Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to follow social distancing on Tuesday, in his second address to the nation in less than a week, as the coronavirus-related disease cases and deaths mounted with more than 500 people infected and nine killed across the country. More than a billion people, or […]
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PM Modi on Coronavirus Outbreak: India in complete lockdown from midnight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India was going into a complete lockdown mode from midnight on Tuesday resulting in a complete ban in people stepping out of their homes in order to prevent further transmission of Coronavirus in India that has registered over 500 cases so far. He added that […]
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Indian students from Bangladesh ignored high commission’s advice, won’t be allowed to cross border
A group of some 100 Indian students from medical colleges in Bangladesh will not be allowed to enter the country through a border crossing in West Bengal in view of restrictions in movements from other countries and within India, people familiar with developments said on Tuesday. The students, mostly from […]
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Government opens door to raise excise duties on petrol, diesel
The Union government on Monday moved an amendment to the Finance Bill, 2020 to keep the option of raising additional excise duty on petrol and diesel by another Rs 10 per litre, signalling its intent to mop up any gains from falling international oil prices as pump prices of the […]
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Argentina couple get married virtually; defy coronavirus lockdown
When Argentine couple Diego Aspitia and Sofia Cuggino got engaged to be married a year ago, they set a date in March, but like countless others across the globe, their wedding fell victim to the coronavirus lockdown. Argentina went into a nationwide lockdown last week and faced with a choice of […]
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Sensex starts over 1,400 higher on Fed relief measures; pares gains
Equity benchmark Sensex recovered over 1,400 points in opening session on Tuesday tracking gains in Asian peers after US Federal Reserve announced limitless bond-buying programme to support the US economy. Investor sentiment in Asia improved in anticipation of a revival in demand from the economic giant, traders said. After rallying […]
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Czech company Nanospace is sewing face masks to counter coronavirus
What do prisoners, a former first lady and textile makers have in common? All have threaded their needles to combat a dire global shortage of face masks that risks the health of millions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Just a week ago, the small Czech company Nanospace was producing bed linen using nanomembrane […]
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Coronavirus: HRD directs JNVs to make available unoccupied hostels to district admins
The HRD Ministry on Monday directed Navodaya schools in the country to make their unoccupied hostels available to respective district administration to be used as any kind of medical facility in view of the coronavirus outbreak. “Assessing the current situation, I have advised Commissioner Navodaya Vidyalaya to make their hostels […]
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Dutch sex workers risk trafficking and abuse as coronavirus bites
Dutch sex workers risk being trafficked and mistreated by dangerous clients as the shutdown of Amsterdam’s sex clubs, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, is likely to drive the trade underground, according to sex industry campaigners. Lyle Muns, a sex worker in Amsterdam, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that he had stopped seeing […]
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Covid-19: Centre-run flying training academy in Amethi announces lockdown
The country’s only Centre-run flying training academy here announced a lockdown due to the coronavirus threat and suspended all operations with immediate effect, officials said on Monday. At present, 240 students are under training at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA), an autonomous flying institute under the Union Ministry […]
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Fashion houses Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga to produce coronavirus masks
French design houses Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga will shift their attentions from high fashion to producing surgical face masks to aid the global coronavirus assault, their parent company Kering said. “The French workshops of Kering’s houses Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent are preparing to manufacture masks while complying with the strictest […]
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Delhi govt presents outcome budget report: Health, education departments top performer
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Monday presented a report card of the AAP government’s 2019-20 budget in the Delhi Assembly, showing that many schemes and projects of departments like Health and Education were on track. However, the Outcome Budget 2019-20 showed that departments including Transport and PWD have achieved less […]
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Black Widow didn’t die in Avengers Endgame, new Marvel theory says
Black Widow could be alive and well in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not dead, as had previously been believed. According to a new theory doing the rounds online, it is being suggested that the character that died in Avengers: Endgame wasn’t Natasha Romanoff, but her ‘sister’, Yelena Belova. Yelena will […]
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Apple iPhone 12 could feature a notch-less display
The iPhone 12 launch is still months away but leaks and rumours appear every now and then. The latest report suggests that Apple will do away with the notch on the iPhone 12. Apple’s 2020 iPhones have been rumoured to have a refreshed design so the iPhone 12 series might actually […]
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Coronavirus: SSC issues notification on postponement of medical exams for various posts
In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released an official notification regarding the postponement of the medical examination scheduled for the recruitment in various forces working under Union Home Ministry. The commission in the notification said that the decision has been communicated by the Ministry […]