2.5-year-old child defeats corona, discharged as healthy

Lucknow (IANS) The two-and-a-half-year-old child, who had tested positive for coronavirus in Lucknow on Monday, weeks after his mother became the first coronavirus case of the state capital, has now tested negative and discharged from the King George's…

Govt allows PPF subscribers to pay FY20 deposits till June 30

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday further relaxed regulatory provisions to operate small savings schemes, allowing Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) holders to complete their deposits for FY20 till June 30,…

Police team attacked in Meerut, 4 arrested

Meerut (IANS) Four persons, including the Imam of a mosque, have been arrested in Meerut for attacking a team of officials who had gone there to seal a mosque in Jali Kothi area, after Corona positive persons were found there.

Circle Officer…

Indian Summer may hold a pleasant surprise; could slow down corona spread

New Delhi (IANS) The scorching sun in the summers could considerably slow down the transmission of the coronavirus infection in India, according to the country's two high profile microbiologists who have worked with National Institutes of Health(NIH)…

Constable walks for 450 km to join duty

Jabalpur (IANS) The whole country is under a lockdown amid deadly coronavirus outbreak but there are people who are still keeping up their jobs at priority. Constable Anand Pandey walked for 450 km from Kanpur to Jabalpur to join his duty.

Resident…

UAE has offered to fly stranded Indians: Ambassador

Abu Dhabi (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered to fly stranded Indians who wish to be repatriated if they test negative for COVID-19, the country's Ambassador to India Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Banna said.

Speaking to the Gulf…

Lockdown was delayed to pull down Congress govt in MP: Kamal Nath

New Delhi (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday blamed the Centre for delaying the lockdown despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Covid-19 as pandemic.

Addressing a press conference, Nath said: "It…

17 Jamaatis sent to jail after quarantine ends

Bahraich (UP) (IANS) Seventeen Jamaatis have been sent to jail after their quarantine period ended on Sunday.

After the quarantine period ended, they were presented before the magistrate and then sent to jail.

They were found guilty…

Jharkhand reports second death due to coronavirus

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand has reported second death due to coronavirus and total number of positive cases in the state has gone up to 17, health officials said.

The second death was reported at trauma centre of Rajendra Institute of Medical Science…

Punjab Police officer's hand chopped off, 7 Nihangs held

Chandigarh (IANS) In a bloody clash in Punjab, an Assistant Sub-Inspector's (ASI) hand was chopped off and three others got grievous injuries on Sunday when a group of Nihang Sikhs attacked them in Patiala town on being asked about curfew permission,…