[ad_1] CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported a marginal drop in the number of cases with 580 people in the state testing positive for the new coronavirus. This occurs after the state reported the highest peak in cases on Wednesday with 771 people testing positive for the infection. Total cases …
Read More »India begins operation to return citizens, 363 evacuees from UAE land in Kerala
[ad_1] Thirty-nine pregnant women were among the 363 people who returned to India from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night through two Air India Express flights that formed the first stage of a massive repatriation program involving 12 countries and 15,000 passengers. The vuelo Vande Bharat Mission ’first flight …
Read More »When the world faces a crisis, Lord Buddha’s teachings become more relevant: Prime Minister
[ad_1] On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech at the virtual world celebrations of Vesak on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, cited the relevance of Lord Gautama Buddha’s teachings at a time when the world is facing a crisis such as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and urged the public …
Read More »Sonia asks for plan for May 17, BJP says not to weaken the fight
[ad_1] Written by Manoj C G The | New Delhi | Posted: May 7, 2020 4:54:34 AM The President of the Congress, Sonia Gandhi. (File photo) Congresswoman Sonia Gandhi questioned Wednesday the criteria the government is applying to extend the blockade to curb COVID-19 and asked what the plan is …
Read More »Mumbai 15% positivity rate, center emphasizes contact tracking
[ad_1] Written by Abantika Ghosh The | New Delhi | Updated: May 7, 2020 7:10:23 am Mumbai was one of the first coronavirus hotspots and has been the main contributor to Maharashtra’s count of 15,525 cases and 617 deaths. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran / File) Forty-three days after the …
Read More »“What Happens After May 17?”: Congress Asks Government to Reveal Exit Closure Strategy
[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 6, 2020 12:52:11 pm Sonia Gandhi questioned the Center about the extension of the blockade On Wednesday, the congressional party questioned the Center about the criteria it adopted to judge how long the COVID-19-induced blockade will continue, and also …
Read More »Coronavirus | Madhya Pradesh pushes working hours from eight to 12 in factories
[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh has increased factory work hours from eight to 12. It has also allowed up to 72 hours of overtime. Full coverage in coronavirus “The increase in working hours is applicable only if employees are willing to work. And they must be paid for overtime, “Prime Minister Shivraj …
Read More »2 deaths at BSF, forces Covid-19 case count approaches 500
[ad_1] The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Thursday that two of its personnel had succumbed to the coronavirus disease, while a jawan from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Mumbai airport died, even when the total number of Covid-19 cases in the central paramilitary forces reached nearly …
Read More »Covid-19 status check at critical points Ahmedabad and Surat show spike the day after hard shutdown
[ad_1] One day after a total blockade was announced in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat coronavirus epicenter recorded 275 new coronavirus cases out of a total of 388 reported across the state. The total number of positive cases in the state reached 7,013 on Thursday, a senior health official quoted by PTI …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 count crosses 50,000 marks, Mumbai records more than 10,000 cases
[ad_1] While some positive news came in from Kerala with no new infection detected despite the state being among the first to witness the spread, Maharashtra reported a record daily increase of more than 1,200 in its number of cases. The economic cost of the pandemic also began to affect …
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