Nearly 47% of the active cases have been added to the country’s tally in the past 10 days. If this period is narrowed down to the past week, then the country has added more than 55,205 active cases to its tally every single day on average, another all-time record.
After the gold smuggling case involving the UAE consulate came to light last year, Kerala minister K T Jaleel was questioned by the customs and the Enforcement Directorate on several occasions. (HT FILE PHOTO.)
The verdict against the controversial minister, who was also questioned several times in connection with import of dry dates and holy books by central agencies, came on a complaint regarding the appointment of his relative KT Adeeb as the general manager of the Kerala State Minorities Development Finance Corporation Limited in 2018.
Bihar reported 2174 Covid-19 cases on Friday taking the number of active cases to 9557. On April 8, the state had reported 1911 positive cases. (ANI PHOTO.)
The Bihar government has decided to close all religious places in the state till April 30 while cinema halls have been allowed to operate with 50% audience capacity. The government has decided not to close down parks but has made masks and Covid appropriate behaviour mandatory.
Last year, after the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, millions of migrant labourers walked, cycled, took buses and trains to escape the virus. This time around, they are taking trains that are running packed, throwing to the wind any caution about Covid-19 distancing or safety protocols.
The two sides also agreed to upgrade their joint working group on water to the ministerial level and to launch a “strategic partnership in water” during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte. (TWITTER/@MEAIndia.)
