Day: April 2, 2020

Jamia student arrested in connection with NE Delhi violence

5:09 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a student of Jamia Milia Islamia for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots in northeast Delhi, officials said. Meeran Haider (35), a PhD student at Jamia, is the president of RJD youth wing’s Delhi unit, sources said. On Wednesday at 10 am, Haider was called […]

Significant improvement in air quality across India due to coronavirus lockdown: CPCB

5:02 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide ”Janta Curfew” followed by the 21-day lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak have led to a significant reduction in pollution in the country with 91 cities recording air quality in the ”good” and ”satisfactory” category on March 29, a Central Pollution Control Board report has stated. Travel restrictions and closure of […]

Coronavirus helplines either busy or unreachable, complain users

4:57 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: When over the counter paracetamols did not help abate Delhi-based Ankur Tiwari’s low-grade fever, sore throat and breathlessness, he tried calling up the COVID-19 helplines to check if he needed to get tested for the fatal virus, but to no avail. “The numbers were either busy or did not connect at all. I […]

UP: Suspected COVID-19 patient commits suicide in quarantine ward

4:40 pm April 2, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A suspected coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide in the quarantine ward of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said on Thursday. The body of the 40-year-old man was found hanging from the ceiling in the district hospital, they said. The reason behind him taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, […]

Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump contradictory views on China shift as crisis grows

Trump’s contradictory views on China shift as crisis grows

4:35 pm April 2, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has held an unequivocal position about China and the coronavirus — several of them. Trump initially praised China, then excoriated Beijing after it made unsubstantiated claims that the virus originated in the United States. Now, Trump is back to offering niceties. The diverging messages have generated finger-pointing by both Beijing and […]