News for 'LOCKDOWN'

Lockdown diaries: Sun-kissed Bollywood!

Lockdown diaries: Sun-kissed Bollywood!

Rediff.com4 May 2020

Lockdown life has forced everybody to stay indoors. But Bollywood celebrities are health conscious as ever ensuring they receive their daily dose of Vitamin D.

Lockdown Diaries: Workout with model Khushboo

Lockdown Diaries: Workout with model Khushboo

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The Lucknow girl also tells you what you can eat during the lockdown.

COVID-19: UN, WHO praise India for its lockdown

COVID-19: UN, WHO praise India for its lockdown

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

In an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus in India, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday announced a nationwide lockdown for three weeks.

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'

SEE: Footballer embraces lockdown with bhangra moves

SEE: Footballer embraces lockdown with bhangra moves

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Bengaluru centre back Gursimrat Singh Gill choreographs and stars in a bhangra video.

'How Will Piyush Goyal Help Us?'

'How Will Piyush Goyal Help Us?'

Rediff.com17 May 2024

'We need a candidate who will do our work and fight with the authorities; someone we can hold accountable.' 'Piyush Goyal is not that candidate.'

Lockdown: FIR against Guj resort for housing Cong MLAs

Lockdown: FIR against Guj resort for housing Cong MLAs

Rediff.com7 Jun 2020

Police registered a first information report against the owner and manager of Neelcity Resort in Rajkot under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) for opening the resort for Congress MLAs, in alleged violation of lockdown notification which does not allow hotels and restaurants to open till Monday.

SEE: Ritu Phogat shares her training routine amid lockdown

SEE: Ritu Phogat shares her training routine amid lockdown

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Ritu Phogat, who registered her second ONE Championship win in February, is training for around three and a half hours a day. Phogat also admitted that cooking food is challenging and she is missing the food cooked by her mother.

'Small traders lost Rs 4-5 lakh crores in lockdown'

'Small traders lost Rs 4-5 lakh crores in lockdown'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

'You have come out with a package for the kisan.' 'You have a package for industry.' 'But has anyone addressed the issues concerning small traders?'

Lockdown may be extended in COVID-19-hit areas of Maha

Lockdown may be extended in COVID-19-hit areas of Maha

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

The state government is closely monitoring the situation in areas outside the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amravati, a senior state official said.

Number of wilful defaulters was on rise even before lockdown

Number of wilful defaulters was on rise even before lockdown

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Lenders had filed 1,251 cases to recover Rs 24,765.5 crore. Wilful defaulters are the entities that do not pay back money despite the ability to do so. Defaulters above Rs 1 crore were considered for this exercise.

Nobel laureate doc warns against relaxing lockdown sans vaccine

Nobel laureate doc warns against relaxing lockdown sans vaccine

Rediff.com30 May 2020

The Australian immunologist, who cautioned that the number of COVID-19 cases will rise in the coming days, said the earliest time frame for an effective vaccine 'going into large numbers of people' is nine to 12 months.

No coronavirus lockdown for aerospace, defence firms

No coronavirus lockdown for aerospace, defence firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

'For Indian firms supplying global majors, coronavirus is both a threat and an opportunity.'

For migrant workers, lockdown stress has overtaken COVID-19 fear

For migrant workers, lockdown stress has overtaken COVID-19 fear

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

'I am jobless and don't have savings to sustain. Better I go home and do farming. If I am lucky, I will survive'

UP announces 2-day lockdown from Friday night

UP announces 2-day lockdown from Friday night

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

This decision has been taken after reviewing the present situation of the COVID -19 pandemic.

'India too large and complex to be under long lockdown'

'India too large and complex to be under long lockdown'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'It will take six months to one year to move to normalcy, depending on how the pandemic plays out in India.'

Yogi Adityanath to skip father's funeral amid lockdown

Yogi Adityanath to skip father's funeral amid lockdown

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

The CM also urged that there should be a minimal presence of people at the last rites of his father.

122 million jobs have been lost because of the lockdown

122 million jobs have been lost because of the lockdown

Rediff.com20 May 2020

'Over 27 million youngsters in their 20s lost their jobs in April.' '33 million men and women in their 30s lost jobs in April,' points out Mahesh Vyas.

Lockdown in India impacted 40mn migrants: World Bank

Lockdown in India impacted 40mn migrants: World Bank

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

According to the report, the magnitude of internal migration is about two-and-a-half times that of international migration.

Remains of the day as India exits lockdown

Remains of the day as India exits lockdown

Rediff.com19 May 2020

'This is a critical story that Modi seems to grasp far better -- almost instinctively -- in comparison with most of his predecessors as prime ministers,' notes M K Bhadrakumar.

Seal borders to stop migrants, ensure lockdown: Centre to states

Seal borders to stop migrants, ensure lockdown: Centre to states

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

States were directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways. Only movement of goods should be allowed.

Lockdown Heroes: Nadeem, Jackson help the needy

Lockdown Heroes: Nadeem, Jackson help the needy

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

Jharkhand spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and Saurashtra batsman Sheldon Jackson rise to the challenge in these dark times.

