New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) : The Union government on Sunday issued an advisory for people to keep themselves physically and mentally active amid the nationwide lockdown. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare asked people to attend online classes, read books, watch movies, mediate, dance, or listen to music[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan ditched designers’ jewellery to wear a necklace made by his little son, Taimur. On Saturday, the “Jab We Met” actress took to her Instagram and posted a picture in which she is seen wearing a necklace made out of pasta. And the[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANSlife) On an average, a person spends well beyond five hours on a smartphone, every day. Due to the lockdown, idle time has increased which has led to drastic increase in the number of screen time. With this, there is a rise in the number of[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, April 5 (IANSlife) Despite being in the midst of a pandemic and a nationwide lockdown, what amazes ‘Saree Ke Fall Sa’ singer Nakash Aziz is that people have found novel ways to collaborate, create and present content. “People have found new ways of collaborating and[Read More…]
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus scare, NGO ‘Save the Children’ India has begun distributing free dry ration among Rohingya refugees living here. As part of the continuous community engagement programme, the United Nations- affiliated NGO had identified around 1,325 families in 30 settlements[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, April 5 (IANS) The US has started airlifting American nationals from India who were stranded because of the coronavirus clampdown. The first of a series of flights was to have started on Saturday, according to an email sent by the State Department to Americans in[Read More…]
London, April 5 (IANS) England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) questioned the Premier League’s decision to slash players’ salaries by 30 per cent. The PFA said that such a move could have a detrimental effect on the tax contributions which in turn could hurt the United Kingdom’s fight against coronavirus. “The[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh said that Rohit Sharma reminded him of Pakistan batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq in the Indian limited overs captain’s early days in international cricket. “I think when he came into the Indian team, he looked like somebody who had a lot of[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In separate incidents, one soldier lost life and two were injured as the Indian security forces killed nine terrorists in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Over the past 24 hours, Indian Security forces have eliminated nine terrorists in J&K,” sources said. Among[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The national capital continues to enjoy a better quality of air with the AQI recorded under the ‘satisfactory’ category at 82. According to SAFAR, while there is 63 per cent reduction in nitrogen oxides in the city, PM 2.5 has reduced by 49 per cent[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Elon Musk has responded to critics who said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO sent non-invasive breathing aids to New York City Hospitals which could not be used to treat severe COVID-19 cases. New York City Hospitals recently shared an image on Twitter thanking Musk and[Read More…]
Colombo, April 5 (IANS) The Colombo Tea Auction, one of largest and oldest ongoing tea auctions in the world, conducted it’s first online sessions amid the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported. The Colombo Tea Auction, which was suspended for two weeks due to a curfew imposed by the Sri Lankan[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Promoter of Avenue Supermarts, Radhakishan Damani has contributed Rs 100 crore to the PM-CARES Fund for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He also contributed Rs 55 crore to several state relief funds. Damani has made the contribution through his group company Bright Star Investments.[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Delhi Police have suspended a constable who was helping the Jamaatis to cross Delhi-UP border under the protection of ‘khaki’. Constable Imran was posted with the security branch of Delhi Police. He allegedly took people linked to Nizamuddin’s Tablighi Jamaat[Read More…]
Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that authorities will launch a “smart distancing” plan to continue the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Iran, the worst-hit country in the Middle East, on Saturday announced 55,743 confirmed cases, with a death toll of 3,452, Xinhua news agency reported.[Read More…]
Gorakhpur, (Uttar Pradesh), April 5 (IANS) Many residents of Gorakhpur district are taking their fight against the coronavirus to the skies – quite literally. Kites, carrying messages to fight the deadly virus, now dot the skyline as kite-fliers take to their favourite pastime amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown. Rasool, a[Read More…]
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) The cantonment area in Lucknow has been sealed off and civilian movement in the area has been completely banned. Army personnel in essential services will be allowed movement in the cantonment area while others have been asked to remain off roads till further orders. The decision[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) As nearly 1.5 billion students adjusting to learning from home globally, Google is leveraging Chromebook accessibility tools to help students with disabilities, who are finding this adjustment even more difficult without hands-on classroom instruction and support from teachers and learning specialists. For educators and families[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter and politician Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary. Modi, in a tweet in Hindi, recalled the former Cabinet Minister for his struggle for the rights of the poor and the underprivileged. “Humble tributes to[Read More…]
Paris, April 5 (IANS) French authorities have launched a terror probe into a knife attack that left two dead and several injured earlier in the country’s southeastern region. At around 11 a.m. on Saturday, the suspect attacked several people with a knife in the street and in shops in Romans-sur-Isere,[Read More…]
Chennai, April 5 (IANS) The coronavirus on Sunday claimed its fourth victim in Tamil Nadu with a 60-year old male breathing his last at Stanley Hospital here. With this the total number COVID-19 patients who have died in Tamil Nadu has risen to four. On Saturday two COVID-19 patients died.[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 (IANS) A 43-year-old Congressman Niyaz Bharathi, in an act of good samaritan, delivered two truckloads of essential items worth over Rs one lakh to be distributed to 110 families living in trying times in a tea estate. The tea estate is located near the popular hill station[Read More…]
BY D.C. PATHAK The episode of corona virus infliction that embraced most Indian states, tested the strength of our federal architecture in a manner that was entirely new — for the first time the whole population of India was exposed to a shared threat to life without the distinction of[Read More…]
Tripoli, April 5 (IANS) A year after the armed conflict started between the eastern-based Libyan army and the UN-backed government for the control of the capital Tripoli, the fighting continued in Libya despite international calls for a ceasefire. On April 4, 2019, the eastern-based army had launched a military campaign[Read More…]
BY SAEED NAQVI In the early 70s, Indian missions in West Asia received a curt directive from South Block: do not issue visas to applicants travelling to attend the international conference (Ijtema) of the Tablighi Jamaat, Missionaries for purification of Muslims, at their Markaz (centre) in New Delhi. There were[Read More…]
