Day: March 24, 2020

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 519

11:01 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 519 on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry data. According to the figures updated at 5.45 pm, the number of active COVID-19 cases are 470 while 40 people have been cured, discharged or migrated. The figure includes 43 foreign nationals and the nine deaths reported […]

NSE, BSE to carry out normal operations on Wednesday

10:50 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: Leading stock exchanges NSE and BSE will conduct normal operations on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown as part of efforts to curb spreading of coronavirus infections. An NSE spokesperson said operations would be normal at the exchange on Wednesday. “BSE day to operations @BSEIndia will continue,” the […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

To enforce lockdown, petrol, diesel sale stopped in Pune

10:39 pm March 24, 2020

Pune: To deter people from venturing out, the administration on Tuesday took the stringent step of stopping petrol and diesel sale at the pumps in the Pune city. PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown, says this is only way to fight coronavirus District Collector Naval Kishore Ram issued a notification to this effect, addressed to the […]

Amazon makes kids and family content available for free

10:35 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: As more and more people work from home due to the coronavirus quarantine, Amazon has made a number of its kids and family content available free to watch on Prime Video. Shows such as “Pete the Cat”, “Baahubali: The Lost Legends”, “Just Add Magic” Magic”, “The Stinky Dirty Show”, nursery rhymes and stories of […]

Isolation hitting mental health of COVID-19 patients: Experts

Man booked for violating home quarantine norms

10:31 pm March 24, 2020

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man who returned from Australia around five days ago was booked here on Tuesday for violating the home quarantine norms prescribed by the Government and admitted to the state run Gandhi hospital here for COVID-19 tests, police said on Tuesday. He was found while travelling in a car with his parents at […]