One more COVID-19 positive was reported from Bilasipara in Dhubri district of Assam on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 35. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted confirming the development, “Alert ~ A man from Bilasipara, Dhubri has tested #COVID positive. He has a history of being in touch […]

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved to promulgate the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which provides stricter punishments for attacks against health workers even as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on Wednesday has approved the promulgation of the Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to […]

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic by adopting several measures including lockdown and increasing health expenditure to strengthen the health system response. “We commend your leadership and the proactive measures you and your government have taken to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 […]

As many as 1,486 fresh cases has been reported in the last 24 hours taking the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country over 20,000. The number of positive cases in India reached 20,471 on Wednesday, with Maharashtra continuing to be the worst-hit state. On the other hand, 49 COVID-19 deaths have been […]

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which signed a mega Rs 43,574 crore deal with Facebook giving the US-based social media giant a 9.99 per cent equity stake in homegrown mobile network Jio, said the partnership will prove to be a catalyst to make India into one of the world’s leading digital societies. […]

The Centre has brought an ordinance to end violence against health workers, making it a cognizable and non-bailable offence with imprisonment up to seven years for those found guilty. Speaking on the matter, Union minister Prakash Javdekar said the ordinance has been brought in to protect health workers and other Corona warriors. Under the ordinance […]

Sensation prevails at Athiabari village in Assam’s Baksa district after two persons fell prey to mob violence. The two persons identified as Biswajit Das and Haradhan Das were brothers and were infact notorious for their hooliganism in the area. On Wednesday morning a mob of angry villagers gathered at the premises of their house where […]

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that no new positive cases of COVID-19 has been reported in the State in the last seven days. “The situation of coronavirus in India is much better than in the world. A total of 5,789 people have been tested so far. The result of 214 people […]

On the occasion of World Earth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people to work towards a cleaner, healthier and more prosperous planet. PM Modi also gave a shout-out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. “On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the […]

Over 1,300 fresh COVID-19 cases and 44 related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the country to 18,985. With 3,260 people recovering from the deadly virus, now the total number of active cases stands at 15,122. Meanwhile, the death toll in India has crosses the […]