coronavirus

Actor Kiran Kumar tests positive for COVID-19

12:51 pm May 24, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran film and TV actor Kiran Kumar has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently under home quarantine. The 74-year-old actor said he is asymptomatic and is doing “absolutely fine.” “I am asymptomatic. On May 14, I went to the hospital for a medical check-up, where the COVID-19 test was mandatory. So I got […]

Six new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

11:16 pm May 23, 2020

Leh: Days after Ladakh was declared coronavirus free, six fresh cases have come to light in the union territory over the past three days with almost all of them having a travel history outside the Himalayan region, officials said on Saturday. All the six new patients, five in Kargil and one in Leh, have been […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

ISKCON & Delhi govt launch helpline to support people in distress

6:15 pm May 23, 2020

New Delhi: The entire world is going through distress due to Covid-19. Everyone facing tough time and seeking some support to have eternal peace and strength, to help & support people in distress, ISKCON Delhi & Delhi Government launched a 24X7 Counseling Sewa helpline no. 9971766666 to support and counsel individuals on their problems. World […]

US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens

Nearly 39 million have lost jobs in US since coronavirus took hold

12:02 pm May 22, 2020

Washington: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to nearly 39 million, the government reported Thursday, even as states from coast to coast gradually reopen their economies and let people go back to work. More than 2.4 million people filed […]

Tantuja to supply 1.5 crore masks for school children

Local to Global: Khadi masks to hit foreign markets

11:48 am May 22, 2020

New Delhi: The widely popular Khadi face mask is set to go “global”. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will now explore the possibility of exporting the Khadi cotton and silk face masks to foreign countries after the Ministry of Commerce and Industries lifted the ban on export of non-medical/ non-surgical masks of all […]