India Slams China Over Comments On Jammu And Kashmir
New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from […]
‘Tablighi Jamaat’ Mentioned But Rajasthan Govt Says No Discrimination Against Pregnant Muslim Woman
Jaipur: The controversy over a pregnant woman allegedly being denied treatment because of her Muslim identity at a government-run hospital in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur has turned murkier with the government inquiry concluding that the allegations of discrimination could not be proved. The Bharatpur administration inquiry, that was largely restricted to questioning the Muslim family on whether the […]
Covid-19 in India: Food prices surge 3 times as supply chain takes a hit
The prices of key staples, barring cereals, have surged nearly three times from a month ago because of a noticeable supply shock amid the three-week nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to official and market data reviewed by Hindustan Times. Three main factors are driving food prices higher, according to data […]
UN flags concern to Govt Covid group: Need to fight targeting of certain sects
Coronavirus (COVID-19): A day before the Union Health Ministry issued an advisory asking people not to label any community or area for the spread of COVID-19, the UN representative in India urged the government to fight “stigmatisation of certain sects of people”. On Tuesday, at the seventh meeting of the empowered group coordinating with the private sector, […]
Future is scary’: Poor hit hardest by India coronavirus lockdown
With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of the hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit the hardest by the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown. His family of six are stuck in their slum home outside New Delhi earning nothing and waiting desperately for money promised by the […]
SpiceJet operates first cargo flight to bring back medical equipment from Singapore
New Delhi: SpiceJet said it will operate its first cargo flight to Singapore from Chennai on Thursday to bring back critical medical equipment and other supplies to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak in India. The budget carrier said it will operate a second freighter flight on Friday carrying medical supplies from Singapore to Bengaluru. “SpiceJet has […]
India: Fears of coronavirus outbreak in Assam’s detention centres
Mohammad, 69, was declared an “illegal immigrant” by the Foreigners Tribunal, a quasi-judicial court in Assam, and thrown into jail for not being able to produce enough documents to prove his citizenship. Over the past three weeks, Gulbahar is waging a legal battle to free her father due to the global coronavirus pandemic. She says […]
Odisha Becomes First State To Extend Lockdown Till April 30
Schools and other educational institutions will remain closed till June 17, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced after a video conference with his ministers. “We have decided to extend the lockdown period till April 30 and a recommendation in this regard will be sent to the Centre,” he said in a video message. Patnaik said the […]
Coronavirus curve up, lockdown impact may take a while
There is good reason why the central government and several states are inclined to extend the current lockdown beyond April 14. Two weeks into the lockdown period, there is no indication yet that the largest quarantine exercise in the world is having the desired effect of slowing down the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Scientists using computer […]
HCQ assurance kept, India seeks US help for cutting-edge Covid-19 test equipment
Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Wednesday requested the Trump administration for support to get access to cutting-edge Covid-19 testing equipment. Shringla made the request in a telephone conversation with his counterpart US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun, people familiar with the development said. Shringla’s phone call is a follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra […]