Belarusians Flock to Churches for Easter, Defy Stay Home Calls Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Thousands of Belarusians converged on churches across the country on Sunday to celebrate Easter, ignoring calls from health authorities and church leaders to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Priests had planned to conduct services in empty churches…
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Iraq Lifts Suspension of Reuters’ Licence to Work in Country
Iraq Lifts Suspension of Reuters’ Licence to Work in Country Iraqi authorities on Sunday lifted a suspension of Reuters’ licence to work in the country. The news agency’s licence was suspended earlier this month over a report on the number of coronavirus cases in Iraq. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) informed Reuters it…
Stranded Bangladeshi citizens all set to fly back home
Stranded Bangladeshi citizens all set to fly back home New Delhi: India has permitted Bangladesh to fly back nearly 1,000 Bangladeshi citizens who had been stranded in the country in the wake of the national lockdown since March 25. Both the External Affairs Ministry and the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi jointly coordinated this…
US lawyers sue China for trillions of dollars
US lawyers sue China for trillions of dollars Washington: Lawyers in the US have launched a landmark legal action to sue China for trillions of dollars over the coronavirus pandemic, accusing its Communist leaders of negligence for allowing the outbreak to erupt and then covering it up. The class action, which involves thousands of claimants from…
Vijayawada – Special vehicles deployed to keep vigil in red zones
Vijayawada – Special vehicles deployed to keep vigil in red zones Vijayawada: In view of spike in Covid-19 positive cases in Vijayawada, denizens should stay indoors to check the spread of the virus, said Police Commissioner Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Sunday. He was launching six special vehicles and six special bikes to strengthen the vigil…
Pune declared containment zone; PMC, PCMC areas sealed off
Pune declared containment zone; PMC, PCMC areas sealed off AS CORONAVIRUS positive cases continue to increase in number, the entire city, comprising Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), has been declared as a containment zone with boundaries sealed off. Shekhar Gaikwad, PMC Commissioner, said the number of coronavirus positive patients is increasing…
‘Analysis satisfactory’ – Dr Harsh Vardhan says COVID-19 doubling rate improving, calls it ‘good indication’
‘Analysis satisfactory’ – Dr Harsh Vardhan says COVID-19 doubling rate improving, calls it ‘good indication’ New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Sunday, visited the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital and said that analysis of the government data has been satisfactory in the past few days. He said, “I’m being told that around 95…
Free rice, cash aid will continue in May – KCR
Free rice, cash aid will continue in May – KCR Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday said the 12 kg free rice and Rs 1,500 cash assistance for white card holders in the State will continue in May too. He said that all the 87.50 lakh card holders in the State will receive 12…
These 3 Government Officials Posed With Liquor Bottles During Lockdown. Here’s What Happened Next
These 3 Government Officials Posed With Liquor Bottles During Lockdown. Here’s What Happened Next New Delhi:Â A lot of talks over liquor are freely flowing these days after the country went into a national lockdown and it got extended until May 3. Several Chief Ministers had urged the Centre to allow the sale of liquor as…
Modi calls for unity, says coronavirus|COVID-19 doesn’t see religion
Modi calls for unity, says coronavirus|COVID-19 doesn’t see religion New Delhi: The coronavirus disease does not distinguish between race, religion, caste, colour and borders and humanity’s response to this ‘common challenge’ should be based on unity and brotherhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, calling on Indians top to innovate a new work culture…
Government extends lockdown norms by a day till tomorrow
Government extends lockdown norms by a day till tomorrow Lockdown restrictions have been extended by a day by the state government, through an order issued by chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar on Sunday. The order directed all heads of departments, deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of the districts to ‘continue to implement the…
Twinkle Khanna Shares Photos of Flamingos in Mumbai, Post Goes Viral
Twinkle Khanna Shares Photos of Flamingos in Mumbai, Post Goes Viral Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna shared a stunning photos of thousands of Flamingos who have migrated to Mumbai amid the lockdown. The pictures were taken at TS Chanakya wetlands in Navi Mumbai. Twinkle took to Twitter and retweeted the photos and wrote, ‘Stunning.’ The photographer had…
PM Modi applauds small traders who kept supply chain intact amid lockdown
PM Modi applauds small traders who kept supply chain intact amid lockdown Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the role of small traders and local shopkeepers who have played a vital part in the supply chain of essential commodities by selling and delivering basic necessities to citizens at huge personal risk during the Covid-19…
Delhi Red Zones – 5 more hotspots sealed by government, number of areas sealed comes to 76 (Full list)
Delhi Red Zones – 5 more hotspots sealed by government, number of areas sealed comes to 76 (Full list) The Delhi government on Saturday identified 8 new coronavirus hotspots in the national capital. All of these COVID-19 hotspots were sealed by the government by night.
Delhi Red Zones – 5 more hotspots sealed by government, number of areas sealed comes to 76 (Full list)
Delhi Red Zones – 5 more hotspots sealed by government, number of areas sealed comes to 76 (Full list) The Delhi government on Saturday identified 8 new coronavirus hotspots in the national capital. All of these COVID-19 hotspots were sealed by the government by night.