Alternate medicine manufacturers claiming Covid-19 cure could face year in jail
The AYUSH ministry has told drug regulators to penalise manufacturers claiming to have a cure for Covid-19 as govt cracks down on fake news on the virus.
Modi govt to rope in NCC cadets aged 18 and above to help in fight against coronavirus
The NCC will mobilise its senior division volunteer cadets to be employed in small cohesive groups of 8-20 to assist the civil infrastructure.
IAS officer who conducted Assam NRC removed as MP health commissioner for ‘negligence’
Prateek Hajela is a 1995-batch IAS officer who courted controversy after the exclusion of nearly 40 lakh people from Assam's NRC list.
Govt identifies vets, AYUSH and retired Army doctors to be trained to tackle Covid-19 cases
The PMO is readying personnel and processes to augment the country's preparedness to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Delhi Police will now track quarantined patients through mobile location, says Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal says his govt received feedback about quarantined individuals stepping out, and said strict action would be taken against violators.
Railways has spent almost Rs 920 crore to stop Covid-19 spread amid huge losses
Health ministry is set to reimburse the railways ministry its expenditure on Covid-19-related activities, after a Union Cabinet takes a decision in this regard.
Kejriwal’s minister’s complaint led to Modi govt action against top Delhi civil servants
Modi govt Sunday took action against 4 officers — 3 IAS and one DANICS — for their alleged role in the surge of migrants at a Delhi bus terminal Saturday.
UP puts 18 districts on alert to trace people who attended Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat event
State administration inspects Markazi Masjid in Lucknow’s Kaiserbagh-Aminabad area and takes 6 foreigners for Covid-19 testing.
Only home ministry can issue lockdown orders, says govt, tells other ministries to stop
The message was conveyed to ministries and departments through a letter written by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.
Modi govt’s Covid-19 package not enough, people need food security: Sachin Pilot
Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot says people should stay wherever they are, and that it’s up to the states where they’re living to provide them a security net.
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.