Politics

Centre amends FDI policy to protect Indian firms from foreign takeovers amid coronavirus pandemic

After the amendment, any entity of a country, which shares a land border with India or where investment owner is situated in or is a citizen of any such country, can invest only under the government route.

Apr 18, 2020

Why Pinarayi Vijayan has stopped routine coronavirus press briefing from today?

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's decision to stop coronavirus press conference came just hours after opposition MLA KM Shaji's controversial allegations.

Apr 17, 2020

Asymptomatic coroanvirus patients to be sent home in Mumbai

Coronavirus update: 40% patients in Mumbai to be moved to homes even if they remain positive

Dr Sanjay Oak, chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force said that only doctors will decide who can be shifted from the hospital and those being moved to their homes or CCCs will be daily monitored by health officials.

Apr 17, 2020

Nikhil Kumaraswamy's Wedding with Revathi

Nikhil Kumaraswamy's wedding: HD Devegowda's grandson ties the knot with Revathi [Marriage Photos+Video]

Nikhil Kumaraswamy has married Revathi in a simple event in a farm house near Bidadi in Bengaluru on Friday. The wedding is restricted to limited people.

Apr 17, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown: Centre issues fresh order to airlines for refund of tickets

To deal with massive cancellations, domestic airlines started to offer credit to the passengers in lieu of their booking amounts.

Apr 16, 2020

Iran develops smart coronavirus detector, can spot contaminated area from 100 metres

IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami said that the divide named 'Mosta'an' is capable of detecting "every coronavirus infection" within a 100-meter radius by creating a magnetic field and using a bipolar virus inside the device.

Apr 16, 2020

Will coronavirus pandemic be over in next 2 weeks? Israeli professor claims. Details inside

Professor Ben-Israel, who is also the head of the Security Studies Program at Tel Aviv University, said that it is possible the coronavirus crisis will be over in the next two weeks.

Apr 16, 2020

India adopts pool-testing for coronavirus; here's how it works [Video]

Given the increasing coronavirus hotspots in the country and limited test kits, the ICMR said that it was crucial to increase the number of tests being done to detect coronavirus infection. However, pooling of samples is "not recommended" in "areas or population with positivity rates of >5 percent for COVID-19.

Apr 15, 2020

Some bats in India found carrying coronavirus: Researchers

The samples collected from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, and Puducherry have tested positive for coronaviruses, the ICMR researchers said.

Apr 15, 2020

Indian Army killed Pakistan Brigadier, Pak says coronavirus did

According to the intelligence report, 15 Pakistan soldiers and eight terrorists were killed in the Indian Army's artillery assault. The Pakistani Army confirmed the firing by Indian forces in Sharda, Dudhnial and Shahkot sectors along the LoC but didn't admit the casualties.

Apr 14, 2020

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