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Amid all the tensions about the Coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown here is something to cheer you up. You have blue skies and cleaner air to breathe.  Ever since the national capital went to lockdown earlier this week the air quality of Delhi which often makes news for being the worst in the world has …

With the coronavirus cases likely to go up in the coming days what India desperately needs are hospital beds, isolation facilities and ventilators. Unfortunately, these are not things that can be put together overnight. Even for the Chinese whose engineering capabilities are mind boggling, it took them nearly two weeks to put together a temporary 1000-bed hospital. Since we do …

An 85-year-old surgeon died of the coronavirus disease died in Mumbai late on Thursday. Now the primary reports of his son and grandson have revealed both have tested positive for the virus.  Representational Image/PTI His son, a heart specialist and grandson, both of whom had returned from the United Kingdom, are now awaiting their confirmatory test reports.  The 85-year-old, who …

In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the country to fight the coronavirus outbreak.  Delivering his second address to the nation in less than a week PM Modi said that: Every State of the country, every Union Territory, every district, every municipality, every village, every street, every locality is being put under lockdown.  BCCL …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. As many were left clueless about access to groceries and other essential items after PM Modi’s half-an-hour address, they flocked to grocery stores to stock up on essentials. A detailed note was later released that all essential commodities such as groceries, food items, medicines, etc will remain …

263 Indians were evacuated from Italy in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak and the Air India flight carrying them home has landed in Delhi. Most of them are students and now they are back in their own country.   They will be taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police-managed quarantine facility in Chhawla. This is after thermal scanning and immigration is …

As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives and affect thousands globally, scientists and researchers are racing against time, to develop a drug and a vaccine to counter it. While the government is stepping up all measures to tackle the novel virus, Indian scientists are leaving no stone unturned to develop a cure. Testing for the virus is one …

Three Nirbhaya convicts have had their “last meeting”. They were allowed to meet their family members in a closed room. But one of them, Akshay Thakur, is yet to meet his family. His wife and parents have been told to do so by Thursday, authorities at Tihar Jail said.  They are scheduled to be hanged on Friday at 5.30 am.  …

While the threat of coronavirus spread looms large, people are taking extreme precautions – quarantining themselves and avoiding social contact.  But there are people who are still out, doing their jobs selflessly – those at grocery stores and pharmacies, risking their own health by working and exposing themselves to customers during the pandemic. Agencies These are largely hourly employees, many …

It seems like Indians are yet to realize the magnitude of the coronavirus crisis. Somehow a large section of the population is still convinced that it is not going to affect them. So, they lie about their travel history, ignore warnings and will use their influence to avoid mandatory home isolation.  An 18-year-old who became the first Covid-19 case in …