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There was no leniency in screening for foreign travellers, 'prosperous Indians', says Centre

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Centre refutes allegations that it was lenient towards foreign-return travellers.

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An advisory desk, ‘Novel Coronavirus Help Desk’, put up at an airport in Visakhapatnam. (Representational image)

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Coronavirus lockdown | UP govt. arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers

On Saturday morning, senior police officers reached the Charbagh bus station in Lucknow to ensure that those arriving there were provided with food and water.

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Migrants gather at Charbagh bus station, the main bus station in Lucknow, on Saturday.

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Coronavirus | Concerns over privacy as details of air travellers are leaked online

Suhasini Haidar Yuthika Bhargava

Privacy activists and lawyers say the issue remains serious, and that anyone being allowed to handle sensitive and private information must be sensitised.

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Coronavirus | 14 airlines operated 34 rescue flights

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Help to evacuate foreign nationals, bring back Indians

An advisory desk, ‘Novel Coronavirus Help Desk’, put up at an airport in Visakhapatnam. (Representational image)

There was no leniency in screening for foreign travellers, 'prosperous Indians', says Centre

Migrants gather at Charbagh bus station, the main bus station in Lucknow, on Saturday.

Coronavirus lockdown | UP govt. arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers

Corona Kavach Mobile Application

Coronavirus | Concerns over privacy as details of air travellers are leaked online

Coronavirus | 14 airlines operated 34 rescue flights

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Countries with outbreaks reporting less than 20% of symptomatic cases, says U.K. epidemiologist Adam Kucharski

Railways manufactures prototype of isolation ward in coaches

COVID-19 | Centre forms air cargo management group for movement of essential items

There was no leniency in screening for foreign travellers, 'prosperous Indians', says Centre

India coronavirus lockdown, day 4 live updates | Kerala records first death; 7 new cases in Maharashtra

Cong. calls for one-time transport for migrant labourers

Amid COVID-19 crisis, South Asian University likely to get a boost soon

A new campus, earlier delayed, is expected to be ready this year and necessary officials will be recruited to run the multi-nation institute

Railway moves 1.6 lakh freight wagons

‘Rakes of essential commodities being transported amidst various restrictions’

Labour Minister says will donate 1 month salary to PM relief fund

Gangwar to donate one month’s salary Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Friday said he would donate one

Karan Singh lauds Modi’s lockdown decision

Every citizen should meticulously follow social distancing instructions, says former MP

India ready to assist Nepal in dealing with COVID-19

A team of six doctors and eight paramedical personnel of the Army sent to Maldives for setting up a viral testing lab

Coronavirus | Concerns over privacy as details of air travellers are leaked online

Privacy activists and lawyers say the issue remains serious, and that anyone being allowed to handle sensitive and private information must be sensitised.

Kerala man was among Kabul gurdwara attackers

Mohsin left for UAE two years ago

Six more test positive for COVID-19 in J&K

Several mosques in Pulwama turned into quarantine centres

Coronavirus | Indian seafarers stranded in Iran due to global shutdown

Trainee seamen are stuck on boats without money.

Coronavirus | India to add 40,000 ventilators by June to battle virus

A 10-month-old infant from Karnataka among new cases; according to reports from States death toll from the outbreak has touched 21.

SC relaxes BS-IV deadline

Delhi-NCR dealers denied relief owing to pollution

Coronavirus | 14 airlines operated 34 rescue flights

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Virus adds to woes of riot victims in Shiv Vihar

After communal violence, COVID-19 and lockdown have left them reeling

Coronavirus | India to join WHO’s COVID-19 trials

The Solidarity Trial will test four different drugs or combinations

Chidambaram hails interest rate cut

RBI said banks could allow a three-month moratorium on EMI repayments of all term loans standing out on March 1.

Coronavirus | NEET postponed till last week of May

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said he has directed the NTA to postpone the NEET as well as the already delayed Joint Engineering Examination's main paper until the last week of May.

