Iran parliament speaker tests positive for COVID-19
Iran’s parliament speaker tested positive for COVID-19, state television reported Thursday, becoming the latest official to contract the disease in the hard hit country. Ali Larijani “was tested for coronavirus after showing certain symptoms, and as the result was positive, he is currently in quarantine and undergoing treatment,” the report said. Larijani, 62, is close […]
‘April 5, 9 pm’: PM Modi urges people to fight Covid-19 darkness with light
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to display their collective resolve to fight the coronavirus disease by lighting a candle, lamp or flashlight of a mobile phone on Sunday evening. He also hailed the efforts put in by the people and authorities to make the 21-day lockdown to fight coronavirus disease […]
Truckloads Of Pineapples Rot Outside Many States As Demand Nosedives During Coronavirus Lockdown
On account of subdued demand from its primary markets in North India and the Gulf countries, Kerala’s pineapple growers have had to temper expectations in the wake of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Even as the peak season is set to begin –- since the fruit is always in high demand during the Ramzaan — truckloads […]
Coronavirus: How will it change national security and spying?
A senior intelligence officer rushes in to a meeting with the latest report and places it in front of anxious politicians and policymakers. In the past, it might have contained details about a planned terrorist attack – perhaps a cell in the Middle East looking at a new way of taking down an airline. This […]
India plans SAARC trade talk soon, but past differences could prove to be a hurdle
New Delhi: Weeks after spearheading a meeting of SAARC leaders through a video conference over Covid-19, India is now planning to hold a similar initiative with the commerce and trade ministers of those countries to deal with the rising challenges posed by the pandemic, ThePrint has learnt. This comes in the wake of severe shortage of medical […]
Imprison coronavirus lockdown violators, Centre tells states
The Centre on Thursday told state governments that those violating the coronavirus lockdown or obstructing officials should be imprisoned amid reports of doctors and healthcare personnel being attacked. In a letter to all chief secretaries of the states and union territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla directed states and union territories to book those who violate […]
Global cases near a million; UK deaths rise by 569 to 2,921
Confirmed coronavirus cases across the world is approaching one million. Since emerging in China in December, COVID-19 has infected more than 950,000 people — including at least 500,000 in Europe — and claimed more than 48,000 lives, according to John Hopkins tracker. Spain said on Thursday it had suffered a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, […]
Domicile Law Triggers More Worries In Jammu And Kashmir Amid Coronavirus Crisis
As the surging cases of coronavirus in the Valley are leading to concern among people, the government’s midnight order spelling out domicile law and eligibility for employment has taken pandemic concern to the backseat and Kashmiris are taking to social media to express their views. So far the number of the positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir […]
From post-lockdown strategy to teamwork: What PM Modi told CMs
Underlining that India’s goal is to ensure minimum loss of life and outlining the next steps in India’s strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday indicated that once the lockdown ends, the Centre and the states will together ensure a staggered re-emergence of the population. Interacting with the […]
50 doctors and medical staff contract Covid-19, DRDO steps up work on protective gear
New Delhi: Nearly 50 healthcare providers across the country have contracted the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry said Thursday. The confirmation comes at a time medical professionals have been complaining of a lack of adequate equipment, including masks, to deal with coronavirus cases. These 50 healthcare workers across India include doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff, according […]
