lockdown

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

UP to bring back migrants from all other states

9:18 pm April 24, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will bring back labourers stranded in other states because of the coronavirus-forced lockdown, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday, and directed officials to prepare an action plan in this regard. At a review meeting with senior officers here, Adityananth asked them to prepare a list of people stuck in […]

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

India sees highest one-day spike, govt says outbreak under control

9:08 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi Nationwide cases of confirmed coronavirus infections rose on Friday by over 1,750 — the maximum for a day — to nearly 23,500 with several states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat detecting new patients, even as the government said the outbreak is under control and the tally could have reached one lakh by now […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark one month of lockdown

8:09 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi: It has been a month. Of life slowing to a crawl, of going back to the basics, of recalibration equations with family, friends and colleagues and waking up, as if from a dream, to the vast inequalities and commonalities that underlie Indian society. On the evening of March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Women accuse cops of harassment in Lucknow after being stopped, video goes viral

9:46 pm April 22, 2020

Lucknow: The Jiamau area of the state capital witnessed drama during the lockdown, when police stopped a car in which three women were travelling and they started arguing with the cops, accusing them of harassment and one of them sat on the road and started crying. A video of the purported incident which was shared […]

Painting exhibitions go online during lockdown

2:50 pm April 20, 2020

Kolkata: In order to take great works of paintings to the home of art-lovers during the ongoing lockdown, premier art galleries in the city are organising online exhibitions, showcasing works of veteran and new artists. Private organisations such as the Birla Academy and the Emami Art are showcasing works of celebrated painters, while the Indian […]