India on Thursday announced measures to assist with food, shelter and livelihood for the migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers hit hardest by the nationwide lockdown to control the coronavirus pandemic. The government will provide food assistance for 80 million migrant workers for
An Indian train killed 14 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said. Tens of thousands of people have been walking home from India’s big cities after being laid off because of the […]
There has been no security breach in a Covid-19-tracking app that the Indian government has made a mandatory download for anyone stepping out of their homes to go to work, officials said on Wednesday. According to a statement from the creators of the app, named Aarogya Setu, no personal information of any user has been […]
India has mandated that all public and private sector employees use a government-backed Bluetooth tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as New Delhi begins easing some of its lockdown measures in lower-risk areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Friday said India – the country with the largest number of people in lockdown […]
India saw its highest jump in deaths related to Covid-19 in a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday even as regional governments prepared to ease lockdown restrictions. A total of 73 people affected by the virus had died since Tuesday morning, taking the India-wide toll to 1,007, the federal Health Ministry said. The number of […]
India faces shortages of testing kits – just like so many other countries – in the battle with the new coronavirus. That’s why it has called on its key asset – people power – to help turn the tide. India has reported more than 23,000 cases and 700 deaths from the contagion so far, which […]
India faces shortages of testing kits – just like so many other countries – in the battle with the new coronavirus. That’s why it has called on its key asset – people power – to help turn the tide. India has reported more than 23,000 cases and 700 deaths from the contagion so far, which […]
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has decided to extend the suspension of all existing visas granted to foreigners, except to those belonging to diplomatic, official, UN/international organizations, employment and project categories as well as extend the visa services on Gratis basis to all foreigners stranded in India, till May 3. The union ministry has further directed
India is taking its experience in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, to the world and asserting that without the lockdown, India may have faced 8.2 lakh cases of coronavirus infection instead of the current load of approximately 11,000. India’s Consulate in Toronto released this data to media in Canada including those serving the diaspora community, […]
Spitting in public in India will be punishable with a fine and a jail term of up to one year, the government has said, as the number of Covid-19 positive cases crossed 12,000 on Thursday. Spitting is one of many widespread problems that the country of 1.3 billion has to tackle in its efforts to […]
Premier Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended India’s coronavirus lockdown till May 3, but said he would consider relaxing restrictions in parts of the country after a week considering the hardships faced by the poor. “Taking into account suggestions from various Indian states as well as the public, it has been decided to extend the lockdown […]
India says it will supply key drugs being tested as a potential Covid-19 cure to “nations that have been badly affected” by the pandemic, hours after US President Donald Trump hinted at “retaliation” if New Delhi did not lift a ban on such medicines. India, the world’s leading supplier of generic medicines, had in March […]
A total of 109 people have died of Covid-19 in India, with 32 fatalities and 693 fresh cases in the past 24 hours alone, government data released on Monday showed. The figures released by the Federal Health Ministry take the number of positive cases in India past the 4,000-mark to 4,067. India has registered an […]
A total of 109 people have died of Covid-19 in India, with 32 fatalities and 693 fresh cases in the past 24 hours alone, government data released on Monday showed. The figures released by the Federal Health Ministry take the number of positive cases in India past the 4,000-mark to 4,067. India has registered an […]
The overall number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 1,000 mark on Monday, even as the government said there were no plans to prolong the three-week nationwide lockdown. The total number of positive cases climbed to 1,071, with 92 new cases, according to the federal Health Ministry. Of these, 29 had died while 99 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a “total lockdown” for 21 days in India, the world’s biggest stay-at-home order in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. “From 12 midnight the entire country will go under a complete lockdown. Seeing the situation as it stands, the lockdown will be for 21 days – three weeks,” […]
Millions of people across New Delhi and major Indian cities were placed under lockdown on Monday and domestic flights were ordered to be stopped to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Many people were still not taking the lockdown seriously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as television footage showed people at bus terminals and out […]
India has cancelled all visas granted to nationals from Germany, France and Spain issued on and before Thursday and asked Indian citizens to avoid travelling to these countries affected by the new coronavirus cases in Europe. The new advisory comes as the number of cases showing positive for the virus inched up to 50 in […]
Indian police on Friday confirmed the arrest of 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35. Tunisian parliament approves new govt under Elias Fakhfakh Meanwhile, […]
Violence continues unabated in the north-eastern part of the Indian capital as protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned into a communal frenzy. Seven persons including a policeman have been killed in clashes, with over 160 injured. READ ALSO: German investigators discover drugs worth over €50m Delhi Police on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders in […]
