India under lockdown to combat Covid-19: Day Three

Mar 27, 2020, at 06:44 pm

28 states and eight union territories of India are under lockdown from Mar 24 midnight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The lockdown will be effective till Apr 14 midnight.

India under lockdown to combat Covid-19: Day Two

Mar 26, 2020, at 07:05 pm

28 states and eight union territories of India are under lockdown from Mar 24 midnight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The lockdown will be effective till Apr 14 midnight.

India under lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19 Part 2

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:25 pm

28 states and eight union territories of India are under lockdown from Mar 24 midnight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The lockdown will be effective till Apr 14 midnight.

India under lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020, at 01:34 pm

28 states and eight union territories of India are under lockdown from Mar 24 midnight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The lockdown will be effective till Apr 14 midnight. 

Kolkata on first day of nationwide lockdown

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:40 am

As the entire nation is currently under lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19, Kolkata streets were also seen deserted on Wednesday. Few people were seen at Sector V which is known for the IT sector. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

PM Modi addresses nation, announces 21-day complete shutdown

Mar 24, 2020, at 10:07 pm

NEW DELHI, MAR 24 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation on COVID 19 in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Mamata Banerjee visits hospitals to see Covid-19 preparedness

Mar 24, 2020, at 06:55 pm

KOLKATA, MAR 24 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paying surprise visit to several State hospitals to see Coronavirus control preparedness in Kolkata on Tuesday.

India Fights Corona : Glimpses of a nation under lockdown Part 2

Mar 24, 2020, at 03:38 pm

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAR 24 (UNI) People queued up in front of a provision store (SUPPLYCO) to purchase essential commodities as Kerala announces total lockdown on the wake of coronavirus outbreak, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

Sealing of Punjab-Chandigarh border after imposition of curfew over Coronavirus

Mar 24, 2020, at 03:05 pm

CHANDIGARH, MAR 24 (UNI);- Punjab and Chandigarh border seal after Chandigarh-Punjab curfew (corana virus) but must things allowed in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

India Fights Corona : Glimpses of a nation under lockdown

Mar 24, 2020, at 02:10 pm

SECUNDERABAD, MAR 24 (UNI) Police personnel stopping commuters during total lockdown amid Cronavirus Pandemic at Alwal Man Road, in Secundrabad on Tuesday.

Woman offers obeisance to Ganges in locked down Varanasi

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:49 pm

VARANASI, MAR 24 (UNI) With lockdown in force, sole masked woman offering obeisance to the Ganges in this holy town today

Deserted road in Kolkata during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:37 pm

. KOLKATA, MAR 23 (UNI) A view of a deserted Road during lockdown in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic in Kolkata on Monday

World in Photo : March 23, 2020

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:19 pm

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 23, 2020 shows a U.S. dollar banknote in Washington D.C., the United States. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Monday a plan to purchase U.S. treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities with no limit to help markets function more efficiently amid COVID-19 uncertainty.

IndiaFightsCorona: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh blows conch shell

Mar 22, 2020, at 07:10 pm

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh blows a conch shell in Kolkata responding to the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pay tribute at 5 pm to the health workers and everyone else engaged in work amid the coronavirus spread and lockdown to serve people.Images by IBNS

IndiaFightsCoronavirus: Kolkata observes Janata Curfew

Mar 22, 2020, at 06:55 pm

Kolkata wore a deserted look all day as people stayed indoor responding to the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to observe a Janata Curfew on Monday (Mar 22) in India's fight against coronavirus. IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra captures some glimpses of the day.Images by IBNS

Covid 19 in India

Mar 20, 2020, at 01:31 pm

PATNA, MAR 19 (UNI):-Passenger wearing masks leave from Jai Prakash Narayan air port to mitigate the Coronavirus pandemic in Patna,Thursday

World in Photo : March 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020, at 01:13 pm

MIYAGI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura (1st R) and Saori Yoshida (2nd R) light up the Olympic cauldron during the Olympic flame arrival ceremony in Miyagi of Japan, on March 20, 2020. The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on March 20.