How states are getting back to work amid lockdown

How states are getting back to work amid lockdown

Rediff.com1 May 2020

Karnataka, Meghalaya, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Haryana have partially resumed operations.

Audit cos to go digital for clearing lockdown hurdle

Audit cos to go digital for clearing lockdown hurdle

Rediff.com11 May 2020

There has been an exponential increase in the use of technology to validate financial numbers, with a greater reliance on electronic evidence, use of live videos where possible, data analytics, and project management software to overcome the physical limitations in verifying transactions and accounts.

SEE: What Jadeja is up to in the lockdown

SEE: What Jadeja is up to in the lockdown

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

India's star all-rounder is spending time with his horses at his farmhouse.

Punjab extends lockdown till May 31, but curfew restrictions to go

Punjab extends lockdown till May 31, but curfew restrictions to go

Rediff.com16 May 2020

From May 18, there will be no curfew in the state. But the lockdown will be there till May 31, said the chief minister.

This Ramzan, poor Muslims struggle for food in lockdown

This Ramzan, poor Muslims struggle for food in lockdown

Rediff.com23 May 2020

With mosques shut, workers and daily wage workers are left to fend for themselves, underscoring once again the magnitude of the crisis of unemployment and poverty triggered by the lockdown, which began on March 25 to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Lockdown: Govt allows doorstep delivery of essential medicines

Lockdown: Govt allows doorstep delivery of essential medicines

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

According to a notification issued by the health ministry, medical retailers will be allowed to provide drugs to people at their doorstep.

What is Bollywood eating during lockdown?

What is Bollywood eating during lockdown?

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

So what's on Bollywood's plate?

Is the lockdown affecting your marriage?

Is the lockdown affecting your marriage?

Rediff.com22 May 2020

If you want to see a change and co-operation in other people then refrain from criticism (verbal attack) and try using some other activity/engagement.

Mumbai police updates lockdown curbs: What's allowed, what isn't

Mumbai police updates lockdown curbs: What's allowed, what isn't

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Mumbai Police on Wednesday announced the updated lockdown guidelines which restricts the movement of people in public areas and transport while exempting those involved in essential services.

Flight cancellations during lockdown: IndiGo to refund all passengers by Jan 31

Flight cancellations during lockdown: IndiGo to refund all passengers by Jan 31

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

IndiGo on Monday said it will refund all customer credit shells, which were created when flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown earlier this year, by January 31, 2021. The airline in a statement said it has already processed close to Rs 1,000 crore of refunds, which is approximately 90 per cent of the total amount it owed to its customers.

Will abide by Centre's orders on lockdown: WB govt

Will abide by Centre's orders on lockdown: WB govt

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

The assurance came hours after the Centre accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing a central team deputed to assess the coronavirus ground situation.

Shut up: TM Krishna to celebs over lockdown messaging

Shut up: TM Krishna to celebs over lockdown messaging

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

The Chennai-based singer, in a series of tweets, said irrespective of political leanings, people in privileged positions must either call a spade a spade or 'shut up'. 'Can these filmy types please shut up and stay in their farm houses/fancy apartments,' Krishna began.

UK to extend lockdown as COVID-19 deaths continue to rise

UK to extend lockdown as COVID-19 deaths continue to rise

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

The UK is likely to be for another three weeks, is inevitable.

What India's star sprinter Hima is up to in the lockdown

What India's star sprinter Hima is up to in the lockdown

Rediff.com27 May 2020

For star sprinter Hima Das, the two months of coronavirus-forced national lockdown was not all about confinement inside her room at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala as she improved her cooking and painting skills besides doing yoga. All the track and field campers at the NIS were forced to remain indoors since mid March only to be given go ahead to train outdoors from Monday, with focus on fitness without specialised-event training initially.

Raghuram Rajan on how India should lift lockdown

Raghuram Rajan on how India should lift lockdown

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan said that Rs 65,000 crore is required to help the poor affected by the coronavirus-induced lockdown. He also laid stress on the need to restart the economy while taking precautions.

Strict lockdown reimposed in Kashmir after sudden spike in COVID-19 cases

Strict lockdown reimposed in Kashmir after sudden spike in COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The authorities sealed most of the roads and market places, including the business hub of Lal Chowk in Srinagar, and sought cooperation of the public to make the lockdown a success.

Lockdown may not end on May 31, need time for flights: Uddhav

Lockdown may not end on May 31, need time for flights: Uddhav

Rediff.com24 May 2020

Thackeray also said it was wrong to impose the lockdown suddenly and now it cannot be lifted all at once.

Significant easing of lockdown in Delhi, shops to open

Significant easing of lockdown in Delhi, shops to open

Rediff.com19 May 2020

However, metro services, schools, colleges, cinema halls and salons will remain closed, the chief minister said. Wearing masks and following social distancing norms are mandatory in the city, Kejriwal said, adding that no activity will be permitted in containment zones, except for essential services.