Coronavirus cases in India Sunday crossed the 8,000-mark, with 909 infections and 34 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday in its daily briefing. The toll now stands at 274, while 716 people have recovered. Health Ministry’s Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said the government was expanding the COVID-19 testing capacity in […]
Amid the ongoing lockdown, a woman delivered a baby inside the police van when she was being shifted to the hospital in Channi Himmat area of Jammu city. A police spokesman on Sunday said during the intervening night of April 11-12, a distress call was received from the Police Control Room, Jammu, that a woman, […]
The Indian Army’s artillery assault on terror launch pads at Dudhnial facing the Keran sector across the Line of Control (LoC) on April 10 killed eight terrorists and 15 Pakistan Army soldiers, two people in the security establishment told Hindustan Times. It was a message to Pakistan, one of them said, that nothing goes unpunished. […]
It’s unlikely that Jair Bolsonaro knew how well-timed his letter to Narendra Modi was when he used the Ramayana legend of Lord Hanuman bringing the Sanjivani Booti to save Lakshman’s life, while seeking hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol from India. It will be something if his staff has such a pucca Hanuman bhakt that he would also ensure the letter would […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tweaked the government’s approach to the 21-day lockdown ordered last month to stop the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus disease. The prime minister, who interacted with chief ministers, stressed that the new challenge was not only to save lives, but livelihoods also. PM Modi underlined that the motto […]
The Centre is all set to extend the nationwide lockdown by another two weeks even as the number of Coronavirus cases in India continues to rise, government sources said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, in a video conference call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, most of the chief ministers sought an extension of the […]
Wearing a mask Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference with chief ministers to discuss whether the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus should be extended, assured them that he is open to suggestions. “I am available 24×7. Any chief minister can speak to me and give suggestions (on COVID-19) anytime. We should […]
Only about one-fifth of patients who died of COVID-19 received invasive mechanical ventilation and further aggressive respiratory support prior to death, according to a study which assessed the clinical characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus infection in China. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, assessed data obtained from 21 hospitals […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold another round of video conference with all chief ministers on Saturday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and is expected to take a call on extending the lockdown, which will end on April 14. The Centre is considering extending the three-week nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak after […]
In view of the ensuing festivals, the Centre Friday asked the states and Union Territories to strictly adhere to the ongoing 21-day lockdown and not allow any social or religious gathering and procession. In a statement today, the Union Home Ministry also said that appropriate vigil on social media should be maintained against circulation of […]