Tag: coronavirus pandemic
SC Declines Plea To Set Up NEET Exam Centres Abroad
The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea for directions to the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) for setting up NEET exam centres abroad for the benefit of students in foreign countries in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. ....
PM Modi At G20 Summit: Coordinated Efforts By Largest Economies Will Lead To Faster Recovery From Pandemic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the 15th edition of the G20 Summit, chaired by Saudi Arabia this year. ....
Mamata Extends Lockdown In West Bengal Till April 30
The West Bengal government here on Saturday extended the lockdown till April 30 to fight the coronavirus pandemic.....
Russia Registers New Single-day Record Of 10,633 COVID-19 Cases
Russia on Sunday reported a new single-day record with 10,633 COVID-19 cases confirmed over the last 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 134,687, health authorities said.....
WHO Chief Warns Of Risk Of Returning To Lockdown
As more and more countries consider how to ease the so-called lockdown restrictions, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the exit measures should be done extremely carefully.....
Railways To Run 15 Trains From May 12 With AC Coaches, Limited Stops
The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it is planning to gradually restart special AC passenger train operations from Tuesday with 15 trains, including their return journey, with limited stops and online booking starting from Monday evening.....
Indian Railways Issues 54K Reservations In 3 Hours
The Indian Railways on Monday issued reservation to more than 54,000 passengers within three hours of commencement of booking.....
Learn To Live With The Virus, Says Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that people will have to mentally prepare themselves to "live with the virus" until there was a vaccine to treat COVID-19.....
Lockdown 4.0 Till May 31; Malls, Metro, Air Travel Still Barred
The Centre on Sunday extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by two more weeks from May 18 while easing curbs in areas with limited virus infection to boost the economy.....
Over 5k Cases Three Days Running - Sharp Rise In Covid After Lockdown Easing
For three consecutive days, on an average, 5,000 coronavirus cases were reported taking the country's total tally to 1,12,359 cases, data released by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday showed.....
