As another day of battle between the coronavirus COVID-19 and humanity came to an end, the total number of cases across 185 nations reached 2,101,164 and the death toll stood at 140,773 at 11.45 pm (IST) on Thursday.
Maulana Ghulam Sarwar, who is the national spokesperson of the All India Muslim Front and the founder and secretary of the All India Muslim Dalit Morcha, made several shocking revelations in the sting operation.
Recently, an incident took place in Tollygunge area of Kolkata, West Bengal, where a young man violated the lockdown. When the policeman tried to stop him, the youth attacked the cops.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a briefing on coronavirus changed the timing of the opening of sweet shops in the state from the earlier schedule of 12 pm to 4 pm.
India imposed the first phase of lockdown from March 25 to April 14 to curb the spread of coronavirus. The second phase of lockdown is from April 15 to May 3.
The CM announced that the state had recorded 25 new cases, taking the total recorded cases to 1267, with a total of 180 patients who have recovered and been discharged from the hospitals.
The earthquake was epicentred about 40 km east of Falam in Chin and 170 km southeast of Aizawl in India, and focused 10 km below the surface, said the EMSC.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a money laundering case against Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and others accused. The ED will investigate the money that Maulana Saad has received for the Tablighi Jamaat, as it is alleged that a lot of money came through hawala, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) accompanied by the Northern Army Commander Lt Gen YK Joshi and Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen BS Raju visited the formations and units in the hinterland.
TCS hired 24,179 employees on a net basis in FY 2020, taking up the total headcount to 448,464 as of March 31, 2020. The workforce is young and very diverse, comprising 144 nationalities and with women making up 36.2% of the workforce.
In a Facebook post CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post wrote that Facebook will launch a new feature, Get The Facts, debunking misinformation about the coronavirus.
On Thursday, Mumbai recorded 107 new cases taking the total numbers to 2043. During the same period, three more patients died due to the pandemic in the city, taking the toll to 116, it said.
Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that this calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of various technological tools and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interesting ways, which can be used by the learner to learn even while at home.
Tamil Nadu today witnessed 25 new COVID-19 cases confirmed cases and the total tally of infected people rises to 1267, according to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the government will soon stat plasma transfusion trials for treating coronavirus patients.
Addressing a press conference Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Agarwal said that 325 districts across India have not reported any positive case so far.
La Liga has been on hold since March 10 although president Javier Tebas said last week that the league could start up again on either May 29, June 7 or June 28.
The 2020 edition of the IPL was originally slated to take place from March 29 to May 24.
It is be noted that May 1, 2 and 3, 2020, are bank holidays. As per the revised timings, the RBI regulated market opens at 10 AM instead of the earlier 9 AM. The closing timings too have been revised to 2 PM for all segments.
Harnessing the power of social media, Palaniswami seems to have struck a personal chord with citizens-cum- netizens, not only interacting with them but ensuring redressal of their grievances.
Earlier, the three-match ODI series and subsequent four Twenty20Is between Ireland and Bangladesh were postponed due to COVID-19, thus pushing the Irish season back to the end of May.
During the session, the rupee moved between 76.68 and a low of 76.87 against the US dollar. It had settled at 76.44 against the greenback on Wednesday.
Amid incidents of people not following lockdown measures in parts of the country, a small town in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district is setting an example for all on how to abide by the lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) franchise U Mumba posted a video in which their four players could be seen urging their countrymen to download the app in order to stay informed regarding the coronavirus.
The cardless cash withdrawal option comes with a daily transaction limit as well as per transaction limit which ranges from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 depending upon banks.
