coronavirus pandemic

Anup Jalota tests negative for coronavirus

Singer Anup Jalota in isolation amid coronavirus scare

4:17 pm March 17, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran devotional singer Anup Jalota on Tuesday said he is in isolation at a Mumbai hotel as a preventive measure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The 66-year-old singer, who was in Europe for a concert, landed in Mumbai early morning today, was soon taken to a hotel in suburban Andheri. “I am […]

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COVID-19: Jammu school sealed for flouting closure order

8:43 pm March 16, 2020

Jammu: A private higher secondary school in Samba district was sealed on Monday for allegedly flouting the government’s order of closure of all educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir over the novel coronavirus pandemic, an official said. A team of revenue and police officers, headed by Sub-Divisional Magistrate C P Kotwal, sealed the institution in […]

Sensex nosedives 2,713 pts; Nifty gives up 9,200-mark

7:28 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: Resuming its free fall, the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,713 points on Monday, tracking a selloff in Asian peers as the coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on markets. Dalal Street was buzzing with speculation of an inter-meeting rate cut by the RBI after Governor Shakitkanta Das called a press conference at 1600 hours […]

Production suspended on ‘Lord of the Rings’ series in New Zealand

4:57 pm March 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Production of Amazon’s “Lord of the Ring” series in New Zealand has been suspended for two weeks as the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic. Production staff, reportedly numbering 800, have been told not to come from Monday after the country closed its borders on March 13 to contain the spread of the […]

Virus ‘god’s punishment’ of west: Zimbabwe minister

5:10 pm March 15, 2020

Harare: Zimbabwe’s defence minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Coronavirus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed almost 6,000 since it was first detected in China last December. “Coronavirus is the work of […]