Bus services may resume quickly with some guidelines, says Gadkari
Bihar's migrants arrive by special train from Karnataka waving from a bus on their way to their native places at…
Ex-U.S. soldiers, Venezuelan rebels and amphibious attacks: The story of a plot to fall Maduro
In the early morning of May 3, Venezuela’s Interior Minister Nestor Reverol appeared on television and claimed that security forces…
Desired Hizbul “functional leader” killed in Kashmir: cops
The longest surviving and wanted Hizbul Mujahideen “operational commander” Riyaz Naikoo was among three militants killed in the intensified operations…
Airports in Kerala, other states gear up to receive stranded Indians abroad from Thursday
KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Airports were geared up to receive Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown with Air India's…
‘Of course, we will share it with the world’: Israel’s ambassador to India on Covid-19 ‘breakthrough’
NEW DELHI: Israel's ambassador to India Ron Malka on Wednesday said that his country is an advanced stage of a…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: The railways on Wednesday said it has run 115 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home…
In Bengal, low rate of Covid-19 testing, high rate of death: MHA
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said the Covid-19 response in West Bengal is characterised by a very low rate…
Trump’s America fixes up to death in life vs income argument
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s America will look death in the eye and resume economic activities in the face of apprehension in…
Public transport may resume soon with guidelines: Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI: Public transport services may resume operations soon and the government is formulating guidelines for safe usage adhering to…
Flights to bring back Indians postponed by a minimum of 24-48 hours
Wait for Indians gets longer as Air India crew need to undergo COVID-19 tests The wait to return home for…
Bengal’s stopping of necessary items vehicles to Bangladesh an infraction of MHA orders, states Home Secretary
The India-Bangladesh border at Fulbari Border checkpoint, some 16 km from Siliguri, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: AFP Ajay Bhalla…
Cops anticipate ‘big catch’ in Beighpora operation in Pulwama
Army jawans rush towards encounter site in Sharsali and Beighpora areas of Pulwama district south Kashmir on May 06, 2020.…
No data of stranded migrant labourers with Labour Commissioner’s office: Labour Ministry to RTI activist
The office of Chief Labour Commissioner, which had ordered a count of stranded migrant labourers in the country last month,…
Karnataka announces 1,610 crore COVID-19 lockdown relief plan
Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced a ₹1,610-crore relief package to help affected people in various sectors including…
Internet banking frauds: 10 things not to do on WhatsApp | Gadgets Now
1 / 11Internet banking frauds: 10 things not to do on WhatsAppWhatsApp has become the defacto mode of communication for…
In captaincy, I still feel Virat Kohli is a work in development: Nehra
NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Ashish Nehra believes young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who was initially said to be MS Dhoni's…
Lockdown distress: Karnataka federal government reveals Rs 1,610 crore plan
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,610 crore relief package for the benefit of those in distress…
Coronavirus most current updates: Covid-19 contaminates 548 docs, nurses, paramedics throughout India
NEW DELHI: Covid-19 deaths in India rose sharply on Tuesday, hitting triple digits in a single day for the first…
Congress questions govt’s post-lockdown strategy: What after May 17?
