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12:06 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates Think of corona warriors when you feel tired of wearing mask, says Modi Whenever you feel like taking off your masks, think of frontline soldiers. Villages have been making extraordinary efforts against COVID-19," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while shedding light on the various administrative and innovative efforts being undertaken in villages. "With a positive approach, a disaster can be turned around into opportunity," he adds. 12:01 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates This 15 August, resolve to get freedom from COVID-19, says Modi Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people that on this 15 August to take resolve to get freedom from coronavirus, "for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, to learn and teach something new, and abide by our duties" 11:48 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates Odisha reports over 1,300 new cases today Odisha detects 1,376 new COVID-19 cases, taking

Bhopal:  BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday asked the public to recite the Hanuman Chalisa five times a day till 5 August, which she believes will rid the world of the coronavirus pandemic. `Bhoomi pujan' or the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya is to take place on 5 August. "Let us all of us together make a spiritual effort to wish people good health and end the coronavirus epidemic. Recite 'Hanuman Chalisa' five times a day at your home from July 25 to August 5," the Bhopal MP tweeted. "Conclude this ritual by lighting lamps on August 5 and offering 'aarti' to Lord Ram at home," she added. She also shared a video on Twitter, in which she said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is making efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till 4 August. "Though the lockdown will be over on August 4, this ritual (recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa, a hymn in praise of Lor

New Delhi:  Railway Minister Piyush Goyal hit back at the Congress on Saturday after Rahul Gandhi accused the Indian Railways of making profit through Shramik trains, alleging that only those who "looted" the country can call subsidy a profit. "Only those who looted the country can describe subsidy as profit. The railways spent more money in running Shramik trains than it received from state governments. People are now asking what happened to Sonia ji''s promise of paying for people''s tickets," Goyal tweeted. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi had said during the migrant crisis that her party will pay for tickets of Shramik train passengers after reports emerged that they, mostly poor migrants, were made to pay for their journey. On Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of benefitting by making profits during the coronavirus-induced lockdown when people were in trouble. "There are clouds of disease and people ar

New Delhi : Delhi Police started investigation into a complaint filed against a student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for allegedly posting offensive comment against the Indian Army, officials said Saturday. Tajinder Yadav, a social worker, filed an FIR at Kapashera police station on 8 July, claiming that the JNU student posted on Twitter that the Indian Army operation against terrorists in Kashmir was "wrong and against the country". "The person has termed the action by the army against terrorists as wrong and against the country. He has also linked this to the RSS and the termed the outfit as anti-national. This is an insult to the Indian Army and the RSS,” said Yadav, who claimed to be associated with the Mehrauli unit of the BJP's Yuva Morcha. Accordingly, an FIR has been registered against the student under the Indian Penal Code Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 153 (persons who indulge in wanton vilif

08:58 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates PM to address Mann ki Baat today Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly address to the nation through radio programme Mann ki Baat will take place on Sunday. The address is telecast on the last Sunday of every month. This will be the 67th episode of the programme. Do tune in tomorrow, 26th July, at 11 AM. #MannKiBaat . pic.twitter.com/Px52Xrm2bY — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 25, 2020 08:24 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka LATEST Updates Over 3,300 infected persons untraceable in Bengaluru: Report As many as 3,338 people infected with the novel coronavirus are untraceable in Bengaluru, reports  NDTV . The number accounts for over 7 percent of the total number of cases in the city, which has seen a surge in infections over the last couple of weeks. A lockdown had been imposed in the city from 15 to 22 July. 08:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in North Korea LATEST Updates North Korea puts Kaesong city

08:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in North Korea LATEST Updates North Korea puts Kaesong city in lockdown over suspected outbreak North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying he believes “the vicious virus” may have entered the country, state media reported Sunday. If the person is officially declared a virus patient, he or she would be the North’s first confirmed coronavirus case. North Korea has steadfastly said it has no single virus case on its territory, a claim questioned by outside experts. 08:00 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates Ambulance driver demands Rs 9,200 from COVID-19 patients for 6-km journey to hospital An ambulance driver allegedly forced two coronavirus-infected minor boys and their mother to get down the vehicle as they could not pay the exorbitant fare he demanded for a six-km journey between two hos

23:25 (IST)  Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra  Latest Update Mumbai reports 52 fatalities in single day   The death toll due to coronavirus in Mumbai crossed the 6,000-mark on Saturday, officials said. Fifty-two coronavirus patients died during the day, which took the death toll in the country's financial capital to 6,033, said an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Meanwhile, 1,090 new coronavirus patients were reported in Mumbai during the day, while 617 patients were discharged. The city has now 23,071 active patients 23:06 (IST)  Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhatisgarh Latest Update 29 BSF men among 249 new COVID-19 cases   Chhattisgarh reported 249 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 29 BSF personnel, taking the state's count to 7,087, while three deaths during the day increased the toll to 39, an official told PTI . A total of 116 patients were discharged as well, taking the number of such cases to 4,683, he added. 22:39 (IST)  C