Sharing data of coronavirus on daily basis has created panic: IMA
New Delhi: Amid rising cases of novel coronavirus in the country, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said sharing data of infected people on a daily basis with the public has created panic across the country. It also appealed to the government to “classify the data” of the pandemic and take appropriate action with “clinical […]
Circular is ‘uncivilised’: Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday termed as “uncivilised” the Centre’s circular barring the return of Indians from coronavirus-hit countries such as Italy unless they produce a certificate that proves they have tested negative for the virus. Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Tuesday night seeking his intervention […]
JK, Ladakh and Arunachal integral parts of India, India tells China
New Delhi: India’s consistent position has been that Arunachal Pradesh and the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are its integral parts and it has been clearly conveyed to the Chinese side on several occasions, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Responding to a query in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for […]
Re-entry in India gets tough
People with travel history to Italy, S Korea need 'negative' COVID-19 certificate
New Delhi: In addition to visa restrictions already in place, people travelling from or having visited Italy and South Korea will now have to mandatorily submit certificate of having tested negative for COVID-19 from laboratories authorised by the health authorities of their countries. This measure came into effect from 0000 hrs of March 10 and […]
Former CM Omar Abdullah ‘celebrates’ 50th birthday in jail
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah turned 50 on Tuesday and spent the day at Hari Nivas here where he has been under detention for the last seven months. Detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), Omar had a quiet day in the sub-jail not far from his residence on Gupkar […]
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
Tehran (Iran): Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement in a televised news conference. It represented an 18 per cent increase in deaths from the day before and 12 per […]
Congress gets a Scindia ‘shocker’ on Holi eve
22 MLAs also resign as MP govt teeters on edge
New Delhi/Bhopal: In a massive setback for the Congress, its prominent youth leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party and in a coordinated rebellion on Tuesday 22 MLAs loyal to him resigned in Madhya Pradesh, pushing the 15-month-old Kamal Nath government to the brink of collapse. Scindia, 49, appeared set to join the BJP, a party […]
US calls for a UN vote Tuesday on Taliban deal: diplomats
United Nations: The United States has called for a Tuesday vote at the UN Security Council to endorse Washington’s deal with the Taliban that was meant to pave the way to peace in Afghanistan, diplomats said. The US military has begun withdrawing troops as part of the pullout agreed in the February 29 agreement with […]
Scindia’s exit a big blow; many devoted leaders feel alienated, wasted: Cong MLA Bishnoi
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi on Tuesday described Jyotiraditya Scindia’s exit from the party a big blow and said there are many devoted leaders across the country who feel “alienated, wasted and discontented”. Stressing that Scinda was a central pillar of the party, Bishnoi, who is younger son of the former Haryana chief […]