The Rajya Sabha secretariat today partially resumed its functioning on the 27th day of the nationwide lockdown amid safeguards against COVID-19.
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The Tamilnadu health department is preparing a list of donors for the convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients, even as the government is awaiting the final nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commence the trials.
The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 543 and the number of cases climbed to 17,265 in the country today, according to the Union Health Ministry.
India has trashed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments alleging targeting of Muslims in the country in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Bisht died on Monday morning, an official said.
The Kerala government today said there was some ‘misunderstanding’, due to which the Centre had objected to dilution of thelockdown protocol after the state had allowed opening of restaurants and MSME industries in municipal areas among others.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan early today, according to the US Geological Survey, but no tsunami warning was issued.
Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has said he is a huge fan of MS Dhoni and added that he would like to see the wicket-keeper batsman as a part of the Indian T20 World Cup squad.
The Congress today constituted a consultative group with former prime minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman to deliberate on ‘current concerns’ and formulate views and policy of the party on important issues.