Fact check: Is the govt spying on your WhatsApp messages? PIB clears it out
Clearing the air, the handle tweets that WhatsApp is not showing three ticks for a message, with the third tick being that government has taken notice of that particular message. For those unaware, WhatsApp shows a single tick in front of a message when it is sent, two ticks when it is received by the […]
Coronavirus India latest updates, 07 April: Maharashtra becomes first state to report more than 1,000 cases
Coronavirus India Updates: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has increased to 1018 after the state reported 150 new cases on Tuesday. With this, Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to report more than 1000 novel coronavirus cases. Of the 150 new cases, 116 are from Mumbai, 18 from Pune, three each from Ahmednagar, Nagpur and […]
Coronavirus: States in no hurry to ease lockdown
At least seven states, which together have reported 1,367 coronavirus cases — almost one-third of the 4,281 cases across the country so far — indicated Monday that they would continue to have some restrictions in place even after the 21-day national lockdown ends on April 14. Coronavirus LIVE news updates While Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said he […]
Trump talks tough, warns of ‘retaliation’ if India doesn’t export Hydroxychloroquine to US
President Donald Trump has warned India that the US may retaliate if it did not export anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine despite his personal request, saying he would be surprised in case of a negative outcome as New Delhi has good relations with Washington. Hydroxychloroquine, an old and inexpensive drug used to treat malaria, is seen as […]
Unemployment in March highest since September 2016, CMIE data shows fallout of Covid-19
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate in the last week of March and first week of April crossed 23 per cent, data from the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) showed Tuesday, in an indication of the economic fallout of Covid-19 and the subsequent 21-day lockdown announced on 24 March. The massive rise in the weekly […]
How Much-Maligned Air India is Coming to Country’s Rescue
During the last few weeks, Air India has conducted multiple special flights to bring stranded Indians to the country from Coronavirus-affected cities such as Wuhan in China and Rome in Italy. It has emerged as one of the frontline warriors in the fight against Coronavirus. From bringing back thousands of stranded Indians from Wuhan, Japan, […]
India Must Help Every Nation, But Should Be The First To Get Livesaving Drugs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that India must help all countries in their fight against coronavirus but lifesaving medicines should be made available to Indians first. “Friendship isn’t about retaliation. India must help all nations in their hour of need but lifesaving medicines should be made available to Indians in ample quantities first,” […]
Hiring declines 18% in March, Delhi-NCR worst in job market
Overall hiring activity in India declined by 18 per cent in March, with travel and airlines, hospitality and retail industries witnessing a massive 56 per cent drop in offering jobs as compared to March last year, leading job portal Naukri.com said on Tuesday. The retail sector saw 50 per cent drop in hiring, followed by […]
Assam MLA held for remarks calling COVID 19 hospitals worse than detention centres
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) An opposition MLA in Assam was arrested on Tuesday for making “objectionable” remarks about the condition of quarantine facilities and hospitals treating COVID 19 patients, calling them worse than detention centres, police said. Aminul Islam, the All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) legislator from Dhing constituency was apprehended early in the […]
How the 15th Finance Commission Muddied the Financial Response to COVID-19
On March 14, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared COVID-19 a notified disaster. This meant state governments could draw from the State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF)* for relief measures during lockdown. It’s a useful announcement by any yardstick, given states are desperately short of funds. The devil, however, as always, is in the details. If […]