PM Modi pushes tie up with Luxembourg for refrigerated vaccine transport boxes for Covid vaccine
Nov 29, 2020, at 06:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Luxembourg's offer to set up a specialised refrigerated vaccine transportation plant in Gujarat in order to ensure delivery of coronavirus vaccine to every corner of India, said a Hindustan Times report.
Decision on night curfew in national capital should be taken soon: Delhi HC to AAP govt
Nov 27, 2020, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A decision on night curfew in Delhi has to be taken immediately and implemented soon, the High Court directed the Arvind Kejriwal government on Thursday amid a spike in the coronavirus cases.
Know your Constitution as important as Know Your Customer: PM Modi
Nov 27, 2020, at 02:36 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasized the need to spread the values of Constitution and said KYC (Know Your Constitution) is as important as the KYC (Know Your Customer)--the key aspect of digital security.
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:15 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on Tuesday via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management, with special emphasis on eight high focus States.
Maharashtra makes Covid negative report mandatory for passengers from four states
Nov 24, 2020, at 06:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra government on Monday made Covid-negative report mandatory for visitors from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa, said media reports.
PM Modi to chair virtual meeting with CMs and LGs of 8 worst Covid-hit states
Nov 24, 2020, at 05:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual meeting on Tuesday with the Chief Ministers of eight worst Covid-hit states and union territories to discuss the coronavirus situation, said a media report.
Creation of talent pool will lead to faster recovery from pandemic: PM Modi at G20 Summit
Nov 22, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia where he called for the creation of vast human talent to recover in the post Coronavirus world.
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi's condition critical
Nov 22, 2020, at 03:13 am
Guwahati/UNI: The health condition of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has been hospitalised here since November 1, has deteriorated further.
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra government is mulling temporary suspension of trains and flights from Delhi in view of the spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital, said media reports.
Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple to open on Monday
Nov 15, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai's iconic Siddhivinayak Temple will open from November 16 as the Maharashtra government has decided to reopen all places of worship which were closed in March in view of Covid-19.
Manipur CM Biren tests Covid positive
Nov 15, 2020, at 09:39 pm
Imphal/UNI: Mnaipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh was found Covid positive today.
Delhi records more than 7000 coronavirus cases in single day
Nov 07, 2020, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Friday surpassed its highest spike in daily cases so far and registered a massive 7,178 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
Meeting suggests extension of lockdown in Mizoram's Aizwal city
Nov 03, 2020, at 04:51 am
Aizawl/IBNS: A meeting held at SAD Conference Hall at MINECO attended by Mizoram Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana and Home Minister Pu Lalchamliana reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the state and also the efficacy of the current lockdown in Aizawl city given the recent rise in the number of positive cases.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu dies of Covid-19
Nov 01, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Chennai/UNI: Ruling AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu, who was being treated for severe COVID-19 and its complications, died on Saturday late night.
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid-19
Oct 29, 2020, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday informed that she has tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.
No international passenger flights till Nov 30 : DGCA
Oct 29, 2020, at 02:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The international scheduled commercial passenger flights will continue to remain suspended till November 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said today.
Bihar assembly polls: Slow turnout in first two hours
Oct 28, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Patna/UNI: After two hours of polling, a meagre 6.74 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 10 am, apparently due to Corona pandemic as in most of 71 seats, polling was in single digit, with highest 19 per cent polling in Kutumba while lowest polling of 3 per cent was registered in Barachatti seat.
COVID-19: Indian government extends guidelines for re-opening till Nov 30
Oct 27, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday extended the guidelines for re-opening, which were issued last month, till Nov 30, a move seen as a measure to open the economy that was hit by COVID-19 imposed lockdown earlier this year.
Opposition looted Bihar being in power: PM Modi in NDA campaign
Oct 23, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Patna/IBNS: In his first rally for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday trained his guns at the opposition, mostly the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, for allegedly looting the state being in power.
US provides $5 million to support vulnerable groups in India impacted by Covid-19
Oct 22, 2020, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As part of the U.S. Government’s support to India’s Covid-19 response, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced two new awards totalling $5 million to Catalyst Management Service’s COVID Action Collaborative (CAC) and the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI).
More scribes die of Covid-19, JFA expresses anguish
Oct 20, 2020, at 10:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on journalists, as more and more of them are dying because of novel coronavirus induced complications across India.
Oct 20, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after the Calcutta High Court ordered to make all Durga Puja pandals across West Bengal "No-Entry Zones" and barred visitors from entering the marquees, Forum for Durgotsav, an umbrella organization of over 350 community Durga Pujas, on Tuesday filed a review petition in the High Court against the judgement.
'Brilliantly appropriate': Shashi Tharoor's praise on Covid-19 themed Durga Puja in Kolkata
Oct 19, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has lauded the creative depiction of the coronavirus theme by a Durga Puja Committee in Kolkata in its marquee for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
Sabarimala Temple in Kerala reopens with strict Covid-19 protocols
Oct 17, 2020, at 07:52 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Sabarimala Temple dedicated to Lord Ayappa reopened on Saturday after seven months for a five-day monthly puja with all safety measures in place as Kerala continued to record a spike in Covid-19 cases, said media reports.
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh contracts Covid-19, hospitalized with high fever
Oct 17, 2020, at 06:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus and has been admitted to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of AMRI hospital in Kolkata's Salt Lake with high fever, sources confirmed.
India reopens cinema halls amid Covid-19 threat
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The cinelovers of India will again be able to visit the cinema halls to watch movies as the Asian country, which has struggled to cope up with the surge in Covid-19 cases, is reopening the theatre houses on Thursday in the shadow of the virus threat.
UP govt issues guidelines for reopening of cinema halls
Oct 14, 2020, at 01:19 am
Lucknow/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued guidelines for the reopening of cinemas halls and multiplexes with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from Oct 15, after nearly seven months of COVID-19 restrictions.
India's Covid-19 cases surpass 70 lakh mark
Oct 11, 2020, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has crossed the 'milestone landmark' of 60 lakh recoveries from the novel coronavirus even as the country's total tally surpassed 70 lakh cases of the contagion.
AP Govt ignoring threat of 2nd Covid-19 wave: Chandrababu Naidu
Oct 09, 2020, at 12:55 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Telugu Desam Party National President and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday stressed the need for the Andhra Pradesh Government to make more serious efforts in order to save the people from the impending second wave of Coronavirus epidemic.
PM Modi launches Coronavirus awareness campaign
Oct 08, 2020, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a public movement to promote wearing of masks, maintaining social distance and regular hand washing for protection against Novel Coronavirus infection.