An 18-year-old Tablighi Jamaat member, who was quarantined in Mela Hospital, escaped from the facility on Wednesday. However, he was traced at Brahmpuri Colony and was re-admitted to Mela Hospital later in the day. The boy had come to Haridwar from Assam and was isolated to ascertain if he is […]
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Coronavirus changes burial rituals for Jews, Muslims
A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial and mourning traditions in the Holy Land. In Israel, Jewish dead are normally laid to rest in a cloth smock and shroud, without a coffin. Now, the bodies of coronavirus victims are taken […]
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Olympic sports fret over lost Games income
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially. Many sports that are part of the Games depend heavily on the payouts every four years from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “The […]
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India’s Covid-19 cases nearly double in week, could hit 10,000 by end of 21-day lockdown
Coronavirus cases in the country are on the rapid rise, showing no sign of abating. A look at the historical figures points to the fact that the cases have more than doubled in India in the past week. Last Thursday, Covid-19 cases in the country were under 700. This Thursday, […]
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Sonia Gandhi seeks interest subvention with deferment of loan EMIs, slams govt
The Congress has hit out at the Centre for not announcing an interest subvention scheme along with the moratorium announced on payment of EMIs for three months against loans including for house, personal requirements, auto and other purposes, and said that it defeats the purpose of the relief. “The middle […]
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Coronavirus Update: Arunachal’s first Covid-19 case is also a Tablighi Jamaat attendee
Arunachal Pradesh became the fourth state in the northeast to record a case of coronavirus on Thursday morning with a 31-year-old man from Wakro in Lohit district, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event at Nizamuddin in Delhi, testing positive. The northeast region now has a total of 20 Covid-19 […]
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On Ram Navami, Arvind Kejriwal seeks strength from Lord Ram to fight coronavirus
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Ram Navami and sought strength from Lord Ram for all, especially healthcare personnel, to fight coronavirus. The spring festival of Ram Navami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Ram. “Heartfelt greetings to all of you on […]
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As coronavirus cases rise, here are simple tips that may boost immune system
Experts have said that up to 50% people infected with coronavirus are unlikely to feel any discomfort or symptoms of the disease while it may prove fatal for elderly people and for those suffering from other serious ailments like diabetes, hypertension, respiratory problems and heart diseases to name a few. […]
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Omar Sheikh’s death sentence for US journalist’s murder overturned, gets 7 yrs jail
British-born terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh’s death sentence for the gruesome murder of journalist Daniel Pearl was commuted to seven years in prison by a Pakistan court on Thursday, according to Pakistani media. Three other men convicted of Pearl’s murder have been acquitted and ordered to be freed. The Sindh high […]
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Pakistan is failing in fight against Covid-19. Here’s why
Pakistan on Wednesday reported the biggest jump in Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day as the number of people infected with the deadly disease reached 2,238. The country has also witnessed 31 deaths from the disease. Reports of the lack of adequate screening procedures and squalid living conditions at the quarantine […]
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173 people from Uttarakhand who attended different Jamaats in past 28 days quarantined
As many as 713 people from Uttarakhand attended regular jamaats in different parts of the country since January 1 this year and police are in the process of verifying the identities of all of them, according to Uttarakhand police. Of the 713, 173 have been quarantined after they returned back to their […]
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Coronavirus: 9 more Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan, total count jumps to 129
Nine more Covid-19 cases were reported from Rajasthan on Thursday, seven of them from Ramganj area of Jaipur which has emerged as the new coronavirus hotspot. Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health department, said nine more positive cases have been reported in the state, taking the total number to 129. “All […]
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Coronavirus Update: Haryana reports 1st Covid-19 casualty, 67-yr-old man from Ambala dies
Haryana recorded its first COVID-19-related death as a 67-year-old man from Ambala died at the PGIMER here soon after testing positive for coronavirus, a senior health department official said on Thursday. The man had multiple underlying health conditions and had reported to Ambala civil hospital with acute respiratory distress from […]
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Tablighi Jamaat shares links with terror outfits
Tablighi Jamaat, the global organisation of Islamic missionaries, which may be the biggest carrier of Covid-19 infection in India, has had a long history of ties with Pakistan-based banned terror outfits like Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. The original founders of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), the terror group known for the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight […]
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Three more Covid-19 deaths in Telangana, all linked to Markaz event
Three more patients have died in Telangana due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the state announced late on Wednesday night, linking all these cases to a religious gathering in the national capital’s Nizamuddin area. Thirty new cases were detected in the southern state in a 24-hour period on Wednesday. The […]