Day: April 19, 2020

Abe apologises, but isn't charged for cherry blossom scandal

Japan passes 10,000 domestic cases of COVID-19

2:26 pm April 19, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese health ministry said Sunday that 568 new cases of the coronavirus were reported the day before, bringing a domestic total to 10,361. A combined total including 712 others from a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo earlier this year came to 11,073, with 174 deaths. The number of cases is still relatively small compared […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

COVID-19 cases in Delhi reach 1,863, 43 deaths reported

12:45 am April 19, 2020

New Delhi: On a day Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said there was a slight decrease in COVID-19 cases for the last three days, the number of such cases rose by 186 in Delhi on Saturday, taking the tally to nearly 1,900. According to a bulletin issued by the Health Department of the city government late […]

Plumber killed after car hits scooter in Delhi

12:40 am April 19, 2020

New Delhi: A 37-year-old plumber was killed on Saturday after a car hit the scooter he was riding pillion on in west Delhi‘s Janakpuri area, police said. The victim has been identified as Rizab Shah, a resident of Tilak Nagar, they said. The car hit the scooter near Dharam Marg in Janakpuri around 6:45 pm […]

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

125 fresh COVID-19 cases in UP, total count 974

12:37 am April 19, 2020

Lucknow: With 125 fresh cases, the number of people infected with the coronavirus went up to 974 in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. According to a health department bulletin, 108 COVID-19 patients have been treated in the state so far and the number of active cases is 852. Of the 125 cases reported on Saturday, 86 […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Firm, individual from country sharing border with India can invest only after govt approval: DPIIT

12:31 am April 19, 2020

New Delhi: A company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India can invest in any sector here only after getting government approval, according to DPIIT. The decision, which is likely to impact foreign investments from countries like China, has been taken to curb “opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions” of domestic firms […]