3 warships sent to evacuate Indians from UAE and Maldives
Three Indian naval warships – INS Jalashwa, INS Shardul and INS Magar has been set to evacuate Indians stranded in Maldives and the UAE...
DRDO comes up with a UV disinfection tower
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection tower named UV Blaster that provides for a rapid and chemical-free...
PM Modi slams Pakistan for spreading terrorism during his address at NAM meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, during the virtual Non-Alignment Meeting made an indirect reference to Pakistan by saying that some countries were spreading...
France retests old samples, discovers that its patient zero was in December
A hospital in France has tested its old samples of pneumonia patients to find that a man with COVID-19 symptoms had been present in...
TN HR&CE withdraws controversial circular that asked temples to donate to CM’s fund
The order of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department that mandated temples to donate to CM Relief Fund was withdrawn...
Kerala reports no new cases for 2nd consecutive day
No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala for second consecutive day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Monday.
61 people were discharged while 34...
After COVID, it is African Swine Flu, suspected to have originated in China
While the north-east has mostly been immune to the COVID-19 crisis, it stares at an imminent threat – the African Swine Flue.
Government of Assam...
BJP Mizoram requests Centre to bring back north-east migrants through special trains
The Mizoram unit of BJP has asked for the Central government to facilitate the return of north-east migrants stranded in different parts of the...
Is sponsoring ticket fare for stranded migrant workers a good idea?
The lockdown announced on March 24 to contain the spread of the Wuhan virus left several migrant workers stranded across the country. However, going...
BJP and Congress engage in war of words over train fare for migrant workers
The BJP on Monday came down heavily on the Congress for politicising the migrant travel issue saying that “facts are counterintuitive to emotions”. The...
