A young man under home quarantine for coronavirus after return from Sri Lanka suddenly ran out of his house nude and fatally bit a 80-year old woman in his neighbourhood in a village near here, police said on Saturday (March 28, 2020).
Huge crowds of those wanting to return to their home towns and villages were witnessed in several parts of Delhi, taking the arduous trek of several kilometres on foot even as the coronavirus pandemic infected 918 people across India and over 6.40 lakh worldwide.
The ministry has changed the rules for assistance under the SDRF, facilitating the availability of money for food and temporary accommodation for migrant workers.
As the whole world has come to a standstill due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Burz Khalifa in Dubai (UAE) stood tall on Friday (March 27, 2020) to lit up in several languages to send the message of solidarity to everyone fighting the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak.
"We are deeply grateful and have immense respect for every person of member organizations who have risked their life and safety to fight this pandemic," wrote Ratan Tata.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday approved the merger of several public sector banks from April 1. All branches of the Allahabad Bank will function as branches of Indian Bank and customers, including depositors of Allahabad Bank, will be treated as customers of Indian Bank from April 1.
The Board of Control for Cricket Council in India (BCCI) on Saturday (March 28, 2020) declared that they are going to contribute Rs 51 crores to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.
Amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Maldives Parliament on Saturday decided to move its session online from March 30 (Monday) and will continue to meet via video conference till the health emergency is lifted. The rehearsals for the same were done on Saturday in which the Speaker of the House, Mohamed Nasheed, participated. The Maldives has so far recorded 16 positive cases.
Taking to micro-blogging website Twitter, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced the government's initiative, adding that anyone can get free lunch and dinner at these centres. The centres have been mapped by the Chief Minister's Office.
The fund has been set up so that the people who want to contribute can do so by following a few simple steps which will help the government tide over the major COVID-19 hurdle.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday contributed a month`s salary to the PMNRF to strengthen the government`s efforts in combating the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
A three-week lockdown to contain the rising cases of the deadly coronavirus and combat the COVID-19 is insufficient, according to a recent study by experts. The coronavirus continues to infect people globally even as leaders across the world are implementing measures to contain the rapid-growing outbreak. Till 4.45 pm (IST) the COVID-19 positive cases has crossed 6 lakh and killed over 28,000 globally.
Jarvis will take up his new position on June 24 following the departure of Karen Rothery after only 12 months in the role.
Coronavirus infections in Japan have climbed to more than 1,400, with 47 deaths.
Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen gave himself and his son a haircut. In an Instagram post Pietersen could be seen cutting his son's hair in what he calls the tennis ball cut.
The tiger`s birth came as a surprise to everyone, said Kitzia Rodriguez, daughter of the zoo owner and a vet there.
BCCI took to Twitter to share the news of their 11 million followers by posting a picture featuring some well-known Indian players.
All of them have been rushed to a military hospital and are currently undergoing treatment.
Several state and UT governments are taking up various steps to help people go past the coronavirus pandemic without much harm. In order to fight the COVID-19, various state/UT governments have started helpline numbers to provide help during the 21-day lockdown period in the country.
Amid the rising cases of the coronavirus COVD-19 worldwide, the Pakistani Army is unwilling to close the mosques across the country fearing backlash from the fundamentalist clerics. The fact remains that the fundamentalist clerics are crucial for Pakistan's proxy wars in Afghanistan and India, especially Jammu and Kashmir.
The first Panamerican Shooting Championship was slated to be held from May 8 to May 17 in Lima, Peru.
In order to use the feature, a person will need to search the name of an animal on google. Following that, they will need to find a little box that says “Meet the (insert animal name) up close.”
Four persons were crushed to death and three seriously injured when a tempo ran over them at Vasai taluka in Maharastra's Palghar district on Saturday, police said.
On Friday, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar came forward and decided to contribute Rs 25 lakh each to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's Relief Fund in their fight against COVID-19.
