Coronavirus: India has imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25. New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced new rules for allowing shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship to open gradually following the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The guidelines, which will come into effect from June 8, include measures like staggering visitors to malls and no […]
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CII Annual Session: PM said for his government, reforms meant having the courage of taking bold decisions New Delhi: India will certainly make an economic recovery soon and is already on the path to revival with “Unlock 1” to ease out of the coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, addressing a gathering of […]
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Coronavirus: “If people do take care they can live with the virus,” Imran Khan said. Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday cited economic losses to justify his government’s decision to lift a coronavirus lockdown despite rising infections and deaths, urging people to “live with the virus.” Pakistan has rolled back almost all shutdown […]
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Europe took bolder steps in easing coronavirus lockdowns Monday, with some pubs, tourist sites, pools and schools reopening despite fears of a second wave of infections, while in Latin America new cases piled up past the one million mark. The pandemic has now killed more than 372,000 people and infected at least 6.1 million since […]
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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has allowed students to appear for the pending board exams from the city they are in at present and also given an option to candidates to take up the exam later during compartmental tests, according to officials. The exams, which were postponed in view of a […]
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Lockdown Guidelines: The Maharashtra government has allowed outdoor physical activities from June 3. New Delhi: The Maharashtra government today issued guidelines as it extended the coronavirus lockdown till June 30 and eased some restrictions. This comes after Maharashtra re-issued detailed guidelines sent by the centre to be followed in government offices. The state gave a […]
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Maharashtra is the worst-hit coronavirus state in the country. Mumbai: Maharashtra, the state with more than 62,000 of the country’s 1.8 lakh coronavirus cases, has drawn up a detailed plan for easing of restrictions that would begin on June 3 and would unfold in three phases till June 8. Beyond June 8, the government will […]
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The Nepal government has extended the nationwide lockdown until June 14 amid a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases and decided to deploy the Army in the worst-hit areas. The country on Saturday registered its highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases with 189 new infections, taking the Covid-19 tally in the country to over […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi government has sought financial assistance from the Centre to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore to pay salaries to its employees. In a tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “I request the Central government to help the people of Delhi in this time of trouble”. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who […]
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The Tamil Nadu government today announced resumption of public transport and more employees at the workplace as it extended the ongoing lockdown till June 30. The development comes day after the centre announced ”Unlock 1“, a graded exit plan from the lockdown that allowed, among others, reopening places of religious worship and restaurants. The state […]
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