New Delhi, May 11, 2020: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was taken to Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on March 10 after he reportedly complained of chest pain, is under observation and doing okay, an official from his office said. Singh’s office later confirmed that theContinue Reading
Panaji, May 11, 2020: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa has urged his faithful to help migrant laborers going home after being rendered jobless because of the nationwide lockdown. “We are all going through troubled times, caused by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and we need to recognize among those whoContinue Reading
Meerut, May 10, 2020: It’s a tale of two Sundays, 163 years apart. Once again, a battle has forced one of the oldest churches in northern India to shut down for almost two months. The last time the British-built St John’s Church shut doors was in 1857 when the firstContinue Reading
Kottayam, May 9, 2020: For Aneela Mathew, after almost 75 days of hectic work in the IT department at a bank in Bahrain, it was a keenly awaited trip back home. But to reach her home in Kerala’s Kottayam it will take many more days, as she is now putContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 9, 2020: The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on May 9 announced an insurance cover of 200,000 rupees for its employees in the forefront of the coronavirus fight in case of death due to the disease. As the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the DSGMC hasContinue Reading
Chennai, May 8, 2020: The reopening of liquor shops has led to the death of four people in various parts of Tamil Nadu, southern India. A girl is fighting for her life in a hospital. Tirunelveli district police arrested a 42-year-old man for hacking his mother to death in anContinue Reading
Patna, May 8, 2020: A legal notice has been issued to a private hospital in Patna for discriminating patients on the basis of faith. Tabish Sharfuddin, a Patna High Court advocate, sent the notice on May 7 after Saroj Hospital in Kankarbagh, a Patna suburb, refused to admit a MuslimContinue Reading
United Nations, May 7, 2020: India is projected to record the highest number of births in the nine months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March. According to a top UN body, more than 20 million babies are expected to be born in India between March and December thisContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7, 2020: A 21-year-old woman Divya P. Johnny, studying to become nun, was found dead in a well at her convent in Thiruvalla, according to the police on May 7. On hearing a thud and splash sound around 12 noon, a few inmates looked into the well inContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, May 7, 2020: Teachers unions in Odisha have urged the government to ensure basic care and safety of their people who have joined the fight against the Covid-19 in the eastern Indian state. The Odisha government, through district collectors, has asked teachers to work at interstateContinue Reading
