If you have flu symptoms, tell us — new health ministry advice to detect more Covid-19 cases
New Delhi: The health ministry Tuesday asked people with influenza or flu-like symptoms to report themselves. “This is done to detect positive cases in the field, as early as possible,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, at a press briefing. He said people can report themselves either by calling the call […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Modi govt now plans to rank ministries on how they implement direct benefit transfer scheme
New Delhi: Amid a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the Narendra Modi government has decided to rank all Union government ministries over their performance on implementation of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme. This is the first time that ministries will be ranked by the nodal DBT Mission on their performance. In […]
Four Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowships
Four Indian-Americans have been awarded with a prestigious US fellowship for their accomplishments and “exceptional promise”. Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University of Houston, Kavita Ramanan, professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University, Dilip Da Cunha, architect, planner and teacher at Harvard University and Columbia University, and Mukul Sharma, professor of Earth Sciences at […]
No passenger trains till May 3, advance booking suspended till further notice
The Indian Railways has suspended all passenger trains till May 3 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the 21-day lockdown would be extended by another 19 days. The railways said no advance booking of train tickets will be allowed till further notice. It will fully refund fares for the cancelled services. “Resumption of train services […]
Covid-19 lockdown, extended till May 3, will become more strict for next one week, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appreciated the discipline showed by the people of the country in making the 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus a success as he announced its extension. “In my discussions with the state governments, and various stakeholders, one thing was unanimous: That we should extend the lockdown. So, […]