Politics

How a religious event in Delhi's Nizamuddin led to a huge coroanvirus outbreak: Timeline

Around 1500-1700 people, including delegates from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Kyrgyzstan, had attended the Tablig-e-Jamaat event held at a Markaz in Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin from 1 to 15 March.

Mar 31, 2020

Totka, drama and science: Coronavirus-hit Rajasthan village fights pandemic differently

Until now, the villagers would leave most of their worries on their folk deity 'Dada Nait'. There are stories that 'Dada Nait', riding on his white horse, watch over the entire village every night.

Mar 30, 2020

Beware! PM CARES fake UPI IDs defraud donors; tips to check

Several Twitter users have also flagged this and sought government's action against those circulating fake UPI IDs in the pretext of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coronavirus charity PM Cares Fund.

Mar 30, 2020

Landlords can't take rent from tenants for 1 month: Centre amid coronavirus lockdown

The MHA guidelines have come as a big relief for thousands of workers living in rented accommodations in various cities across the country, who were left without jobs and some even facing scarcity of food following PM Modi's sudden announcement of nation-wide lockdown.

Mar 29, 2020

'I have violated lockdown, stay away from me', written on labourer's forehead by MP Police

In a similar incident, a group of labourers in western Uttar Pradesh's Budaun town was forced to hop down a road with bags laden on their backs.

Mar 29, 2020

PM Modi apologises to nation on 'Mann Ki Baat' for 'harsh steps' to fight coronavirus

Addressing his monthly radio show 'Mann Ki Baat', the prime minister hailed 'frontline soldiers' and said that the battle against COVID-19 is a tough one and required harsh decisions.

Mar 29, 2020

Thousands of migrant workers throng Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal to return home amid coronavirus fears

A large number of people, mostly labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, reached at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal after the Uttar Pradesh government announced it was sending buses to bring them home.

Mar 29, 2020

Minal Dakhave Bhosale: The woman who delivered India's first coronavirus testing kit before her baby

Minal Dakhave Bhosale headed the team of virologists who designed India's first coronavirus testing kit called Patho Detect in a record time of just six weeks.

Mar 28, 2020

COVIDIOT alert! Infosys employee arrested, sacked from job over 'spread the virus' post

The COVIDIOT has been sacked from his job. Infosys said that his post was against the company's code of conduct and commitment to responsible social sharing.

Mar 28, 2020

India battles COVID-19: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh donate to PM Relief Fund

Besides Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh has also pledged to contribute to the PM's relief fund as well as to the relief funds of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana chief ministers to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

Mar 27, 2020

Group tasked to revive Lashkar in Kashmir calls for attack on security forces, politicians in Valley amid Covid-19 lockdown

Last week, the securty forces had arrested six members of the Resistance Front from north Kashmir's Baramulla district. They were part of a 10-member module tasked with reviving Lashkar in the Valley.

Mar 27, 2020

India announces Rs 1,70,000 cr relief package amid coronavirus lockdown: Cash transfer, food subsidy for poor

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a relief package of Rs 1,70,000 crore for poor amid coronavirus lockdown.

Mar 26, 2020

This is what coroanvirus does to human lungs and it's scary as hell. See picture

The COVID-19, which has killed more than 20,000 people globally, severely damages tissues in both the lungs and one doesn't need to be a doctor to understand the image showing what it does to human lungs.

Mar 26, 2020

Covid-19 lockdown: Social-distancing takes a toss at Andhra-Telangana border as hundreds try to get home

PV Ramesh, additional chief secretary to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister said that while announcing the 21-day coronavirus lockdown, PM Modi had asked everyone to stay where they are and there was no need to issue passes.

Mar 26, 2020

Porn ban lifted in India: Free premium access granted to help 'flatten the curve'

Porn sites were once again accessible in India as the country started its 21-day lockdown to keep the coronavirus spread in check. Several websites are also offering FREE premium access in a bid to promote home isolation.

Mar 25, 2020