coronavirus

Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest

1:06 pm May 2, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police used pepper spray Friday night to disperse more than 100 protesters singing and chanting pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall. The demonstrators sang the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” and chanted “Glory to Hong Kong, revolution of our times” in the New Town Plaza mall in Hong Kong’s New […]

'Coming back and biting us': US sees virus resurgence

NY nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus

12:54 pm May 2, 2020

New York: A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus a staggering death toll that shocked public officials. It’s absolutely horrifying, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. It’s inestimable loss, and it’s just impossible to imagine so many people lost in one place. It […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Won’t stop clinical trials of plasma therapy as initial results are good: Kejriwal

9:25 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government will not stop clinical trials of plasma therapy to treat severally-ill COVID-19 patients as its initial results are good. The announcement came days after the centre said that plasma therapy for treatment of coronavirus patients is at an experimental stage and it has […]

As cost cutting measure, Railways stops British-era practice of using Dak messengers

Railways to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains to move migrant workers, other stranded persons

9:13 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Railways decided to run “Shramik Special” trains from “Labour Day” on Friday to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to lock down as per the guideline issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. These special trains will be run from point to point […]

EC to hold Maharashtra legislative council polls on May 21

8:25 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct biennial election to Maharashtra Legislative Council on May 21,2020. The ECI on Friday reviewed the matter concerning feasibility of conduct of biennial election for the nine vacant seats of the MLC by MLAs in the state of Maharashtra. Sunil Arora, chief election commissioner […]