COVID-19: India’s total coronavirus patient count stands at 909
New Delhi: Amid growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus in India came more worrying news on Saturday: the country’s total corona-affected patient count, including those who have been cured, has crossed 900. The number now stands at 909. As of Saturday night, there are 819 active cases of COVID-19 in India In the morning on Saturday, the More...
Kasargode the new hotspot of Covid-19 in Kerala, 76 positive cases
Thiruvananthapuram: Kasargode, a district at the northern tip of Kerala, has reported 76 coronavirus positive cases, turning into a new hotspot in the state, taking the total number of infected cases to 164. A huge More...
RBI cuts key rates to 4.40%, maintains accommodative stance
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday massively reduced the key lending rates in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. We are living through an extraordinary and unprecedented situation Accordingly, the More...
Rs 170,000 cr relief package for weaker sections in Covid-19 shadow
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday announced a Rs 170,000 crore relief package to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of Covid-19. One time amount of Rs 1,000 will be provided in More...
Rajnath Singh reviews defence forces preparedness amid COVID-19 pandemic
New Delhi: Amid rising Coronavirus cases in India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed preparedness of the forces to tackle the crisis. Personnel are told to be available on telephone and electronic More...
Mahabharata battle 18 days, war against Covid-19 will take 21: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, addressing the people of his constituency Varanasi, compared the fight against coronavirus to the battle of Kurukshetra in the Mahabharata. However, he also More...
No shortage of essentials, don’t resort to panic-buying: Javadekar
New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the Centre and state governments are working in tandem to prevent the spread of coronavirus and asked people not to panic amid countrywide lockdown. Javadekar More...
Several Sikhs feared dead in Gurudwara terror attack in Kabul
New Delhi/Kabul: Several members of the Sikh community were feared to have been killed in a terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul on Wednesday. The Ashraf Ghani government has blamed the Pakistan-backed More...
PM Modi shuts 133 cr Indians for 21 days to save them from Covid-19
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown that will bring everything except essential services to a halt in India. From the corridors of More...
Govt readying an economic package to prevent COVID-19: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: The government may come up with an economic package to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from causing major harm to the economy. The economic package is going to be announced soon Finance minister Nirmala More...