Flipkart temporarily suspends its services amid COVID-19 lockdown
Walmart-owned Flipkart on Wednesday announced that it has suspended services in India due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company announced the news on its e-retail website and in its app as well. “Hello fellow Indians, We’re temporarily suspending our services…These are difficult times, times like no other. Never before, have communities stayed apart to stay […]
Should you worry about hantavirus? Explaining its spread
A news report in China’s Global Times sent the world into tizzy on Tuesday. It said that a man has died in the country of hantavirus, in the Yunnan Province. Countries which are already reeling under the coronavirus crisis, this news was enough to create panic. Many users quickly logged on to the internet to find out […]
Bengaluru girl gets bail a month after she held ‘Free Kashmir’ placard
Ardra Narayanan, the young Bengaluru woman who was arrested by police last month for holding a ‘Free Kashmir’ placard was granted bail by a sessions court on Tuesday. The 55th Additional City Civil and Sessions judge K Narayana Prasad issued the bail order to Narayanan, who was booked under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups […]
Market LIVE: Sensex jumps over 1,800 points, Nifty up 6%; RIL surges 20%
European markets rise sharply Key indices in Europe opened sharply higher, with London’s FTSE gaining 3.8% in opening deals. CAC index in France was up 3.6%, while Germany’s DAX index rose 3.4% in the early trade. Top Nifty gainers, losers Reliance Industries surged nearly 20% followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki, UPL and Axis […]
Coronavirus: Govt offices to remain closed till April 14, says Admin
Srinagar The administration on Wednesday decided to close all the government departments except those providing essential services across the Jammu and Kashmir till April 14, a top official said today. Taking to social networking site Twitter, government spokesman Rohit Kansal wrote: “#COVID19 #JammuAndKashmir #FightagainstCorona All government offices except those providing essential services closed till April […]
Driver killed as tractor turns turtle in south Kashmir
A driver was killed when a tractor he was driving over turned at Rajpora village of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The driver sustained critical injuries after the tractor skidded off the road and turned turtle in Rajpora village of Awantipora, when he was tilling land, reported wire news service, KNO. Tractor skidded off […]
Coronavirus latest update, March 25: Death toll reaches 18,883 today
Coronavirus latest global updates March 25: The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic reached 18,883 while the total number of positive cases spiked to 421,792 across the world on Wednesday. While Italy has reported the maximum number of deaths at 6,820, 3,160 people have died in China so far followed by Spain at 2,991, Iran at 1,934, France […]
Pakistan Covid-19 positive cases rise to 1000, but PM Imran won’t impose lockdown
Pakistan announced halting of domestic flight operations after number of cases infected with coronavirus disease Covid-19 rose to 1000 in the country. The government said that seven people have died of the disease. The domestic flight ban will begin on Thursday, civil aviation spokesman Abdul Sattar Khokhar said on Wednesday. Islamabad had previously cut train service and […]
Gunmen Attack Sikh Religious Gathering In Afghanistan, Killing 4
Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul’s old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said. Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said police responded promptly to Wednesday’s attack and were at the site, where shooting is still underway. The place of […]
Amid restrictions, people complained of police hurdles
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar Police and security forces on Wednesday in the continued lockdown have arrested several people for violating the restrictions. However common people have complained that the vehicles coming with essential commodities like milk and vegetables were not being allowed to enter Srinagar city. “We were beaten up by police when we […]