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the government over the criteria it adopted to judge how long…
Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat: All you need to know
BEIJING: The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on…
Centre jacks up fuel tax again, but no impact on consumers
NEW DELHI: The Centre on late Tuesday night raised excise duty on petrol and diesel, the second increase in a…
‘Feluda’: Made-in-India paper-based strip for rapid, mass testing for Covid-19
NEW DELHI: A lab of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) which developed ‘Feluda’ — a paper-based test…
Coronavirus live updates: With over 1,600 deaths, India reports sharpest increase in Covid-19 toll
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2020, 10:15:09 ISTThe coronavirus case count in India came within touching…
Trump states U.S. has flattened coronavirus curve
Asserting that the United States has flattened the curve on coronavirus, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the country is…
Dangerous drift: on encounter with terrorists near Handwara
Encounters in Kashmir are on the rise, taking a disproportionate toll on security personnel The deaths last Saturday of four…
The mark of zero: On containment of COVID-19 cases in Kerala
Kerala’s steps on the virus are easy to follow, but its success rate is difficult to repeat With containment strategies…
Govt hikes import tax duty on gas by 10 per litre, diesel by 13 per litre
A worker fill petrol and diesel at IOC petrol bunk in Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The hike…
Coronavirus | Madhya Pradesh caught between pandemic and penury
The stringent lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 outbreak has had a crippling impact on the economy of Madhya Pradesh,…
Coronavirus | Telangana government extends lockdown till May 29
The government will review the situation on May 15 going by the experience in opening up of markets in New…
From Thursday, 64 flights to airlift 15k Indians stuck abroad in a week
In the first week (May 7-13), Air India will operate 64 flights to 12 countries on which we expect to…
Mehbooba’s detention extended for three months
SRINAGAR: The detention of former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) was on Tuesday…
‘Reporting gaps by states behind spurt in cases’
File image NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday said efforts to pursue gaps in reporting protocols with some states have…
1 in every 4 employed persons lost jobs in March & April: CMIE
Migrant workers in Ahmedabad stand in a queue to board a train that will take them to UP, their home…
Govt hikes excise duty on petrol by record Rs 10, diesel by Rs 13
PTI | Updated: May 6, 2020, 00:23 ISTTOI photo of a petrol pump in NagpurNEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday…
Telangana government extends lockdown till May 29
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao extended the lockdown till May 29 across the state on Tuesday in order…
Coronavirus lockdown | Officials turn couriers amid lockdown
Officers from TN coordinate with Bengaluru police to bring medicines for Theni girl A distress call to the Theni district…
TRF is a ploy by Pakistan to evade scrutiny, says J&K’s DGP
Security forces say there is nothing alarming about The Resistance Front (TRF) as all attacks carried out by the Pakistan…
Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under PSA extended by 3 months
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Mehbooba Mufti was…
Something fishy about this mask
An Assam farmer completely misunderstood instructions to wear a mask when buying medicines, leading to a comical incident at Udalguri…
India registers highest surge in COVID cases and deaths in 24-hours
India registered its highest surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Tuesday with 3,875 cases and 194 deaths in the…
Air India to run 64 flights to 12 nations from May 7
Indian citizens, returning from the Gulf and Southeast Asian countries in the first batch of evacuation flights beginning May 7,…
2 Navy ships headed to Maldives, 2 to UAE for evacuation
INS Magar in the open sea. File photo An official source that 700-1,000 people would be brought back on May…
Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under PSA extended by three months
SRINAGAR: The Public Safety Act against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was extended by three months on…
Covid-19: PM Modi reviews India’s progress in vaccine development
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed the progress made by India in the development of a vaccine…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: May 5, 2020, 21:45 ISTA woman undergoes medical check in Bengaluru.NEW DELHI: India witnessed highest increase in…
US reopens amid new protocol and shortages
WASHINGTON: Two important scientific discoveries relating to the coronavirus, coming amid a declining death count from the pandemic, is indicating…
SOPs for stranded Indians: People out of job, short term visa holders, students to be prioritized
Representative Image.NEW DELHI: The government will prioritize certain cases over others while bringing stranded Indians back home given the nature…
Rs 12,000 to Rs 1 lakh: Just how much cash Indians will require to pay to fly back house
In the first week (May 7-13), Air India will operate 64 flights to 12 countries which is expected to bring…
Can kids spread the virus?
STAY SAFECan kids spread the virus?As most of the world continues to socially distance, Switzerland last week talked about easing…
13 countries, 64 flights, 3 Navy warships: How govt plans to bring back over 14,000 stranded Indians in phase 1
NEW DELHI: India has embarked on a massive operation involving naval ships and aircraft in a phased manner to bring…