A view shows the India Gate war memorial after it was closed for visitors amid measures for coronavirus prevention in New Delhi, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters)
New Delho, March 21 (IANS) The Health Ministry along with the government initiative MyGov on Saturday launched a helpline number on WhatsApp to raise awareness and answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged India to fight the coronavirus outbreak strongly by observing the 'Janata Curfew ' on March 22 by giving the example of Yuvraj Singh and Mohamma
New Delhi, March 21 (PTI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged people on Saturday not to panic in view of the coronavirus outbreak and said the country will not bow down to this painful crisis.
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New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi government on Saturday announced it will be giving more ration and pensions to the people of Delhi as coronavirus is causing financial troubles to the poor.
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Health workers (L and R) wearing facemasks check the body temperature of devotees amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at the entrance of the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar. (Photo: AFP
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) At least 111 labs will conduct test for diagnosis of novel coronavirus across the country, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said on Saturday.
Speaking to the media at a pr
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Twenty-two Congress legislators, including six ministers, who earlier tendered their resignations amid a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh as Jyotiraditya Scindia jumped ship to BJP,
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that the state government will give Rs 1,000 per month to 35 lakh labourers with immediate effect. This payment will be sen
Migrant workers and their families board an overcrowded passenger train, after government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, In
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church in Goa has cancelled mass prayer services in the state's Churches on Sunday, in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Janata Curfew' for 14-hours, ac
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) After the resignation of former chief minister Kamal Nath, efforts are on to form a new government in Madhya Pradesh. Sources said that the next government is likely to assume office
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic gripping the country with 285 confirmed cases on Saturday, the Railway Ministry has asked the people to "postpone all journeys" as a numb
A volenteer offers hand sanitizer to a woman, as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, from a stall setup by an NGO, on the St John Cathedral premises in Peshawar, Pakistan March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz
New Delhi, March 21 (ANI) Twelve more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday.
Of the new cases, six persons are from Kasaragod, five fro
Jalna, March 20 (PTI): In a crackdown against hoarding during the coronavirus outbreak, masks and adulterated hand sanitisers worth Rs 7 lakh were seized from a shop in Maharashtra's Jalna city, police said on
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS): City police on Friday unearthed two fake hand sanitizer manufacturing rackets, arrested two persons, and seized 8,500 bottles filled with spurious sanitizers with a market value of R
Chandigarh, March 20 (PTI): In a first such case in Punjab, a 26-year-old woman suspected to be suffering from coronavirus was booked for fleeing from the hospital here, police said on Friday.
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS): Amid rising cases of novel coronavirus in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory for hospitals and medical education institutes to decrease gathering
New Delhi, March 20 (PTI): The women protesters in Shaheen Bagh will continue with their protest on Sunday, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to remain inside their houses under a self-