Tag: corona virus

AP claims highest testing rate in the country

Amidst facing criticism from opposition on low testing and COVID-19 treatment facilities, the government of Andhra Pradesh claimed highest testing rate in the country. AP’s special chief secretary for health, Jawahar Reddy said samples are tested for 1,147 persons out of every 10 lakhs population. Speaking to media, Jawahar Reddy said “So far, 60250 people […]

Shruti would neither stalk nor get stalked by ex

Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan revealed on social media that she would neither stalk her ex nor be stalked by her ex. Shruti on Thursday night was playing the “Would you rather” game on Instagram stories where two options were given to her by the automated filter. The options read: “Stalk an ex or be stalked […]

No, Disha Patani Is Not Staying In Our House

A couple of days ago rumours have come out that spicy and curvaceous siren Disha Patani is actually living along with boyfriend Tiger Shroff, in the latter’s house in Mumbai. With Tiger’s sister Kishu Shroff posting a photograph on her Instagram page, where she mentioned ‘Makeup by Disha Patani’, the speculations got fuelled. But then, […]

Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs in US amid COVID-19 lockdown

NEW YORK: Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labor: Restaurants, hotels, office cleaning services, in-home childcare and hair and […]

The first modern pandemic will define this era, says Microsoft founder Bill Gates

WASHINGTON: The COVID-19 pandemic, the first modern pandemic, will define this era and no one who lives through this will ever forget it, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has stressed. It is impossible to overstate the pain that people are feeling now and will continue to feel for years to come, he said, adding that the […]

Special Focus: Aarogya Setu app beats Facebook’s record

Indian app Aarogya Setu, which came amidst the Covid-19 crisis to help people track the virus hit areas, crossed 5 Crore users in a record time of 13 days. Previously, Facebook achieved this feat in 19 days. National Informatics Centre developed this app and is now the most trending app in India. This app is […]

Naidu Condemns Attack On Saffron Scribe!

That Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been desperately trying to get closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership at the Centre has been no secret by now. The way Naidu has been showering praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extending support to every decision taken […]

Rising Covid-19 cases in Kurnool cause of worry!

Despite stringent measures being taken by the YSR Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, the rapidly increasing number of cases in Kurnool continues to be a cause of worry for chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. There are as many as 235 positive cases for Covid-19 in Kurnool alone, making it the district with the […]

Hyd Traffic Police: Legal Action on Violators

Amidst growing number of Corona positive cases despite strict measures and orders of lockdown in place, the Telangana state government has given full powers to police department to take on the lockdown violators. As the state capital Hyderabad was witnessing large number of violations, Hyderabad traffic police have started enforcing the strict orders in place. […]

KTR Breathes Fire On ‘India Today’ Survey Report

Amidst Covid-19 pandemic, actually some media folks are regularly targeting governments that are trying pretty hard to contain the spread of the virus. In a similar showdown, popular house ‘India Today’ has tried to paint Telangana as a state which lacks basic preventive equipment to combat the coronavirus crisis. In their survey, India Today has […]

93.5% Feel Modi Handling Corona Crisis Well – Survey

After witnessing rise in popularity of PM Narendra Modi from foreign countries and receiving appreciation from the likes of Bill Gates for his leadership, it is the turn of Indian citizens who expressed their trust and belief on PM and his administration. In a survey conducted by IANS – C Voter, over 93 percent of […]

California had two COVID-19 deaths weeks before first reported fatality in US

SAN FRANCISCO: Two people with the coronavirus died in California as much as three weeks before the US reported its first death from the disease in late February – a gap that a top health official said may have led to delays in issuing stay-at-home orders in the nation’s most populous state. Dr Sara Cody, […]