Covid-19 Positive Migrant Worker From Assam Allegedly Commits Suicide In Maharashtra
A 30-year-old migrant worker from Assam, who had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday and was undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Akola city of Maharashtra, died after allegedly slitting his throat early on Saturday, officials said. The victim, a migrant labourer from Nagaon district of Assam, had been admitted to the isolation ward […]
Bright spot on day of record jump in Delhi: A hotspot is ‘virus-free’
On a day the capital recorded 183 new COVID-19 cases — the highest single-day jump so far — the Delhi government declared East Delhi’s Dilshad Garden “coronavirus-free”, saying no new cases have been reported in the area for the past 10 days. Dilshad Garden had been identified as one of 10 hotspots in the country last month. […]
Punjab to extend lockdown till May 1: CM Amarinder Singh
After Odisha, Punjab became the second state Friday to extend the 21-day lockdown till May 1 to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a video conference with cabinet ministers today, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said, “Prediction by experts about spread of the virus are horrendous and frightening.” He added that the government is preparing itself and gearing […]
Lice drug ‘possible’ solution to Covid-19: What is Ivermectin?
As scientists and doctors continue to find a way to cure coronavirus, a group of Australian researchers are discussing head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment to kill the infection in less than 48 hours. A set of findings by Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity […]
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 […]