Day: March 30, 2020

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally jumps to 215; 12 more test positive

10:08 am March 30, 2020

Mumbai: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra climbed to 215 on Monday as 12 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the state, a health official said. Out of the 12 new patients, five are from Pune, three from Mumbai, two from Nagpur, and one each from Kolhapur and Nashik, the official said. So […]

Sensex tanks over 1,100 pts; Nifty slumps below 8,400

10:03 am March 30, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 1,100 points in opening session on Monday tracking losses in global equities as unabated spike in COVID-19 cases across the world has hammered economic growth, sending the world into an economic recession. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the world is in the face of a devastating impact […]

Cycling, meditation keep Athawale busy during lockdown

9:57 am March 30, 2020

Mumbai: Amid the coronavirus gloom and the nationwide 21-day lockdown, Union minister Ramdas Athawale, who raised the chant of “Go Corona Go”, is using the time to improve his fitness by cycling and meditating. The 60-year-old Republican Party of India (A) leader, who lives in the ‘Samvidhan’ bungalow in suburban Bandra, is also devoting his […]

8 new COVID-19 cases in MP; total reaches 47

9:55 am March 30, 2020

Indore: Eight new COVID-19 cases have been found in Madhya Pradesh, taking the total number of coronavirus patients in the state to 47, a senior health official said on Monday. Of the eight new cases, seven were reported from Indore and one from Ujjain, Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Dean Dr Jyoti Bindal told […]

Community kitchen in Mathura feeding the needy

9:47 am March 30, 2020

Lucknow: Congress leader Pradeep Mathur and other social activists in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district have transformed a food service organisation into a community kitchen amid the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic. A group of Congress workers have converted ‘Maa ki Rasoi’, a food service organisation, into a community kitchen. “As soon as the nationwide […]