DRDO starts detection tests for COVID-19, producing hand sanitisers in small quantities
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) in Gwalior has started conducting tests for COVID-19 cases, while also producing hand sanitisers in small quantities. The DRDE, which is a part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is the nodal lab for the development of chemical-biological defence technologies and works on national preparedness against […]
Over 300 Indian students stranded at Kazakhstan airport, seek ‘just one flight home’
Over 300 Indian medical students are stranded in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Airport after India banned international arrivals from March 22 to March 31. The students haven’t been able to leave the airport for more than three days now as Almaty is under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Almaty is Kazakhstan’s biggest city and its airport accounts for […]
Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi urges electronic media to fight misinformation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked television channels to spread scientific reports, involve informed people in their discussions and counter the spread of misinformation and highlight the importance of social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In an interaction with the electronic media through video conference, he underlined the importance of discipline […]
SAARC health professionals to hold video conference to discuss Covid-19
Senior health professionals of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries are expected to hold a video conference on March 26 to exchange experiences of combating the spread of Covid-19 so far. According to an official statement, the health professional will discuss specific protocols dealing with screening at entry points, contact tracing, quarantine and […]
68-year-old Covid-19 patient from Philippines dies in Mumbai
68-year-old man from the Philippines, who tested positive for coronavirus and then negative, died in a private hospital, the health department of the Greater Mumbai municipal corporation said in a release on Monday. The man died on Sunday night. “He was a case of diabetes mellitus and asthma and was admitted on 13th March with […]
Passenger trains cancelled till 31 March due to COVID-19, buses & metros also suspended
New Delhi: To combat the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains until 31 March. However, to ensure seamless supply of essential commodities across the country, goods trains will continue to ply. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about the decision Sunday. The decision […]
Lockdown in 75 coronavirus-hit districts; no trains, Metros, interstate buses till March 31
Authorities on Sunday said 75 districts affected by the novel coronavirus will be locked down and no trains, Metros and interstate buses will operate till March 31 as the number of Covid-19 cases soared to 370, in the biggest jump the country has seen so far. Bihar and Maharashtra reported two more Covid-19 linked […]
Maoists kill 17 security personnel in Chhattisgarh in bloodiest hit since 2017
In one of the biggest setbacks for security forces in Chhattisgarh, Maoists killed 17 troopers in an encounter in Sukma, police said Sunday. Police have found the bodies of the 17 jawans of state police in Minpa jungles of Sukma where a fierce encounter took place on Saturday. Chhattisgarh police had said on Saturday that […]
Petrol bomb hurled near Shaheen Bagh protest site
A petrol bomb was hurled by an unidentified person near the protest site at Shaheen Bagh on Sunday where women have been on a sit-in for over three months against the newly amended citizenship act, police said. No injuries have been reported. The incident took place at around 9.30 am, they said. A police […]
PM Modi highlights efforts to promote Janta Curfew, tags two folk singers on Twitter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highlighting the contribution made by various people in spreading awareness about the Janta Curfew. The self-imposed curfew, announced by the Prime Minister in his address to the nation, is being observed from 7 am to 9 pm today. “Everyone is contributing in Janta Curfew in his/her own way. Folk singer Malini […]
