Tag: India
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Why Kerala’s easing of lockdown restrictions is a cause of worry for the Home Ministry?
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 ... -
Doordarshan tops charts as Ramayana & Mahabharat make a comeback on Indian television
In the wake of the Nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, classic old shows are making comeback on the Indian television. State-owned Doordarshan channel is broadcasting reruns of iconic shows, including Indian mythological shows Ramayana and Mahabharat, to keep the viewers engaged during the quarantine. Interestingly, the re-telecast of Ramayana and Mahabharat during the lockdown has worked wonders ... -
Coronavirus: Other states in India could learn from Kerala as it reported only one new case in 24 hours on April 16
According to the latest updates by the Union Health Ministry’s, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India has reached 13,387, around 437 deaths, and 1,749 recovered. In fighting the Covid-19, the State of Kerala has been the first state to have reported just one new case of COVID-19 on April 16. Kerala managed ... -
Coronavirus Lockdown: Indians facing a hard time working from home due to heavy internet traffic
During the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. Till the lockdown continues, all government and private offices, malls, factories, shops, and malls will remain close. The sudden heavy traffic on home and mobile broadband services has impacted the network speed. Many companies have asked their employees to work from home. ... -
Light candles, torches on April 5 at 9 pm for fight against Coronavirus: PM Modi appeals citizens in video message
As the number of positive COVID-9 cases continue to surge in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 3, released a video message for the citizens. With the video message, PM Modi appealed the people to switch off all the lights at their homes on April 5 (Sunday) at 9 pm for 9 minutes, and ... -
NIA registers first case abroad, begins probe in Kabul Gurudwara attack
Days after the attack on Gurudwara in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul in which 27 people were killed and several others were injured, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 1 registered its first overseas case. In a statement released in the matter, the probe agency stated that it registered its first case abroad in the light ... -
On Centre’s request, SC directs media to publish COVID-19 developments ascertained by Govt
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis shadowing over the country, the Supreme Court has directed the media to report on coronavirus based on the facts and information approved by the Central government. This step has been taken to prevent dissemination of fake news on the pandemic that can lead to confusion and panic among the citizens. ... -
Coronavirus: Amid lockdown, should India consider alcohol under essential items list?
Since Prime Minister Modi announced a 21 days lockdown in India, only essential commodities such as milk, groceries, and medicines, vegetables, and fruit shops are allowed to remain open for public. In mid-March, the WHO announced the coronavirus spread a pandemic. The WHO chief asked all nations to fight and requested them to test, treat, ... -
India has fewer rates of coronavirus cases or is it due to the limited number of tests it’s conducting?
India has the second-largest population on the planet, which is around 1.2 billion people, is locked down by the government for 21 days to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. The extreme measure has been taken to contain the spread of the virus. India has reported 902 positive cases and 20 deaths from the novel coronavirus. Experts ... -
FM announces 1.7 lakh crore relief fund in a bid to help poor amid corona crisis
On Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced an emergency relief fund of 1.7 lakh crore rupees to aid the poor and need, hit the harder amid the ongoing corona crisis. In a news briefing, while announcing the stimulus package Ms. Sitharaman said, “We do not want anyone to remain hungry, so we will be giving ...









