Politics

Bihar mob lynching: Man beaten to death for informing health officials about coronavirus suspects

The police have registered a case against seven suspects -- Thaga Mahto, Sudhir Kumar, Vikash Mahto, Madan Mahto, Deepak Kumar and Munna Mahto -- and arrested two of them for allegedly killing Kumar.

Mar 31, 2020

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

Disinfectant drive against Coronavirus at a remote Rajasthan village

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

SC Directs To Demolish 5 Apartments In Maradu Municipality

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

MP police writes on forehead of labourer

'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

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