Deepak Talwar's interim bail plea rejected

The businessman cites medical grounds in view of COVID-19 outbreak

Coronavirus | Kendriya Vidyalayas offer school buildings for isolation facility

The schools that allow setting up of isolation facilities will have to communicate the same to KV authorities the same day.

Coronavirus | Centre releases ₹4,431 crore to clear pending wages under MGNREGA

The announcement was made at a time a countrywide lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak has left wage labourers with no work and financial resources.

Coronavirus | Spurt in cyberattacks on personal computers since ‘work from home’ protocol began, says CERT-In

“Cyber criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak as an opportunity to send phishing emails claiming to have important updates or encouraging donations, impersonating trustworthy organisations,” the CERT-In said in its latest advisory to internet users.

Coronavirus | President asks Governors, LGs to mobilise voluntary, religious organisations to contain spread

In the video-conference, the Delhi Lt Governor 14 Governors — from the worst hit areas — were shortlisted to share their experiences.

Coronavirus | South Eastern Railways converts coaches into isolation wards

The coaches will be provided as and when required at places asked for by the concerned State government.

Coronavirus | States told to track 15 lakh international travellers

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba flags “a gap between the number of international passengers who need to be monitored by the States/UTs and the actual number of passengers being monitored”.

Coronavirus | Elderly, differently-abled, widows to get three months’ pension in advance

The Centre has decided to give three months pension in advance to all the 2.98-crore beneficiaries by the first week of April, according to the officials.

Encourage civil society groups, private sectors to team with government to fight coronavirus: Venkaiah Naidu

The Governors of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, the Lt. Governor of Delhi and the administrator of Chandigarh, and others participated in the video-conference.

Rahul seeks proper medical facilities in residential educational institutions

In a letter, he requests HRD Minister to facilitate regular communication between students of such institutions and their parents

Govt should help stranded Indian pilgrims in Iran: SC

Petitioner says many of them were ill and had run short of money for basic sustenance

Coronavirus | Contingency plans in place, says Gen Naravane

COVID-19 will not affect core efficiency of Army, he says

Top doctors say lockdown must be extended

According to them, India is not prepared to handle a pandemic.

COVID-19 | MHA asks States to stop mass exodus of migrant workers amid lockdown

The States and UTs have also been advised to make these vulnerable groups aware of measures taken by the government, including provision of free food grains and other essential items through PDS.

Exempt PwD caregivers from lockdown curbs, States told

The Social Justice Ministry has issued an advisory for protection and safety of persons with disabilities.

COVID-19 | DGCA extends pilots’ licences nearing expiry by 90 days

The regulator has also extended the validity of medical assessment certificates, aircraft rating certificates, skill test certificates, etc, for a period of 90 days.

GRP inspector took money to ferry migrant workers to Allahabad by train during lockdown: RPF

The railways on Friday said a GRP inspector took money from desperate migrants to ferry them to their hometowns in an empty train even as all

In pictures | Coronavirus lockdown Day 3

Here are a few pictures from our photographers highlighting the situation across the country on March 27

India has lost a giant in the passing of Satish Gujral

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COVID-19 | Three fresh cases reported in Bihar

Number of cases in State touches nine

India to set up electronic platform for SAARC to fight COVID-19

It will help in the exchange of information, knowledge and expertise, says MEA

COVID-19 | Curfew clamped in Jaipur locality after man tests positive

The man reportedly came into contact with a large number of people

Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug

The drug has been deemed essential to meet emergency requirements due to COVID-19.

Satish Gujral passes away at 94

“His zest for life despite his handicap was incomparable,” says his nephew

India coronavirus lockdown, day 3 updates | March 27, 2020

Worldwide, the number of coronavirus cases tops half a million, and deaths climb past 24,000.

Indian students and professionals in Latvia seek help from government

They want to be evacuated or provided financial support, some say they need medical attention

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