In a first, Tirupati temple cancels major services over coronavirus
TIRUPATI: The coronavirus scare has impacted Lord Balaji hill shrine atop Tirumala with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) deciding to…
This is the most significant ‘WhatsApp mistake’ you are making on Android phones
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp users generally have a tendency to backup all chats: be it relevant or not. While storage is…
Coronavirus most current updates: Saarc leaders to plan today ways to fight virus
NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 107, prompting the Centre to declare the virus…
US President Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus, extends travel ban to Britain, Ireland
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday, as the US president extended a…
Coronavirus, live updates | Number of confirmed cases in India crosses 100
The list of positive coronavirus cases as confirmed by the Union Health Ministry stood at 84 on March 14, with…
GST on mobile phones hiked to 18%
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Infosys told to improve GSTN design by July Mobile…
MPs’ panel worried at Defence fund shortage
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has expressed concern at the widening gap between projections and allocations in the defence…
Can Lakshadweep’s fragile lagoons survive a multi-crore tourism villa project?
Hidden in the azure waters of Lakshadweep’s lagoons is a stunningly colourful world: corals burst in tones of red, pink,…
The opposite of the coronavirus story
I’ve been thinking: What if all that the coronavirus wants is harmonious coexistence? Before you bite my head off and…
The Indian publishing house that’s become a movement
One of the poems in Yogesh Maitreya’s collection of poetry, The Bridge of Migration, is titled ‘Proof of Merit’. The…
Admit it: The Web is a very impolite place. It always has been
Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race for the U.S. Presidential elections — arguably the slowest race of all time…
IPL stakeholders put security first, no fresh schedule yet
MUMBAI: In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and one day after the temporary suspension of the Indian Premier League…
Spain announces a lockdown, France closes down the night life
BARCELONA: Spain locked down its 46 million citizens and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of…
‘Rumours more virulent than corona itself’
MUMBAI: The brother of a Google techie who tested positive for coronavirus on Friday said that his sister-in-law did not…
SBI, 7 other loan providers to invest 10,000 crore to revive Yes Bank
State Bank of India (SBI) - the country’s largest lender, along with seven other financial institutions have put in ₹10,000…
Madhya Pradesh flooring test on Monday
The office of the Madhya Pradesh Governor announced late on Saturday that the floor test to decide the fate of…
How does soap use help in tackling COVID-19?
The story so far: Ever since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak began in China in end-December 2019, various measures have…
Is the global economy headed for recession?
The story so far: The global death toll due to COVID-19 has crossed the 5,300 mark, with over 1.42 lakh…
Coronavirus | Five more test positive near Pune; Maharashtra count rises to 31
As per Government Order the Carnival Mall in Pimpri-Chinchwad remain closed till March 31, 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak in…
India’s day will come
India Women choked in the World T20 final. That is not unusual, nor is it unheard of. The best have,…
Public interest journalism requires public financial investment
Last Thursday, I stood in a queue at the Indira Gandhi International Airport to take the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test.…
Corona outbreak now a ‘notified disaster’
NEW DELHI: With reports of confirmed coronavirus positive cases from states now touching 100 including two deaths (health ministry figures…
After crude price fall, govt ups duty by Rs 3/litre
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday jacked up fuel taxes by Rs 3 per litre to soak up much of…
Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon directs CM Kamal Nath to seek trust vote on March 16
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon directed chief minister Kamal Nath late Saturday night to seek a trust vote in…
Coronavirus live updates: Number of coronavirus cases around the world passes 1.5 lakh
Number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 150,000The number of novel coronavirus
US rolls out emergency measures amid frightening projections of Covid-infections
US President Donald Trump gives a press briefing about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) alongside members of the Cor...Read MoreWASHINGTON: Terrifying estimates…
I-T dept. surprised by Tasmac’s approval of demonetised notes
Dismisses State undertaking’s explanation of law and order as reason for accepting invalid notes The Income Tax department has expressed…
COVID-19: Centre withdraws order on ex-gratia within hours of alert
A family covering their mouths due to the outbreak of coronavirus, travelling in a metro, in New Delhi. File |…
Coronavirus | Two more test positive in Yavatmal; Maharashtra count rises to 26
Raghulila Mall seen open, but very people are seen in the mall at Kandivali in Mumbai on March 14, 2020.…
Coronavirus | BCCI puts all domestic games including Irani Cup on hold
The BCCI on Saturday put on hold all its remaining domestic tournaments. | Photo Credit: AFP Prominent tournaments that stand…
Azad fulfills Farooq, pitches for release of apprehended mainstream leaders
Senior Congress leader and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met National Conference…
Coronavirus tally may be tip of iceberg as sick go untested
Nizana Brautmann found out her 6-year-old son had been exposed to coronavirus via a note on the locked door of…
MP political crisis: Congress minister holds ‘havan’, MLAs visit temples
BHOPAL: With the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh on the verge of collapse, state minister PC Sharma on Saturday performed…
Like Italy, Spain locks down as coronavirus infections spike
A woman walks in an empty street in Turin, Italy. (Credits: Reuters)MADRID: Spain's government is set to announce Saturday that…
Saarc countries to hold video conference on coronavirus at 5pm on Sunday
NEW DELHI: The Saarc nations will hold a video conference proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 5pm on Sunday…
If IPL 2020 occurs, it will be a truncated one: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
MUMBAI: Suspended till April 15 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th edition of IPL can only be a truncated…
Number of coronavirus favorable cases increase to 84: Health ministry
An isolation ward at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: The number of coronavirus positive cases in the…
Latest developments: Pakistan accepts PM Modi’s proposal of Saarc video conference on coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Total number of confirmed COVID 2019 cases across India touches 83. The number includes 10 people who have…
NC chief Farooq Abdullah meets his kid Omar Abdullah in sub-jail in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: It was an emotional meeting when NC president Farooq Abdullah met his son Omar Abdullah in the sub-jail in…
Infosys evacuates building in B’luru after employee comes in contact with suspected Covid-19 patient
BENGALURU: Infosys in Bengaluru has evacuated one of its satellite office buildings following reports of its employee coming in contact…
Donald Trump declares emergency; world actions up fight versus coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid…
Andhra Pradesh: 102 persons with travel history to coronavirus-hit nations ‘missing’
VIJAYAWADA: Medical and health department officials are on the lookout for 102 persons who came in contact with people with…
‘Appetite for power’ more crucial for some, says Digvijaya Singh on Scindia joining BJP
Alluding to Jyotiraditya Scindia joining the BJP after quitting the Congress, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said “hunger…
COVID-19: Infosys staff left from Bengaluru’s Electronics City as precautionary procedure
An employee walks past a signage board in the Infosys campus at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore |…
Aligarh violence: anti-CAA protester succumbs to gunshot injuries
RAF personnel in the Upperkot area of Aligarh after the clashes. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Former BJYM leader…
Moratorium on Yes Bank to be raised on March 18
Customers of Yes Bank queue up to withdraw money from their accounts at an ATM kiosk in Mumbai on March…
Govt raises import tax duty on fuel, diesel by 3 per litre
The increase in excise duty would in normal course result in a hike in petrol and diesel prices but most…
Canada shuts Parliament
Even as a 68-year-old woman in Delhi became India’s second victim of coronavirus, a national emergency was declared in the…
Looking at barring rail ticket reservation agents, states Goyal
TNN | Updated: Mar 14, 2020, 04:08 ISTNEW DELHI: Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering…
Operating at jet speed to examine significant coronavirus break out: Harsh Vardhan
Health minister Harsh Vardhan tells TOI the government has worked with ‘speed, scale and determination coupled with best practices’ to…