Two doctors, NICED technician test positive in Kolkata

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Two doctors and a laboratory technician involved in COVID-19 testing were on Tuesday detected positive for the dreaded virus here.

One of the doctors is attached to the privately-owned Charnock Hospital, which has…

Maha ministers cry conspiracy, blame Rlws for Bandra fiasco

New Delhi/Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Addressing a press meet via video conferencing, two Maharashtra ministers Ashok Chavan and Balasahab Thoraton Wednesday blamed the railways for the assembling of the migrants and said that action will be taken against…

Air travellers brought disease, those on foot suffering: Tejashwi

Patna, April 15 (IANS) With thousands of migrant workers facing problems across the country due to the nationwide lockdown, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said though the coronavirus was brought into the country by those traveling by air,…

Meghalaya doctor dies of coronavirus, first such death in state

Shillong, April 15 (IANS) A senior doctor in Meghalaya John L. Sailo Ryntathiang, who tested positive for nCoV two days back, on Wednesday succumbed to COVID-19 registering the first coronavirus death in the hill state, officials said.

Confirming…

Don't spit in public or you will be fined: MHA

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Spitting in public spaces shall be a punishable offense with fine as per the new lockdown guideline issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

There should be a strict ban…

Islamic charities linked to terror groups in Pak funded by US govt

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US government agencies have been funding the Islamic charities linked to terror groups based in Pakistan and the Middle East through InterAction, America's largest alliance of international non-profit organizations.

Human touch saved us, say recovered Covid-19 patients in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Recovered Covid-19 patients in Kashmir say that more than medicines, it was the human touch of the doctors and the paramedic staff that saved them and helped them see through this crisis phase.

On Tuesday, 13 Covid-19 patients…

India locked down till May 3, some reprieve possible from April 20

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an extension of the current nationwide lockdown till May 3, claiming social distancing is the only way to pass the "agni pariksha".

He also said the shutdown will be enforced…

Poor left to fend for themselves: Chidambaram

New Delhi (IANS) Extending support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown measures, former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday, however, slammed the Centre for not releasing money or food for the poor and said that they have been left…

IS terrorist accused of Kabul attack gives sensational details

New Delhi (IANS) One of the three key terrorists arrested for the recent attack on Sikhs in a Kabul Gurudwara is a Bangladeshi who was responsible for keeping record of the families of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and paying their bills.