Covid-19: Centre deploys high-level teams to assist 15 states that saw cases spurt
NEW DELHI: Amid rising Covid-19 cases, the health ministry on Tuesday deployed high-level multi-disciplinary central teams in 15 states and…
Incorrect priorities: On keeping spiritual places open during a pandemic
Some things are better kept for later during a pandemic. And, public worship is certainly one of them. When epidemiologists…
Crossing the line: On Delhi’s decision to restrict health services
The decision announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to restrict COVID-19 treatment in Delhi’s private hospitals and those run by…
Demarche to Pakistan on demolition of Hindu homes
File photoNEW DELHI: India issued a strong demarche to the Pakistani high commission on Tuesday over what sources here described…
Time to dry sneeze droplets may affect Covid spread: Study
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Cities where cough or sneeze droplets took a shorter time to dry out due to higher temperature…
Coronavirus live updates: In 9 days, June cases at 50% of May count
In 9 days, June cases at 50% of May countCovid-19 cases in India were poised to cross 2.75 lakh on…
India to sign up 1 crore migrant workers at town, block level
Representative imageNEW DELHI: India will soon undertake a gigantic exercise of registering all migrant workers and specifying their occupational skill…
Delhi could reach 5.5 lakh cases, need 80,000 beds by end-July, says Manish Sisodia
ANI photoNEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday claimed the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the city…
Nepal Parliament moves to approve new map
NEW DELHI: Nepal lawmakers Tuesday "unanimously endorsed" a proposal for considering a Constitution Amendment Bill meant to validate Nepal's controversial…
Cross-party backing in Nepal for brand-new map
The House of Representatives, Lower House of the Nepal Parliament, in session on June 9, 2020. Photo: YouTube/House of Representative…
India needs to focus on symptomatic clients, state professionals
India ought to be focussing on symptomatic patients, epidemiologists and public health experts told The Hindu a day after an…
Not an inch delivered to China, states Union Minister
Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy raises 1959 debate by Jawaharlal Nehru on China. Minister of State for…
Coronavirus | ‘Social vaccine’ is need of the hour, says Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said India is in a much better place than the rest of the…
India, China carry out limited deinduction of troops along LAC
Indian and Chinese troops began partial “disengagement” from the some of the standoff points along the Line of Actual Control…
13 days after blowout, Oil India Limited well in Assam ignites
The natural gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district that had a blowout on May…
Intel launches PC Paathshala in collaboration with The Times of India
NEW DELHI: With e-learning becoming the new normal as the country continues to fight a pandemic, Intel in India has…
Amit Shah accuses Mamata of insulting migrants; TMC hits back, says ‘BJP hungry for votes’
Amit Shah (ANI photo)KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of "insulting"…
ICC approves COVID-19 replacements in Tests, ratifies interim ban on use of saliva
DUBAI: The ICC on Tuesday approved COVID-19 replacements in Test cricket, banned the use of saliva to shine the ball…
India better positioned in fight against Covid-19 but no space for complacency: Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: India is better positioned in the fight against Covid-19 compared to other countries but there is no space…
How coronavirus upended 20 million lives in India’s financing hub
People walk and jog at the Marine Drive in Mumbai.MUMBAI: When the bubonic plague arrived on ships in 1896, death…
Central groups deployed in over 50 districts, towns with high Covid-19 caseload: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: High-level central teams have been deployed in 15 states and UTs with more than 50 districts or municipal…
West Indies get here in England ahead of three-Test trip
AFP | Jun 9, 2020, 16:00 IST(Photo courtesy - England cricket's Twitter handle )LONDON: The West Indies squad arrived in…
No community transmission of Covid-19 in Delhi, city might see 5.5 lakh cases by July-end: Manish Sisodia
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia (ANI photo)NEW DELHI: Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of…
Tamil Nadu cancels Class 10 board exams; all pass for students
TOI TimesPointsHOW TO EARNMY ACTIVITYFAQsDAILY CHECK-INS: 0/5 completedLifetime0Expired0Redeemed0* TimesPoints expire in 1 year from the day of creditNews / Tamil…
Coronavirus may have spread in Wuhan in August, Harvard research shows; China says ‘ridiculous’
LONDON: The novel coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August 2019, according to Harvard Medical School…
