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 …
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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 …
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With the number of people in Pakistan affected by coronavirus increasing to 733, worried citizens have appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to impose a lockdown. These cases include including 396 in Sindh and 137 in Punjab, as per the authorities. AFP On Saturday, Pakistan suspended all international flights for two weeks and curtailed train services. So far three patients …
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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 …
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Coronavirus is holding the world hostage right now. Every walk of life is being affected and its like being held for ransom and nobody is there to pay the money. One profession that has taken a hard hit is prostitution. No, we are not kidding. One of the most lucrative industries in the world has been badly dented thanks to …
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The global pandemic coronavirus has claimed thousands of lives across the word and the doctors and nurses who are on the frontlines of fighting the disease, and treating patients relentlessly. This leaves them exposed more than anyone else, and it takes a lot of courage to keep doing your duty, despite that knowledge. In India, a Kerala doctor who had …
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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 …
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The coronavirus outbreak is currently the deadliest in Italy where 475 people died in a day due to the novel virus. There are a total of 35,713 confirmed cases in the country, with more than 4,000 having successfully recovered. Lombardy, the worst-hit region, recorded 319 deaths in one day. Italy is the world’s worst affected country after China, where the virus …
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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. …
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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 …
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