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Indian Railways announced on Sunday that it plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020, initially with 15 pairs of trains. The train services will initially begin with 15 pairs of trains or with 30 journeys from...
COVID-19 patients can end home isolation after 17 days
Coronavirus infected patients can end home isolation after 17 days of onset of symptoms or date of sampling and if they have no fever for 10 days without getting tested again for COVID-19, according to revised guidelines for home isolation...
Only limited seats available in special trains
In order to ensure the strict compliance of social distancing norms, all seats will not be available for booking in the passenger trains which are scheduled to run from May 12, said Union Minister of State for Railways, Suresh Angadi...
PM to hold conference with CMs today at 3 pm
As India enters the last week of the 54-day coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with chief ministers during which a strategy for a phased exit from the shutdown is to be discussed. Modi's discussions with...
Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted to Lucknow hospital after stomach related ailments
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was admitted to Lucknow’s Medanta hospital, late on Sunday night, after he complained of stomach pain. This is the second time in the past five days that the SP leader has been...
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Admitted To AIIMS In Delhi
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), under observation at cardio-thoracic ward late Sunday night after he complained of chest pain. The 87-year-old former PM had undergone a successful bypass surgery in...
Railways to begin few train services from May 12
The Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, the national transporter said Sunday. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah,...
4 held for spreading rumours on Shah’s health
Four people were arrested on Saturday for spreading rumours about Home Minister Amit Shah's health. They four people were detained in Gujarat- two from Bhavnagar and the other two from Ahmedabad. Earlier on Saturday, Amit Shah said he is absolutely healthy and...
PM Modi to discuss lockdown with CMs on Monday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of various states via video conference on Monday afternoon, the Prime Minister's Office said. This will be the fifth meeting of the prime minister with the chief ministers since the outbreak of...
Indian, Chinese troops clash in Sikkim sector
Troops of India and China were involved in a fierce face-off and many of them sustained minor injuries in the clash near Naku La in the Sikkim sector along the Sino-Indo border on Saturday, official sources said. The troops disengaged after...
COVID-19: 128 deaths, 3,277 cases reported in 24 hrs; toll 2,109
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,109 and the number of cases climbed to 62,939 in the country on Sunday, registering an increase of 128 deaths and 3,277 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union...
5 Air India pilots test positive for Covid-19
Five Air India pilots have tested positive for Covid-19. The pilots had operated one of the cargo flights to Guangzhou recently. Air India has been operating cargo flights to international destinations since the lockdown. Among the flights operated were Boeing 787...
New antiviral drug shows promise against COVID-19
A two-week course of an antiviral therapy, started within seven days of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, may improve clinical recovery of patients and reduce their hospital stay duration, according to the first randomised trial of this triple drug combination. ...
4 Naxals, one cop killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Four Naxals, including two women, and a police official were killed in an exchange of fire in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night at Pardhauni village under Manpur police station limits,...
Govt issues new discharge policy for COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus infected patients developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged by a hospital, the Union health ministry on Friday said in its revised discharge policy for COVID-19 cases. Moderate cases...
India’s Covid toll tops 1,900; cases near 60k
3,320 more COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths have been reported in last 24 hours, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Total number of cases in India rises to 59,662, including 39,834 active cases, 17,847 cured/discharged/migrated, and 1,981 deaths,...
Maharashtra seals borders to curb liquor smuggling
In an attempt to prevent smuggling of liquor from neighbouring states during the lockdown, Maharashtra has sealed its borders with them and deployed adequate manpower at a dozen checkposts, an official said on Friday. The move by the excise department...
SC urges states to home deliver liquor
The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that states should consider indirect sale and home delivery of liquor as per its statute and law to avoid crowding at liquor shops amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown. A bench headed by Justice Ashok...
Uddhav Thackeray hints at extending lockdown in state till May-end
In a meeting with leaders of various political parties on the current COVID-19 situation, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday indicated that the lockdown might be extended till the end of May in the state. “We managed to control the spread...
Uddhav appeals to migrants in Maharashtra, adds Aurangabad was painful
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has expressed his anguish at the Aurangabad train tragedy early Friday morning, when 16 migrant workers were crushed to death and four others injured by a goods train while sleeping on the tracks. Around 20 migrant...
61% Covid patients lose sense of smell on 3rd day
Loss of the sense of smell is most likely to occur by the third day of infection with the novel coronavirus, according to a study of over 100 COVID-19 patients which may help public health experts better identify those carrying...
