NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has decided to not relax the ongoing lockdown as of now as coronavirus appears to be spreading at a “faster pace” in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday, asserting that the decision is aimed at saving lives. Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said the government […]
NEW YORK: ndia should resist calls for mega relief and stimulus packages that pitch for generous availability of credit to even unviable businesses and instead focus on a more “measured approach” to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, eminent economist Arvind Panagariya has said. The former NITI Aayog vice-chairman said that India, like […]
NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 488 and the number of cases to 14,792 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 12,289, as many as 2’015 people have been cured and discharged, and one had migrated, it said. […]
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he has taken a positive stand over the coronavirus pandemic and shown how a responsible opposition party should behave during a crisis. The party, which shares power with Congress and NCP in Maharashtra, said that Gandhi took a stand in public interest […]
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to authorities to allow migrant workers across the country to return home after conducting necessary COVID-19 tests and also arrange their safe travel by providing necessary transportation. The plea said that in wake of the extension of the nationwide lockdown, the migrant […]
NEW DELHI: Government helpline for children ‘CHILDLINE 1098’ has responded to a total of 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days, with a majority of them received during the lockdown period. These calls were received from March 20 to April 10, said CHILDLINE 1098, the 24×7 helpline across 571 districts for children in distress. The CHILDLINE […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre came under tremendous pressure from the opposition parties and experts to ramp up testing as coronavirus toll and cases surged. The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 437 and the number of cases to 13,387 in the country on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of […]
NEW DELHI: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday urged private schools to reconsider their decisions on annual fee hike and collecting fee quarterly during the lockdown. “I urge pvt schools to reconsider decisions on annual fee hike, collecting fee quarterly during lockdown. I hope state education departments will address the fee issue keeping […]
NEW DELHI: The US has provided nearly USD 5.9 million in health assistance to India to contain the spread of Covid-19, the State Department has said. The amount is being used to help India hinder the spread of the disease by providing care for the affected, disseminating essential public health messages to communities and strengthen […]
NEW DELHI: There has been a steep rise in crime against women across the country amid restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak, with the National Commission for Women receiving 587 complaints from March 23 to April 16, out of which 239 are related to domestic violence. According to data shared by the NCW, 123 […]