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…
US coronavirus death toll doubles in 10 days to more than 50,000
People stand in the rain at as they wait to be tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 24, 2020…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 24, 2020, 20:25 ISTRepresentative Image. (Credits: AP)NEW DELHI: As India completes a month in lockdown, few states…
Central team seeks interaction with Bengal’s Covid-19 death audit committee
KOLKATA: The central team visiting Kolkata to assess the Covid-19 situation wrote to the West Bengal government on Friday, seeking…
When Saqlain Mushtaq sledged Sachin Tendulkar just to never sledge him again
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Saqlain Mushtaq were involved in umpteen intense battles in the '90s but one such duel…
UP to bring back stranded migrants from all other states, provide them employment
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government will bring back labourers stranded in other states because of the coronavirus-forced lockdown, chief minister…
Govt probing if Prashant Kishor took a cargo flight from Delhi to Kolkata during lockdown
File photoNEW DELHI: The Centre is probing if election strategist Prashant Kishor took a cargo flight from Delhi to Kolkata…
Complete lockdown for 4 days in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister states
The COVID-19 lockdown will be imposed completely in areas within Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Municipal Corporations from 6 a.m. on…
Uttar Pradesh to revive migrant workers in phases
Photo for representation. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday instructed officials to prepare a working plan Uttar Pradesh will bring…
Most significant message from COVID-19 is that India needs to be self-reliant, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest message arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic was for India…
Disparagement case: Supreme Court grants relief to reporter Arnab Goswami
The Supreme Court on Friday granted journalist Arnab Goswami three weeks’ protection from any “coercive action” against him by police…
18 terrorists eliminated in J&K throughout lockdown: authorities
Fifty terrorists, including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT), were killed in counter terrorism operations by security…
Faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to respective countries: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to the…
EXCLUSIVE: Fully recovered from injury and raring to go, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
NEW DELHI: Fast bowlers and injuries go hand in hand. And it's no different for Indian cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar…
Covid-19’s biggest lesson is to become self-reliant: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: The biggest lesson the Covid-19 pandemic has taught India is to become self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…