SC asks Centre and states to withdraw lockdown violation complaints against migrant workers
The Supreme Court (PTI photo)NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Centre and States to withdraw all police complaints…
COVID-19: Central groups deployed in over 50 local bodies dealing with high case load
High-level multi-disciplinary Central teams have been deployed by the Health Ministry in 15 States/Union Territories with more than 50 districts/municipal…
Coronavirus spread from asymptomatic cases is uncommon, states WHO
By - PTIUpdated: Jun 9, 2020, 09:37 ISTfacebooktwitterincomThe World Health Organization says it still believes the spread of the coronavirus…
Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau
Circles painted to encourage social distancing in a San Francisco park (NYT)WASHINGTON: When epidemiologists talked about "flattening the curve," they…
BJP dumps Karnataka shortlist, fields grassroots workers
BENGALURU: The national BJP leadership sprang a surprise on Monday by fielding grassroots workers — Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti…
Covid busts the misconception of NCR: Near To Delhi of dreams, however not close adequate
Delhi Metro made it possible to reach from one part of NCR to another seamlesslyNEW DELHI: Where are you from?…
WHO says coronavirus situation ‘worsening’ worldwide
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation was worsening around the globe, as it warned…
Kashmiri Pandits’ organisations condemn killing of sarpanch in Anantnag
Kashmiri Pandits during a demonstration in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. File photo…
Step by step: On India-China LAC stand-off
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Offering area: On SpaceX’s mission to space
June 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: June 08, 2020 23:16 IST June 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: June 08, 2020…
Health Ministry asks States for district-level plans
Union Health Ministry, on Monday, directed States to make district-wise prospective plans for the coming months to tackle COVID-19.Health Secretary…
BJP may add 9 Rajya Sabha seats to its tally in June 19 polls
File photoNEW DELHI: BJP, which saw a dip in strength from 81 to 75 in Rajya Sabha after biennial polls…
LG junks govt order on hospitals; creates problem for Delhiites, says Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: A day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that all private hospitals, except the super-specialty ones, and state-run…
Jolt for malls as retailers, restaurants refuse to open
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Large shopping malls, which have been feeling the pinch of a long lockdown, received another blow on Monday…
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh talk tough, say India won’t bow to China’s muscle-flexing
NEW DELHI: Amid a tense stand-off with China, two members of the Cabinet Committee on Security-home minister Amit Shah and…
Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing Covid-19: Study
LONDON: Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced Covid-19 transmission rates in Europe enough to control its spread…
Calls grow in US to reform, defund, disband police
WASHINGTON: Members of the city council in Minneapolis, where a black man died under the knee of a rogue cop…
Farmers are strong, not susceptible; they need to be offered choices, states Agriculture Secretary
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to at least 12 States allowing direct marketing of agriculture produce, which…
Change for brand-new map to be used up by Nepal parliament on Tuesday
File photo of activists affiliated with ‘Human Rights and Peace Society Nepal’ holding placards against the alleged encroachments of Nepal’s…
Secured welcome as shopping malls, coffee shops and temples reopen after 75-day lockdown
Places of worship, malls and restaurants reopened across the country on Monday as India bid a graded goodbye to a…
Conserving a heart in the midst of the lockdown
Success story: The child recovering from the complex surgery at home in Sangli, Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Doctors,…
MSME revival bundle yet to take off as banks wait on RBI norms
Almost one month after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the revival package for stressed micro, small and medium enterprises,…
Economy to contract by 3.2%this financial, says World Bank
The Indian economy is expected to contract by 3.2% in this fiscal year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic…
L-G overturns Delhi govt. curbs on admission at city hospitals
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal, on the eve of a crucial meeting to reassess the capital’s strategy to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19)…
NHRC looks for reports from 8 States on 15 deaths after authorities action
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked for action taken reports from the authorities of eight States, where 15…