Coronavirus | Pending tax refunds of ₹18,000 crore to be released
All pending refunds for GST and customs will also be issued, benefiting around one lakh business entities. Move to offer…
All pending refunds for GST and customs will also be issued, benefiting around one lakh business entities. Move to offer…
With the Centre expecting an extreme cash crunch due to the COVID-19 crisis, most Central government departments have been asked…
A volunteer holds a placard to raise awareness about the coronavirus on a street in Chennai on April 8, 2020.…
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to completely seal COVID-19 hotspots within 15 districts till the end of the…
A doctor wearing a protective suit stores a swab in a test tube after taking it from a man to…
Many of Bihar’s migrant workers who have been quarantined in village schools and panchayat buildings after returning from elsewhere in…
Google Maps image locates Pingore village in Haryana’s Palwal district. 35 people, belonging to the Gujjar community, allegedly barged into…
NEW DELHI: An estimated 3.5 lakh inter-state trucks carrying goods worth over Rs 35,000 crore are stranded on roads, outside…
NEW DELHI: The commerce and industry ministry has pitched for resumption of manufacturing activity, especially for exports, in a limited…
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday unveiled a raft of measures to ensure availability of cash in the system, including…
India Gate area wears a deserted look during the national lockdown (Reuters picture used for representation)NEW DELHI/NOIDA: Thirteen areas in…
Are you living in a pandemic hotspot? Can you walk up to a store to buy your grocery if you…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to issue appropriate orders immediately for free of cost testing…
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 8, 2020, 21:03 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told floor leaders of opposition…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that Covid-19 tests in approved government labs or private laboratories should be…
LUCKNOW: In the wake of the coronavirus situation, wearing of masks has been made compulsory and not using them can…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry said on Wednesday that 32 people have died and 773 persons have tested positive…
NEW DELHI: The situation in the country is akin to a "social emergency" and it has necessitated tough decisions, Prime…
Youngsters in Mumbai use a variety of face masks for protection from COVID-19 infection. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Any…
Indian officials are negotiating essential medical supplies from China in anticipation of a possible rise in COVID-19 infections after the…
The Olympic Flame burns at Fukushima City in Japan. | File | Photo Credit: AP It was removed Japan Prime…
After yesterday's massive rally, which saw stocks gain over 8%, the benchmark indices are slightly up after trading with gains…
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress president Sachin Pilot has said State governments should follow a staggered approach in…
Essential commodities being transported on a horse-cart during the complete lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Patna,…
NEW DELHI: The only Indian tycoon whose net worth is unscathed as the deadly coronavirus roils markets worldwide can thank…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with floor leaders of various parties, including opposition, in Parliament to…
NEW DELHI: From playing alongside batting stalwarts Virender Sehwag and his idol Sachin Tendulkar to captaining the Indian cricket team,…
NEW YORK: The big debate over whether face masks can help contain the spread of Covid-19 is shifting quickly, with…
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray chaired a cabinet meeting via videoconference on Tuesday.MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Tuesday discussed whether to…
About 400 million people working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due…
The Union government on Tuesday indicated that it was actively considering an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown that began…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would put a hold on America’s funding to the World Health Organization,…
Get your TOI epaper: If you are missing the TOI’s print edition amid the lockdown, click here to read the…
Why do I need to wear a mask?The novel coronavirus can spread easily from person-to-person contact, according to the WHO.…
Image credit: Jos Buttler's Twitter handle.LONDON: England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has raised more than £65,000 ($80,000) to help fight the…
Both US and Indian health officials have recommended that people wear “non-medical cloth masks” to prevent the spread of Covid-19.…
NEW YORK: New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at…
A doctor wearing a protective suit takes a swab from a man, who is under home quarantine, to test for…
As the world watches, India must plan its strategy for a calibrated exit, possibly in a week, from the most…
America’s refusal to ease sanctions on Iran even when the West Asian country is struggling hard to contain the novel…
Thousands of Chinese travellers flocked to catch trains leaving coronavirus-ravaged Wuhan as authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on…
No breathing space: Maintaining social distance in the wake of COVID-19 is a distant dream in Dharavi. MP asks Uddhav…
Can a loss of smell be an early warning for a COVID-19 infection? Multiple reports have surfaced, primarily from Europe…
The Union government on Tuesday indicated that it was actively considering an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown that began…
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country has registered 13 deaths and 508 new COVID-19 cases in the…
With nine of its 10 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in just 20 days, Chhattisgarh is hogging the limelight for…
Doctors take down details of a woman at a municipal health centre before being tested for the COVID-19 coronav...Read MoreNEW…
NEW YORK: New York City's death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World…
WASHINGTON: Talk of any retaliation from US President Donald Trump against India and its folding before any such purported threat…
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 7, 2020, 20:43 ISTNEW DELHI: The Central government is mulling extending the nationwide lockdown beyond April…