Coronavirus Lockdown
-
Here's why PM Modi's Rs 20 trillion economic relief package is among largest in world
Business | May 13, 2020, 11:29 AM ISTAnnouncing India's relief stimulus, which also includes measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India, PM Modi has promised big-ticket reforms in different sectors. The details of the relief package will be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
-
Tesla CEO Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders
World | May 13, 2020, 08:33 AM ISTAt the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse.
-
DMRC trains staff amid lockdown; no order for resumption of services yet
India | May 13, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTDelhi Metro authorities have trained their housekeeping and other staff to adhere to enhanced safety norms to make them ready to do their jobs whenever the services are ordered to be resumed, officials said on Tuesday.
-
Internet services suspended in Hooghly district after brawl over public toilet use
India | May 13, 2020, 07:41 AM ISTAfter a brawl over public toilet use, the internet services have been suspended in Chandannagar and Srerampore sub-division of Hoogly district till 6 pm of May 17. The scuffle over toilet amid the coronavirus lockdown triggered communal violence in several parts of Hooghly district on Tuesday night.
-
Kurukshetra: Some good stories from India amid coronavirus lockdown
Kurukshetra | May 12, 2020, 10:18 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that India's Covid-19 mortality rate is among the lowest in the world at around 3.2%.
-
Migrant worker walks, hitch-hikes over 1500 kms from Mumbai to UP, dies after reaching hometown
India | May 12, 2020, 07:48 PM ISTRam Kripal, 65, who worked as a daily wage labourer in Mumbai, had set off for home on foot after he was stranded at his workplace due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
-
No cabin baggage, Aarogya Setu app mandatory, those over 80 not allowed: Aviation Ministry's SOP
India | May 12, 2020, 06:59 PM ISTFilling up of a detailed questionnaire related to COVID-19, carrying no cabin baggage, using Aarogya Setu app and reaching airport at least two hours before a flight departure might well be among the requirements for air passengers during the initial phase after resumption of commercial flights.
-
149 flights to bring back Indians from 31 countries under Vande Bharat Mission phase 2 from May 16
India | May 12, 2020, 05:25 PM ISTThe second phase of Vande Bharat Mission will be launched from May 16 to 22. It will bring back Indians from 31 countries. 149 flights including feeder flights will be deployed.
-
COVID-19 lockdown significantly impacting global air quality, studies find
Science | May 12, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTScientists have found that the levels of two major air pollutants drastically reduced globally since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant -- ground-level ozone -- has increased in China.
-
HC asks prominent food chain to continue paying rent for South Delhi premises
India | May 12, 2020, 03:02 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has directed well-known food chain Moti Mahal Delux-II to continue paying interim monthly rent of Rs 3 lakh for a South Delhi property, saying if it cannot do so it could choose to vacate the premises.
-
Will wear mask, follow social distancing but not let our goals move away: PM Modi
India | May 12, 2020, 08:59 PM ISTPM Modi's address comes a day after he had chaired a high-level meeting with the chief ministers of various states and Union Territories, over the lockdown.
-
Coronavirus cases in India cross 70,000-mark; deaths near 2,300. Check state-wise list
India | May 12, 2020, 09:18 AM ISTCoronavirus India cases have crossed 70,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 70,756 including 2,293 deaths and 22,455 recovered, according to the health ministry's figures released on Tuesday.
-
Priyanka Chopra gets masked up as she steps out of the house after two months
Celebrities | May 12, 2020, 07:42 AM ISTThe reason why Priyanka Chopra wore a mask was the fact that she was stepping out of the house after two months and as a precautionary measure chose to cover her mouth and nose. Ever since the COVID-19 lockdown, she has been quarantining with her singer-husband Nick Jonas in Los Angeles.
-
Tesla CEO Elon Musk restarts California factory amid coronavirus lockdown
Business | May 12, 2020, 06:55 AM ISTTesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Monday that the company has restarted its California factory, a move that defied local government orders involving measures to contain the coronavirus. In a tweet, Musk practically dared authorities to arrest him, writing that he would be on the assembly line and if anyone is taken into custody, it should be him.
-
Most retail businesses reopen in Tamil Nadu after 47 days, CM says no to train, air services
India | May 11, 2020, 10:06 PM ISTAfter being shut for 47 days due to lockdown, private sector firms and 34 types of businesses reopened on Monday in non-containment zones of Tamil Nadu.
-
States should be allowed to decide on resumption of economic activities: Chhattisgarh CM
India | May 11, 2020, 08:35 PM ISTChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in a video-conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other 29 chief ministers, said on Monday that state governments should be given the right to take decisions on the resumption of economic activities within their states.
-
Economic activities cannot be blocked for long: Gujarat CM
India | May 11, 2020, 06:31 PM ISTGujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday said that the economic activities in the country can not be blocked for a long time and the lockdown should be limited to containment zones with strict implementation.
-
Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread
India | May 11, 2020, 08:58 PM ISTTelangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao On Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers not to resume train services as it could cause further spread of coronavirus.
-
Delhi coronavirus positive cases cross 7,000; no new death in last 24 hours
India | May 11, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTDelhi in the last 24 hours has seen 310 new coronavirus positive cases taking positve cases toll to 7,233 while death toll stands at 73 as no new death was reported in the national capital.
-
Unaware of railway guidelines, migrants reach New Delhi station to book tickets, disappointed
India | May 11, 2020, 01:04 PM ISTEver since the Railway on Sunday announced to resume special/select passenger train services from tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12) onwards, several migrants took to New Delhi railways in order to purchase tickets on Monday not knowing that tickets can be booked using only IRCTC's official website.