Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), of Pakistan, reported a rise in domestic violence cases against women due to COVID-19 restrictions. Government should implement laws to protect Pakistani women and children, SSDO said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): State-wide restrictions that were put in place by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of the COVID-19 infection will continue till June 1.
Brussels [Belgium], May 13 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday called on the EU Member States to take coordinated action to further restrict travel from India on a temporary basis, with a view to limiting the spread of the B.1.617.2 variant, first detected in India.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of the intensifying COVID situation, Jharkhand Government on Wednesday extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till May 27, mandating 7-day quarantine for people visiting the state for over 72 hours.
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The Chinese government in 2020 continued to assert control over religion and restrict the activities and personal freedom of religious adherents that it perceived as threatening state or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interests, according to the US 2020 report o
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 12 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Assam government on Wednesday announced stricter restrictions that come into force from May 13 till further orders.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): In view of queries/complaints by people for not being allowed by police to operate permitted activities during curfew hours from 10 am-1 pm, Shimla District Magistrates (DM) on Wednesday clarified that restriction hours are not applicable to e
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China is shoring up its border to fence all provinces and cities to keep out the novel coronavirus after the nation largely banished the pandemic after it first emerged in the city of Wuhan, known as Beijing's new Covid firewall.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): High Commissioner of Canada to India, Nadir Patel on Tuesday said that the focus should not be on the rise in coronavirus cases in India due to the B1617 virus variant rather on how to assist to address this situation so that the crisis is mitigated.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Liquor shops opened in Varanasi on Tuesday for few hours amid restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Auckland [New Zealand], May 11 (ANI): Mumbai Indians fielding coach James Pamment has said he felt safe inside the bio-secure environment in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 10 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it will bar entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka from May 12 amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections in these countries.