Coronavirus

Lucknow: The Darul Uloom Firangi Mahali in Lucknow has issued a ‘fatwa’ asking people to go in for the corona test and seek medical help without any hesitation. Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali said it is necessary for everyone to go in for a test...

Saharanpur (UP): A government employee hanged himself in his office and stated in his suicide note that he was ending his life as he was afraid of the Corona virus. Senior Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar P said that the employee's family said that he...

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has received over 250 complaints since the country-wide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of coronavirus, out of which 69 are cases of domestic violence which indicates an alarming rise in such cases, its chairperson Rekha...

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted Thursday Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s suggestion that religious leaders should be asked to refrain from holding large gatherings. Uddhav Thackeray made the suggestion during a video conference with Modi, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. During the meeting,...

Kolkata: A man in his 60s has quarantined himself in a boat in West Bengal’s Malda district after he was advised isolation by health workers for having come to the area from another district in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. Niranjan Haldar, who earns his...

Mumbai: A second coronavirus case was reported Thursday from Dharavi, which is considered Asia’s largest slum in less than 24 hours. This has sparked worries that the disease may spread quickly in the financial capital of the country. The 52-year-old man, a civic worker, lives...

New Delhi: The Tourism Ministry Thursday stated that it has received more than 500 requests from foreigners for help on ‘Stranded in India’ portal, which was launched two days ago. These tourists got stranded after their vacations abruptly ended by a three-week lockdown and international...

Angul: Three maulavis who had attended a congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin area visited Angul before leaving for West Bengal, a source said Thursday. After getting to know about this, Angul district administration officials started a drive to trace the individuals who...

New Delhi: A Resident Doctor posted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a senior AIIMS doctor confirmed Thursday. The Resident Doctor is posted in the Physiology Department and has since been kept in a private ward. His...

New Delhi: The national capital till Thursday reported 219 coronavirus cases with two new deaths in the last 24 hours, Cheif Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, adding the two dead were from those evacuated from the Markaz headquarters in Nizamuddin. The Cheif Minister said among the...