‘India delayed purchase, now critically short’: Rahul Gandhi on testing kits
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the government on Tuesday for what he said was a delay on its part in the purchase of testing kits for Covid-19 and said the country is “now critically short of them”. The comments by the former Congress president came after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on […]
Hundreds reached Mumbai’s Bandra railway station to go home; lathicharged
In a replay of scenes at Delhi’s border with Uttar Pradesh last month, hundreds of migrant workers gathered outside Bandra West railway station on Tuesday evening to demand that the railways run trains to take them home. The migrant workers, who defied the lockdown to reach the railway station, were eventually dispersed by the police after a […]
Elgar Parishad Case: Dalit Scholar Anand Teltumbde, Activist Gautam Navlakha Surrender Before NIA
Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde along with activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Anand Teltumbde is the grandson-in-law of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar, whose 129th birth anniversary is being observed on Tuesday. Teltumbde arrived at the NIA office at Cumbala Hill […]
IndiGo to resume flights from 4 May in phased manner
New Delhi: IndiGo on Tuesday said it will resume flight services from May 4 in a phased manner by initially flying planes on vital domestic routes and then ramping up gradually. The airline’s statement comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the COVID-19 lockdown has been extended till May 3. In its press […]
‘Arrest virus, revive economy’: PM Modi has a double-barrel lockdown exit plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on the national lockdown was driven by the assessment of states that they were not ready or prepared to exit the Covid-19 lockdown, people familiar with the development said. PM Modi also accounted for the fact that except for some pockets, the states had not been able to hit the […]
Can BCG vaccine protect against Covid-19? Here’s why the excitement needs to be tempered
Bengaluru: Of late, the 100-year-old BCG vaccine has received increasing attention, even though it is only partially functional in fighting the disease it was made to battle — tuberculosis. The reason for the excitement is that early analysis patterns in data seem to indicate that in countries that have had mass immunisation programmes with the BCG […]
12 Tablighi workers from Delhi test coronavirus positive in Kashmir
As many as 25 people, including 12 Tabligh-e-Jamat workers of Delhi tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday, taking the total number of cases in J&K to 270. Officials said 12 Delhi residents, who are on a missionary programme of Tabligh-e-Jamat (TJ) in Kashmir, were among the fresh positive cases from the valley. “Twenty-five […]
Coronavirus India LIVE UPDATES: Amit Shah says stocks adequate as India extends lockdown till May 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 and said a detailed document with guidelines on the same would be released on Wednesday. There will be strict enforcement of the lockdown for six days, till April 20, after which there could be relaxation in specific areas after an assessment of the situation. “The virus is spreading fast. […]
Applause For India’s Spirit, But No Relief For Poor: Hits And Misses In PM Modi’s COVID-19 Address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extened the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a televised address to the nation, Modi lauded the spirit of India and said the world had appreciated country’s quick action, but more needed to be done to keep the virus in check. Even as he listed […]
Cong tears into PM’s address, says no concrete measures for poor, economy
The Congress on Tuesday termed as rhetoric and hollow on specifics the prime minister’s address to the nation, saying there was no mention of a financial package or concrete steps to revive the economy. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked where is the country’s roadmap to fight coronavirus. He said leadership does not mean making […]
