2 days after hitting 60,000 coronavirus count crosses 70,000; big spike in Tamil Nadu
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 count went past 70,000 on Monday, just two days after crossing the 60,000 milestone, as Maharashtra…
Human instinct to return home: PM on migrants
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday attributed the homeward movement of lakhs of migrants to uncertainty caused by the…
Consensus, not confusion: on resumption of rail services
May 12, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 11, 2020 23:34 IST May 12, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 11, 2020…
A welcome change: On ICMR’s clearance on using convalescent plasma treatment
May 12, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 11, 2020 23:38 IST May 12, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 11, 2020…
Migrant exodus chokes Maharashtra-M.P. border
Having walked and hitchhiked from Navi Mumbai for almost a week, Sonu Kumar, 18, was both elated to sit at…
Domestic flights may resume quickly
After railway services, domestic flights are expected to resume soon with the Civil Aviation Ministry in the process of taking…
Around 30 Indian attempts at COVID-19 vaccine, says Principal Scientific Consultant
K. VijayRaghavan K .VijayRaghavan shared the data during the webinar organised by the Confederation for Indian Industry and the Technology…
Aarogya Setu data protocol norms released
Data of about 13,000 Aarogya Setu App users, who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), have so far been transferred…
Need to secure backwoods from pandemic, Modi informs CMs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said at a videoconference with Chief Ministers that a lockdown would continue in some…
Coronavirus | Govt. denies religious profiling of patients
COVID-19 sees no religion or community, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday, denying that any religion-based mapping of patients…
Coronavirus lockdown | 15 Special trains to begin on Tuesday; guidelines issued
Passengers looking to travel by ‘special trains’ to be run by the railways from Tuesday will need to reach stations…
‘False positive’: 5 Air India pilots found Covid negative in second test
Representative imageMUMBAI: The five Air India pilots, who had tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday underwent a second sample collection…
Aarogya Setu informed 1.4 lakh users so far; govt might make it needs to for flyers
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD: Aarogya Setu, the mobile application to help track Covid-19 patients, has alerted around 1.4 lakh users in the…
As infection reaches leading echelons of power, Trump drives United States to re-open
WASHINGTON: The White House itself has become a pandemic hotzone with people within one degree of separation from the President…
US says Chinese hacking vaccine research: Reports
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing…
Citing COVID-19 spike, TN CM prompts PM not to resume air, rail services till May 31
Citing the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday urged Prime Minister not…
Coronavirus and oil rate crash: Saudi Arabia is fighting double crises
Saudi Arabia, which under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been trying to diversify its economy away from oil and…
Commendable that India has actually had the ability to keep COVID-19 cases low compared to other countries: WHO’s chief researcher
World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan on Monday commended India for keeping the coronavirus cases and deaths…
COVID-19: Rajasthan govt. enables movement of people without pass
Health workers during a door-to-door coronavirus-related survey in Ajmer, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI The exemption will not be available…
J&K internet limitations: SC establishes unique panel
The Jammu and Kashmir government’s orders do not reveal any reason for making mobile 4G Internet inaccessible across the Union…
Anti-CAA protest: Eight celebrations condemn arrests of activists, students in letter to President
In a joint letter to President Ramnath Kovind, eight political parties have condemned the recent arrests of activists and students…
What the CMs told PM Modi during consultations over Covid-19
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: May 11, 2020, 20:15 ISTPhoto: ANI/TwitterNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a fresh round…
Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu CM urges PM Modi not to resume routine air, train services to Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: In the backdrop of a huge spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the state, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi…
India’s Covid-19 count moves to 67,152; don’t panic, get timely treatment: Health Ministry
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Monday appealed to the people not to panic but step out and get…
Commendable that India has been able to keep Covid-19 cases very low compared to other nations: WHO’s chief scientist
NEW DELHI: World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday commended India for keeping the coronavirus cases and deaths…
Passenger train reserving to start online at 4 pm on IRCTC: All you require to understand
NEW DELHI: The booking for passenger trains is starting at 4pm on Monday. However, to ensure strict compliance of social…
Now, around 1,700 guests, three stoppages for ‘Shramik Special’ trains
NEW DELHI: In a bid to ferry more migrants, the Railways on Monday decided to carry around 1,700 passengers on…
Government plans to check China FPI flows
NEW DELHI: After foreign direct investment (FDI), the government is looking to clamp down on unbridled access to the Indian…
Read my lips: Loud call for transparent masks
DEHRADUN: When Sandeep Arora was stopped by a policeman at a traffic signal in Bhopal earlier this week, he could…
Industry can now buy land directly from Karnataka farmers
BENGALURU: Removing what the industry terms a longstanding hurdle to its growth, the Karnataka government has implemented the amended Land…
Now, around 1,700 guests, 3 blockages for ‘Shramik Special’ trains
A Shramik special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers, leaves from Thane railway station. File. | Photo Credit: Vibhav Birwatkar…
Manmohan Singh stable; developed reaction to medication: Health center sources
In this Nov 29, 2019 file photo is former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Dr. Manmohan Singh. | Photo…
We were prepared for evacuation of Indians from abroad, says Vice Chief of the Naval Personnel
While the Navy has carried out several evacuations of Indian nationals and HADR missions in the past, the one that's…
PM Modi to discuss lockdown exit strategies with Chief Ministers today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with Chief Ministers on the coronavirus situation in India, with focus…
Government picks IIT, Bennett University proposals in war on Covid
NEW DELHI: To urgently develop “safe and effective biomedical solutions” against Covid-19, the department of biotechnology has recommended 70 proposals…
Amid privacy worries, Aarogya app set to enter 100 million -users club
NEW DELHI: The Aarogya Setu app has emerged as the fastest to reach 50 million users and is set to…
Coronavirus: A first, 4,000+ cases in a day
NEW DELHI: India recorded its highest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases with the number crossing 4,000 for the first time,…
75% of special trains took migrants back to UP, Bihar
NEW DELHI: Three in every four Shramik Special trains transporting stranded migrants have moved people to Uttar Pradesh, mostly its…
Passenger trains back on track from tomorrow
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12. Initially, 15 pairs of trains will…
U.K. lockdown to remain in location till June 1, states Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday announced a phased plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with schools and…
Catastrophe on the tracks: On the killing of 16 migrant workers
The tragedy of 16 strewn bodies on a railway track in Maharashtra on Friday morning has been in the making…
Concerning terms: On India declining to confess neighborhood transmission
As early as March 28, the Health Ministry acknowledged that there was “limited community transmission” of the novel coronavirus in…
Coronavirus | Health Ministry says COVID-19 recovery rate has crossed 30%
India reported 3,277 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and an additional 128 deaths, taking the total…
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS
Hospital source added that the former PM was brought around 8:45 pm and is currently stable. Former Prime Minister Manmohan…
Trains to resume select passenger train services from May 12
The Indian Railways on Sunday said it planned to restart passenger services in a phased manner — initially with 15…
Automobile runs over migrant worker on his way home to Bihar by bicycle
A migrant worker who was cycling back home to his village in Bihar from Delhi died after being hit by…
NDMA issues standards for restart of commercial systems
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a series of guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries after the lockdown period.…
Indian, Chinese troops take on in Eastern Ladakh, Sikkim
Two incidents of face-off occurred between Indian and Chinese troops last week, resulting in injuries to several soldiers of both…
Previous PM Manmohan Singh confessed to AIIMS
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to the AIIMS in the national capital on Sunday evening after…
Indian Railways to partially open from May 12: Dos and don’ts
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: May 10, 2020, 23:23 ISTNEW DELHI: The Indian Railways announced on Sunday that it will gradually restart…