Day: April 17, 2020

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist's concept to recognize person's identity in dark

DRDO testing facility shifted to Delhi from Gwalior

3:28 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: Seeking to ensure swift delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight coronavirus, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has shifted its testing facility from Gwalior to the national capital. The DRDO has shifted its testing facility from the Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to the Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied […]

J&K govt declares entire Kashmir except Bandipora 'red zone' amid rising COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus: 80 containment zones declared in Kashmir

3:24 pm April 17, 2020

Srinagar: Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus completed one month on Friday, even as the number of red zone areas in the valley has risen to 80, officials said. They said the security forces have sealed off main roads in most places in the valley and erected […]

One more dies of COVID-19 in Pune; toll reaches 48

3:17 pm April 17, 2020

Pune: A 50-year-old coronavirus patient succumbed to the infection in state-run Sassoon Hospital here in Maharashtra on Friday morning, taking the toll in Pune district to 48, an official said. The man suffered from pre-existing illnesses and was under treatment for the last two days, he said. With this, the death count in Pune district, […]

CCI to donate Rs 51 lakh for fight against COVID-19

3:11 pm April 17, 2020

Mumbai: The iconic Cricket Club of India (CCI) on Friday decided to donate Rs 51 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. CCI President Premal Udani told PTI that an additional Rs 50 lakh will be raised with donations from its members. “The remaining Rs 50 […]

COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation

China revises coronavirus figures in epicentre Wuhan; death toll jumps to 4,632

3:03 pm April 17, 2020

Beijing/Wuhan: China’s coronavirus death toll mounted to 4,632 on Friday as the country revised figures in its epicentre Wuhan with 1,290 additional fatalities amid international criticism of under-reporting of COVID-19 data. The Wuhan municipal headquarters on Friday revised the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths due to the disease, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. […]