By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan Ghaziabad, April 5 (IANS) At least 15 Tablighi Jamaat members including five Indonesian women clerics who are suspected to be infected with the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) have been held by Ghaziabad police and sent to a quarantine home. Their location was traced late on Saturday[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, April 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hydroxychloroquine, a medicine in short supply that could help with facing the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that he called Modi on Saturday morning and told him: “I’d appreciate if[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Veteran actress Neena Kulkarni who is constantly balancing theatre, film, television and OTT, feels it is great that regional cinema is being celebrated by the larger audience, beyond regions. She believes regional cinema, especially Marathi cinema, is always known for its content. “Marathi[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) “Choti Sarrdaarni” actor Amal Sehrawat thinks showbiz is quite unpredictable and one needs to secure oneself with an alternate source of income. “Acting is a seasonal job and needs to be fuelled financially from an alternate source of finances. One must have alternate options. It will[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 5 (IANS) Hollywood star Reese Withersppon says she became a “better person” when she had her daughter Ava and always chooses her roles with her child in mind, as she wants to promote positive female role models. Witherspoon has two children — Ava, 20, and Deacon, 16[Read More…]
Berlin, April 5 (IANS) More than 89,300 COVID-19 cases and at least 1,250 deaths have been registered as of Saturday afternoon across Germany, according to evaluations of a local media outlet which took into account the latest figures from all federal states. The confirmed cases increased by 5,600 from the[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) The total number of deaths of COVID-19 in the US topped 8,000 as of 2.30 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, according to the data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 8,098 people have died[Read More…]
Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iran’s envoy to Belgium on Saturday asked the European Union to oppose US sanctions on Iran amid the surge of COVID-19 pandemic, state TV reported. The “unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran under the guise of its maximum pressure campaign undermine[Read More…]
Rome, April 5 (IANS) The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over 15,000 lives in locked-down Italy, as the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries has risen to 124,632, according to the fresh data released by the country’s Civil Protection Department on Saturday. Speaking during a televised press conference, Civil Protection[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) The total deaths of COVID-19 in the US topped 8,000 as of 2.30 p.m. on Saturday (local time), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 8,098 people have died of the pandemic among 297,575 confirmed[Read More…]
Jaipur, April 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers in Rajasthan have shifted their focus to helping the poor and migrant labourers following the lockdown called to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Rajasthan ‘Sanghchaalak’ Dr Ramesh Agarwal said on Saturday that around 8,213 workers from 893 ‘shakhaas’ have provided aid to over[Read More…]
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) One youth was killed and another was injured in a clash between two groups on Saturday over opening a Covid-19 quarantine centre in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, the police said. According to the locals, the disturbance began after a team of government officials reviewed the proposal[Read More…]
Bhopal, April 4 April 5 (IANS) The bureaucracy was crippled in Madhya Pradesh by Saturday night due to the coronavirus effect. Even the Health Department hierarchy had crumbled under the burgeoning crisis with its Principal Secretary Pallavi Jain Govil and Additional Director (Health) Veena Sinha testing positive for the dreaded[Read More…]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) There is very little data available at this stage to suggest that Indian strand of coronavirus is less virulent compared to the countries suffering large numbers of fatalities, a top Indian scientist said. “There is very little data available, and at the same[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the number of coronavirus cases might increase in the capital in the coming two-three days. As of now, there are 445 cases in Delhi. Citing the reason behind increase in the number of patients Kejriwal said, “A[Read More…]
Kalaburgi (Karnataka), April 5 (IANS) Even as police across the country are grappling with the issue of dealing with lockdown regulation violators, police in the city have been quite innovative when it comes to punishing local violators. On Saturday, police at the Chowk Police Station in the city took around[Read More…]
Washington/London, April 5 (IANS) Germany and France have accused the US of confiscating thousands of protective face masks and protective gear meant for their countries, calling it “an act of modern piracy”. About 200,000 N95 masks were diverted to the US as they were being transferred between planes in Thailand,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier AirAsia India on Saturday said that passengers can continue to make their bookings for flights that wil be operated from April 15 onwards. “If at all there is any change based on the direction provided by the regulator, we will abide to[Read More…]
BY SUMIT SAXENA New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the age profiling analysis of coronavirus positive cases reveals that 42 per cent COVID-19 cases are in the age between 21 to 40 years, which shows that the people in the young and the middle[Read More…]
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) A woman experiencing labour pain was allegedly refused admission into a government hospital by its staff citing her religion in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district. The pregnant woman delivered the infant inside an ambulance, after leaving the hospital, but the child could not survive. Irfan Khan, the husband,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to resolutely and effectively combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Modi on Saturday spoke to the US President over phone about mounting a joint effort in[Read More…]
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) The health department hierarchy crumbled under burgeoning coronavirus crisis in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday with Principal Secretary of the department Pallavi Jain Govil and Additional Director (health) Veena Sinha testing positive for the dreaded virus. Eight more persons tested positive from among other cases reported on[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A Pakistani national and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) chief, Aslam Faruqi, responsible for the recent Kabul terror attack on Sikhs, was arrested by Afghan security forces in a special operation on Saturday. Afghan intel agency National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a release confirmed[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) CRPF DG A.P. Maheshwari has gone on self-quarantine after indirect contact with a doctor who tested positive for Covid-19. Officials said that a CRPF officer had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 31. All personnel in contact with the officer have been quarantined. Maheshwari had[Read More…]
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) A total of 25 new coronavirus cases including 12 Tablighi Jamati and one evacuee from Iran in Jaisalmer tested positive on Saturday taking the total tally to 205 in Rajasthan. Amongst these, 45 are Tablighi Jamaat members, said health officials. One patient tested positive of coronavirus[Read More…]
