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Nalco contributes Rs 10.2 cr to fight coronavirus
New Delhi: State-run Nalco on Tuesday said it has contributed a sum of Rs 10.2 crore to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Nalco has made a contribution of Rs 5 crore, while its employees have pledged their one-day's salary amounting to Rs…
Crowd swarm trains as Wuhan lifts outbound travel ban
Wuhan: As cars queued up at expressway toll gates and passengers prepared to board trains to leave Wuhan, the megacity in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem…
SBI cuts savings rate by 25 basis points on all deposits
New Delhi: The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), on Tuesday said it has cut savings rate by 0.25 per cent to 2.75 per cent on all deposits.
The new rate will come into effect from 15 April, 2020.
In view of adequate…
COVID-19: Railways to prepare PPEs for medical personnel
New Delhi: Just days after the DRDO approved the personal protective equipment (PPEs) made by the Northern Railway, the Indian railways has geared up to prepare thousands of PPEs at 17 workshops across the country to help the medical…
WhatsApp limits frequently forwarding messages to 1 chat at a time
New Delhi: In a bid to curb the flow of misinformation in COVID-19 times, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday announced to introduce a new limit on frequently forwarding messages where a WhatsApp user can forward such messages to one chat at…
Jamaati COVID-19 patient escapes from hospital
Baghpat: A 65-year-old corona positive patient, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi last month, escaped from the hospital on Tuesday after breaking the glass pane and cutting the wire mesh on the window.
He used his…
UP shooter announces reward for arrest of Tablighi Jamaat chief
Lucknow: Acclaimed shooter Vartika Singh has announced a reward of Rs 51,000 for anyone who helps in the arrest of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhalvi.
In a video message posted on the social media, Vartika has asked…
COVID-19: Why you shouldn’t rush to get hydroxychloroquine
New Delhi: Even as the National Task Force for COVID-19 constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis (read preventing) for SARS-CoV-2 infection for…
Coronavirus: Over 25,000 Jamaat attendees quarantined, 1445 positive cases
New Delhi: Out of the 4,067 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, 1,445 have been epidemiologically linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin, while 693 positive cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, the Union…
COVID-19: UK PM Boris Johnson shifted to ICU
London: Coronavirus-positive UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was admitted to a hospital here after his symptoms became "persistent", was shifted the intensive care unit on Monday after his condition "worsened".
Johnson, who had gone…
