A 68 year old woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died due to co-morbidity, diabetes and hypertension, at a hospital here, said Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry in a statement on Friday. "The death of a 68 year old female from West Delhi (mother of a confirmed case of COVID-19) is confirmed to be caused due to co-morbidity, diabetes and hypertension. She has also tested positive for COVID-19," reads the statement. "She had history of contact with a positive case (her son who had travel history to Switzerland and Italy between 5th to 22nd February, 2020). The son had returned

Amid growing cases of deadly coronavirus in India, Delhi government has announced to shut all cinema halls in Delhi till March 31. While speaking to media persons, CM Kejriwal said, "We held a meeting on coronavirus where all officials including Delhi Health Minister and LG were there. As I even earlier said that Delhi government is fully prepared to fight coronavirus. We have reviewed all the measures that have been taken so far. We took some more measures. All cinema halls to remain shut in Delhi till 31st March. Schools and colleges where exams are not being held will also remain closed. We

The Central government on Wednesday announced the suspension of all visas to India till April 15, as part of the measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.The suspension, which will come into effect on March 13 at the port of departure, excludes diplomatic, official, United Nations or international organisations, employment, and project visas, as per an official release.The discussion in this regard was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan with several Union Ministers at Nirmal Bhawan in the national capital on Wednesday."All existing visas

Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Scindia sent his resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi yesterday. On his resignation, Sachin Pilot tweeted his sadness over the fact that the differences between Scindia and the party could not be resolved in a more amicable manner. Scindia's resignation came amid political turmoil in Madhya Pradesh. Scindia had also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg earlier on March 10. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders had said that they would welcome Jyotiraditya Scindia if he wished to join th

Keeping the tradition alive, people celebrated Holi with great zest in Amritsar keeping in mind coronavirus outbreak. They opted for flowers this time. The nation will celebrate the festival of colours on March 10 with great fervour. The festival is celebrated across the country to symbolize the victory of good over evil.

In the wake of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in India, the public parade ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border has been discontinued from March 7. "Till further orders, public parade ceremony at Attari Wagah border has been discontinued from March 7 in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Around 20,000 to 25,000 people are there in that ceremony so to maintain precaution on the coronavirus outbreak, the ceremony has been discontinued," Amritsar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shiv Dullar Singh Dhillon said. "The Health department's advisory has been issued to the hotel industry representatives. If pe

A Chinese man locked himself in his flat in Greater Noida's Beta 2 police station area last night. He suspected to have been infected with COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargav says, "He has tested negative for coronavirus".

Internet access across Jammu and Kashmir will be restricted to 2G speed and internet connectivity with Mac-binding will continue till March 17, the Union Territory administration said on Wednesday. According to the authorities, these restricting will remain in force till further orders. "While the postpaid sim cardholders shall continue to be provided access to the internet, these services shall not be made available on pre-paid sim cards unless verified as per norms applicable for post-paid connections," the J-K administration said. Social media platforms of WhataApp, Instagram and Facebook

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside the Parliament on March 03. Both leaders met for the first time after Delhi Assembly elections, and discussed the deadly violence of Northeast and coronavirus situation in Delhi. After meeting, CM Kejriwal said, "It was a courtesy meeting with PM Modi. After winning Delhi elections, I asked for his time and today, I got the chance to meet him. I asked for his help for the development of Delhi and he assured me that he will fully support us for development of Delhi. We also discussed violence of Northeast Delhi a