20 March 2020, 23:40 PM
Global deaths rising rapidly, toll reaches 11,186.
20 March 2020, 22:34 PM
Govt notifies WhatsApp No. 9013151515 to connect with people looking for information about Coronavirus
20 March 2020, 22:31 PM
A total of 15,404 samples from 14,514 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2 as on 20th March 2020 6 PM IST. A total of 236 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases: ICMR
20 March 2020, 22:30 PM
Meghalaya announces 24-hour shutdown beginning midnight; CM Conrad Sangma says Saturday will be observed as 'coronavirus awareness day'.
20 March 2020, 22:22 PM
GoAir says it is voluntarily suspending all flights on Sunday when Janta curfew will be in force.
20 March 2020, 22:01 PM
All the teaching staff of the various faculties and department will work from their home henceforth and they are directed to provide reading materials etc. for the assignment of each unit on time. This arrangement is up to March 31, 2020. All the students' hostels are hereby closed and it is directed that students vacate their hostel rooms latest by Monday morning. The duration of this order upto March 31 and likely to be extended in April 2020: Jamia Millia Islamia
20 March 2020, 22:01 PM
BSF cancels movement of troops for next fortnight
20 March 2020, 21:59 PM
To prevent and control Coronavirus (Covid-19), all DDA sports complexes and golf courses have been closed with immediate effect till 31.03.2020
20 March 2020, 21:51 PM
Regulation of trains on March 22:
1) On 20.03.20, Suburban services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Secunderabad will be reduced to a bare minimum. Actual no of trains to be run on 20.03.20 will be decided by the respective zonal Railways as per the assessment of local conditions and requirements.
2). Passenger trains originating between midnight of 21/22.03.20 to 2200 hrs of 22.03.20 shall not be run. But passenger trains originated before midnight of 21/22.03.20 will complete its journey.
3) Mail express trains and Intercity trains originating between 0400 hrs and 2200 hrs on 22.03.20 will remain cancelled. However, trains already started before this time slot will complete its journey.
Wherever Long-distance train and the Intercity train has huge occupancy, zonal Railways may at their discretion decide to not cancel such trains and run them as per schedule/revised schedule so that large no of passengers do not get stranded on 22.03.20
20 March 2020, 21:51 PM
Delhi govt to pay salaries to daily wage staff, guest teachers employed at places that have been closed due to COVID-19: Manish Sisodia
20 March 2020, 21:20 PM
Government fixes Rs 100 as MRP for 200 ml of hand sanitizers. Prices for face masks have also been fixed at Rs 10 and Rs 8 for two types of masks.
20 March 2020, 21:20 PM
Four people test positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
20 March 2020, 20:37 PM
Closure of all onboard services, mobile and static units of IRCTC from March 22 in view of COVID-19
20 March 2020, 19:18 PM
Connaught Place in Delhi will be closed on Sunday due to the 'Janata Curfew' in the country over the novel coronavirus pandemic. "As it has been requested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday to observe a Janata Curfew, Connaught Place shall remain closed on March 22," New Delhi Trader's Association president Atul Bhargava said. "As this is a national calamity and precautions are required to be taken, it is urged to all occupants to keep the establishment closed," Bhargava added.
20 March 2020, 17:46 PM
Railways cancels 90 more trains till March 31; total number of cancelled trains due to novel coronavirus pandemic climbs to 245: PTI
20 March 2020, 17:37 PM
Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRC) has decided not to run its metro train and city bus services on Sunday (March 22).
20 March 2020, 17:36 PM
We are closing all 3 Delhi Haats also which are run by Delhi government in INA, Pitam Pura and Janakpuri. HoHo bus services of tourism department are also closed. : Manish Sisodia
20 March 2020, 17:35 PM
UP govt directs sanitisation of Noida, Kanpur and Lucknow after singer Kanika Kapoor tests positive for coronavirus.
20 March 2020, 17:27 PM
In the wake of COVID-19, Kerala govt has directed Travancore Devaswom Board & Pathanamthitta district administration not to allow entry of pilgrims to the 10-day annual Sabarimala Temple festival that begins on March 29. The pilgrims will also not be allowed to attend 'Ararat ceremony' on April 8 at Pampa.
20 March 2020, 16:49 PM
A total of 10,254 people have now died worldwide from coronavirus pandemic.
20 March 2020, 16:49 PM
Union Public Service Commission has deferred the Personality Tests (Interviews) of the candidates of Civil Services (Main) Exam 2019 scheduled from March 23-April 3 until further orders. The new dates will be informed to the candidates in due course.
20 March 2020, 15:54 PM
Uttar Pradesh government has designated 6 hospitals in Lucknow for treatment of Coronavirus. These hospitals are: Lok Bandhu Hospital, Civil Hospital, Balrampur Hospital, King George's Medical University, Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.
20 March 2020, 15:04 PM
The global economic situation will certainly impact all nations, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the launch of draft Defence Procurement Procedure, 2020.
