Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces weekend lockdown in all cities amid rising COVID-19 cases
The Punjab government also ordered a total ban on all gatherings except weddings and funerals till August 31.
Aug 20, 2020, 22:07 PM IST
Agra reopens all historical monuments except Taj Mahal and Red Fort from September 1
The order to this effect was issued from the District Magistrate office stating that these historical monuments, which were kept in the buffer zone, will now be re-opened for the public as per their earlier schedule.
Aug 20, 2020, 16:07 PM IST
COVID-19 cannot be transmitted through breast milk, suggests Study
The study examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by the Mommy`s Milk Human Milk Research Biorepository from 18 women across the United States infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Aug 20, 2020, 15:28 PM IST
GoAir witnessed exit of half-a-dozen executives in recent weeks amid COVID-19 situation
The Wadia group-promoted carrier has around 6,700 employees and around as much as 4,000-4,500 of them are on leave without pay (LWP), one of the sources said.
Aug 20, 2020, 02:17 AM IST
Indian students struggle to access Covid-19 hardship funds in United Kingdom: Study
Several Indian students have been struggling to access COVID-19 hardship funds set up by universities to help out international students facing financial constraints amid job losses due to the coronavirus lockdown
Aug 20, 2020, 02:10 AM IST
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology collects sewage samples in Hyderabad to estimate spread of COVID-19 pandemic
The CCMB will use sewage/wastewater samples to estimate the spread of the infection in a given locality or area. The SARS-CoV-2 in sewage samples is non-infectious, thus making sewage samples suitable for epidemiological studies.
Aug 19, 2020, 22:54 PM IST
Delhi records 1,398 fresh COVID-19 cases; death toll climbs to 4,235
Nine patients died due to coronavirus and the total death count now reached 4235.
Aug 19, 2020, 19:26 PM IST
Delhi decides to reopen hotels, weekly markets on trial basis; Gyms to remain closed
These key decisions were taken to begin the process of Unlock 3 in the national capital.
Aug 19, 2020, 18:05 PM IST
India records 2721 swine flu cases till July this year amid COVID-19 pandemic
The top five states which have reported maximum cases of swine flu cases are Karnataka (458), Telangana (443), Delhi (412), Tamil Nadu (253), and Uttar Pradesh (252).
Aug 18, 2020, 16:33 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccine ready by end of year: Chinese pharmaceutical company
Liu Jingzhen, the chairman of SinoPharm, told a Chinese Communist Party newspaper that the vaccine would cost less than 1,000 yuan ($140) and be given in two shots, 28 days apart.
Aug 18, 2020, 15:18 PM IST
Supreme Court favours NEET, JEE Mains exams amid COVID-19 citing career risk of students
As many as 28 lakh students preparing for these competitive exams felt a sigh of relief as the three-member bench of the top court noted that precious year of students cannot be wasted.
Aug 18, 2020, 00:46 AM IST
COVID-19: Nitrate supplementation could help in breathing, lung clearance in elderly people
The study was done in old mice, if replicated in humans, could provide a strategy for helping elderly people clear the lungs more effectively and avoid infection.
Aug 17, 2020, 22:55 PM IST
Karnataka records 6,317 new COVID-19 cases; death toll breaches 4,000 mark
Out of the 6,317 fresh cases reported on Monday, 2,053 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
Aug 17, 2020, 22:07 PM IST
#ShiftingGearsWithSwatiK: Huracan EVO RWD and Urus are driving order bank of Lamborghini, says Sharad Agarwal
Agarwal said, "for us, we have started 2020 at a very strong note at beginning of the year, we launched Huracan EVO RWD that helped us to start on a very positive order bank for this year."
Aug 14, 2020, 20:28 PM IST
Delhi records 1,192 fresh COVID-19 cases with 11 deaths in 24 hours
According to the latest health bulletin, 5,721 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 9,324 rapid antigen tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
Aug 14, 2020, 19:46 PM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi: Indian Railways to run special trains from Mumbai to Konkan
The booking for special trains "with special charges" will start from Saturday, a Central Railway (CR) statement said.
Aug 14, 2020, 18:00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu relaxes E-pass rules for inter-district travel
Applicants need to submit their Aadhar card Id/ration card details along with phone numbers to apply for the E-pass.
Aug 14, 2020, 16:01 PM IST
Kailash Kund yatra cancelled this year amid COVID-19 situation, only 'holy mace' procession to be allowed
The holy pilgrimage was scheduled to start via twin tracks of Chattargala and Hayan in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah on August 8 but was delayed due to the pandemic outbreak.
Aug 14, 2020, 09:17 AM IST
Major antibody home test study finds 6% of England COVID-19 infected
The study, following what is described as the world's largest home antibody testing programme involving a finger-prick test, is published by Imperial College London and involved over 100,000 volunteers.
Aug 13, 2020, 17:44 PM IST
