opposition[Read More…]
Restrictions to be eased in non-containment areas from Monday (Lead)
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Restrictions will be eased in non-containment areas from April 20, the government said on Sunday. “From 20th April onward, restrictions will be eased in non-containment areas, but containment areas in hotspots districts will not be given any relaxation,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of[Read More…]
DMDK’s Vijayakant gets groomed by wife
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) DMDK leader Vijayakant on Sunday posted a video clip of him getting groomed at his home by his wife and party Treasurer Premalatha. In the clip, Premalatha was seen giving him a shave, hair and moustache colouring, nail clipping and filing and pedicure. At the end,[Read More…]
Sanitisation of Varanasi now being done by Garuda drone
Varanasi, April 19 (IANS) Sanitisation in Varanasi is now being done by the Garuda drone which has replaced the risky manual sanitisation of the coronavirus hotspot in Madanpura locality. The Garuda drone carrying pesticides sanitised heavily populated areas of Madanpura on Sunday. It was monitored from Godowlia by Divisional Commissioner[Read More…]
Use kit bag for lifting these days: Iyer
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) With gyms closed during the nationwide lockdown, athletes are embracing unique ways and means to stay fit. As far as cricketer Shreyas Iyer is concerned, the India middle order batsman is using his kit bag to do the lifting. “I use kitbags for lifting. Then I[Read More…]
9 more test positive, J&K total at 350
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) Nine more people tested positive on Sunday in J&K taking the number of COVID-19 patients to 350 in the union territory. “Today’s Update: Some respite but but no reason for complacency; 9 new cases – 8 from Kashmir Division, 1 from Jammu. Total cases now 350.[Read More…]
Madras HC to hear cases only through video link
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) To prevent spread of coronavirus, the Madras High Court will hold all its judicial proceedings through video link, according to a circular, he or Sunday. “In view of the prevailing conditions of Covid-19 and in order to completely secure the premises of the High Court for[Read More…]
After seven weeks, stranded Maha pilgrims to return home
Latur (Maharashtra), April 19 (IANS) At least 1,341 stranded devotees including 824 women and some kids, will return home from Maharashtra’s Latur to Pune over the next few days following clearance by the state government, officials said here on Sunday. The group of pilgrims had gone to attend a month-long[Read More…]
Jamie Dornan on never becoming a comedy star
Los Angeles, April 19 (IANS) “Fifty Shades of Grey” star Jamie Dornan says he really wanted to explore the comedy genre as an actor, but he couldn’t pursue his interest ever since he portrayed role of a serial killer on the series “The Fall”. Dornan opened up about his love[Read More…]
Karanvir Bohra wearing nail polish in his latest Insta pic
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Fathers can go to any extent to make their daughters happy, and actor Karanvir Bohra is also doing the same. On Sunday, Karanvir took to Instagram and shared a picture in which his twin daughters Vienna and Bella can be seen applying nail paint on his[Read More…]
Home delivery should be allowed for all types of retailers: RAI
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Sunday said the rules for home delivery of products should be broad-based and all types of retailers, including neighbourhood stores should be allowed to operate. The statement comes on the backdrop of the Centre’s decision to allow online[Read More…]
UFC champ Zhang Weili returns to China after extended US stay
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) Reigning UFC Women’s Strawweight champion Zhang Weili returned to China on Sunday, after being stranded in the US for over a month due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. “I can’t wait to go back to my homeland! I was too excited to sleep last night,” Zhang[Read More…]
This drug overcomes chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer
Sydney, April 19 (IANS) Researchers have discovered they can overcome chemotherapy resistance in an ovarian cancer subtype by using low doses of a drug which slows cell growth. In a pre-clinical study, published in the journal Cancers, they found that 2-deoxy-D-glucose, could be used at very low levels to significantly[Read More…]
Two new Covid-19 cases in Kerala, 129 under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) The two new cases have taken the total number of coronavirus positive people under treatment in Kerala to 129, according to state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, here on Sunday. Thus, affected and cured cases in Kerala stands at 401. “Today there are 55,129 people under observation[Read More…]
TN BJP distributes relief materials in ‘ModiKit’
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief L. Murugan, here on Sunday, distributed `ModiKit’ relief materials to unorganised workers and other poor people. The ‘ModiKit’ contained rice, pulses and other essentials, the state BJP said in a statement. –IANS vj/pcj
No relaxation in curfew till May 3, says Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ruled out any relaxation in the statewide curfew, except as needed to ensure COVID-19 free procurement of wheat, till May 3, when he will again review the situation. Amarinder Singh ordered strict enforcement of the curfew in all districts[Read More…]
Researchers develop stomach-friendly plant based food product
London, April 19 (IANS) Many plant-based products, especially legumes such as chickpeas, beans, soybeans, contain FODMAP compounds that are poorly digestible and cause unpleasant intestinal symptoms, but now researchers have succeeded in breaking down FODMAPs with enzymes and producing new, stomach-friendly plant-based food products. FODMAPs are short-chain carbohydrate molecules that[Read More…]
Avoid press meets, advises Chennai Press Club
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) With a couple of city based journalists testing positive for coronavirus, Chennai Press Club has urged the government and politicians to avoid press meets. The Chennai Press Club also urged the contacts of the two journalists to come forward and go for coronavirus infection tests. Of[Read More…]
Mandatory registration of people who wish to return to Odisha: CM
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that people from Odisha — stranded in other states but who want to return — will have to mandatorily register their names at the panchayat level. “Those who want to return to Odisha must register before they return. Relatives[Read More…]
AIIMS doctor self-harms over bias; RDA seeks Minister’s intervention
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Resident Doctors Association of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday knocked the doors of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan over caste and gender-based harassment of a doctor at the institute. In the letter, the association said, “We would like to bring to[Read More…]
Corona in Delhi: 35 more test positive in Tughlakabad Extn red zone
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) At least 35 people from a containment zone in Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension were tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said on Sunday. The administration sealed Gali Numbers 26, 26B, 27 and 27B, Tughlakabad Extension in the South-East district on Friday after three people were found having[Read More…]