Traders skedaddle out of U.S. oil agreement as costs reach unfavorable
Traders fled from the expiring May U.S. oil futures contract in a frenzy on Monday, sending the contract into negative…
Takeover fears: nuanced method on Chinese investments
A nuanced approach on Chinese investments using automatic route may have been better The government’s decision to ban foreign direct…
Moon rising: On South Korean election
South Korean ruling party’s win is a chance for President Moon to expedite peace efforts South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in,…
Financing Minister stipulates time frame for banks to disburse loans; relocation comes as lending institutions turning danger averse
In a communication to State-run banks, the government said the move is aimed at ensuring credit flow for economic activities…
J&K police file FIR on The Hindu report
Correspondent called for questioning Describing a report headlined “Kin allowed to exhume bodies of militants in Baramulla” published by The…
Infosys Q4 net increases 6%, profits up 8%
Following in the footsteps of Wipro, India’s second-largest IT services firm Infosys, too, on Monday did not give any guidance…
Coronavirus | As Centre frowns, Kerala steps back on easing curbs
State not variance on lockdown guidelines, says Pinarayi Following the Centre’s strong objections to Kerala easing certain COVID-19 lockdown restrictions,…
Coronavirus | Doubling time of COVID-19 goes up in 18 States
Eighteen States and Union Territories have “shown improvement” in containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Odisha and Kerala…
US sees Tienanmen moment over pandemic
WASHINGTON: Some are comparing it to the Tienanmen moment. A male nurse in green scrubs is blocking the path of…
If IPL takes place, it will once again unite people: Yuzvendra Chahal on Instagram chat with Suresh Raina
NEW DELHI: The fate of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League might be hanging in the balance for…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday said that the rate of doubling of Covid-19 infections in India has slowed to…
Rate at which coronavirus cases doubling in India slows to 7.5 days: Health ministry
oNEW DELHI: The Union health ministry said on Monday the rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in the…
Milkha Singh’s daughter battles COVID-19 pandemic from frontline in New york city medical facility
NEW DELHI: Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh's daughter and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's elder sister has been running a "marathon"…
Vijay Mallya loses UK high court appeal in extradition case
LONDON: Vijay Mallya on Monday lost a UK high court appeal against his extradition, a major turning point that brings…
Govt. should deposit 7,500 in bank accounts of bad; revive MSME sector: Congress panel
The Congress stressed that priority be given to the MSME sector because of its social and economic importance as one…
Vijay Mallya loses UK High Court appeal in extradition case
Vijay Mallya. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The 64-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss had appealed to the High Court against…
NICED admits checking kits have problem in West Bengal
The matter is being seriously addressed by the ICMR, says official Amid claims by the West Bengal Department of Health…
No common angle in Palghar lynching case: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray Ruling out any communal angle in the lynching that took place in Palghar on Thursday night, Maharashtra Chief…
Centre forms 6 committees to guarantee lockdown is executed
The Centre has constituted six committees, each led by Additional Secretary rank officials, to visit Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and…
Why is China silent over disappearances of Covid-19 whistleblowers?
People wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded for warning a...Read MoreLONDON: Human rights…
After letter from Centre, Kerala says will amend relaxation order
People purchase electrical items at a showroom on the opening day of a once in a week market, during ongoing…
Day 27 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 20, 2020, 14:31 ISTNEW DELHI: From Chandigarh to Chennai, cities in India continue to be under…
Coronavirus situation serious in Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore: MHA
NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 situation is "especially serious" in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places in…
Covid-19: Nearly half of India is virus-free
TNN | Apr 20, 2020, 15:03 ISTNEW DELHI: A good way of understanding how the coronavirus has spread in India,…
Coronavirus latest updates: 17,265 cases in India & 543 deaths
NEW DELHI: The country reported 17,265 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday morning with 543 deaths, according to the latest…
Chhattisgarh: Nisha Jindal, with 10,000 Facebook fans, turns out to be a man
(L) The profile picture of ‘Nisha Jindal’, and (R) Ravi Pujar, the man who had created and was operating the…
No decision on T20 World Cup till August, says ICC
MUMBAI: The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of practically every sporting event on the planet. With…
US coronavirus deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a…
Auto, phone companies to remain shut, await local clearance
NEW DELHI: The Union government’s plans to restart industrial activity in a staggered manner from Monday may have to wait…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 27 updates | Partial easing of restrictions from today
India will see selective relaxation of lockdown in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict restrictions will continue in districts…
U.S. COVID-19 checks more than India, 9 others combined: Trump
The United States has carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 other countries, including India, taken…
If WHO has limitations, these have been troubled it by countries, states Shashi Tharoor
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is grappling with its greatest crisis, faced with criticism over its initial response to the…
Entire Pune declared a containment zone
PUNE: The combined metropolitan area of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad was declared a containment zone late Sunday and sealed till…
Calls for air ambulances soar, but tough norms make medical evacuation harder
MUMBAI: A Kolkata family that flew their 10-year-old son to Mumbai for an emergency brain tumour surgery, a middle-aged man…
Biggest spike in Covid-19 numbers yet as Maharashtra, Gujarat report huge spurt
NEW DELHI: In the biggest surge in the Covid-19 pandemic in India so far, 1,612 new cases were reported from…
Govt U-turn: E-comm firms can deliver only essentials
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items…
At least 10 killed in shooting rampage in Canada: Police
TORONTO: A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia…
PM Modi calls for unity, says virus knows no religion, caste
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that the world will require new business models in the wake of the devastation wreaked by coronavirus,…
Pharma systems still not able to operate easily
MUMBAI A week after the Department of Pharmaceuticals warned of an impending shortage of drugs if pharmaceutical units are not…
Focus on the curve: On India’s COVID-19 numbers
Reducing the pace of new infections depends on locating hotspots through accurate data As India prepares to partially relax the…
Confusion over mismatch in Health Ministry, ICMR figures
A day ahead of a possible relaxation in lockdown curbs, confusion reigned on the actual number of COVID-19 cases in…
Coronavirus | Goa is now COVID-19-free
Goa on Sunday became the first zero COVID-19 State in the country with the last seven positive cases also turning…
Coronavirus | PM-CARES donations cut from government staff salaries
Employees from a number of government departments and agencies have donated a day’s salary toward the PM-CARES fund. While the…
Coronavirus | Spare monkeys the virus, say biologists
Feeding monkeys during the COVID-19 pandemic could have profoundly negative effects in the long-term, such as helping the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
Centre stops airline company bookings
After the government's directive, Air India reversed its earlier decision of running domestic flights from May 04. ‘No decision taken…
Coronavirus lockdown | E-commerce firms can’t supply non-essential goods, says government
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday clarified that supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce companies will remain prohibited…
Economy in lockdown: On India’s worst case situation
After the IMF’s revised projections, India must adopt plans that avert the worst case scenario Less than two months after…
White Home, Democrats ‘very close’ to deal to assist coronavirus-hit businesses
WASHINGTON: The White House and congressional Democrats said Sunday they could reach agreement soon on expanding funds to small businesses…
Trump warns China of consequences as Republicans, Dems fight over who is cozier with Beijing
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said there should be "consequences" if China is "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic,…
US House Speaker Pelosi says ‘very close’ to coronavirus funding deal
House Speaker Pelosi. (Reuters)WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on…