PM Modi interacts with CMs on COVID-19 situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held video conference with chief ministers to discuss situation arising due to coronavirus pandemic in country, which has been under a lockdown since March 25 to…
Porsche driver made to do sit-ups for breaking lockdown
Indore: A 20-year-old person from Indore drove around the city in his luxurious Porsche. The city security council caught him for violating the lockdown norms. The driver of this expensive…
Govt goes for spending curbs to mobilise funds for Covid-19 fight
Seeing prolonged lockdown and its impact on revenue, government has initiated expenditure curbs on central departments and ministries, restricting expenses only for most essential works and putting others off to…
State finances in dire straits, urgent assistance needed: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said finances of states across country are in “dire straits” amid coronavirus lockdown, and said that they need urgent assistance. Chidambaram was speaking at the…
145 crew members stuck on cruise ship disembark in Mumbai
As many as 145 Indian crew members, who were stuck on board a cruise ship due to the coronavirus pandemic, disembarked in Mumbai, over a month after it set sail…
Haryana govt sends 31 buses to bring back students stuck in Kota
Haryana government sent 31 state transport buses to bring back over 800 students of state who are stuck in Rajasthan’s Kota due to lockdown imposed to control spread of coronavirus.…
PCI issues notice to Maha govt over prohibition of delivery of newspapers
Press Council of India issued a notice to Maharashtra government over prohibition of door-to-door delivery of newspapers and magazines in state, seeking an explanation and expressing concern over the issue.…
COVID-19 cases in Delhi rise to 2,081, toll at 47: Kejriwal
A total of 2,081 coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi, including 431 recovered and 47 deaths, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. “2,081 COVID-19 cases have been reported…
1,294 positive coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh, 140 discharged
The cumulative positive cases of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh stand at 1294, said officials on Tuesday. “Till now, there are 1294 positive cases of COVID-19 in the State including 1134…
Indian Internet infra not prepared for online teaching-learning: QS report
Indian Internet infrastructure is not ready for the paradigm shift to online learning mandated by the situation arising due to COVID-19, according to a report by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which…