Covid-19: Evacuation exercise gathers steam across states
As the national lockdown entered its fifth week, an unprecedented cross-country evacuation exercise to bring back migrant workers and other…
Close to 6,300 Indians contaminated in 50 nations, toll stands at 40
Close to 6300 Indian nationals abroad have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, posing a serious logistical challenge to the…
Coronavirus: India records 6% growth in 24 hours, lowest daily rate since crossing 100 cases, says Govt
NEW DELHI: India recorded a six per cent growth in new cases on a single day, from 8am Friday to…
10th Covid death in Bhopal, all gas victims
BHOPAL: The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be hellish for survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s…
After Delhi, 5 more states want lockdown extended beyond May 3
A day after the Delhi government said the lockdown would have to be continued till May 16 in the national…
Post-lockdown, Indians in Gulf will be the first to return
A week before the current phase of nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic ends, the government has begun preparations…
No new COVID-19 cases after May 16, states research study
On Friday, V.K. Paul, NITI Aayog member and head of a key government empowered committee on medical management, presented a…
Coronavirus | UGC to suggest academic calendar this week
Panels set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) have submitted recommendations on the revised academic calendar and suggestions for…
Coronavirus | WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll crosses 200,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that recovering from coronavirus might not protect people from reinfection as the…
Only 15%of poor households have actually received 1 kg of pulses guaranteed for April
Only 15% of poor households have received the one kg of pulses promised for April under the Centre’s COVID-19 welfare…
Coronavirus | India says daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases has dipped to 6%
India posted 1,429 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. This brings the total number of those confirmed positive to 24,506…
No dissent, no democracy
This newspaper carried a powerful editorial, “Perverse zeal” (February 17), on paediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan’s arrest. As the novel coronavirus…
An epidemic of lies
At the time of an epidemic or pandemic, we try and protect ourselves by keeping away from the germ or…
Hardik Pandya states IPL behind closed door a choice
NEW DELHI: India's flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Saturday batted for an IPL behind closed doors owing to the COVID-19…
Maharashtra reports 811 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths
A Covid-19 swab and sample collection booth at Meenatai Thackrey Hospital in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 811…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 25, 2020, 20:06 ISTNEW DELHI: Neighbourhood and standalone shops, including those selling garments, mobile phones, hardware and…
‘IMCT= India’s Most Callous Team’: TMC says main team spreading out political virus in Bengal
KOLKATA: The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday described the two inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) visiting West Bengal to assess the…
Bengal govt not providing logistical support, relevant info on Covid-19: Central team
PTI | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 22:14 ISTKOLKATA: A central team on a visit to West Bengal to assess the…
Unique court rejects Teltumbde’s interim bail plea
Prof. Anand Teltumbde arrives at NIA office to surrender in Bhima Koregaon case, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 32 updates | Positive cases cross 24,000, death toll at 781
Over 9 lakh persons are under active COVID-19 surveillance in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Data from…
After COVID-19, India’s next challenge could be mega-sized locust attack this summertime
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s response to natural disasters is expected to be tested again this summer when a giant…
Govt allows opening of neighbourhood & standalone stores, but not markets
Residents standing at a distance from each other while waiting for their turns to buy rations during first day of…
In Mumbai, woman dies after shuttling in between hospitals
Hope of deliverance: A family gathers on the terrace of their house in Bhendi Bazaar to sight the moon on…
‘No evidence’ yet that recovered Covid-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently "no evidence" that people who have recovered…
Giro d’Italia bicyclist Umberto Marengo turns delivery man to stay healthy
COLLEGNO: He really should be training for the Giro d'Italia instead of making deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. But how…
Central team suggests stricter implementation of lockdown in North Bengal
PTI | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 15:46 ISTFile photoKOLKATA: A central team visiting north Bengal to assess the Covid-19 situation…
Covid-19: Government standards on Air conditioners, coolers and fans
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 13:09 IST(Representative image)NEW DELHI: The government has issued guidelines addressing concerns associated with air…
Lockdown in Tamil Nadu: Panic buying grips Chennai, four other cities
CHENNAI: Panic buying gripped Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tirupur corporation areas on Saturday as total lockdown will be in…
MHA order on shops: What’s open, what’s close
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 15:48 ISTNEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Saturday issued a clarification on…
Facebook’s answer to Zoom is Messenger Rooms
Video calling apps have taken off like never before and Zoom is one of them that has become the talk…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s 2019 compensation worth $281 million
NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc said in a regulatory filing that chief executive officer Sundar Pichai was awarded $281 million in…
No to saliva, yes to shine: Ball-tampering laws in cricket may alter
NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic may force cricket's world governing body to tweak one of its oldest rules and approve…
Coronavirus latest updates: India Post delivers ₹412cr cash in doorstep banking revolution
NEW DELHI: The death toll due to the Covid-19 rose to 775, while the number of cases jumped to 24,506…
A month of lockdown: Covid growth falls from 22% to 8%
When PM Modi announced a total lockdown of the country exactly a month ago, there were around 500 Covid-19 cases…
Encounter in between security forces and militants underway in Pulwama
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Goripora area…
Coronavirus | In Madhya Pradesh, power play during a pandemic
In Madhya Pradesh, March 20, 2020 will be remembered for two things. It was the day when Kamal Nath bowed…
Foodgrain stock will last till next March, says FCI chief
The stock of foodgrains available with the Food Corporation of India is “comfortable” to manage the situation till March next…
Serum Institute eyes COVID-19 vaccine by October
City-based Serum Institute of India has said that it expects the vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) developed by the University of…
Doubling rate rises further, now 10 days
NEW DELHI: Timely imposition of a lockdown after a ban on international air traffic helped India limit Covid-19 cases, which…
Covid-19: Centre to assess Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Chennai
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Friday constituted four more inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) to assess the “serious” Covid-19 situation…
All shops in residential and market complexes outside municipal limits exempted from lockdown restrictions
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Friday permitted all shops in residential and market complexes outside municipal limits and all…
Govt to return faulty rapid antibody testing kits: Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Faulty rapid antibody testing kits will be returned to the respective countries, whether it is China or any…
Four-month-old child from Malappuram passes away of Covid-19
MALAPPURAM:A four-month-old with a congenital heart disease died of Covid-19 at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on Friday, taking Kerala’s coronavirus…
Kho kho captain strikes gold, lands in penury
NEW DELHI: When she struck gold at South Asian Games (SAG) in 2019, Nasreen, the 23-year-old Indian captain of the…
COVID-19 rocks Ramanagaram district prison in Karnataka
Virus impact: Inmates being shifted from the Ramanagaram prison on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement District loses green zone…
No 100%quota: On overzealous reservation
Supreme Court ruling stresses that overzealous reservation tends to affect rights of other communities The Supreme Court is right in…
Joining of giants: On Facebook-Jio deal
The coming together of Facebook and Jio is exciting, but there is a risk of a monopoly Facebook’s decision to…
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…