Maharashtra: New anti-COVID-19 restrictions likely to be announced today
Dec 24, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: In the backdrop of a rise in COVID-19 positive cases as well as growing contagion of new variant Omicron across the state, new restrictions are likely to be announced by the state government on Friday.
Yogi Adityanath dials Akhilesh Yadav after SP leader's wife, daughter test COVID-19 positive
Dec 23, 2021, at 08:17 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has dialed his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav after the latter's wife Dimple Yadav and daughter tested positive for COVID-19.
Central govt issues instructions to states to deal with Omicron
Dec 22, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: In the backdrop of the spread of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' across the country, the central government has issued some instructions to the states and union territories.
Majority of our population still not vaccinated, Rahul Gandhi alleges
Dec 22, 2021, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised questions on the vaccination process in the country and alleged that the majority of the population is still not vaccinated.
Dec 21, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali, who attended parliamentary proceedings on Monday, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday despite being fully vaccinated.
Sensex nosedives by over 1,300 pts
Dec 20, 2021, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex on Monday tanked 1,365 pts at 55,645.76 as heavy selling was witnessed across the board following concerns regarding the spread of the 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant.
Rahul Gandhi slams govt over closing down of MSMEs due to COVID pandemic
Dec 17, 2021, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the government has admitted that nine percent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 14, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Guwahati: The Gauhati University has cancelled the cultural night to be held on Dec 14 as part of the talent search competitions organized by the Postgraduate Students’ Union of the University after detection of COVID-19 cases amongst some of the students.
Commercial international flights to not resume until Jan 31: Centre amid Omicron fears
Dec 10, 2021, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday announced that regular commercial international flights will not resume till Jan 31 amid global concern over the Omicron COVID strain's spread.
Google reveals top searches by Indians in 2021
Dec 09, 2021, at 03:33 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Google India Wednesday released Year in Search 2021, revealing what Indian's most searched throughout the year in various categories like entertainment, news, sports, health, etc.
Aditya Thackeray makes three suggestions to Centre on vaccination amid rise in Omicron cases
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra minister Aditya Thackeray has urged the Centre to allow booster shots, narrow the vaccine gap, and bring down the cut-off age for inoculations to 15.
Tamil Nadu: No entry for unvaccinated people into hotels, malls in Madurai
Dec 04, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Madurai/IBNS: In the wake of Omicron outbreak in India, the administration of Tamil Nadu's Madurai has announced that people, who are yet to be jabbed with anti-COVID-19 vaccine, will not be allowed to enter into hotels and malls in the city, media reports said.
No travel bans imposed by India for Omicron: MEA
Dec 03, 2021, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: Saying that Omicron is present in India just because two cases have been detected is wrong, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday, adding that India so far has not imposed any travel bans from any specific countries.
2 Omicron cases detected in India's Karnataka
Dec 02, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two Omicron cases have been detected in southern state of Karnataka in India, said the Union Health Ministry today. The two cases were of foreign nationals who recently arrived in Bengaluru.
Align Omicron travel guidelines with ours: Centre tells Maharashtra
Dec 02, 2021, at 03:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to align the travel rules according to its guidelines after the state mandated 14-day home quarantine for passengers arriving in Mumbai, whether or not they come from 'at risk' nations amid Omicron variant fears.
India delays resumption of international flights as more countries report Omicron cases
Dec 02, 2021, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Indian government has decided to defer the resumption of international flights starting December 15 and announced Wednesday that a decision will be taken later.
7-day institutional quarantine for international travellers from 'at-risk' nations in Maharashtra
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced that all international passengers arriving from "at-risk" countries will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine and take RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 thrice - on the second, fourth, and seventh days after arrival, reports said.
Cost of international flights skyrocket amid Omicron scare: Report
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: International airfares are likely to zoom at least two to three times more than what used to be before the Covid-19 pandemic depending on where a person wants to fly from Delhi, media reports said.
Up to 6 hrs wait in Delhi airport for travellers from 'at risk' countries: Report
Dec 01, 2021, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Passengers travelling from countries where Omicron has been detected may have to wait at the Delhi Airport for up to six hours while their RT-PCR tests come out, according to media reports.
Centre asks states and UTs to ramp up COVID-19 testing amid Omicron scare
Nov 30, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has asked 36 states and union territories to ramp up COVID-19 testing in the backdrop of the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, Omicron, in the world, media reports said.
Supreme Court expresses concern over rising air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR
Nov 29, 2021, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has directed the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana to comply with the directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and sought compliance reports from them to be submitted before the court by Wednesday.
'Omicron' could be a wake-up call for India to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The detection of new Covid-19 variant may act as a "wake-up call" for Covid appropriate behavior in India, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, told NDTV.
Review plans of easing international travel restrictions: PM Modi in light of new COVID-19 variant
Nov 27, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' cases being reported in Israel, Botswana and Hongkong, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed officials to review plans of easing international travel restrictions.
'Urge PM Modi to stop flights from countries hit by new COVID variant': Arvind Kejriwal
Nov 27, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday morning urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from those countries where cases of the new variant of COVID-19, named as Omicron, have been detected.
PM Modi to chair meeting on COVID situation amid concerns of new variant
Nov 27, 2021, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will chair a high-level meeting, to be attended by top government officials, on the present COVID-19 situation and vaccination status in the country.
India to resume international flights from Dec 15
Nov 27, 2021, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is set to allow scheduled commercial international flights from Dec 15, after almost 20 months of suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International flights expected to return to normal levels by year-end: Govt
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi: International flights are likely to resume operations to pre-Covid levels "by the end of the year", Rajiv Bansal, the Aviation Ministry Secretary, was quoted by news agency PTI on Wednesday.
Jammu imposes night curfew to check spread of Coronavirus
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Jammu/UNI: In view of the rising Covid-19 positive cases, the Jammu district administration has ordered imposition of night curfew from tonight.
India almost out of COVID-19 shadow: Amit Shah
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India is almost out of the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic, and added that the Centre and state fought the battle together.
Arvind Kejriwal extends free ration scheme to another 6 months
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A day after the Centre said that there was no proposal to extend free foodgrains supply under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), the Delhi government announced to extend its free ration distribution scheme on Saturday.