Category: India News

India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future

MUMBAI – Shaikh Bahaduresha, 31, lived on Mumbai’s streets for two months last year, unable to make ends meet on his meagre taxi-driving profits of roughly $5 a day. After he got married in December, his wife put some money towards renting a small apartment, and they moved […]

Coronavirus: Sonia urges PM, Cong CMs to take measures for wage support to construction workers

New Delhi, Mar 24: Expressing concern over the plight of construction workers after the country-wide lockdown over coronavirus, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce emergency measures, including wage support to those in distress. In a letter to the prime minister, Gandhi said […]

Police vacate protesters at Shaheen Bagh amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi, Mar 24: Protestors against the citizenship law at Shaheen Bagh were vacated by the Delhi Police amid coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday morning, officials said. The women agitators have been on a sit-in at Shaheen Bagh for over three months, protesting the newly amended Citizenship Act . […]

Swearing-in of BJP ministry in Madhya Pradesh at 9 pm

Bhopal, Mar 23: The oath-taking ceremony of the new BJP ministry in Madhya Pradesh will take place on Monday, official sources said. The ceremony will be held at the Raj Bhawan at 9 pm, the sources told PTI. The BJP legislature party meeting will be held around 7 pm […]

Coronavirus outbreak: Maha CM urges citizens to stay indoors

Mumbai, Mar 23 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday appealed to citizens to stay at home for their own safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Despite CrPC Section 144 being invoked in the state, a number of people were seen out on streets on Monday […]

Coronavirus: Guj mob flouts Janta curfew to pay tribute, Booked

Ahmedabad, Mar 23: A mob of 40 people was booked in Khadia in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city for gathering at 5pm on Sunday to pay tribute to frontline staff in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. A video of people chanting slogans, dancing and clanging utensils during Janta curfew, […]

Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 415 in India: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Mar 23: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country surged to 415, a spike from the 360 figure the night before, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The figure includes 41 foreign nationals and seven deaths. Gujarat, Bihar and Maharashtra reported a death each on […]

Indian railways cancels all passenger trains till March 31 – ANI

Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train services until March 31 due to the coronavirus outbreak, ANI reported on Sunday. bit.ly/2UnQEQS Reuters March 22, 2020 Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Sam HolmesOur Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-railways/indian-railways-cancels-all-passenger-trains-till-march-31-ani-idINKBN2190AA

Coronavirus cases climb to 341 in India

New Delhi, Mar 22: The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 341 on Sunday after fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country, the Union Health Ministry said. The total includes 41 foreign nationals and five deaths, the latest being reported from Maharashtra, […]

Poor Indians flee to villages as coronavirus measures take heavy toll

MUMBAI – Thousands of poor city migrants whose livelihoods have collapsed due to India’s coronavirus measures headed back to their villages on Saturday, raising fears that the exodus could carry the virus to the countryside. About one fifth of India’s 271 confirmed coronavirus cases has been reported in […]

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