INDIA UNDER 'JANATA CURFEW' TODAY The country is observing an unprecedented shutdown today following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a 'Janata Curfew', where people have been urged to voluntarily stay indoors to check the spread of coronavirus. Public transport will be susp
CHANGE OF POLICY ON TESTING, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONSFacing repeated criticism, India has decided to change testing criteria forCOVID-19 to include all pneumonia cases, regardless of travel or contacthistory.In an advisory to hospitals on Friday, the government said: "No suspectedCOVID-19 patient sh
PM ADDRESSES THE NATION: JANATA CURFEW & JANATA THANK THIS SUNDAY In his address to the nation Thursday on the coronavirus threat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned against complacency on the pandemic while asking people to observe a self-imposed curfew on Sunday&n
COVID-19: PM MODI TO ADDRESS NATION TODAY: INFECTION COUNT AT 151India is looking at expanding the pool of random testing samples for COVID-19 to include patients with atypical pneumonia, which presents symptoms slightly different from pneumonia. WHO country representative Dr Henk Bekedam said
ICMR RANDOM TESTS SHOW NO COMMUNITY SPREAD SO FAR, WHO PRAISES GOVTThe first batch of results for tests done by the Indian Council of MedicalResearch (ICMR) in March to check for community transmission of coronavirusare negative.The ICMR had picked 1,020 random samples of people with severe acuteres
MP GOVT AVOIDS FLOOR TEST ON MONDAYMadhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon on Monday gave the Kamal Nath stategovernment an ultimatum demanding that it prove its majority in a floor teston Tuesday.The letter further added that failure to conduct the floor test on Tuesdaywill be considered as the l
SAARC LEADERS DISCUSS VIRUS FIGHTBACK PLAN, INDIA PROPOSES EMERGENCY FUNDIn an unprecedented initiative, as SAARC leaders held a summit viavideo-conference to discuss the way forward to fight the coronaviruspandemic, India on Sunday proposed creation of a COVID-19 emergency fund,for which it committ
IN LOK SABHA, AMIT SHAH FAR FROM DEFENSIVE: 'DELHI RIOTS APPEAR TO BE PRE-PLANNED'Amid a fiery exchange of words in the Lok Sabha, between the Opposition andBJP over the northeast Delhi riots, which left 53 dead, Home Minister AmitShah said a conspiracy could not be ruled out while asserting th
ASHRAF GHANI SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM AS AFGHAN PRESIDENT AMID CRISISAfghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday ashis rival Abdullah Abdullah held a parallel inauguration that could plungethe country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban.
YES BANK FOUNDER ARRESTED, DAUGHTER HELD AT MUMBAI AIRPORT FOR QUESTIONINGThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Rana Kapoor, founder and promoter of Yes Bank, at 4 am Sunday after over 36 hours of interrogation on allegations that he received kickbacks through a Rs 600-crore loan given by Dewan