World in Photo : March 10, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:03 pm

WASHINGTON D.C., March 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 10, 2020 shows a plane approaching to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C., the United States Xinhua/UNI.

India in Politics : MAR 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 02:13 pm

RANCHI, MAR 11,(UNI) – Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alongwith JMM MLA’s flashing victory sign after filing nomination papers for his father Shibu Soren who is contesting Rajya Sabha Election scheduled to be held on March 26, 2020 at Jharkhand Assembly, in Ranchi on Wednesday

World of Sports : March 10, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 02:05 pm

AMMAN, March 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jianguan (R) of China competes with Amit of India during their Mens Flyweight (48-52kg) semifinal at the Asian/Oceanian Boxing Qualification Tournament for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Amman, Jordan, March 10, 2020.

World in Photo : March 9, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:35 pm

WASHINGTON D.C., March 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference on the COVID-19 at the White House in Washington D.C. March 9, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will ask Congress to approve a possible payroll tax cut and provide very substantial relief for hourly workers and industries hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.

World in Photo : MAR 10 , 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:04 pm

HINDAN, MAR 10 (UNI):- IAF C-17 returned from Iran to Hindan airbase with 58 Indian citizens onboard on Tuesday. The passengers included 25 men, 31 women and 2 children.

World in Photo : March 9, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:41 pm

LONDON, March 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Britains Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, leave the Westminster Abbey after attending the annual Commonwealth Service on Commonwealth Day in London, Britain, March 9, 2020.

World in Photo : March 10, 2020

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:05 pm

WUHAN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a teleconference and delivers an important speech after the field inspection of the epidemic prevention and control work in Wuhan, central Chinas Hubei Province, March 10, 2020.

Press Club, Kolkata felicitates 8 women journalists and photo journalists on Women's Day

Mar 09, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Press Club, Kolkata, felicitated 8 women journalists and photo journalists for their pioneering role and outstanding contribution before the International Women's Day. They included Sikha Mukherjee  (Times of India), Saswati Sarkar (Basumati), Susmita Roy (Uttar Banga Sambad), Arundhati Mukherjee (Aajkal), Sahana Nag Choudhury (Bartaman), Monideepa Banerjee (NDTV), Ratna Roy (All India Radio), Aditi Saha (Photo Journalist, Times Of India). Dr. Sashi Panjaa, MOS (IC) Woman & Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal, was present in the felicitation programme.

Kolkata celebrates Holi, the festival of colours

Mar 09, 2020, at 12:26 pm

IBNS captures scenes of spirited Holi celebrations from India's eastern city Kolkata. Holi is a spring festival celebrated with vibrancy as people smear each other with colours. It is celebrated in the month of Phalgun on full moon day in keeping with the Hindu calendar. Bengal also has a tradition of organising Holi celebrations inspired by the songs and dance of Bengali cultural icon Rabindranath Tagore. Though celebrations are muted this year owing to the scare of Corona virus, Basanta Utshab marked the festivity on venues like the campus of Rabindra Bharati University, etc. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Kolkata gets ready to celebrate Holi

Mar 07, 2020, at 07:24 pm

A girl was spotted looking for abir (coloured powder) at a market in south Kolkata on Saturday as Kolkata is gearing up to celebrate festival Holi. (Image by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Depositors gathered outside Yes Bank branch in Ahmedabad for money withdrawal

Mar 06, 2020, at 07:36 pm

AHMEDABAD, MAR 6 (UNI):- Depositors gathered outside a Yes Bank branch for withdrawl of their money in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur addresses press conference

Mar 06, 2020, at 02:44 pm

SHIMLA, MAR 6 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur addressing a press conference after presenting budge 2020-2021 at Vidhan Sabha, in Shimla on Friday.

GSLV-F10 carrying GISAT-1 set to launch on Mar 5

Mar 03, 2020, at 01:39 pm

SRIHARIKOTA, MAR 3 (UNI):-Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) carrying Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) scheduled to launch on 5th March at second launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on Tuesday.