20 March 2020, 14:32 PM
Can't rule out the possibility that the global economy will improve in the next 2-5 months: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
20 March 2020, 14:31 PM
All exams from Class 1 to 8 cancelled, students to be promoted to next classes, says Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad
20 March 2020, 13:57 PM
All malls in Delhi will remain closed, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
In view of the prevailing situation, we are closing down all Malls (except grocery, pharmacy and vegtable shops in them)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 20, 2020
20 March 2020, 13:56 PM
Rickshaw and taxi services at Mumbai's Kalyan, Thane, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Palghar areas will remain closed on March 21 and March 22 amid coronavirus scare.
20 March 2020, 13:05 PM
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking removal of the sit-in demonstration from Shaheen Bagh in Delhi on Monday amid coronavirus scare.
20 March 2020, 12:25 PM
MP CM Kamal Nath: No corruption charges on our party in the last 15 month, we have people's mandate with us.
20 March 2020, 12:23 PM
I have worked tirelessly for people of Madhya Pradesh, says CM Kamal Nath.
20 March 2020, 12:21 PM
''The people of this country can see the truth behind the incident where MLAs are being held hostage in Bengaluru. The truth will come out and people will not forgive them,'' says CM Kamal Nath.
20 March 2020, 12:16 PM
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath blames BJP for toppling Congress party while addressing media.
20 March 2020, 12:11 PM
Government of India sets up WhatsApp MyGov Corona Helpdesk.
20 March 2020, 12:04 PM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath arrives for press conference.
20 March 2020, 11:57 AM
West Bengal government appeals to people who have returned from abroad in the recent past, especially from UK, USA, Europe and the Gulf countries to confine themselves in home quarantine for a period of 14 days after two positive cases with patients having travel history of London were reported in the state.
20 March 2020, 11:54 AM
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan writes a letter to DGP, demands protection for 106 BJP MLAs amid the ongoing political turmoil.
20 March 2020, 11:51 AM
Punjab Chief Minister urges people not to spread fake news during COVID-19 pandemic.
I request Punjabis not to share unsubstantiated news & information as it may create unnecessary panic. The following content that claims @PunjabGovtIndia is shutting down internet services is fake & action will be taken against anyone involved in spreading misleading information. pic.twitter.com/Rtx6Crzv4o
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) March 20, 2020
20 March 2020, 11:50 AM
Congress MLAs arrive at the residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, ahead of floor test in the Assembly.
20 March 2020, 11:50 AM
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath to address press conference shortly.
20 March 2020, 11:12 AM
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Number of coronavirus positive cases reaches to 52, more than one thousand people are kept in the isolated wards.
20 March 2020, 11:06 AM
West Bengal reports the second case of Covid-19 on Friday (March 20, 2020). A 22-year-old boy who returned from London on March 13 has been tested positive. He is a resident of Ballygunge in Kolkata. He was in-home quarantine since March 13 however showed no symptoms earlier. Since March 16 he was admitted to the Beleghata ID&BG hospital after he showed symptoms. All his family members have been asked to remain in-home quarantine. Two of his friends who had returned with him from UK - one from Punjab and one from Chhatisgarh have also tested positive.
20 March 2020, 11:05 AM
Four new coronavirus positive cases reported in Lucknow, taking the total number of cases to 9 in the city.
20 March 2020, 10:40 AM
Delhi Airport suspends all international flight operations from March 22 to March 29 as per the advisory issued by the Govt of India.
20 March 2020, 10:01 AM
Madhya Pradesh Congress legislative party meeting to be held today at 11am at CM Kamal Nath's residence before floor test.
20 March 2020, 09:21 AM
Coronavirus updates in India:
Total number of passengers screened at airport : 14,31,734
Total number of Active COVID 2019 cases across India: 171
Total number of Discharged/Cured COVID-19 cases across India: 19
Total number of Migrated COVID-19 Patient: 1
Total number of Deaths due to COVID 2019 across India: 4
20 March 2020, 08:56 AM
Number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 195 says Health Ministry data.
20 March 2020, 08:47 AM
Dead Bodies of Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case convicts has been taken to DDU Hospital for postmortem. The postmortem will be done as recommended by the Jail manual and Supreme Court guidelines.
Delhi: Bodies of 2012 Delhi gangrape case convicts brought to DDU Hospital for postmortem; The postmortem will be done as recommended by the Jail manual and Supreme Court guidelines. After the postmortem, the bodies of the convicts will be handed over to their respective families https://t.co/jOl8mqQQDB pic.twitter.com/lxONR632J7
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2020
20 March 2020, 08:47 AM
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan increase to 454.
20 March 2020, 08:28 AM
Section 144 to be imposed in urban areas, says Chhattisgarh CM
20 March 2020, 08:25 AM
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after hanging of Nirbhaya case convict said, ''It took 7 years for justice to be delivered in Nirbhaya case. We should take a pledge that no such incident should happen in future, adding, ''We've seen how the convicts manipulated the law until recently, there are a lot of loopholes in our system, we need to improve the system.''
