Indian student who came back from coronavirus epicentre Wuhan describes the ‘ghost town’
A student from Maharashtra, studying at a university near Wuhan in China, said on Thursday that initially there was no restriction on movement on people in the city, which was later placed under lockdown as the Covid-19 cases started mounting. Today, the streets are deserted, no private vehicles ply on the roads and public transport […]
India to set up lab in Iran to test citizens for coronavirus before evacuation
India is preparing to set up a make-shift laboratory in Iran to test 1,200 of its citizens stuck in the country before evacuating them, officials said on Wednesday. Those stranded in Iran are mostly students and pilgrims. Four scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research have reached Tehran, the Iranian capital, with equipment and […]
India reports 28 confirmed cases of coronavirus: Harsh Vardhan
India has reported 28 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan announced on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that he would avoid celebrating Holi with an eye on infection control. Following Prime Minister’s example, BJP president J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said they will not celebrate […]
Two Noida schools shut over Coronavirus scare, 40 students in isolation; 7 suspects in UP
Amid concerns over a Delhi resident having contracted Coronavirus in Italy, a Noida school on Tuesday decided to shut down the premises for two days and also postpone its annual examinations. It is learnt that a student of the Shriram Millennium school in Sector 135 Noida is the child of the patient, who is under […]
UN Rights Chief Files Intervention Application In SC on CAA
by Press Trust of India NEW DELHI – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. The MEA asserted that the CAA is […]
China at helm, India faces tough month at UNSC
This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]
Slowdown Blues: Fitch cuts India’s FY20 GDP forecast to 4.9%
New Delhi : Fitch Ratings on Monday cut its forecast for India”s economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal on weak domestic demand and supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The GDP growth is forecast to recover slightly to 5.4 per cent in 2020-21 (April 2020 to March 2021), it […]
Two test positive for coronavirus in Delhi, Telangana
The government said on Monday two people in India had tested positive for coronavirus. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was in the southern state of Telangana, the government said in a statement. The patients had a travel history from Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, the statement said. Both […]
3 held for ‘goli’ slogan during Amit Shah’s rally; BJP to defend them in court
Three people were detained this morning for raising incendiary “shoot the traitors” slogan during home minister Amit Shah’s rally in Kolkata on Sunday. The BJP has decided to extend all legal help to the accused. The men shouted the slogan while they were passing the Maidan Market in Esplanade en route to the rally venue […]
6 held for ‘Goli Maaro’ slogans in one of Delhi’s busiest metro stations
Delhi metro staff and security personnel at one of the busiest stations – Rajiv Chowk – Saturday morning handed over a group of six men to the Delhi Metro Rail Police after they raised incendiary slogans “desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro sa***n ko” or “shoot the traitors who betray the country”. A video clip […]
