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With coronavirus positive cases on the rise in Maharashtra, the civic body on Monday asked private and public sector companies to encourage their employees to work from home. A circular issued by the municipal commissioner also said non-essential service provider companies should work with...
23:31
US researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.With a careful jab in a healthy volunteers arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research...
22:59
Italy has just released an update on the coronavirus impact there.There has been a jump in deaths of 349 in less than 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities in the country to more than 2,100. It now has nearly 28,000 confirmed cases of the virus, an increase of 3,233 since Sunday.
22:31
Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday met Governor Lalji Tandon amid a political crisis in the state and later said that he has the numbers to run the government in the state.I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in Assembly today. I said we are...
22:19
The World Health Organization held its daily press conference.Here are some key lines:>> WHO director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus repeated one simple message to governments - test, test, testThe WHO has shipped 1.5m tests to 120 countries, he said, but warned the world had not...
21:58
The government on Monday nominated former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India,...
21:55
The US Supreme Court -- which had already closed its doors to the public due to the rapidly-spreading coronavirus -- has announced that it will not hear legal arguments this month.The suspension of trial arguments marks the first time since 1918 that the Supreme Court has taken such a drastic...
21:50
The US Supreme Court -- which had already closed its doors to the public due to the rapidly-spreading coronavirus -- has announced that it will not hear legal arguments this month.The suspension of trial arguments marks the first time since 1918 that the Supreme Court has taken such a drastic...
21:26
The number of Covid-19 patients in Maharashtra rose to 39 on Monday after two people, including a Filipino, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Yavatmal and Navi Mumbai, said state health department officials. At 39, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases among...
21:05
Industrialist Subhash Chandra has been summoned in a money laundering case involving Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor.Subhash Chandra's Essel Group allegedly accounts for over Rs 8,000 crore in dues to the crisis-hit Yes Bank.Subhash Chandra has been summoned on Wednesday by the Enforcement...
20:41
All ASI-protected monuments and central museums across the country will be shut till March 31 in view of the threat of coronavirus, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patal said on Monday. An order regarding the same will be issued soon, he said. All ASI monuments and central...
20:08
Kerala has reported three new cases of coronavirus. A total of 24 people are in hospitals currently in Kerala.With these new cases, the total tally for the country also rises to 117. Covid-19, which has globally infected over 1.5 lakh people, is likely to cause more shutdowns across the...
19:55
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the state government has no plans to enforce a lockdown of any city in view of the coronavirus situation, but asked people to avoid thronging temples, mosques, churches and other public spaces. The government has also...
19:21
The US stock market has temporarily halted trading, after the S&P 500 index dropped 8 per cent on opening. It's the third time in six days this has happened.The so-called circuit breaker is triggered automatically for 15 minutes when stocks fall 7 per cent in morning trading.The plunge comes...
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The number of people afflicted by coronavirus in India has reached 114. Amid this, the government met again on Monday and have announced new measures to ensure minimum exposure amid this pandemic. >> Govt proposes social distancing measures to be in force till March 31>> ...
18:35
The ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in Delhi to stop coronavirus spread will also cover protests including the one against the amended citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.Arvind Kejriwal announced the new steps during a press conference...
18:19
The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, saying the law was violative of fundamental rights such as right to equality and life under the constitution. Rajasthan became the second state after...
17:58
Civic polls in West Bengal, including for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, have been postponed for the time being in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Monday.The decision was taken at an all-party meeting called to decide the dates for the elections, State...
17:44
The number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 114 on Monday, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said.In the last 24 hours, four cases have increased in the country. As many as 13 people have been cured so far.Today, Odisha has also reported the first case from the deadly infection,...
17:32
The Reserve Bank of India will conduct another six months US dollar/rupee sell-buy swap on March 23 to ensure that financial markets and institutions remain sound and resilient in the wake of deadly coronavirus pandemic, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.It will also conduct long term repo...
17:21
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Assam government on Monday directed all its departments and private institutions in the state to stop the use of biometric attendance systems till March 31 to prevent the spread of the disease.A total of 110 cases of coronavirus, including 17 foreign nationals,...
16:46
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media in Mumbai. On Yes Bank: Swift action has been taken by the RBI and the Government of India. The lifting of moratorium will be on Wednesday, 18th March at 6 pm. I would like to convey to the depositors of Yes Bank, that...
16:26
Wholesale price index based inflation softened to 2.26 per cent in February on the back of cheaper food items and vegetables, the government data showed on Monday. In January, the WPI inflation stood at 3.1 per cent and in the year-ago same period it was at 2.93 per cent, as per the data...
16:10
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope says the government has asked universities to postpone the examinations in the state. Elections to municipal corporations and panchayat have also been postponed for three months over the coronavirus pandemic. More details awaited.Maharashtra Chief...
15:43
While MPs from several political parties have suggested curtailment of the ongoing Parliament session in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, senior leaders of BJP said that there is no plan for rescheduling the session till now.This comes even as several MPs in and outside the House suggested that...
15:27
West Bengal: State officials being provided hand sanitisers, outside the state secretariat, ahead of the administrative meeting to be chaired by CM Mamata Banerjee.
15:26
Meerut Municipal Corporation has installed water tankers, containing chlorine, in various areas of the city for the purpose of washing hands only, in a bid to combat Coronavirus.
15:17
A complaint was filed in a Muzaffarpur court against Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, on Monday for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to spread coronavirus.The matter is slated for hearing before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on April 11.The...
