‘Lockdown Isn’t Lock-up, Don’t Worry’: Uddhav Thackeray After Migrant Workers Flood Bandra Station
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday tried to reassure migrant workers who are stranded in the state that lockdown is not “lock-up”, and appealed them to face the “challenge” of coronavirus by staying back. “Lockdown is not lock-up, do not worry,” he said. He was speaking in a live webcast after hundreds of migrant workers […]
J&K government revokes PSA for 70 prisoners amid Covid-19 crisis
The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked the application of the Public Safety Act (PSA) to 70 people being held in jails within and outside the Union Territory, paving the way for their release against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis. Two dozen prisoners held under the PSA, a majority of them political detainees, have […]
Coronavirus: J&K report fall in active cases; UT forms committee to develop action plan
Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday reported a fall in active cases of novel coronavirus, from 250 to 244 in the last 24 hours. Official sources said that the UT reported eight new positive cases including six from Kashmir and two in Jammu. Against it, Kashmir also reported 14 recoveries as well. “For now, our luck seems to […]
IMF says ‘worst recession since Great Depression’ is likely
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not mince words on Tuesday about its dire outlook for a coronavirus-ravaged world economy, and the manifold financial challenges facing low income countries. “It is very likely that this year the global economy will experience its worst recession since the Great Depression, surpassing that seen during the financial crisis […]
IMF projects India’s growth rate at 1.9% in 2020 due to coronavirus
The IMF on Tuesday projected a GDP growth of 1.9 per cent for India in 2020, as the global economy hits the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s due to the raging coronavirus pandemic that has nearly stalled all economic activities across the world. With this subdued forecast, India is likely to […]
West Bengal: 20 cops injured in clash over Covid-19 quarantine centre
Around 20 police personnel, including at least one senior officer, were injured in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district on Tuesday when hundreds of villagers attacked them twice at Churulia, the native village of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, demanding the removal of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) quarantine centre set up at a […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed nation and said that lockdown will continue till May 3, 2020. He did this announcement after lot of consultations with all the stakeholders in politics and bureaucracy. He asked administrative machinery to be very strict while implementing the lockdown from 14 up to April 20, 2020. He indicated that […]
Migrant Workers Defy Lockdown In Mumbai; Amit Shah Calls Uddhav Thackeray Expressing Concern
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown till May 3, hundreds of migrant workers came out on road in Mumbai on Tuesday demanding transport arrangements to go back to their native places. Home Minister Amit Shah called up Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray expressing concern over the large gathering of people and […]
Coronavirus tests, hotspots: All you need to know
As the world is reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, medical terminologies like rapid antibodies test, RT-PCR test, hotspots and containment zones have come into focus. Doctors explain for the common man what these testing and containment terminologies mean. Two kinds of diagnostic tests are being currently used in India — RT-PCR test and rapid antibodies […]
Amazon is hiring 75,000 more employees to keep up with coronavirus-induced consumer demand
New Delhi: While nearly 10 million (or 1 crore) Americans have filed for unemployment benefits and almost 630,000 retail outlets in the US are forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns, global giant Amazon seems to show no signs of slowing down. The US firm has announced that it would be adding 75,000 more employees to its force […]