Day: March 24, 2020

Gairsain to be made into new division: U'khand CM

Lockdown a welcome break for some in Uttarakhand

10:24 pm March 24, 2020

Dehradun: The statewide lockdown in Uttarakhand to contain the coronavirus outbreak may have given some a feeling of being cooped up, but has also given others the much-needed break from the daily grind to spend quality time with their families. While some residents regret the restrictions as they cannot follow the routine of going to […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Six students from Nanded stranded in Mauritius: Chavan

10:19 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra PWD minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday said six hotel management students from Nanded, who went to Mauritius for internship, are unable to return home due to cancellation of international flights following the coronavirus pandemic. Chavan has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, asking him to speak to the Centre and get […]

Maharashtra: 13 morning walkers booked for defying lockdown

PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown, says this is only way to fight coronavirus

10:13 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight, asserting that social distancing is the only way out for the country in its decisive battle against the coronavirus. In his second address to the nation on the pandemic raging across much of the world […]

Woody Allen’s memoir released by new publisher

9:53 pm March 24, 2020

Los Angeles: Weeks after Hachette Book Group decided not to publish embattled filmmaker Woody Allen‘s memoir “Apropos of Nothing” following a massive backlash, Arcade Publishing has released the book in the US. Arcade, which is an imprint of the independent publisher Skyhorse, released Apropos of Nothing on Monday in hardcover and e-book editions. “We as […]

Pune start-up develops eco-friendly hand sanitiser

Govt bans export of sanitisers, all types of ventilators

9:44 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday banned export of all sanitisers and ventilators with immediate effect in wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “Export of all sanitisers…is prohibited, with immediate effect,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. It also banned exports of all types of ventilators, including any artificial respiratory apparatus […]