Queen Elizabeth assured people in the Commonwealth in a rare broadcast on Sunday evening that “we will succeed” in the fight against coronavirus, and rallied Britons by citing pride in the country’s past to stay resolute in the present. The queen, 93, delivered the assurance as the death toll in […]
UK PM Johnson taken to hospital, 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, Downing Street said on Sunday night, adding that it is “not an emergency admission” and that he remains in charge of the UK government. A spokesperson said: “On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been […]
Anti-malaria drug is the best bet against Covid-19 until a cure is created
A cheap, safe and widely available drug that has been used to treat malaria for at least a century has emerged as the most sought-after medicine in the world after preliminary trials from China said it boosted recovery and lowered the severity of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which has sickened 1.2 […]
Millions join PM Modi’s ‘9pm-9min’ call, light lamps to fight Covid-19
Millions of people across the country switched off the lights of their houses in a show of solidarity in fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Lamps were lit, torches were switched on and mobile lights were flashed from the balconies by countrymen who answered the call given by Prime Minister Narendra […]
Covid-19: Railway employee becomes second person to die in north Bengal
A 55-year-old railway employee who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and was admitted at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital here died on Sunday, marking the second death in the region and eighth in the pandemic in state. North Bengal region’s first victim, a woman who lived in Kalimpong, […]
Uttarakhand cops fight coronavirus on streets, wives at home, making masks
While about 8,000 personnel of Uttarakhand police are fighting the Covid-19 pandemic on the ground by ensuring the lockdown, wives of some personnel are providing support by making face masks to be used by their husbands and also the public at large. Housewives of some policemen in the state have […]
Foreign Tablighi workers stopped from leaving at airports; cops say action begins
The special team of Delhi Police on Sunday headed back to the headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat that has emerged as the single-biggest source of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections in the country and seized documents including a crucial register that contains details of foreign Tablighi workers in the country. “We […]
Coronavirus: Govt’s 11-point FAQs on PM Modi’s call to switch off lights for 9 mins at 9 pm
The Union power ministry on Sunday came out with a list of 11 questions around the lights off event later in the evening at the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the FAQs, the government underlined that there are no plans to carry out load shedding for the 9 […]
Pak-backed terror module in Afghanistan that targeted India busted, 37 arrested
Afghan security forces have arrested 37 members of the so-called Islamic State Khorasan Province terrorist module that had targeted a Kabul gurdwara last month. The arrests were made in the last 24 hours after Afghan forces caught Aslam Farooqui, the Pakistani national who led the terror group ISKP known to have strong […]
Man in UP’s Prayagraj shot dead for remarks against Tablighi Jamaat event; accused arrested
In a shocking news, a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj was shot dead at a tea stall for his remarks against the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, reported news agency IANS. According to IANS, the deceased has been identified as Lautan Nishad. The incident took place at a tea stall in Prayagraj’s Kareli area on Sunday […]
8 Malaysians Linked To Delhi Mosque Event Caught Before Taking Special Flight
Eight Malaysian citizens who were about to board a special flight to Malaysia were caught at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport today. Sources said they were part of the Tablighi Jamaat Centre at Nizamuddin, which has been marked as a hotspot for the spread of coronavirus. Though international flights are […]
Ten of 72 Indian coronavirus patients recover in Singapore
Ten of the 72 Indian nationals infected with the novel coronavirus in Singapore have recovered and the rest are mostly in stable condition, India’s High Commissioner Jawed Ashraf said on Sunday. Over 700 Indian nationals, including over 70 tourists and students, are stranded in the island nation due to non-availability […]
No evidence of coronavirus being airborne, says ICMR’s top scientist
With the number of coronavirus cases in India now doubling in just over four days as the pandemic continues to spread the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said Sunday that there was no evidence of the virus being airborne. “There is no evidence of coronavirus being airborne,” Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, Head […]
India’s Covid-19 cases climb to 3,374, 79 deaths reported so far, says Health Ministry
India’s approach in the fight against coronavirus outbreak has been proactive and is defined by the attitude to ‘chase the virus instead of letting it chase us’, a health ministry official said on Sunday while revealing that the total number of infections in the country had reached 3374 with 79 incidents of […]
Quibi streaming service with 10-minute long episodes launching despite lockdown
Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch “on the go” — even as much of the world is trapped at home. Industry legends and stars from Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro to Jennifer Lopez and Reese Witherspoon […]