India
Arunachal Man Who Attended Nizamuddin Gathering is First Coronavirus Case in State
Six more persons who attended the congregation were located in Namsai district and have tested negative for Covid-19.
PIB Comes out with Consolidated Information on Govt's Efforts to Control COVID-19
Government sources said the effort to make available detailed information is to help the media comply with the directive of the Supreme Court to maintain a strong sense of responsibility in reporting the crisis.
Quarantined Tablighi Jamaat Attendees Misbehave, Spit at Doctors, Staffers at Delhi Railway Facility
Ninety-seven of the attendees were accommodated in the Diesel Shed Training School Hostel Quarantine Centre and 70 were kept at the RPF Barrack Quarantine Centre by the district authorities.
NIA Registers First Overseas Case, to Probe Terror Attack on Gurdwara in Afghanistan
Banned terror group Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), an offshoot of ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attack on March 25.
In Its Biggest Daily Spike, India Reports 386 New Cases; Rise Not National Trend, Says Health Ministry
51 private labs have been given approval to conduct tests for coronavirus infection and 861 people were tested at these facilities on Monday.
Use Firefighters to Disinfect Hot Spots, Says Delhi LG Anil Baijal Amid Coronavirus Spread
Anil Baijal had a daily videoconference meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Secretary, Police Commissioner and other senior officers.
Scared and Scarred: Covid-19 Lockdown Taking a Physical & Psychological Toll on India's Street Children
A daily news video series on YouTube by a group of young reporters living in urban slums underscores the fresh challenges being faced by the already vulnerable homeless children.
India's Farmers Face Shortage of Harvest Labour Due to Coronavirus Lockdown
Mann is just one of thousands of farmers worrying that the unprecedented labour shortage will make it tougher to get mechanical harvesters to fields or even pluck by hand crops expected to mature in mid-April.
Kashmir Man Fakes Own Death to Reach Home by Ambulance in Poonch Amid Lockdown
After he was discharged, he conspired with three others and forged a certificate of his death to travel in a private ambulance, officials said.
IMF Can Develop Innovative Methods for Meeting COVID-19-Related Financing Requirements: FM at G20
Nirmala Sitharaman also shared with her G20 counterparts the efforts being made by Government of India to deal with COVID-19 crisis, including the recently announced relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore for the poor.
Domestic Abuse Cases Rise as Lockdown Turns into Captivity for Many Women: Experts
India has been under a three-week lockdown since March 24 with its 1.3 billion people instructed to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 32 lives and infected over 1,200 people in the country.
Back from Nizamuddin Meet, 22 People Screened & Quarantined in Bhopal
All these people have been isolated at two different mosques where they were staying till now, with the administration keeping a close watch on them.
No Extension in Date Due to Covid-19 for Central Govt Employees Due to Retire on March 31
The Personnel Ministry clarified that the employees due to retire would do so on March 31 irrespective of whether they were working from office or home.
10 Coronavirus Cases in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Part of Nizamuddin Gathering
The group travelled by ship, flight and train to reach Delhi as well as return to Port Blair.
317 Europeans Take Off from Goa to Frankfurt Amid Lockdown Due to Coronavirus
A special flight carrying the tourists who hailed from Germany and other European Union countries, took off at 5.30 am, the officials said.
Why Use a Colossal Tragedy to Enhance Personality: Historian Guha Calls PM-CARES 'Self-Aggrandising'
Retweeting a thread of tweets of Advocate Manoj, Guha questioned the need for a new fund when a Prime Ministers National Relief Fund already exists.