Day: April 12, 2020

UAE ready to fly stranded Indians if they test negative for coronavirus: Envoy

4:10 pm April 12, 2020

Dubai: The UAE has offered to fly stranded Indians and citizens of other countries, who wish to be repatriated, if they test negative for COVID-19, the country’s envoy to India told a Gulf daily. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) had sent out a note verbale in this regard to all […]

Marine red algae may hold key to preventing spread of COVID-19: Reliance researchers

4:04 pm April 12, 2020

New Delhi: Marine red algae may hold key to prevent spread of coronavirus as biocompatible compounds extracted from them can be used as a coating material on sanitary items, a new research by scientists at Reliance Industries has concluded. COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed thousands of lives around the globe, spread without any solid anti-viral […]

German population slightly lower as virus hits immigration

China chasing coronavirus praise from Germany: report

3:54 pm April 12, 2020

Berlin: Chinese representatives tried to influence German government officials to give positive comments about Beijing’s management of the coronavirus outbreak, Germany’s Die Welt newspaper reported Sunday. The virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and Beijing has been criticised by some — most notably US President Donald Trump — over its […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Eight held for gathering at gurdwara defying lockdown

3:47 pm April 12, 2020

New Delhi: Police have apprehended eight people and registered a case against them for allegedly gathering at a gurdwara in violation of the lockdown orders in North Delhi’s Kotwali on Sunday, officials said. A police team on patrol duty found that a group of people was performing religious activities at Gurdwara Sisgang at around 2.15 […]

COVID-19 lockdown: Farmer commits suicide after no labourers to harvest crop

3:40 pm April 12, 2020

Banda (UP): A farmer reportedly ended his life here over non-availability of labourers for harvesting his wheat crop due to the lockdown imposed across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police said on Sunday. Rambhavan Shukla (52) committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the outskirts of Jaari village, Additional Superintendent […]