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Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli Pledge Fund for War Against Coronavirus, Don’t Disclose Amount

Anirudh Singh March 30, 2020 Sports Comments Off on Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli Pledge Fund for War Against Coronavirus, Don’t Disclose Amount

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli have pledged donations for the PM-CARES initiative and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. However, they didn’t disclose the amount. Sharma tweeted: Virat and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief …

No plan to extend 21-day lockdown, says Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba

Anirudh Singh March 30, 2020 Headlines Comments Off on No plan to extend 21-day lockdown, says Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba

The Prasar Bharati News Service, India’s public broadcaster, has said that reports claiming that the government may further extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown are false. Referring to a report carrying the headline Modi govt could extend coronavirus lockdown by a week as migrant exodus triggers alarm’, Prasar Bharati said the …

Fire At 16th Floor Of Kolkata Apartment, 10 Fire Engines On Spot

Anirudh Singh March 30, 2020 Headlines Comments Off on Fire At 16th Floor Of Kolkata Apartment, 10 Fire Engines On Spot

Bhawanipur: A major fire broke out at South City Galaxy apartment located in Bhawanipur area of Kolkata on Monday (March 30,2020). The fire broke out at the 16th floor of the apartment. However, there is no casulaties reported in the incident. The local residents of the place helped in evacuating the occupants …

Train Coaches Converted Into Isolation Wards For COVID-19 Patients

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Business Comments Off on Train Coaches Converted Into Isolation Wards For COVID-19 Patients

New Delhi: The government today said it was planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus, as authorities scramble to prepare the country’s health infrastructure for an expected surge in cases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens to stay indoors for three weeks in the world’s …

Migrant Worker Dies After Walking 200 Km to Agra From Delhi

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Headlines Comments Off on Migrant Worker Dies After Walking 200 Km to Agra From Delhi

Ranveer Singh, a 39-year-old delivery boy, died of a heart attack, triggered possibly due to exhaustion after walking for over 200 kilometres. According to a report in The Times of India, Ranveer was on his way to Badfra, his native village near Agra, when he collapsed near Kailash Mod on NH-2. He …

“Please Don’t Go To Your Villages,” Arvind Kejriwal Urges Migrants

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Headlines Comments Off on “Please Don’t Go To Your Villages,” Arvind Kejriwal Urges Migrants

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to migrant workers not to leave for their native places during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the interest of the country. Taking to Twitter, he asked the migrant workers to stay wherever they were as the risk of the coronavirus spreading …

SpiceJet pilot tests positive for coronavirus

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Business Comments Off on SpiceJet pilot tests positive for coronavirus

SpiceJet said on Sunday that one of its pilots who did not fly any international flight in March has tested positive for the coronavirus. “One of our colleagues, a first officer with SpiceJet, has tested positive for COVID-19. The test report came on March 28. He did not operate any …

Four health personnel who screened patients at Hyd airport test positive for COVID-19

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Health Comments Off on Four health personnel who screened patients at Hyd airport test positive for COVID-19

Four people, who were among the health personnel deployed at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) for screening passengers who returned from foreign countries, were among those who tested positive for COVID-19 in Telangana this week. Speaking to reporters, Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender said that the four personnel are …

Mann Ki Baat Live: I apologise to poor of the country for coronavirus hardships, says PM Modi

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Politics Comments Off on Mann Ki Baat Live: I apologise to poor of the country for coronavirus hardships, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country through his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show at 11.00 am. This was third time PM Modi was speaking on the seriousness of coronavirus crisis and importance it will play in the future for the demise of COVID-19. This was Modi’s first ‘Mann …

Maldives reports first domestic case of coronavirus, total tally rises to 16

Anirudh Singh March 29, 2020 Health Comments Off on Maldives reports first domestic case of coronavirus, total tally rises to 16

MALE: Maldives has reported first case of its citizen testing positive for COVID-19, the local media reported. Addressing a press conference at the National Emergency Operating Centre, the country’s Health Minister Abdulla Ameen on Friday said that the Maldivian, 38, who was in quarantine since arriving from Britain on March …