Day: April 8, 2020

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

Tablighi Jamaat leader will join probe after self-quarantine period is over: Lawyer

7:45 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi will be join investigation after his quarantine period is over, said his lawyer. On Tuesday, Delhi Police’s Crime Branch lodged an FIR against seven people, including the cleric, on a complaint by SHO Nizamuddin for holding a religious congregation here allegedly in violation of the lockdown orders […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson’s condition stable; spends second night in intensive care

7:42 pm April 8, 2020

London: British Prime Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and he was “stable” and “in good spirits” while receiving treatment for coronavirus, a senior health official said on Wednesday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the St Thomas’ Hospital here on Sunday “for close monitoring” after his condition […]

India could've seen 8.2L COVID-19 cases by Apr 15 sans lockdown, containment steps: Health ministry

‘India after April 14’: Lockdown, Partial Lockdown or No Lockdown?

6:11 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India is nearing 5,200 while the death toll has climbed to 149 on Wednesday amid hectic discussions for a possible extension of the 21-day lockdown beyond April 14 as several states already announced plans to ramp up their testing infrastructure and put in place […]

Delhi traffic policeman tests positive for COVID-19

5:03 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: An assistant sub-inspector posted in the traffic unit of Delhi Police has been tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday. He has been admitted at the Super Speciality Block of Safdarjung Hospital, they said. The 49-year-old police official was posted in Hauz Khas circle of the traffic unit. He was taken to […]

COVID-19 cases rise to 141 in Haryana

4:58 pm April 8, 2020

Chandigarh: With 11 more people testing positive for coronavirus, the number of COVID-19 cases in Haryana rose to 141 on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, seven were reported from Faridabad, one from Nuh and two from Palwal while Fatehabad district reported its first case, according to state health Department’s bulletin. At present, there are 122 […]