The Delhi borders will be shut for a week, said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, adding that essential services will be allowed. The CM added that people having passes will be allowed to enter the national capital. “Delhi borders to be sealed for the next one week. Essential services […]
Delhi to open hair salons, all shops, announces CM Arvind Kejriwal
The hair salons can open again in Delhi but not spas, declared chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a press meeting on Monday afternoon as the country entered Unlock 1 phase. With an “economic focus” in mind, the Centre on Saturday said it is reopening the economy but in a phased […]
Senior ICMR scientist tests positive for coronavirus
A senior scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested positive for novel coronavirus following which the entire ICMR building is being sanitised, sources said. The scientist, who is from Mumbai, had come to Delhi few days ago and tested positive for the virus on Sunday morning. […]
Amid Covid-19 crisis, PM’s call for ‘maximum discussion’ on three things
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that he would urge maximum discussion and participation on three things in healthcare sector, one of them being advances in tele-medicine. “Can we think of new models that make tele-medicine popular on a larger scale” the prime minister said. During the last six […]
Army foils infiltration attempt in Jammu and Kashmir, 3 terrorists killed
The Indian Army soldiers foiled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Naushera sector in Rajouri district. Three terrorists who were trying to cross over to India were killed in the operation, the army claimed. The operation has been going on since May 28 (Sunday), it […]
Akshay pays tribute to Wajid Khan, calls him ‘talented and ever-smiling’
Actor Akshay Kumar has offered condolences on the death of music composer Wajid Khan, who died due to complications from a kidney infection on Monday. The composer had worked on several projects featuring Akshay in his career. The actor took to Twitter and wrote, “Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise […]
Ghats in Varanasi remain deserted on Ganga Dussehra
Ghats in Varanasi remained deserted on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra on Monday, as a gathering of devotees is restricted to prevent the spread of coronavirus. According to District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma, Section 144 (which prohibits assembly of four or more people in an area) of CrPc is currently […]
Solar power lights up some Sunderban villages soon after cyclone
Large parts of West Bengal went days without electricity after cyclone Amphan , which crossed the coast near the Sunderbans on May 20, battered the state with winds gusting to a top speed of 185 kmph. Most of the Sunderbans remained without power for up to a week. Some villages […]
Locust swarms enter Chhattisgarh’s Koriya, district on alert
Desert locust swarms entered in two villages in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district bordering Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening, prompting the agriculture department to issue an alert and set up a control room. DM Rathore, Koriya’s collector, said a chemical was sprayed in Kirri and Jwaratola under the Bharatpur block and the […]
Double whammy: After Covid-19, the US now grapples with protests
The United States has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic which started from Wuhan in China and quickly spread across the world. It has the highest number of Covid-19 cases – nearly 18 lakh – as well as the death toll. Many cities in the United States has seen […]
PM Modi to chair Union cabinet meeting today as India enters Unlock 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union cabinet on Monday as the country entered the first day of the Centre’s three-phased unlocking plan throughout the country. This will also be the first meeting of the Union cabinet after the central government entered into its second year […]
India’s Covid-19 tally surges beyond 190,500 with highest single-day spike of 8,392 cases
More than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 230 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours pushing India’s tally to 190,535 on Monday, the first day of the Centre’s move for a phased unlocking of public activity after the rigorous lockdown since March 25. India has reported a […]
Unlock 1.0: Madhya Pradesh lays down rules, decision on schools later
Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday night announced opening of religious places, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and other hospitality services in non-containment zones in the state from June 8. However, he said, “Cinema halls, gymnasium, swimming pool, amusement park, theater, bar and auditorium, assembly room, marriage garden […]
As lockdown 4.0 ends, cautious states ease several restrictions
Several states, including those worst hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, announced conditional easing of curbs on Sunday, a day after the central government unveiled the first of a three-phase plan to lift lockdown restrictions in a graded manner. While most states […]
Mumbai receives first spell of pre-monsoon thundershowers
Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to its first spell of pre-monsoon thundershowers of 2020 that brought some respite from record temperatures. The showers arrived eight days earlier than last year when the city recorded its first rains on June 9, 2019. Light rain with lightning flashes and thunder were […]