Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi strikes at the Government on Friday saying, suspension of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) is an inhuman and insensitive choice. The contribution of central government employees, soldiers, and pensioners has been exceptional in building our economy, he added. Suspending DA from around 1.14 crore government employees and pensioners, ...

Maharashtra State, at present, is the worst-hit state in India with 5,652 coronavirus positive cases and 269 deaths reported. On April 22, around 778 confirmed cases were recorded in 24 hours. Maharashtra has requested authorization from ICMR to utilize plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients as it was found effective in Delhi. On April 4, a ...

As the Coronavirus cases continue to surge in India, it is crucial for the administration to carry out more tests every day. In a bid to help the government execute this mammoth task, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed a method to detect COVID-19. According to the ...

India is under the second phase of its nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of Coronavirus transmission in the country. However, with over 1300 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country is nearing 20,000, according to latest figures by the Health Ministry (April 22). ...

India’s poor are sleeping in hunger, and the Center decides on Monday to convert the surplus rice into Ethanol to produce hand-sanitizers. According to experts, the Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) foodgrain stocks stood at 77.6 (mt) in March 2020, Indian Express reported. Rahul Gandhi slams the Government on tweeter in Hindi, saying,” When will ...

On April 18, India curbed the Foreign direct investments (FDI) regulations to forestall acquisitions of Indian companies or opportunistic takeovers during the economic slowdown. The move was sharply criticized by China on April 20, stating that India’s new FDI rules are a violation of WTO rules and against the free trade norms. The Center revised ...

A worker inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of President Ramnath Kovind, has tested positive for Coronavirus disease, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday. Following the development, approximately 100 people working inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan have been reportedly quarantined in the complex. Furthermore, at least 125 families living near the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex have ...

While it will take months for the scientists to develop a vaccine for the new COVID-19 diseases, experts are taking various steps necessary to analyse and measure the extent of the infectious disease. Along with the increase in rapid antibody testing, scientific experts are exploring the possibilities of circulation of the virus through sewage water. ...

On Monday, Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, permits the opening of eateries, MSME enterprises, optical sales and repair shops and bus services. The Home Ministry, in a separate letter to Kerala, has firmly objected to its decision and expressed that it’s a dilution of Central Government’s lockdown rules. On Sunday, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla ...

Citizens all across the country are under quarantine due to the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of novel COVID-19 virus. With people confined to their homes, it is important that news and information about the health crisis reach each and every section of society for their awareness, and community radio plays ...