COVID-19: IIT Bombay develops two apps to track violations by those in quarantine
As the coronavirus crisis spreads, IIT-Bombay has come up with two mobile applications that can track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine. Developed by the Computer Science and Engineering department, the apps are called “Corontine” and “Safe”. While Corontine can register asymptomatic carriers and track them to check if they are confined to their quarantined […]
E-commerce, online firms struggle to get permits to deliver essentials, run warehouses
BENGALURU : After four days of the lockdown, e-commerce and other online delivery companies are still struggling to obtain permits to operate warehouse and deliver food, medicines and other essential items to customers. Companies said that there is little coordination not only between the central government and states but within states too, as different cities in […]
Tata Trusts commits Rs 500 cr for Covid-19 crisis as positive cases rise in India
New Delhi: With the number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in India and its rapid spread across most of the states, Tata Trusts Saturday pledged Rs 500 crore for the vulnerable and the needy by way of providing medical devices and other facilities. “In this exceptionally difficult period, I believe that urgent emergency resources need to be deployed to cope with […]
Case Count In India Mounts To 918; Five More Test Positive In J&K
The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 873 in India on Saturday as the country entered the third day of a national lockdown, according to the Union Health Ministry. The Health Ministry has confirmed 19 deaths due to the deadly virus till Saturday. Later in the day, Kerala reported its first death, taking the countrywide […]
Amit Shah discusses migrant movement with CMs, asks states to help them
In wake of disrupted essential supplies and scores of migrant workers moving to their native places on foot following the nationwide lockdown, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a video-conferencing with chief ministers of various states. Shah is learnt to have discussed the prevailing situation over COVID-19 and the issues associated with the lockdown. Shah, […]
Coronavirus Pandemic: Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh to fight Covid-19
India cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 50 lakh to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has claimed 17 lives so far in India, news agency PTI reported. As per the report, Tendulkar’s donation to the cause is the largest contribution made by any Indian leading sports personalities, some of whom […]
Troops Returning From Leave, Outstation Duties To Report To Screening Centres: Army
Jammu: The Northern Command of the Army has asked its troops returning from leave or outstation duties to report directly to the screening centres established at various transit camps in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its efforts to check the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Thursday. He said after the medical screening […]
Deeply concerned, says Jaishankar on Kabul blast near cremation site of Sikhs
An explosive device went off a short distance from the site where the cremation of the Sikhs killed in yesterday’s terror attack was underway in Kabul on Thursday, according to media reports. There were no casualties. The device exploded in a house in Qalacha area, not far from the spot where members of the Sikh […]
Times Group serves ThePrint legal notice for coronavirus transmission through paper report
New Delhi: The Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd., (Times Group) has served a legal notice on ThePrint for a report that claimed transmission of Covid-19 through newspapers and currency notes was theoretically possible, although it was most unlikely. The report, titled ‘Transmission of coronavirus through newspapers, currency possible but unlikely: Experts’, was published on 23 March. It quoted […]
Friday prayers suspended across country amid lockdown
All Muslim sects have suspended Friday prayers to abide by the government’s decision of complete lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, however the call for prayers will continue in the mosques. Jamaat-e-Islami Sharia Council said in a statement that, “the Friday prayer (Juma namaz) should also be observed (only by Imam, Muezzin, Khadim, and […]