Coronavirus impact: 30% salary cut of all Maha MLAs, MLCs for a year
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cabinet approved the proposal for a 30 percent salary cut of all state legislators for a year in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic loss due to the lockdown, according More...
Good hygiene important to fight coronavirus: Jitendra Singh to pensioners
New Delhi: Asserting that older people are more vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their weaker immune systems, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday emphasised the significance of maintaining good hygiene to fight More...
Don’t assume virus fades in warm weather: Fauci
Washington: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, says don’t assume the coronavirus will fade during warm weather. White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci Fauci told ABC’s “Good Morning More...
Govt files are major source of spread of coronavirus in offices, says former IMA president
New Delhi: Former Indian Medical Association president K K Aggarwal on Thursday said that the spread of coronavirus through an official file in the Madhya Pradesh Health department is not unexpected as government More...
Mayawati seeks action against BJP MP for assaulting Dalit Tehsildar
New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday sought strict action against BJP MP from Kannauj Subrat Pathak for allegedly beating a Dalit Tehsildar, which she termed as “shameful.” BJP MP Subrat Pathak More...
Delhi govt employees body requests LG, CM to shift quarantine centre from Gulabi Bagh
New Delhi: Delhi Government Employees Welfare Association has written to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, requesting them to shift a quarantine centre, holding 120 Tablighi Jamaat More...
Supreme Court order for free coronavirus testing may hinder fight, say business leaders, health experts
New Delhi: A decision by the Supreme Court of India to make testing for coronavirus free places an unfair financial burden on medical firms and could see a reduction in testing, already among the world’s lowest, More...
As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases
New York: Coronavirus infections are spiking in Japan and creating hot spots in India’s congested cities just as the U.S. and some of the hardest-hit European countries are considering when to start easing restrictions More...
Odisha becomes first state to extend lockdown till April 30, urges Centre to follow
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Thursday extended the COVID-19 lockdown till April 30, becoming the first state to do so. CM Naveen Patnaik has also requested Centre not to start train and air services till April More...
India will do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against coronavirus: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will do everything possible to help the humanity’s fight against coronavirus, responding to US President Donald Trump who thanked India for the More...
