The number of confirmed cases in the virus-ravaged country has risen to 47,021, despite severe restrictions on people`s movement. The country`s health service is under huge strain.
The FIR was lodged against Kanika Kapoor for concealing facts and putting the public in danger.
She said the ministry will hold an internal meeting on Saturday to firm up the action plan to deal with the crisis.
The world`s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicenter, Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China, where the virus originated.
Kerala government today decided to ban the entry of pilgrims to the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district for the annual festival beginning on March 29.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has also ordered to shut down all private, corporate and other establishments.
"Public cooperation will have to play a major role in the implementation of the central government and state government's arrangements," said CM Adityanath.
Pietersen also revealed that he was helped by Indian cricketer Srivats Goswami to put out the message in Hindi.
The 2020 edition of the World Snooker Championship has been postponed in the wake of the novel coronavirus that has spread all across the globe and was recently termed 'pandemic' by the World Health Organisation.
South African pacer and son for former fast bowler Mkhaya, Thando Ntini has decided to leave Cape Cobras for Pretoria.
The court also adjourned the hearing of the pleas to prevent a larger crowd of lawyers from gathering in the court hall, given the precautionary measures that are in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Whittingham moved to Cardiff in 2007 and established himself as the club's legend with a total of 459 appearances and scoring 98 goals before departure from the team in 2017.
Major gainer stocks on the Nifty were Bharti Infratel, GAIL, ONGC, and UltraTech Cement, while Yes Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Adani Ports were top losers.
The densely populated region of some 1.9 billion people has been less badly affected than other parts of the world, but new coronavirus cases in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka are all accelerating, with the total across South Asia now exceeding 750. Seven people have died.
Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad also announced that all exams from class 1 to 8 will remain cancelled, all students will be promoted to next classes without any exam.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday (March 20, 2020) blamed the BJP of betraying the people's mandate and triggering a political crisis in the Congress-ruled state. The veteran Congres leader accused the BJP of "murdering democracy" and plotting to pull down his government from the day he took oath on December 17, 2018, after the Congress won 114 seats in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
President Donald Trump earlier in the day urged health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, saying it could lead to a breakthrough while a vaccine is still under development.
Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma were hanged at 5.30 am on Friday (March 20, 2020) at Delhi's Tihar Central Jail. In her first reaction, Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi said, “Finally they have been hanged, it was a long struggle. Today we got justice, this day is dedicated to the daughters of the country. I thank the judiciary and the government.”
Born in Budapest on July 1, 1818, Dr Ignaz Semmelweis is known as the 'father of infection control' as he was the one to introduce hand disinfection standards in obstetrical care.
A group of woman activist with several other people gathered outside the Tihar jail on Friday morning and distributed sweets to celebrate the justice done in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.
The S&P benchmark BSE Sensex opened Friday's session on a positive note amid cautious gains in Asian peers, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic taskforce to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
After the resignation acceptance of 16 Congress MLA the Congress's strength has come down to the new majority mark of 104, and the BJP, with 107 MLAs, can form the government.
Indian-American Nikki Haley has resigned from the Boeing's board of directors over the major airline manufacturer's pursuit of federal assistance to mitigate its financial crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Congress government in the state has been on the brink of collapse since last week after 22 MLAs - loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP last week - resinged.
