Day: March 25, 2020

Chinese-origin people in city face racist slurs

11:05 pm March 25, 2020

Kolkata: Chinese-origin people in the city, some living here since birth, have become targets of racial discrimination and slurs, amid the growing panic over the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in China. Francis Yee Lepcha (41), whose grandfather had migrated from China decades ago, said he had been encountering glares and cold stares since the outbreak […]

AP govt to distribute ration, cash relief at doorsteps

10:56 pm March 25, 2020

Machilipatnam (AP): People in Andhra Pradesh will get free ration at their door steps on March 29 in view of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, state Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Srivenkateswara Rao said on Wednesday. The ration card holders need not visit the public distribution system (PDS) shops for biometric verification […]

Coronavirus: Politicians in Bengal say no to physical interactions, prefer work from home

9:12 pm March 25, 2020

Kolkata: Politicians cutting across party lines in West Bengal have switched to work-from-home mode in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, shunning physical interactions and opting for social media to connect with workers and supporters. Since the last few days, most political parties, including the TMC, BJP, Congress and CPI(M) have called off rallies and […]

CBI questions two prime accused in DHFL scam

9:08 pm March 25, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has questioned two prime accused in the Rs 2,267 crore Employees’ Provident Fund scam in Uttar Pradesh wherein savings of power sector employees was invested in the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation, which is facing multiple probes of swindling funds worth Rs 30,000 crore, officials said. The agency questioned Pravin Kumar Gupta, […]

Maharashtra: 13 morning walkers booked for defying lockdown

COVID-19 lockdown: Over 350 detained in 24 hrs in Gujarat

9:04 pm March 25, 2020

Ahmedabad: Over 350 people were detained for violating the COVID-19 lockdown in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, a senior official said on Wednesday. Those detained include people who violated home quarantine norms, director general of police Shivanand Jha said. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Tuesday, Gujarat has been […]