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 …
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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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While India is leaving no stone unturned to put measures in place and create awareness about the coronavirus and precautionary steps to deal with it, it is dealing with a unique and a threatening problem. According to a report by Times Now, 11 suspected coronavirus patients fled from a Maharashtra hospital. Last week, three suspected coronavirus patients who were quarantined …
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A Japanese man was given the death sentence for killing 19 disabled people in in 2016. He had stabbed them to death. 30-year-old Satoshi Uematsu confessed the crime. The victims belonged to a care centre for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, southwest of Tokyo. 26 were wounded as well. It was where he worked. The carnage sent a shockwave …
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Jamia Millia Islamia’s Dr Zakir Husain Library, which was damaged allegedly by Delhi Police in December last year, was reopened for students nearly after three months on Wednesday. The university said the library is now fully functional. Dr Zakir Husain Library, the central library of Jamia, was reopened after extensive renovation and face lifting, university PRO Ahmad Azeem said. Jamia …
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The Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak which has now been officially recognized as a pandemic is unprecedented in many levels and countries across the world are taking unprecedented steps to contain it. In India too, the situation is no different. With the recent spike in the number of people testing positive for the virus the country too is resorting to unprecedented measures. BCCL …
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The World Health Organization called the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on Wednesday, issuing a grim warning that the global spread and severity of the illness was due to “alarming levels of inaction”. The call came as Europe faced a mounting number of cases — including a slew of new countries clocking first deaths — prompting governments to roll out …
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The Karnataka Forest Department has dismissed a staffer and initiated action against another employee, after a video of them firing a bullet at an elephant went viral. The video which was shot on the peripheries of the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka showed two guards on a jeep taking a shot at a charging tusker. While one of them takes …
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AFP Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that of about 80,000 people who have been sickened by COVID-19 in China, more than 70% have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: Jump To 1) Another Delaying Tactic Nirbhaya Convict Moves Court Against Cops Saying They Thrashed Him 2) Indian Medical …
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The Arunachal Pradesh government has temporarily suspended PAPs to foreigners in order to keep a check on coronavirus. Officials have confirmed this. Foreigners require Protected Area Permits to get into the state as it borders China. Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar directed all PAP issuing authorities to suspend issuing permits until further notice. “It is learnt that Covid-19 positive cases have …
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