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Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday appealed the house owners to waive off or at least defer the rent by 3 months in view of the lockdown due to the deadly COVID-19. “It is time for everyone to be there for each other as the[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The global coronavirus toll crossed 51,000 late on Thursday with Italy (13,915) and Spain (10,096) accounting for nearly half the fatalities, while the number of cases were fast approaching a million, with the US having over a fifth of them, as per the Johns Hopkins[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The World Bank Group has earmarked $1 billion emergency financing support to India to curb the spread of COVID-19. The funding comes as a part of the group’s first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world. Accordingly, the group will use[Read More…]

Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) A tough-sounding tweet from Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the threat of invoking the National Security Act (NSA) against Md Mustafa, Md Gulrez, Shoaib and Majeed who were arrested on Thursday for pelting stones on health workers in Indore’s Tatpatti Bakhal area on[Read More…]

Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) A day after government-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) announced temporary layoffs of underground mines in view of ongoing nation-wide lockdown, some trade unions on Thursday served strike notice demanding payment of full wages for the lockdown period among others. The Central Trade Unions Joint Forum[Read More…]

London, April 3 (IANS) Global airline major British Airways on Thursday said that it has reached an agreement with trade unions to place more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground-based employees in April and May on furlough. In a statement, the airline said that the move comes under the ambit[Read More…]

BY SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN Ghaziabad, April 3 (IANS) A case for obscene behaviour, non-cooperation and other charges was filed against some inmates of an isolation ward for suspected coronavirus patients at a hospital here, Ghaziabad Police said on Thursday. According to the Ghaziabad SSP Kalanidi Naithani, the case was[Read More…]

Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Thursday that those who died due to Covid-19 are martyrs. The Hyderabad MP tweeted that those who die in epidemics get the status of martyrs in Islam and burial of martyrs does not require ‘ghusl’ (bath) or ‘kafan’ (shroud). Owaisi[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Two-wheeler and three-wheeler offtake receded on a year-on-year basis in March as depressed demand sentiment along with uncertainty regarding Covid-19 dented sales. Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp’s March sales, including exports, stood at 334,647 units from an off-take of 581,279 units sold during the year-ago month.[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A PhD student has been arrested by Delhi Police teams probing the anti-CAA violence in northeast Delhi. The arrested student is alleged to have been involved in plotting the violence on February 24-25. The arrested student’s name is Miran Haider, a student of Jamia Millia[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The global coronavirus toll crossed 50,000 late on Thursday with Italy (13,915) and Spain (10,003) accounting for nearly half the fatalities, while the number of cases were fast approaching a million, with the US having over a fifth of them, as per the Johns Hopkins[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) After the Tablighi Jamaat connection to coronavirus cases in India exploded, India’s total active cases reached 1,860 on Thursday evening. There have been 53 deaths so far while one person has migrated. A total of 155 positive cases have been cured so far. The total[Read More…]

Amaravati, April 2 (IANS) The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh rose to 149 as six more tested positive since Thursday evening. In all, 38 people have tested positive since Wednesday night. As many as 105 of those tested positive had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. According[Read More…]

Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) One sub-inspector was among five police personnel injured as police teams came under attacks in two districts of West Bengal while trying to disperse gatherings and enforce the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an officer said. The incidents happened at Bhangar of 24 Parganas South district and Goaltore of[Read More…]

Bengaluru, April 2 (IANS) Karnataka recorded 14 Covid-19 positive cases in seven hours, raising the total number of cases in the state to 124, an official said on Thursday. “As of 5 p.m. on Thursday, 124 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the state which includes three deaths and 11[Read More…]

By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan Ghaziabad, April 2 (IANS) Following complaints of “objectionable behaviour” by many members of Tablighi Jamaat — in some instances singing obscene songs before the nursing staff — a joint probe by Ghaziabad police chief and Additional District Magistrate has been ordered. In a complaint, some[Read More…]

San Francisco, April 2 (IANS) Facebook on Thursday launched a Messenger app for MacOS and Windows so one can video chat on their desktop and stay connected with friends and family all over the world. The advantage of having the Messenger app on desktop is that it allows one to[Read More…]

Ranchi, April 2 (IANS) Jharkhand has got its second confirmed case of coronavirus as a 50-year-old man of Hazaribagh district has been tested positive. The man had attended a marriage party in Kolkata. His sample was sent to Rajendra Institute of Medcial Science (RIMS), Ranchi for test. On Thursday his[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories clarifying exemptions of specific services that several had doubts about. He said that distribution of food items and nutrition support by Anganwadi workers, once in 15 days, at doorstep of[Read More…]

Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Telangana on Thursday reported 27 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 154. According to a medical bulletin released by the Health Department on Thursday night, no deaths were reported. Three persons had died on Wednesday, taking the death toll to nine. All of them[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) In a major relief to customers facing lockdown in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) on Thursday announced a major cut in the selling prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG), consequent upon the government reducing the prices of[Read More…]