Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 3.16 lakh crore package of free foodgrains for migrant workers, concessional credit to farmers and working capital loan for street vendors as part of the second tranche of fiscal stimulus to heal an economy hit hard by coronavirus lockdown. At a news conference, Sitharaman said 8 […]
India is working on four formulations of traditional medicine to treat the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 infection and the trials will start within one week, the Minister of AYUSH said on Thursday. Shripad Y Naik, the Union minister of AYUSH (ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy), tweeted saying that the ministry is working with the Council […]
The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India reached 78,003 on Thursday, after a jump of 3,722 cases in the last 24 hours. One hundred thirty four people died due to the disease in 24 hours (between Wednesday and Thursday). According to the Union health ministry update at 8 am, the death toll due […]
CITING a “resurgence of nationalism and patriotism”, and the fact that “unemployment in our country is a reality”, the Indian Army has proposed a three-year “internship” for youths, both as officers and soldiers. According to the proposal, as mentioned in an internal note, the short, voluntary “tour of duty” is for youths who “do not […]
In her address to media on Rs 20 crore stimulus package to battle Covid-19 crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the economic initiative is to spur growth and make India ‘self-reliant’. During the briefing, the finance minister made a series of announcements, including one where she said that the government has launched a […]
New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission chief Zafarul-Islam Khan expressed relief at the Delhi High Court granting him interim protection from arrest until 22 June but continues to stand by his controversial tweet. He, however, told ThePrint that in his official capacity as the head of a minority panel, the tweet could have been avoided and was […]
India is now the 12th most affected country by the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of Covid-19 cases crossed the 70,000-mark on Tuesday. According to the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the number of Covid-19 positive cases stand at 74,281 in the country. The ministry also said that 2,415 people have died due to the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on Tuesday evening. The focus is on the Covid-19 situation in the country. It is his fourth address to the nation since mid-March. Russia has emerged as a new hub of infections in Europe. US President Donald Trump said the US has ‘prevailed’ over the pandemic as […]
The spread of COVID-19 has put India in the midst of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Not only do we have to battle a threatening pandemic with a neglected healthcare system, we also have to take absolute steps to prevent its escalation in a country of 1.3 billion people. Unfortunately, the success in containing the virus necessitates […]
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) last Saturday, has been discharged, an official from the hospital said. The former prime minister had complained chest pain and problem in breathing, sources said. Singh was also tested for the novel coronavirus and his results were negative. […]