Coronavirus | India records largest single-day spike as government defends ‘very timely’ lockdown
Over 9 lakh persons are under active COVID-19 surveillance in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday, as the…
U.S. President Donald Trump says spoke ‘sardonically’ about injecting disinfectants
U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP "I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to…
Coronavirus | South Asia needs a humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Ranil Wickremesinghe
The SAARC Secretariat should play an active role in the region’s response to COVID-19, along with “someone in-charge”, according to…
US coronavirus death toll doubles in 10 days to more than 50,000
People stand in the rain at as they wait to be tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 24, 2020…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 24, 2020, 20:25 ISTRepresentative Image. (Credits: AP)NEW DELHI: As India completes a month in lockdown, few states…
Central team seeks interaction with Bengal’s Covid-19 death audit committee
KOLKATA: The central team visiting Kolkata to assess the Covid-19 situation wrote to the West Bengal government on Friday, seeking…
When Saqlain Mushtaq sledged Sachin Tendulkar just to never sledge him again
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Saqlain Mushtaq were involved in umpteen intense battles in the '90s but one such duel…
UP to bring back stranded migrants from all other states, provide them employment
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government will bring back labourers stranded in other states because of the coronavirus-forced lockdown, chief minister…
Govt probing if Prashant Kishor took a cargo flight from Delhi to Kolkata during lockdown
File photoNEW DELHI: The Centre is probing if election strategist Prashant Kishor took a cargo flight from Delhi to Kolkata…
Complete lockdown for 4 days in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister states
The COVID-19 lockdown will be imposed completely in areas within Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Municipal Corporations from 6 a.m. on…
Uttar Pradesh to revive migrant workers in phases
Photo for representation. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday instructed officials to prepare a working plan Uttar Pradesh will bring…
Most significant message from COVID-19 is that India needs to be self-reliant, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest message arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic was for India…
Disparagement case: Supreme Court grants relief to reporter Arnab Goswami
The Supreme Court on Friday granted journalist Arnab Goswami three weeks’ protection from any “coercive action” against him by police…
18 terrorists eliminated in J&K throughout lockdown: authorities
Fifty terrorists, including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT), were killed in counter terrorism operations by security…
Faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to respective countries: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to the…
EXCLUSIVE: Fully recovered from injury and raring to go, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
NEW DELHI: Fast bowlers and injuries go hand in hand. And it's no different for Indian cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar…
Covid-19’s biggest lesson is to become self-reliant: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: The biggest lesson the Covid-19 pandemic has taught India is to become self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
India opens bridge in Arunachal Pradesh setting stage for China face-off
Daporijo Bridge over Subansiri River has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation.NEW DELHI: India has opened a new all-weather bridge,…
After a month of lockdown, more questions than answers in Mumbai
Mumbai accounts for 65% of the state’s cases.MUMBAI: In a month since the lockdown against the coronavirus began, cases have…
Coronavirus lockdown: 9 internet safety tips for kids | Gadgets Now
1 / 10Coronavirus lockdown: 9 internet safety tips for kidsThe government has announced a nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus. With…
Coronavirus latest updates: ‘Mumbai can see 70,000 cases by May-end’
NEW DELHI: With 1,755 new cases, the country reported the highest single-day surge on Thursday. With this, the number of…
At 47, Sachin Tendulkar gets caught and bowled
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar has chosen to ring in his 47th birthday quietly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Joe Biden backs mail vote, says Trump’s opposition ‘un-American’
ATLANTA: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is calling on Congress to provide enough money for every state to allow…
Rashes on feet could be sign of Covid-19
CHENNAI: As India is grappling with asymptomatic cases, doctors are adding one more warning sign of Covid-19 – rashes on…
Congress delivers almost $500 billion more in virus aid
Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under…
Fresh cases hit new high of 1,755, major spurt in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 outbreak in Maharashtra, by far the worst-affected state in the country, turned grimmer on Thursday when…
Coronavirus live updates: ‘Tripura has actually ended up being corona free, second client tests unfavorable’
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 24, 2020, 03:55:32 ISTThe number of coronavirus cases in India has jumped…
India faring better than other countries at the 5L-test mark: Committee chief
NEW DELHI: Though the number of Covid-19 patients in India is rising, the graph is linear and not exponential and…
IIT-D develops low-cost kit for detecting Covid-19
MUMBAI: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) has developed a low-cost Covid-19 detection kit costing barely a few hundred rupees…
Huge jump in no. of people reading newspapers for over an hour: Survey
File photo of children reading a newspaperIf there’s one thing that people are consuming more of during the nationwide lockdown,…
Covid-19 lockdown: 200% jump in calls from drug users, alcoholics
NEW DELHI: Distress calls from alcoholics and drug users on national helpline spiked by 200% during the coronavirus lockdown, triggering…
Security for protectors: On safety of healthcare employees
Healthcare workers should be allowed to work in an environment free of violence and abuse Since the first case of…
Rapid failures: On antibody screening packages
Significant error rates for COVID-19 antibody testing kits underscore the need for caution Rapid testing kits that State governments have…
Coronavirus lockdown | Plan ahead for transport of migrant workers, Maharashtra tells Railways
Desperate measure: Migrant workers gathered in Bandra earlier this month, defying the lockdown. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Desperation might…
Coronavirus | Two deaths, 54 new cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu reported two deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday even as 54 persons tested positive for the disease in…
Coronavirus | Clause allowing FIR against firm owners for COVID-19 cases withdrawn
The government has withdrawn the clause allowing filing of an FIR against a company and its management if an employee…
India following U.S. trajectory in COVID-19 cases, says Chinese expert
India’s trajectory in COVID-19 cases is following the United States and likely to similarly reach a plateau rather than peak…
Coronavirus | Lockdown ensured growth of cases remained linear, says government
India has managed to maintain a linear growth of COVID-19 cases over the one month period during its lockdown, the…
Trump leaves big gaps in Green Card ban to serve US national interests
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending green cards to “immigrants who present risk to the…
Do not believe MS Dhoni wants to bet India anymore: Harbhajan Singh
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday said that former India skipper MS Dhoni does not want to…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 23, 2020, 20:06 ISTNEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Thursday decided to put on hold increment in…
26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON: More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for US unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an…
Have cut transmission, minimised spread, increased Covid-19 doubling time during lockdown: Govt
NEW DELHI: The government said on Thursday that it has been able to "cut coronavirus transmission", minimise its spread and…
No exponential rise in Covid-19 cases in India: Centre
NEW DELHI: The Centre said on Thursday that the rise in coronavirus cases in the country has been more or…
Tablighi row: Entire Muslim community can not be delegated one group’s ‘criminal offense’, states Naqvi
The entire Muslim community cannot be held responsible for one group’s “crime”, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on…
Central groups inspect COVID-19 hotspots, medical facilities in West Bengal
The Centre’s Inter-Ministerial Central Team convoy escorted by the police officials moves around city during the nationwide lockdown, in wake…
Finance Ministry freezes increment on DA, DR for main govt employees, pensioners
The Finance Ministry on Thursday issued an order freezing the Dearness Allowance (DA) to the Central government employees and Dearness…
Former Jharkhand Minister Anosh Ekka gets 7 years’ RI in cash laundering case
Anosh Ekka was involved in the laundering of about Rs. 20.32 crore. Judge also imposes a fine of ₹2 crore…
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel for payment of MGNREGA earnings in form of food grains
Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy He writes a letter to Union Rural Development Minister Tomar…