India will see COVID-19 community transmission but these steps can help, says ICMR study
New Delhi: India will see community transmission of COVID-19, but its efforts to effectively screen and quarantine the patients will determine when that occurs, an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study has found. Using mathematical models of disease transmission, the study aimed to find if it’s possible to prevent and delay local outbreaks of the […]
Economists, Activists Urge Govt For Rs 3.75 Lakh Crore Coronavirus Relief Package For Poor
With the Coronavirus pandemic and the resultant government-enforced lockdown for citizens’ safety is expected to take a heavy economic toll, a group of 53 rights activists – including several noted economists – have written to the Centre and state governments proposing emergency measures that could help the country’s financially backward tide over the ongoing crisis. The Centre […]
Cases In India Soar to 519; Death Toll Reaches 10
India has gone into a near-complete lockdown with 30 states and union territories having announced shut down by Monday to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, which continues to claim lives world over. There is a complete lockdown in as many as 548 districts of the country affecting several hundred million people. Three states — Uttar […]
PM announces complete lockdown in India for next 21 days
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced a complete lockdown across the country for three weeks starting from midnight tonight to stave off the menace of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “In the view of the current situation, the nationwide complete lockdown will be in place for 21 days,” the Prime Minister declared in his second address to the nation in a […]
Kashmir’s First Positive Case Successfully Treated, Say Doctors; Delhi Reports No Fresh Case In 40 Hours
India has gone into a near-complete lockdown with 30 states and union territories having announced shut down by Monday to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, which continues to claim lives world over. There is a complete lockdown in as many as 548 districts of the country affecting several hundred million people. Three states — Uttar […]
No new cases in last 40 hrs in Delhi, says CM Kejriwal; cases in India rise to 519
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said no new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in the last 40 hours. He also said construction workers will be given Rs 5,000 by the Delhi government as their livelihood has been affected. The number of cases in India has risen to 519, the Health Ministry confirmed, adding 470 […]
Modi govt to bring back 400 Indians from Iran in 2 batches, first one will arrive today
New Delhi: The Modi government will be bringing back 400 Indian nationals from Iran via Tehran-based airline Mahan Air, ThePrint has learnt. Indians, mostly students and pilgrims, will be brought back in two batches — the first batch will arrive Tuesday and the other Saturday, 28 March. In the first batch, 278 Indian nationals will […]
Free ATM withdrawals for 3 months, no minimum balance required for accounts: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that debit card holders can withdraw cash from any other bank’s ATM free of charge for the next three months. “There shall not be any minimum balance requirement fee (in bank accounts),” the Finance Minister added. This comes as lockdown and curfew is in place in many parts […]
Time to restore rights of people in J&K: Priyanka on Omar release
Srinagar Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday welcomed the decision of releasing former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from the “unconstitutional detention” and said, “it is time restore the rights of people of the Jammu and Kashmir too.” “So happy to learn that Omar Abdullah’s unconstitutional and undemocratic detention has been […]
China lifts travel curbs to Hubei province, including Wuhan
Beijing: China announced Tuesday that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in central Hubei province where the coronavirus first emerged late last year. But fears rose over a second wave of infections fuelled by people arriving from overseas. After two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents will […]
