Coronavirus – President, PM, MPs to take a pay cut to fund govt’s efforts to fight COVID-19

Coronavirus – President, PM, MPs to take a pay cut to fund govt’s efforts to fight COVID-19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all Union Ministers along with over 750 Members of Parliament (MPs) will take a 30 percent salary cut for one year and the amount will be used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, announced Union MinisterPrakash Javadekar on Tuesday.The President, the Vice President,…

President, MPs, ministers take a pay cut for 1 year, say it is a message

President, MPs, ministers take a pay cut for 1 year, say it is a message The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cleared an ordinance to slash salaries of parliamentarians and ministers by 30 per cent for one year in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The Cabinet also decided to suspend the MP…

UN Council to discuss virus, after China steps don

UN Council to discuss virus, after China steps don Three days after China demitted Presidency of the UN Security Council, 10 non-permanent members, led by the Dominican Republic, have forced the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, to agree to a closed-door informal consultation on the Covid-19 pandemic this week. This comes after an attempt by…

Noted Sandalwood comic actor Bullet Prakash dies

Noted Sandalwood comic actor Bullet Prakash dies Bengaluru: Bullet Prakash (44), who has acted in more than 300 Kannada movies mostly as a comic sidekick, passed away on April 6. He was admitted to city’s Fortis Hospital on Sunday, April 5 and was kept in the Intensive care unit there. Prakash has been suffering from kidney…

295 FIRs, 3,243 arrests, Rs 1 cr fine on Rajasthan lockdown violators

295 FIRs, 3,243 arrests, Rs 1 cr fine on Rajasthan lockdown violators A total of 295 FIRs have been registered, 3,243 persons arrested, and fine totalling over Rs one crore imposed on lockdown violators in Rajasthan, Additional Director General of Police BL Soni told IANS. As many as 39,245 lockdown violations have been reported till…

Bacardi moves from liquor to hand sanitisers; to make 70,000 litres for hospitals

Bacardi moves from liquor to hand sanitisers; to make 70,000 litres for hospitals Bacardi will be producing 70,000 liters of hand sanitizers, which will be distributed primarily to district government hospitals in these states. Liquor maker Bacardi on Monday said it would produce 70,000 liters of hand sanitizers, which will be distributed primarily to district…

COVID 29 – This liquor brand to produce 70,000 liters of sanitiser

COVID 29 – This liquor brand to produce 70,000 liters of sanitiser With the increasing cases of pandemic, liquor maker Bacardi said that it would be produce 70,000 litres of hand sanitiser. It will be distributed to the district government hospitals. The company has started production of hand sanitizers at its co-packing facility in Telangana,…

DRDO develops bio-suit to protect doctors from coronavirus

DRDO develops bio-suit to protect doctors from coronavirus As doctors, paramedic staff, nurse and other healthcare workers work relentlessly to cure patients of the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world, they put their own life at risk. To ensure these front line workers have a strong line of defence against the contagious virus, Defence…

Coronavirus crisis – Global death toll tops 65,000; total tally 12 lakh

Coronavirus crisis – Global death toll tops 65,000; total tally 12 lakh The coronavirus pandemic was still raging across the world, posing a test for countries and regions, as the global number of confirmed cases increased to 1,213,000, according to the latest update by the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)….