Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 7 (ANI): Odisha has become the first state in the country to make a face mask or use of cloth in "at least two layers" mandatory for the citizens when they come out of home for any purpose. The order shall come into effect from 7 am on April 9.
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday reassured citizens in the state that they can sleep peacefully as he and others were awake making all efforts to combat the menace.
Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells has said that about 2,900 US citizens have flown back from South and Central Asian countries, including India on 13 repatriation flights.
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking directions to the Central government to organise a special flight to evacuate those in distress in New York amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Seniority, an RPG Group company for senior citizens, and RPG Life Sciences on Monday launched a predictive analysis tool designed to help early detection of COVID-19 risk among the elderly.
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat on Monday appealed to the citizens to support the Delhi Police in implementing the lockdown by staying at home to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit a lamp after turning off all lights at his residence on Sunday night and joined the country in an expression of collective resolve to fight and defeat COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): A septuagenarian woman on Sunday was seen selling earthen lamps (diyas) in central Delhi's Gol Market after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all the citizens to light diya at 9pm for nine minutes to combat the "darkness of coronavirus".
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI): 10 citizens of The Philippines have been booked in Vashi area of Navi Mumbai for allegedly spreading COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian shooter Manu Bhaker on Sunday appealed citizens to come together and take a pledge by lighting diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm to defeat coronavirus pandemic after the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Sale of diyas in the national capital have increased after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed citizens to either light a candle, diya or flashlight at 9 pm on April 5 to dispel the darkness and gloom brought by the outbreak of the deadly novel Coronavirus
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday urged citizen to show their "spirit of India" to express solidarity with "health warriors" in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic when they light diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm on the call given by Prime Minister