15:10
The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) has suspended racing till further notice in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak. As on Monday, the number of positive coronavirus cases in Maharashtra was 37.
15:08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there has been a coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak and asserted that no stone is being left unturned to ensure people are healthy. Modi also hailed the contribution of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers in fighting the virus and...
15:00
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is holding an emergency review meet with health officials after four new positive cases of COVID19 are reported from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and reports of patients fleeing state hospitals.
14:55
A 68-year-old man who died in Maharashtra's Kolhapur on Sunday was suffering from chronic lung disease and was not infected with the novel coronavirus, a senior health official said. Since deceased Virendra Singh Yadav's samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology for testing, it...
14:49
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das is holding a press conference at 4 pm on Monday as market mayhem continues due to concerns coronavirus (Covid-19)pandemic. There are speculations that Das may announce a rate cut. If it happens, this will be first inter-meeting rate reduction...
14:47
Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Monday reported 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus, marking the single largest surge so far that took the number of confirmed cases in the province to 76 and the national tally to 94.Four of the 41 new cases were reported in provincial capital Karachi,...
13:54
In order to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that all gyms, night clubs and spas in the national capital will remain closed till March 31.He further said that gathering with more than 50 persons excluding weddings will not be...
13:48
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and L N Rao issued a notice to the Director General, Prison, and chief secretary of all states and...
13:47
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his right to ask a supplementary question in Lok Sabha was taken away as Speaker Om Birla did not allow it. He said he was hurt by the action as it was the duty of the Speaker to protect his right to speak and ask a supplementary question. ...
13:33
Four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 37, the state Health Ministry said.Among the four new cases, three have been reported from Mumbai and one from Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra has recorded the highest...
13:27
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday wrote to state Governor Lalji Tandon stating that holding of a floor test in the Assembly was not possible in view of some MLAs of the Congress being held in captivity by the BJP with the help of Karnataka Police.I would like you to recall that...
12:48
The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will issue more directions about precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The court observed this when an advocate mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar that the photocopy shops and cash counters in the...
12:39
BJP moves court after the Madhya Pradesh Assembly is adjourned. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned till March 26 on Monday amid the demand by BJP MLAs to hold a floor test as directed by Governor Lalji Tandon. Just after the brief address of the governor, MLAs of the BJP raised the...
11:56
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly session has been adjourned till March 26 in view of the coronavirus epidemic. MP Governor Lalji Tandon left shortly after Assembly proceedings began. He said, All must follow the rules under the Constitution so that dignity of Madhya Pradesh remains...
11:47
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have ordered the closure of all movie theatres in their respective cities in a bid to combat the spread of coronavirus.All nightclubs, movie theatres, small theatre houses and concert venues will remain closed while...
11:32
Lawyers, litigants and media personnels were thermal-screened in the Supreme Court on Monday amid coronavirus scare.The top court, which has taken several precautionary measures in wake of the pandemic has allowed only restricted entry of lawyers, litigants and journalists in the courtroom.Long...
11:18
Chief Minister Kamal Nath and other MLAs assemble at the State Assembly in Bhopal. Nath wrote to Governor Lalji Tandon today stating, 'Hope due procedure and Constitution will be followed', as suspense over floor test continues.Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other Bharatiya...
11:12
Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd), former director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, passed away on Monday morning. Brig Kanwal, who had served as deputy assistant chief of the Integrated Defence Staff and had commanded an infantry brigade along the Line of Control...
11:07
A fourth batch of 53 Indians returned to India from Iran on Monday, taking the total number of people evacuated from the coronavirus-hit country to 389.This comes a day after over 230 Indians were brought back from Iran to New Delhi and quarantined at the Indian Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer,...
10:44
Ukrainian-born actor-model Olga Kurylenko has revealed that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The actor, best known for starring in 2008's James Bond film Quantum of Solace and 2013's sci-fi movie Oblivion, took to Instagram on Sunday to share her diagnosis. Kurylenko, 40,...
10:24
The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 110 on Sunday, with Maharashtra reporting the highest followed by Kerala, while over 450 stranded Indians were flown back from Italy and Iran, the two worst-affected countries after China, and quarantined. Extending the border...
10:19
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said on Monday. They said Ambani has been asked to depose at the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on Monday as his...
10:15
Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 1500 points and the Nifty gave up the 9,400 level in the opening session on Monday after the Federal Reserve's rate cut fanned concerns over the impact of Covid-19 on the world economy. The rupee too depreciated 41 paise to 74.16 against US dollar in...
09:32
Bharatiya Janata Party legislators returned to Bhopal in the early hours of Monday in a chartered plane after spending five days at a resort in Haryana.The party had taken its MLAs to the Manesar resort on March 10 in a bid to keep it's flock together amid the political crisis in Madhya...
09:10
A group of around 30 people gathered outside the Delhi Police Training School at Dwarka on Sunday to protest against a quarantine facility being set up in the area, police said.A quarantine facility for coronavirus patients is being set up near the police training school, they added.The residents...
08:59
Three of the biggest annual charity and cultural events in South Africa organised by the local Indian community stand cancelled following the declaration of a National State of Disaster over the coronavirus outbreak.In Durban, ISKCON, organiser of the Durban Festival of Chariots that attracts...
08:25
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath called on Governor Lalji Tandon late on Sunday night.Coming out of the Raj Bhavan around 12.20 am, Nath told reporters that the Governor had called him for a discussion.The Governor told me that the proceedings of the state assembly should be carried out...
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