Los Angeles, April 2 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams says he hasn’t seen ghosts ever since he became a father. The “Angels” hitmakers previously claimed to have spoken with spirits and been visited by aliens. Now in an interview to a US radio station, the singer says he hasn’t spoken to[Read More…]
Brasilia, April 2 (IANS) Brazil has reported the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 rose from 5,717 to 6,836, with the death toll rising from 201 to 240, registering a 3.5-percent mortality rate. According to the Health Ministry’s website on Wednesday, since Tuesday, 1,119 new cases of[Read More…]
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he will not issue a national stay-at-home order even as coronavirus cases are still surging in the country. Trump told reporters on Wednesday at a White House Coronavirus Task Force news briefing that he does not intend to do[Read More…]
London, April 2 (IANS) Britain said on Wednesday that it will postpone until next year the UN climate talks (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a government press release. “Dates for a rescheduled conference in 2021, hosted in[Read More…]
New York, April 2 (IANS) Wall Street’s major averages tumbled on Wednesday amid deepening concerns over the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 973.65 points, or 4.44 per cent, to close at 20,943.51. The S&P 500 fell 114.09 points, or 4.41 per cent,[Read More…]
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, April 2 (IANSlife) To help fight the repercussions of the nationwide lockdown in order to contain the ongoing pandemic, the fashion fraternity has come together to lend support for those most affected by it. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has set up COVID-19[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Gautam Budh Nagar Anurag Bhargava has been removed from the crucial post and will be replaced by A.P. Chaturvedi. This is the second high profile sacking from the Noida administration after Noida District Magistrate B.N. Singh was removed a[Read More…]
Indore, April 2 (IANS) Two women doctors suffered injuries to their legs on Wednesday after a team of health officials were attacked with stones in Tat Patti Bakhal area when they went to locate persons reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The health department team consisted of five persons[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) As the corona pandemic turns multifaceted, concerns are arising over the use of currency notes and banks have been advised not to recycle inward currencies and do so only after 48 hours. As a per a circular issued to banks in Kerala, all member banks[Read More…]
By Narendra Puppala Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Even as the world is trying to come to terms with the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic, an app developed in Hyderabad could help in significantly reducing the time and resources spent in the preliminary screening of people for the dreaded coronavirus. One[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The Odisha government has traced and tested 20 persons associated with the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, but reports of 15 of them have come negative for coronavirus, an official statement said on Wednesday. Of these 15 people, 12 are from Rourkela, each one from Kendrapara,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The largest congregation of budget private school, National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA), has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and sought relief for private schools. In the letter, NISA has urged[Read More…]
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The skeletons are apparently tumbling out of the closet. A media report on Wednesday claimed that the Chinese government has deliberately underreported the total number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths in the country. Citing US intelligence officials, Bloomberg said that “China’s public reporting of[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, April 2 (IANS) In a shocking act, the Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner on Wednesday ordered the coronavirus positive persons in the city be identified in “larger public interest” and a list of 29 names was also released. “In larger public interest and with a view to stop the spread of[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The second coronavirus patient of Odisha has recovered completely and was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday. “The second COVID-19 positive case in Odisha, belonging to Bhubaneswar has completely recovered and tested negative. He is being discharged,” the Health Department tweeted. The patient was undergoing treatment[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday announced creation of a web portal where people can verify facts and unverified news promptly, and also advised the states and Union Territories (UTs) to create a similar mechanism. States and the UTs were informed through a letter issued from the[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Health Ministry has issued guidelines for dialysis of Covid 19 patients asking states and Uts to earmark at least one dialysis facility in case of rise of COVID-19 epidemic. The guidelines issued on Wednesday say that the states and UTs should identify and earmark[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Special ferry flights of the Japan Airlines and the Iraqi government have been allowed to operate to Delhi for repatriation of Japanese and Iraqi citizens. These flights were allowed to land here on Wednesday under special circumstances. Highly-placed sources told IANS that the two aircraft[Read More…]
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that doctors, nurses, paramedics and other staff working in private hospitals in the state would also be extended the benefit of enhanced ex gratia available for those working in government sector. Besides, he also announced to extend[Read More…]
Gurugram, April 2 (IANS) The Haryana state Food and Drugs Administration on Wednesday slapped a one-year ban on the selling and manufacturing of gutkha and pan masala in view of spread of COVID-19 in the state. The ban was directed by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration who has[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) With another 60-year-old person testing positive for coronavirus in Odisha, the total count of cases in the state has risen to five on Wednesday. The person from Surya Nagar area of Bhubaneswar has been admitted at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, said the Health department. “A 60 year old person[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on Wednesday reported 6 per cent annual growth in sales turnover for fiscal 2019-20 to Rs 12,500 crore. “The company has posted Rs 12,500 crore turnover for fiscal 2019-20 as against Rs 11,789 crore a year ago,” said the city-based defence[Read More…]
Bhopal, April 1 (IANS) Hours after the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday claimed to have traced all the 107 people from the state, who had last month attended a religious congregation at Nizamuddin area in Delhi, the officials denied its claims of having mapped the attendees after they inadvertently created[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar’s children Yash and Roohi don’t like their ‘dadda’s’ style and want him to dress in “simple clothes”. Karan on Wednesday took to Instagram, where he shared a video of him and his children touring his walk-in closet. In the video, Karan is heard[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) Karnataka recorded nine new Covid-19 positive cases, raising the total to 110, an official said on Wednesday. “Till date, 110 Covid positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes three deaths and nine discharges,” said a health official. Among the 98 Covid patients isolated[Read More…]
