COVID-19

Woman dies of coronavirus in Mumbai: Maharashtra toll reaches 7

4:05 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: The test reports of a 40-year-old woman who died in Mumbai on Saturday have come out positive for coronavirus, taking the death toll of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra to seven, a civic official said on Sunday. The woman was admitted to a civic hospital here on Saturday after she complained of severe respiratory distress, […]

SpiceJet to operate 21 new flights from next week

SpiceJet pilot tests positive for COVID-19

3:57 pm March 29, 2020

New Delhi: SpiceJet said on Sunday that one of its pilots who did not fly any international flight in March has tested positive for the coronavirus. “One of our colleagues, a first officer with SpiceJet, has tested positive for COVID-19. The test report came on March 28. He did not operate any international flight in […]

COVID-19: Rahane donates Rs 10 lakh

3:41 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: India’s Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed to PTI on Sunday by a source close to Rahane, who joins the list of sportspersons who have contributed towards the fight against the pandemic. Batting […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Very idea of using disease as weapon is viewed with repugnance: UN chief

3:37 pm March 29, 2020

United Nations: The very idea of “using a disease as a weapon” is viewed with repugnance but the international community must remain vigilant as scientific advances are reducing technical barriers that earlier limited the potential of biological weapons, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. The UN chief, in his message on the 45th anniversary of […]

Coronavirus: Kalyan Jewellers to spend Rs 10 cr to provide food, essential items to needy

3:16 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: Kalyan Jewellers has said it will set aside Rs 10 crore towards fighting the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company will partner with local and government bodies to ensure that the funds are allocated in a meaningful and efficient manner, ensuring availability of supplies and providing food and other essentials to the vulnerable sections of […]