BREAKINGNEWS: India extends lockdown till May 31, MHA issues new guidelines
May 17, 2020, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi: India extended its nationwide lockdown till May 31 on Sunday marking the fourth phase of the restrictions, which is widely dubbed as Lockdown 4.0. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines for the same.
COVID-19 lockdown extended till May 31: NDMA
May 17, 2020, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday directed Indian government Ministries and deaprtments, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown, which was imposed to fight COVID-19 outbreak, till May 31.
Maharashtra government extends COVID-19 lockdown in containment zones till May 31
May 17, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Amid increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Maharashtra government has extended fourth phase of the lockdown in containment zones till May 31.
Bengal to bear all costs of special trains for migrant workers coming to state: Mamata govt
May 16, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a showdown with the Centre over Coronavirus-related issues, the Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday said West Bengal will bear all costs of special trains meant for the stranded migrant workers' return to the eastern state.
India registers 84,712 COVID-19 cases, surpasses China to rank 11th globally
May 15, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday surpassed China's total COVID-19 tally after it registered a whopping number of 84,712 coronavirus cases across the country, the data from the Union Health Ministry showed.
Arvind Kejriwal govt sends its proposal to Centre over lockdown 4.0
May 15, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government has sent a proposal to the Centre in view of the relaxations in lockdown post May 17, which are based on the suggestions and inputs from the public.
Vande Bharat Mission : 2 AI flights from Manila, US with stranded passengers lands at RGIA
May 14, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: As part of the biggest ever off-shore evacuation drive of Indian citizens under the Government of India’s Vande Bharat Mission, amid the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, two Air India Evacuation flights landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad near here on Thursday.
Delhi govt have been suggested to reopen markets with odd-even rule: Arvind Kejriwal
May 14, 2020, at 01:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government was suggested by people to reopen the markets, which are closed since the commencement of lockdown on Mar 24 midnight, but with the odd-even rule.
Covid cases in India cross 78,000, toll over 2,500 as India set to end lockdown 3.0
May 14, 2020, at 11:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed 78,000 with over 2,500 of them dying from the respiratory disease on Thursday as the vast country of 1.3 billion people is set to end the third phase of anti-Coronavirus lockdown.
Haryana: Three children run over by train engine
May 13, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Hisar/UNI: Three children, including two brothers, were killed after being run over by a train engine on the Hisar-Sirsa railway track in the city, police said on Wednesday.
People flout social distancing norms in Madhya Pradesh over arrival of monk
May 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm
Banda/Bhopal/IBNS: The social distancing norms amid the anti-Covid-19 lockdown was blatantly flouted in Madhya Pradesh's Banda when a huge crowd rallied on the arrival of a Jain monk, media reports said.
Modi pitches for self-reliant India, announces 20 lakh crore stimulus; lockdown 4.0 in new colours
May 12, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for his favourite "Make In India" campaign to build a self-reliant India while announcing a mega 20 lakh crore economic package, the second since the Covid-19 outbreak, besides almost notifying an extension of the ongoing lockdown- Lockdown 4.0- but with "different colours" hinting that the stringencies might be reduced.
LIVE: PM Modi addresses nation amid lockdown
May 12, 2020, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing his country of 1.3 billion people amid the third phase of anti-Covid-19 lockdown.
Amid lockdown 3.0, India waits for PM Modi's address to nation
May 12, 2020, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will once again address India's 1.3 billion people while the South Asian country is in the last leg of the anti-Coronavirus lockdown.
COVID-19 lockdown: After meeting CMs yesterday, Narendra Modi to address nation today
May 12, 2020, at 12:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday, just a day after he attended a video conference meeting with Chief Ministers of different states to discuss the COVID-19 situation of the country.
PM Narendra Modi holds COVID-19 meeting with CMs via video conferenceÂ
May 11, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The crucial meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of different states over the issue of COVID-19 outbreak and the lockdown imposed to control its spread has begun.
PM Modi to chair meeting with CMs over Covid-19 lockdown today
May 11, 2020, at 01:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday hold a video conference with all Chief Ministers over the anti-Coronavirus lockdown which is as of now due to end on May 18.
COVID-19 lockdown: Lost his job in US, Bengal youth turns vegetable seller
May 11, 2020, at 11:42 am
Panskura (East Midnapore)/UNI: Kartick Maity, a resident of Baharpota Village in this district, worked on a salary of Rs 40,000 a month in a shipping company in the US.
Nepali origin woman booked for jumping quarantine in Himachal Pradesh
May 11, 2020, at 10:19 am
Shimla/UNI: A Nepali origin woman was on Sunday booked for jumping coronavirus quarantine at Kasumpti on outskirts of the Himachal Pradesh capital.
PM Narendra Modi to interact with CMs as nCoV claims over 2000 lives in India
May 10, 2020, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chief Minister's of various states on Monday to carve out next strategy of tackling the novel coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 2109 lives in India.
Supreme Court says states should consider online sales and home delivery of liquor amid lockdown
May 08, 2020, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS:The Supreme Court has observed that the states should consider online sales and home delivery of liquor to maintain the COVID-19 social distancing norms which were violated in almost all places in the country after liquor shops opened after a gap of more than a month on May 4, said a media report.
Air India's first repatriation flight takes off from UAE
May 07, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Dubai/IBNS: An Air India Express flight has taken off from Abu Dhabi carrying 177 Indian nationals who were stuck in the UAE amid the worldwide lockdown enforced to contain spread of coronavirus.
Centre directs Bengal govt to resume essential goods transportation through Indo-Bangladesh border
May 06, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, directing him to immediately allow transportation of essential goods through Indo-Bangladesh borders, which has not been resumed by the state yet even after Ministry of Home Affair (MHA)'s Apr 24 order, officials said on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi was ahead of other leaders in seeing Covid-19 problem: Amartya Sen
May 06, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist political outfit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has surprised many with his rare appreciation of the Indian leader's response towards the deadly pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
What will happen after lockdown 3.0?:Sonia Gandhi asks Centre
May 06, 2020, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the Centre over the criteria it is using to judge how long lockdown will continue.
Maharashtra: 181 cases of assault on police during lockdown
May 06, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Around 181 cases of assault on police were registered while 661 accused have been arrested in this connection, stated official data corresponding to the period from March 22 to May 5.
After Yediyurappa's meeting with builders, Karnataka cancels trains for migrant workers
May 06, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government on Wednesday cancelled all trains which were about to take stranded migrant workers back to their homes, following a meeting between between Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and property builders, media reports said.
May 04, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The thousand-odd deaths caused by Covid look trivial compared with the mass deaths caused by other diseases getting low priority, Indian Federation of Hospital Administrators' Executive Member Dr Naresh Purohit told UNI here today.
Liquor shops in Delhi closed again as people throng flouting social distancing norms
May 04, 2020, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Delhi government announced to ease lockdown situation according to the Home Ministry guidelines for the third phase of nationwide closure, it had to take back the permission to open liquor shops as people thronged in large numbers outside these shops, threatening social distancing norms.
Indians queue up outside liquor shops as stores open, flout social distancing norms
May 04, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Flouting social distancing norms, long queues were spotted outside liquor shops across the Indian states as the government has opened the stores from Monday as one of the relaxations amid the anti-Covid-19 lockdown.