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India on January 31 had banned the export of all kinds of personal protection equipment (PPE), including clothing and masks used to protect people from air-borne particles. However, on February 26, the government removed eight items, including a certain kind of gas mask and surgical blades, from the list of banned export items. … [Read more...] about With rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in India, Centre puts restrictions on export of diagnostic kits with immediate effect

New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus crisis that has crippled nations across the world, Air India recently received unexpected praise from Pakistan's Air Traffic Controller (ATC) for running special flights to Frankfurt in Germany. The national carrier covered thousands of miles in special evacuation flights for European and Canadian citizens stuck in India due to the national lockdown. … [Read more...] about ‘Proud of You’: Pakistan ATC Praises Air India For COVID-19 Evacuation Flights to Frankfurt

On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ordered a three-week lockdown of India’s 1.3 billion population to avert a catastrophic outbreak of infections. Some states are thinking about extending the lockdown to rein in the contagious disease as the country reported a sharp spike in positive cases on the weekend. … [Read more...] about India-US partnership to fight Covid-19, says PM Modi after call with Trump

One person has been found positive for the novel coronavirus in Goa taking the state’s tally to seven. In the second case to be detected in as many days after a two day lull, a person with travel history, who arrived from abroad was found to have contracted the Covid-19. Read more … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 PM: India-US partnership to fight Covid-19, says PM Modi after call with Trump and all the latest news

In one of his tweets, Iran Khan had said, “Timing of this latest illegal action is particularly reprehensible because it seeks to exploit the international focus on COVID19 pandemic to push forward BJP’s Hindutva Supremacist agenda. The UN & int comm must stop India’s continuing violations of UNSC Resolutions & Int law,” Khan had said. … [Read more...] about ‘No locus standi’: India on Imran Khan’s comments on Kashmir domicile law