Shashi Sharma

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At 93, Kerala man becomes India's oldest to defeat coronavirus, his wife, 88, also recovers

The man and his 88-year-old wife had tested positive for the deadly coronavirus last month. The couple had contracted the virus from their daughter and son-in-law who returned from Italy and allegedly skipped the screening at the airport.

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic: After face masks, Bengaluru Police seizes fake infrared thermometers

The infrared forehead thermometers are used to measure temperature to detect fever in coronavirus suspects. They are placed on the temporal artery of the forehead and measure the infrared heat that comes off of the head.

Apr 1, 2020

Centre defines new Jammu and Kashmir domicile rules; check out the eligibility criteria here

According to the new rules, migrants registered by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) will also be eligible to be a domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Apr 1, 2020

Bihar mob lynching: Man beaten to death for informing health officials about coronavirus suspects

The police have registered a case against seven suspects -- Thaga Mahto, Sudhir Kumar, Vikash Mahto, Madan Mahto, Deepak Kumar and Munna Mahto -- and arrested two of them for allegedly killing Kumar.

Mar 31, 2020

How a religious event in Delhi's Nizamuddin led to a huge coroanvirus outbreak: Timeline

Around 1500-1700 people, including delegates from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Kyrgyzstan, had attended the Tablig-e-Jamaat event held at a Markaz in Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin from 1 to 15 March.

Mar 31, 2020

Disinfectant drive against Coronavirus at a remote Rajasthan village

Totka, drama and science: Coronavirus-hit Rajasthan village fights pandemic differently

Until now, the villagers would leave most of their worries on their folk deity 'Dada Nait'. There are stories that 'Dada Nait', riding on his white horse, watch over the entire village every night.

Mar 30, 2020

Beware! PM CARES fake UPI IDs defraud donors; tips to check

Several Twitter users have also flagged this and sought government's action against those circulating fake UPI IDs in the pretext of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coronavirus charity PM Cares Fund.

Mar 30, 2020

SC Directs To Demolish 5 Apartments In Maradu Municipality

Landlords can't take rent from tenants for 1 month: Centre amid coronavirus lockdown

The MHA guidelines have come as a big relief for thousands of workers living in rented accommodations in various cities across the country, who were left without jobs and some even facing scarcity of food following PM Modi's sudden announcement of nation-wide lockdown.

Mar 29, 2020

MP police writes on forehead of labourer

'I have violated lockdown, stay away from me', written on labourer's forehead by MP Police

In a similar incident, a group of labourers in western Uttar Pradesh's Budaun town was forced to hop down a road with bags laden on their backs.

Mar 29, 2020

PM Modi apologises to nation on 'Mann Ki Baat' for 'harsh steps' to fight coronavirus

Addressing his monthly radio show 'Mann Ki Baat', the prime minister hailed 'frontline soldiers' and said that the battle against COVID-19 is a tough one and required harsh decisions.

Mar 29, 2020

Thousands of migrant workers throng Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal to return home amid coronavirus fears

A large number of people, mostly labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, reached at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal after the Uttar Pradesh government announced it was sending buses to bring them home.

Mar 29, 2020

Minal Dakhave Bhosale: The woman who delivered India's first coronavirus testing kit before her baby

Minal Dakhave Bhosale headed the team of virologists who designed India's first coronavirus testing kit called Patho Detect in a record time of just six weeks.

Mar 28, 2020

COVIDIOT alert! Infosys employee arrested, sacked from job over 'spread the virus' post

The COVIDIOT has been sacked from his job. Infosys said that his post was against the company's code of conduct and commitment to responsible social sharing.

Mar 28, 2020

Coronavirus impact: World 'clearly' in recession that will be worse than 2009, says IMF

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said that the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help the developing countries come out of the crisis.

Mar 28, 2020

India battles COVID-19: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh donate to PM Relief Fund

Besides Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh has also pledged to contribute to the PM's relief fund as well as to the relief funds of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana chief ministers to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

Mar 27, 2020

Group tasked to revive Lashkar in Kashmir calls for attack on security forces, politicians in Valley amid Covid-19 lockdown

Last week, the securty forces had arrested six members of the Resistance Front from north Kashmir's Baramulla district. They were part of a 10-member module tasked with reviving Lashkar in the Valley.

Mar 27, 2020

RBI cuts repo rate by 75 bps to 4.4% to fight COVID-19, allows banks to put EMIs on hold for 3 months

In view of the ongoing 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of deadly coronavirus, the Reserve Bank has also allowed commercial banks, NBFCs (including housing finance companies) and other financial institutions to put the loan EMIs on hold for three months.

Mar 27, 2020

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Articles by Shashi Sharma

At 93, Kerala man becomes India's oldest to defeat coronavirus, his wife, 88, also recovers

Coronavirus pandemic: After face masks, Bengaluru Police seizes fake infrared thermometers

Centre defines new Jammu and Kashmir domicile rules; check out the eligibility criteria here

Bihar mob lynching: Man beaten to death for informing health officials about coronavirus suspects

How a religious event in Delhi's Nizamuddin led to a huge coroanvirus outbreak: Timeline

Totka, drama and science: Coronavirus-hit Rajasthan village fights pandemic differently

Beware! PM CARES fake UPI IDs defraud donors; tips to check

Landlords can't take rent from tenants for 1 month: Centre amid coronavirus lockdown

'I have violated lockdown, stay away from me', written on labourer's forehead by MP Police

PM Modi apologises to nation on 'Mann Ki Baat' for 'harsh steps' to fight coronavirus

Thousands of migrant workers throng Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal to return home amid coronavirus fears

Minal Dakhave Bhosale: The woman who delivered India's first coronavirus testing kit before her baby

COVIDIOT alert! Infosys employee arrested, sacked from job over 'spread the virus' post

Coronavirus impact: World 'clearly' in recession that will be worse than 2009, says IMF

India battles COVID-19: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh donate to PM Relief Fund

Group tasked to revive Lashkar in Kashmir calls for attack on security forces, politicians in Valley amid Covid-19 lockdown

RBI cuts repo rate by 75 bps to 4.4% to fight COVID-19, allows banks to put EMIs on hold for 3 months

India announces Rs 1,70,000 cr relief package amid coronavirus lockdown: Cash transfer, food subsidy for poor

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Covid-19 lockdown: Social-distancing takes a toss at Andhra-Telangana border as hundreds try to get home

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BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

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