Amit Shah slams Mamata in letter, says stopping migrant trains is ‘injustice’
New Delhi: In what could be the begining of yet another showdown between the BJP-led Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has written a letter to the West Bengal Chief Minister, criticising her government for not allowing trains with migrant workers to reach the state. In a letter to […]
Covid-19 lockdown in Telangana extended till May 29, says CM K Chandrashekar Rao
The Telangana government on Tuesday announced extension of lockdown till May 29, notwithstanding the extension declared by the Union government till May 17 to contain the spread of Covid-19 across the country. A decision to this effect was taken at the 7-hour long marathon state cabinet meeting in the evening. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet […]
Accepting Consent On WhatsAapp, Madras HC Judge Rules On 23 Accident Claims In One Go
Who says there is no positive spin off from the Coronavirus pandemic? A judge of the Madras High Court has just seized the opportunity, provided by the pause in judicial proceedings, to come up with a historic order which, in a single stroke, settled 23 motor accident claims, pending before various claims tribunals in Tamil […]
Coronavirus India May 5 highlights: Mumbai closes non-essential stores, liquor shops
The Telangana government on Tuesday extended lockdown in the state till May 29. Addressing the media, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that all non-essential shops in the state will remain shut in red zones. Curfew has also been imposed from 7 pm to 6 am every day across all the 33 districts in the […]
Delhi: 24 people at Army Hospital test positive for coronavirus
At least 24 people including military personnel were tested positive for Covid-19 at a hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. All of them were admitted at the Army Hospital (Research And Referral) and have been shifted to Base Hospital in Delhi Cantt. Among those tested positive also include retired military personnel and other family members. Krishn Kaushik@Krishn_ At […]
From cricket to athletics, how Covid-19 has hit the sporting world and will change it
The global economic slump triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic could change the entire sports industry in ways thought unthinkable till now. Some sports will be hit harder than others. The economic structure of international cricket is likely to change and lower-ranked nations will face a crunch in funds. Sports like hockey stare at an uncertain future. “The key revenue […]
Covid isn’t a natural calamity. From WHO to Rahul Gandhi, all warned Modi govt: Sharad Yadav
The Narendra Modi government was unprepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic in spite of the alert from the World Health Organization. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had convened a meeting of the International Health Regulations, 2005, Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China “with exportations reported in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Singapore” on 22 January 2020. The role of the WHO committee is to advise its 194 member countries, which includes India, when a public health […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India reports 195 deaths, 3,900 infections in last 24 hours
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: With 179 deaths since Monday evening, the death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,568 on Tuesday while the total number of infections jumped to 46, 433 including the 12,726 people who have been treated and discharged so far. This is the highest jump in the death toll and the number of cases […]
‘As world fights Covid-19, some spreading other viruses’: PM Modi at NAM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined how even as the world is fighting coronavirus, some people are busy spreading other viruses. He identified those viruses as terrorism and fake news. The PM did not name any country. “Even as the world fights Covid-19, some people are busy spreading some other deadly viruses such as […]
150 Tablighi Jamaat Members Break Ramzan Fast To Donate Plasma For Covid Treatment
Some 150 members of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi have broken their Ramzan fast to donate blood plasma for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, members of the religious organisation that was roundly criticised for being a super spreader of the Coronavirus in the country, have told Outlook. The donation of plasma is taking place at […]