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Members of Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam (SGVP) pack food to be distributed amongst the poor and homeless people during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of coronavirus outbreak, in Ahmedabad. PTI photo

Gujarat covid count rises to 144 with 16 new cases

Of the 16 new cases, 11 are from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each in Mehsana, Patan and Surat

06 Apr 2020 11:40 AM

People stand in a queue at safe distance to buy grocery items from a shop during the nationwide lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Bhopal on Sunday. PTI photo

Covid19 cases cross 4,000 in India, 109 deaths so far

As many as 109 deaths have been reported across the country due to the deadly disease

06 Apr 2020 11:24 AM

Forensics and crime branch officials arrive at Nizamuddin Markaz to conduct investigation, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. PTI photo

8 Malaysian Tablighi men, trying to flee India, nabbed

The eight Malaysian Tablighi activists were hiding in the Delhi-NCR region

05 Apr 2020 6:16 PM

Homeless people lined up at a pavement to get free snacks during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi. PTI photo

HRD ministry to decide on reopening schools, colleges on April 14

The govt will ensure there is no academic loss to students if schools and colleges needed to remain shut beyond April 14

05 Apr 2020 4:44 PM

Mayor Avtar Singh along with North MCD workers sanitizes a locality in the Civil Lines area in the view of the coronavirus outbreak during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Covid19 deaths in India surge to 79, cases to 3,374

While the confirmed cases reached 3,624. Of them, 284 have been cured and discharged

05 Apr 2020 1:06 PM

Sex workers queue to collect ration being distributed by the GB Road Market Assosiation during a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, in New Delhi, Friday. PTI photo

Covid19 deaths in India climb to 62, cases touch 2,547

The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 2,322, while 162 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated

03 Apr 2020 11:34 PM

People stand in queues to collect food distributed at a government school during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Coronavirus deaths in India rise to 56, cases at 2,301

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh have reported one death each

03 Apr 2020 12:08 PM

MP coronavirus cases tally 119 after eight new cases

Out of the total 119 coronavirus cases in the state so far, 89 have been reported from Indore

03 Apr 2020 11:46 AM

Do not cross the laxman Rekha on social distancing: PM Modi to nation

Prime Minister said that nobody among the 130 crore Indians is alone in this fight against the deadly infection

03 Apr 2020 9:15 AM

Health workers sanitizing an area near the Nizamuddin mosque in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 after people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat tested positive for the corona virus. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

FIR against clerics hiding in Madrassa after attending Nizamuddin prayer meet

Case registered against nine clerics who attended Jamaat congregation in Delhi

02 Apr 2020 4:54 PM

Keralites stranded in the virus hit UK — DC photo

Special flight carrying foreigners to UK may not evacuate stranded Indians

More than 400 Indian students including nearly 100 Malayali students are stranded in different parts of the UK

02 Apr 2020 4:22 PM

A security person punishes two youths for flouting the lockdown rules, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Guwahati. PTI photo

13 more corona positive cases in Assam, 117 Nizamuddin event returnees untraceable

Total number of corona positive rises to five in Assam, all have history of Nizamuddin congregation visit

02 Apr 2020 11:38 AM

Many who attended Nizamuddin religious congregation have tested positive for Covid-19. (Photo- PTI)

Of Tablighi Jamaat Nizamuddin controversy, its link to coronavirus in India

The Jamaat claims that about 2,500 members were at Nizamuddin Markaz

01 Apr 2020 5:55 PM

Health workers sanitise their collegues after disinfecting an area near Nizammuddin mosque, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI photo

Nizamuddin Markaz: FIR against maulana, cops say 157 at masjids pose a risk

The police warned no “social distancing” is possible at these places and there was a grave public health risk

01 Apr 2020 3:41 PM

Medics carry out screening as police cordoned off an area in Nizamuddin after some people showed coronavirus symptoms, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Foreigners who attended Nizamuddin religious event violating visa rules to be blacklisted

Foreigners among 8K people who attended Tabligh-e-Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz in March, many of whom have shown symptoms of COVID-19

31 Mar 2020 12:51 PM

Modi asks envoys to publicise PM CARES fund abroad, seeks fund to procure medical equipment for corona

PM Modi asked the Indian envoys “to suitably publicise the newly-established PM-CARES Fund to mobilise donations from abroad”

31 Mar 2020 12:44 AM

A volunteer sprays disinfectant on paramilitary personnel as they cordon off an area in Nizamuddin, where several people showed symptoms of infection from coronavirus after taking part in a religious gathering a few days ago, during the nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi on Monday. PTI image

Covid19 deaths in India touch 35, cases climb to 1,242

The nationwide lockdown, that has now completed six days, is helping contain the fast rise of fresh cases

30 Mar 2020 11:17 PM

Fire fighter personnel spray disinfectants on a road during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Lokhra in Guwahati on Sunday. PTI photo

Government has no plan to extend 21-day lockdown

There have been fears that the lockdown may spark severe economic and social distress

30 Mar 2020 1:44 PM

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) offical sprays santizers on the hands of migrants, who have been walking to their respective villages amid a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, near Delhi-UP Border in New Delhi. PTI photo

Provide status report on steps to prevent migration of workers: Supreme Court to Centre

The top court observed that the migration of labourers out of panic and fear is becoming a bigger problem than the coronavirus

30 Mar 2020 1:23 PM

People stand in queues to enter APMC Vegetable Market, during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Navi Mumbai. PTI photo

Coronavirus deaths in India climb to 29, cases cross 1K

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated

30 Mar 2020 12:37 PM

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