- Sunday, May 04, 2025
The Indian Premier League, the world’s richest cricket tournament, has been indefinitely postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, a team official confirmed on Wednesday (15). Though India’s cricket board made no official announcement, the further delay of the Twenty20 tournament, which draws top players from around the world, was inevitable…
Stringent containment measures will be implemented in the hotspot districts accounting for a large number of Covid-19 cases or those with fast growth of such cases, the Indian government said on Wednesday (15). "Very strong containment measures will be implemented in the hotspot districts accounting for a large number of…
Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi has been booked for culpable homicide after some of the attendees of the religious congregation died due to coronavirus, Delhi Police said on Wednesday (15). Kandhalvi had organised the religious gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz last month against the social distancing protocol imposed by the Centre…
In a big relief for thousands of stranded Indian professionals in America due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US government has decided to allow applications by H-1B visa holders for an extended stay in the country. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign…
Alcohol prices in India's grey market have more than quadrupled and online searches for how to make homemade alcohol have soared during India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with bars and liquor stores shut for weeks across most parts of the country. Many are turning to illegal liquor, say customs and police officials, who…
The Silicon Valley, hub of Indian entrepreneurship that showcases excellence of Indian IT professionals, is bracing itself for a post coronavirus period with layoffs, pay cuts and freeze on new jobs, a top venture capitalist has said. M Rangaswami, well-known venture capitalist and entrepreneur, told PTI that while the IT…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (14) announced that the lockdown across the country will be extended till May 3 to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying the measure has produced a significant outcome in containing the infection. The announcement came as India reported 10,363 Covid-19 cases and 339 deaths. In a nearly 25-minute televised…
An Indian-American non-governmental organisation has raised more than $400,000 for relief and assistance work among thousands of Covid-19 affected people in the US, including distributing thousands of face masks to health care personnel. With this, just two Indian-American organisations – Sewa International ($400,000) and Indiaspora ($600,000) – have raised $1…
India is planning to restart some manufacturing after April 15 to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources said, even as it weighs extending the lockdown. The 21-day lockdown of India's more than 1.3 billion people is due to end on Tuesday, but the government is…
India's Minority Affairs Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Monday appealed to Muslims to strictly follow social distancing and lockdown guidelines during the holy month of Ramzan starting later this month in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. He urged them to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals like the "iftar (breaking…
