Lifting of lockdown depends on people: Maha CM
Mumbai/Nagpur:Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that lifting of lockdown in the state after April 14 will be dependent upon the compliance by people to the government directives. He also said that no permission will be granted to any...
PMs April 5 blackout call puts power sector on alert mode to maintain grid stability
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a 9-minute blackout at 9 p.m. on Sunday, has shaken the babus in the power ministry who have put themselves in a huddle to quickly devise a strategy to prevent the April...
India records 478 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs
With 478 cases reported in the last 24 hours, the highest spike so far, India's tally of positive coronavirus cases on Friday rose to 2,547 including 162 cured/discharged and 62 deaths, as per the latest data of the Ministry of...
NDTV wins ‘money-laundering’ case
The Supreme Court has today ruled in favour of NDTV in a tax case which accused the company of money-laundering while raising funds abroad in 2007 for its non-news businesses. The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Revenue Department to...
Malaria drug for COVID-19 may raise risk of heart problems: Scientists
The anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, which are being considered by some for treating COVID-19, may increase the risk for dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, United States cardiologists have warned. The researchers from Oregon Health & Science...
5-year-old COVID-19 positive child tests negative: BMC officials
A 5-day-old child from Chembur, who was tested positive for COVID-19, has now been detected negative for the coronavirus, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials on Friday. On March 26, the report of the child and his mother came positive for...
Diyas, torches, phone flashlights, candles… light up, says PM
The big takeway from the message is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks the people of India to switch off all lights and stand in the balconies with a candle, mobile flashlight or a torch at 9 pm on Sunday...