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.

Tablighi Jamaat lawyer offers defence

New Delhi (IANS) Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi is an Advocate-on-Record practicing at the Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for 15 years and is now representing the Tablighi Jamaat, which is at the centre of a massive controversy for defying prohibitory…

Ministers and senior bureaucrats back at work

New Delhi (IANS) Almost all Central Ministers, Joint Secretaries and above rank officials resumed their work in their ministries concerned from Monday after a 19-day break due to the Covid-19 lockdown to put together plans for post-shutdown period…

44 Indians evacuated from Iran fully cured, return home to Kashmir

Mumbai (IANS) In a silver lining to the ongoing war against the novel coronavirus, 44 Indians, including 24 women - who were evacuated from Iran on March 13 - have been fully cured and have returned home, an Indian Navy official said here on Monday.

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. He is likely to announce the extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown and exemptions, if any, during the address.

The Prime Minister's…

Over 22,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19: WHO

Geneva, April 12 (IANS) The COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

According to its daily situation report on Saturday, 22,073 COVID-19 cases among…

62.5% people don't have money for essentials for more than 3 weeks

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) As many 62.5 per cent people across various groups -- social, income, age, education, religion, and gender -- said they have ration/medicine, etc. or money for the same for less than three weeks, according to the IANS C-Voter…

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…