WhatsApp No Longer Lets You Share Videos Longer Than 15 Seconds as Status in India

Jeena John English News India Jeena John Science & Tech March 30, 2020 5

As the coronavirus lockdown brings more people to online services, it appears more steps are being taken to handle the network congestion brought by the steep rise in the number of users. After YouTube, Netflix, and many others imposed limitations such as lowering the bitrate and defaulting to a lower resolution, WhatsApp has done something […]Continue Reading

Kanika Kapoor pens emotional post after testing positive for Covid-19, says ‘I hope my next test is negative’

Jeena John Covid-19 English News Jeena John March 30, 2020 10

Singer Kanika Kapoor, who has tested positive for novel coronavirus for the fourth time, has shared an emotional post on Instagram. As fans showed concern for the singer, she made it clear that she was “not in the ICU” and was waiting to meet her kids and family.She shared a quote that read, “Life teaches us to make […]Continue Reading

450 Fresh Doctors In Central Force To Join Work Immediately Amid COVID-19

Jeena John Covid-19 English News Jeena John March 29, 2020 5

New Delhi: Over 450 doctors recruited recently as medical officers in the CAPFs have been asked to join service “immediately” as the forces are ramping up their healthcare setup to combat COVID-19, a top paramilitary officer said on Sunday.Retired medical officers have been “alerted” and modalities are being worked on to hire doctors on contractual Continue Reading

Coronavirus Cases In India Inch Closer To 1,000, 25 Dead: 10 Points

Jeena John Covid-19 English News Jeena John Kerala March 29, 2020 6

New Delhi: The government today asked states to ensure the 21-day lockdown, asking them to help curb the exodus of migrant workers from cities, as the overall number of COVID-19 positive people rose to 979. Heath ministry data this morning showed that the 61 new cases were detected since last evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who […]Continue Reading

Migrant worker, 39, collapses after walking 200km from Delhi

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 29, 2020 17

A 38-year-old man who had walked 200 km from the national capital to reach home died on the Delhi-Agra highway on Saturday morning. Ranveer Singh’s destination, his family in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, was still 100 km away. The two men, who were accompanying Ranveer Singh, told the police that Ranveer […]Continue Reading

“Please Don’t Go To Your Villages,” Arvind Kejriwal Urges Migrants

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 29, 2020 20

Taking to Twitter, he asked the migrant workers to stay wherever they were as the risk of the coronavirus spreading increases due to large gatherings. New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to migrant workers not to leave for their native places during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the interest of the […]Continue Reading

Coronavirus latest updates: SpiceJet pilot tests positive for Covid-19

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 29, 2020 13

NEW DELHI: There are over 663,000 coronavirus cases across the globe with more than 30,000 deaths. In India, five more people died of the infection on Saturday.According to latest update from the ministry of health, the death toll in India climbed to 25 with 979 confirmed cases.The one spot of good news is that across […]Continue Reading

‘Please forgive me’: PM Modi’s apology to the poor hit by national lockdown

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 29, 2020 19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought forgiveness for putting people in trouble by ordering a complete lockdown in the country but said the fight against coronavirus is one of life and death. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought forgiveness for putting people in trouble by ordering a complete lockdown in the country but […]Continue Reading

Covid-19 lockdown: Why India must fear migrant exodus from cities

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 28, 2020 5

There are two realities in India today as we fight the Coronavirus pandemic… One is the reality of you and me, sitting in the comforts of our respective homes. Some, like me, are already frustrated with the enforced work from home discipline. Others are simply bored minus the comfort of their social life, the nagging […]Continue Reading

Bored with lockdown, 21-yr-old man commits suicide in Jamnagar

Jeena John English News Jeena John March 28, 2020 10

Police said that 21-year-old Kaushik Mandera was found hanging in his house in Gokulnagar area of Jamanagar city on Friday morning. DAYS AFTER prohibitory orders came into force and restricted movement of people, a 21-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Jamnagar city on Saturday with his father claiming that […]Continue Reading