- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
UK home secretary Priti Patel on Sunday (22) issued an open letter of gratitude to the country’s emergency services who are on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives in the country. The letter addressed to the UK’s “incredible” emergency services,…
The Maharashtra government has decided to impose curfew in the entire state from Monday (23) midnight, as the fight against coronavirus reached a “turning point”. The state registered a spike of 23 cases in 24 hours, taking the tally to 97, with four deaths. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the next few…
IN an alarming situation, UK may run of the painkiller paracetamol by this weekend after India restricted exports of the drug. The UK government is advising Brits to use paracetamol to combat the symptoms of COVID-19. Supermarkets and chemists across the UK may run out of the popular pain killer…
Delhi will be locked down in view of the growing coronavirus threat, from 6 am on March 23, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced at a joint press conference with Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Sunday (22). The lockdown will continue till 12 midnight on March 31, Kejriwal said. During the…
MILLIONS of Indians stayed at home on Sunday (22), heeding the prime minister's appeal for people to self-isolate to contain the coronavirus pandemic as the country's confirmed cases crossed 340, with seven deaths. While the "Janta Curfew" was voluntary not an outright ban on movement, Narendra Modi's appeal resonated and streets…
A GROUP of Indian students sought refuge within the premises of the Indian High Commission in London overnight on Saturday (21), raising a ruckus to be put on a flight to India. The group of 19 students, mostly from Telangana, have refused offers of alternate accommodation arranged with the help…
SIX new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Gujarat, western India, taking India's tally to 277 on Saturday (21). The total cases in the state stand at 13, chief minister Vijay Rupani said. Twelve of these patients have history of travel abroad, while one person in Surat had visited Delhi and Jaipur…
THE US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has held a telephonic conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and praised India’s COVID-19 initiative for SAARC countries, the Pentagon said. The two leaders discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and underscored their commitment to close communication during this period in order to maintain momentum on…
THE Indian Embassy in US has advised nationals to stay safe and isolated to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. India’s week-long ban on international commercial flights comes into effect on March 22. In its first COVID-19 advisory for Indian nationals in the US, the embassy urged them to stay…
Scotland Yard detectives on Friday (20) arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of murdering an Indian woman in east London. Shadika Mohsin Patel had been found stabbed on Thursday in Newham. “Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and found 40-year-old Shadika with serious injuries. She was taken to…
