First Covid-19 death in Telangana, 6 more test positive
Hyderabad: A 74-year-old man from Hyderabad has become the first victim of coronavirus in Telangana. He said barring an old-aged person, who had previous history of illness, all were stable The man, who recently returned from New Delhi, died at a private hospital, but examination of his body later showed that he was positive for Covid-19, state Health More...
Infosys sacks techie for coronavirus prank on Twitter
Bengaluru: Global software major Infosys on Friday sacked a techie for an inappropriate tweet amid Coronavirus contagion. Mujeeb Mohammed, an Infoscion, tweeted, “Let’s join hands, go out and sneeze More...
Kerala IAS officer skips quarantine, traced in UP; suspended
Thiruvananthapuram: A junior IAS officer, Anupam Mishra, who was recommended self-isolation in the wake of his recent foreign travel, avoided his quarantine and was later traced to his home in Uttar Pradesh’s More...
DD National to retelcast ‘Ramayana’ from Saturday
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced that Doordarshan will retelecast iconic show ‘Ramayana’ from Saturday on public demand. ‘Ramayana’ is More...
COVID-19: 121 labs approved for testing in India, says ICMR
New Delhi: As many as 121 government laboratories have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research to conduct tests for deadly novel coronavirus, the ICMR said on its website on Friday. Agarwal said More...
SC to begin functioning remotely, 3 benches to sit on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday announced it will continue to function amid the three-week nationwide lockdown period to hear matters involving extreme urgency through video conferencing. Three two-judge More...
Friday’s prayers suspended in all mosques across country
New Delhi: All Muslim sects have suspended the Friday prayers in mosques and urged the faithful to follow the government decision for a complete nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. However, More...
Don’t cancel e-tickets on your own: IRCTC
New Delhi: The Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Wednesday appealed to the people not to cancel their e-tickets on their own in case of trains being cancelled by the national transporter due More...
Vivaad Se Vishwas direct tax scheme extended till June 30
New Delhi: The government has extended durations of the dispute settlement schemes for direct taxes (Vivaad Se Vishwas) and indirect taxes (Sabka Vishwas) till June 30. The government has also halved the interest More...
Delhi borders sealed, ‘curfew passes’ to be issued
New Delhi: In order to overcome the coronavirus epidemic, the lockdown on Monday saw little impact in Delhi even as Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava issued orders to strictly follow section 144. The nearest district More...