Woman raped at coronavirus COVID-19 quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai, accused arrested
The woman is a COVID-19 suspect and has tested negative as of now.
Jul 17, 2020, 20:54 PM IST
Restrictions on flights to Kolkata from six cities including Delhi and Mumbai extended till July 31
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, "The restriction on arriving flights to Kolkata Airport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended upto 31st July."
Jul 17, 2020, 20:30 PM IST
Masks made of gold and silver on sale in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, shop sees high demand
A traditional goldsmith, Radhakrishnan has worked in various functions in the jewellery-making field for over 35 years.
Jul 17, 2020, 18:35 PM IST
Bengaluru police commissioner's driver tests COVID-19 positive, cop home quarantines
The cop who had numerous interactions with positive cases also said that he will get tested again on July 20 (Monday) for the fifth time in the last three months.
Jul 17, 2020, 16:33 PM IST
Delhi court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Ramdev for falsely claiming to have found cure for COVID-19
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a plea that sought to lodge an FIR against yoga guru Ramdev for falsely claiming that his firm Patanjali has found a cure for coronavirus COVID-19, noting that one case has already been registered. No FIR can be lodged against Ramdev at Vasant Vihar police station in Delhi as an FIR has already been filed in the same matter in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
Jul 16, 2020, 22:19 PM IST
Meghalaya closes all entry points into state from July 24-31, amid coronavirus COVID-19 crisis
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma announced that to unburden the health, frontline workers and district administration engaged in intensive surveillance for the past four months, the government has taken the step.
Jul 15, 2020, 19:44 PM IST
Centre launches world's most affordable coronavirus COVID-19 diagnostic kit Corosure developed by IIT Delhi
The kit has received Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approval with the highest score and Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved with very high sensitivity and specificity.
Jul 15, 2020, 18:56 PM IST
Any country can make vaccine but will depend on India for production: ICMR
ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava addressing a press conference said that India and China have the infrastructure for the production of the vaccine.
Jul 15, 2020, 00:23 AM IST
Centre's online education guidelines for school heads, teachers, parents and students
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Tuesday announced guidelines for online classes by schools and recommended a cap on screen time for students. On the appropriate screen time, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that two online sessions of up to 45 minutes will be held each for classes 1-8, and four sessions for classes 9-12. He said that COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of schools and has impacted over 240 million children of the country who are enrolled in schools.
Jul 14, 2020, 23:13 PM IST
Centre's eight steps of Pragyata guidelines for digital learning of students: Explained
The guidelines include eight steps of online education--Plan, Review, Arrange, Guide, Yak(talk), Assign, Track, Appreciate.
Jul 14, 2020, 21:27 PM IST
Amid alarming rise in coronavirus COVID-19 cases, Bihar announces lockdown from July 16-31: Check guidelines
In an official statement, the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar asserted that after examining the situation it is "convinced that the requirement for a lockdown...is inevitable and urgent to contain the further spread of the COVID-I9 within the state".
Jul 14, 2020, 20:39 PM IST
Centre announces guidelines for number of online sessions by schools, recommends cap on duration of screen time for students
On the appropriate screen time, he added that two online sessions of up to 45 minutes will be held each for classes 1-8, and four sessions for classes 9-12.
Jul 14, 2020, 19:35 PM IST
Chennai's transgender community battles coronavirus COVID-19 and stigma by creating awareness
The transgender community in Tamil Nadu's Chennai is actively participating with the government and the civic body in the battle against the coronavirus COVID-19. From creating awareness to conducting door-to-door screening and coordinating ground-level efforts, members of the trans community and their NGOs have been at the frontlines in many badly affected areas and congested slums across the city. This is said to be a first-of-its campaign involving transgenders working with the government authorities in fighting the deadly pandemic.
Jul 14, 2020, 18:37 PM IST
India's 22 states exceeding WHO's criteria of 140 coronavirus COVID-19 tests per day per million: Centre
Of these states, Goa has the maximum number of 1058 tests per million and Delhi does 978 tests per million.
Jul 14, 2020, 17:18 PM IST
BJP Jammu and Kashmir president Ravinder Raina tests COVID-19 positive
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Raina said that he got himself tested after having a mild fever. He also said that he doesn't have any other symptoms.
Jul 14, 2020, 16:18 PM IST
Karnataka imposes 9-day lockdown in Bengaluru from July 14 night: Check guidelines
This lockdown will continue till 5 am of July 22 and the BS Yediyurappa-led government has imposed strict guidelines for this period.
Jul 13, 2020, 23:02 PM IST
Delhi coronavirus COVID-19 recovery rate second best in India, Ladakh tops list
India on Monday recorded 5,53,470 lakh recovered cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 with a recovery of 18,850 people in the last 24 hours till 5 pm on July 13.
Jul 13, 2020, 18:33 PM IST
India records over 5.5 lakh coronavirus COVID-19 recovered cases, exceed active cases by more than 2.5 lakhs
The recovery rate has further improved to 63.02 per cent on Monday with 19 states having a recovery rate higher than the national average.
Jul 13, 2020, 17:59 PM IST
Kolkata Police seeks Eden Gardens galleries to set up COVID-19 quarantine facility
An urgent meeting was held at Lal Bazaar with the CAB officials and thereafter a joint inspection was undertaken at Eden Gardens.
Jul 11, 2020, 00:32 AM IST
Centre orders immediate replacement of Medical Superintendent of AIIMS Trauma Centre JPNATC
The directive from the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan came at the backdrop of the recent incident when a COVID-19 positive patient, a journalist, jumped from the fourth floor of the trauma centre and died.
Jul 10, 2020, 23:37 PM IST
