Over 350 Indians go back to Chennai from Dubai on two flights
Passengers from Dubai gave their swab samples to authorities in Chennai and then left for quarantine facilities | Photo Credit:…
Migrant employees clash with authorities in Surat
PTI Surat, May 09, 2020 13:31 IST Updated: May 09, 2020 13:32 IST A policeman regulates a queue formed by…
Coronavirus deaths reported by Delhi govt less than figures from medical facilities
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the city reported by the Delhi government is lesser than the number of…
SBI complains to CBI after 411 crore loan defaulters run away country
Three promoters of Ram Dev International, recently booked by the CBI for allegedly cheating a consortium of six banks to…
China conducts very first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys
While the government and scientists all over the world are trying to develop an effective vaccine against the deadly coronavirus,…
NIA arrests narco-terrorist linked to terror-funding in J&K
NEW DELHI: The NIA said that the agency along with Punjab and Haryana police arrested Ranjit Singh, allegedly a notorious…
Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu unwinds lockdown procedures more
(Representative image)CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday relaxed certain lockdown measures in non-containment areas across the state, including permission…
I am healthy, not suffering from any disease, says Amit Shah
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday debunked all the rumours surrounding his health, saying he is "healthy" and…
New antiviral drug combination reveals pledge against Covid-19: Research study
BEIJING: A two-week course of an antiviral therapy, started within seven days of experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, may improve clinical recovery…
Day 46 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in…
Asymptomatic coronavirus: All about what it is and if it can be identified
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - May 9, 2020, 11:00 ISTclose01/6Asymptomatic coronavirus: All about what it is and if it…
‘Cooperate on return of stranded Bengal migrants’: Amit Shah writes to Mamata
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah has written to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on the state’s failure to…
‘Gaps in quarantine, containment efforts in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi’
NEW DELHI: The Centre is engaged with states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi which have shown a worrying spike in…
Won’t call in Army, but may seek more forces to help stressed cops: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
MUMBAI: Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday refuted rumours that the army would be called out in Mumbai as Covid-19…
Odisha govt extends work shift to 12 hours
Odisha becomes the latest State to increase the working hours of workers amid coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan…
4 Naxals, one authorities main eliminated in Chhattisgarh encounter
CRPF personnel patroling in Sukma area, in Chhattisgarh. File photo | Photo Credit: SushilkumarVerma The incident took place on Friday…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 46 live updates | 216 districts with no reported cases till date, says Health Ministry
As Gujarat continues to report large number of coronavirus cases, medical experts from AIIMS, including its Director, have rushed to…
When can sports resume in India?
The German Bundesliga will be that rare sports event to restart, on May 16, even as the world continues to…
LG Polymers fined Rs 50cr for Vizag gas leak
A styrene gas leak at the plant of LG Polymers in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra ...Read…
Have to discover to cope with Covid-19: Govt
Representative image NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Friday said Indians would have to learn to live with coronavirus, indicating…
Coronavirus live updates: Gaps in quarantine, containment efforts in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 09, 2020, 06:13:49 ISTIndia’s Covid-19 count is nearing 60,000 mark with 59,691…
ICMR to monitor 75 districts to check for community transmission
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to start a study in about 75 districts of the…
Govt to borrow 54% more than estimate, fiscal deficit may hit 5.5%
MUMBAI: Weighed down by higher expenses due to the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the economy, the government…
16 die as train runs over worn out migrants sleeping on tracks
Police personnel inspect the spot after a goods train ran over a group of migrant workers while they were slee...Read…
When an infection finds area in India’s largest shanty town
While the roads in India have remained largely empty since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown on March…
Contempt for labour: On dilution of labour laws
At a time when everyone is awaiting an early end to the health and economic crisis caused by the global…
Remove it: On female genital mutilation
May 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2020 01:02 IST May 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2020…
Coronavirus lockdown | With no work or food, workers brave the long march home from Uttar Pradesh
Mungeli is more than 700 km away from the Uttar Pradesh capital. Yet for desperate and hungry Lalaram and his…
India ought to talk straight to Taliban, states U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
India should discuss its concerns on terrorism directly with the Taliban, said U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad,…
Maharashtra train mishap victims were battling cravings
“Please send us some money. We don’t have anything left. Even the contractor is refusing to pay us. What should…
Coronavirus | Lockdown chokes Maharashtra’s economic lifeline
Announcing that Maharashtra’s financial condition has deteriorated to the extent that it could not even afford to go ahead with…
Visakhapatnam gas tragedy | NGT cites obsolete law in gas leak case
The National Green Tribunal's order on Friday in the Visakhapatnam gas tragedy found LG Polymers prima facie liable under the…
Coronavirus | 216 districts record no cases till date; recovery rate hits 29.36%
With a recovery rate now standing at 29.36 %, India on Friday registered 3,390 new COVID-19 positive cases with 103…
Supreme Court asks States to think about online sale of liquor
People wearing face mask waiting in a long queue for purchasing liquor from TASMAC shop that was reopened at Kadambathur…
Aide to Vice President Pence evaluates positive for coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence. (AP) WASHINGTON: An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has the coronavirus, marking the second person…
May ask for Central `manpower’ to give rest to police: Uddhav Thackeray
ANI photoMUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday refuted speculation about the Army being called in in Mumbai which…
Get involved in Afghanistan, take a look at different formulas: United States to India
Representational photo.The US asked India to get involved in the internal political process in Afghanistan, including looking at “proposals for…
Vande Bharat Mission: Students and migrant workers account for 64% of qualified registrations
While 4 lakh Indian nationals have registered for repatriation to India, only 67833 of these are "specific" registrations where the…
Wuhan market had role in virus outbreak, that’s clear but more research needed: WHO
GENEVA: A wholesale market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan played a role in the outbreak of the novel…
30 more BSF men test positive taking overall to 235
BSF soldiers wearing masks, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, patrol along the international border on the outskirts of Jammu.…
Pending Class 10, 12 CBSE tests to be held from July 1 to 15, says HRD Ministry
Students seen before the start of CBSE 12th standard exam at a centre in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: K_Pichumani…
PM Modi must speak to CMs more, not as a boss, however as an associate: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi. Photo: File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress CMs have said they are not getting funds from Centre, he…
IAF MiG-29 fighter airplane crashes near Jalandhar
File photo of an MiG-29K. | Photo Credit: Indian Navy Pilot ejects safely; court of inquiry ordered A MiG-29UPG of…
Social distancing steps can’t continue forever, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
In an exclusive interview, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan states that lockdown measures cannot continue forever and that it is…
Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to degenerate power, take states into confidence
NEW DELHI: Holding that the fight against Covid-19 cannot be just from the PMO, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday…
CBSE to perform pending class 10, 12 tests from July 1 to 15: HRD Ministry
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Railways ferried over 2.5 lakh people stranded during lockdown in 222 special trains: MHA
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Over 2.5 lakh passengers have travelled on 222 special trains for migrant labourers stranded because of the…
Supreme Court asks states to consider online sales, home delivery of liquor
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked states to consider non-direct contact or online sales and home delivery of…
Covid-19: The race to establish coronavirus vaccines is warming up
NEW YORK: When the Soviet Union put the first man into space in 1961, the shock to America's self-confidence was…