Coronavirus | Migrant workers in Surat take to the streets again
They demand to be allowed to return to their villages, cite lack of food and facilities For the second time…
Coronavirus | Workers face heat, hunger as lockdown is extended
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the countrywide lockdown by another 19 days, there is only one…
Coronavirus | Migrant workers protest outside Bandra railway station, demand help to return home
Over a thousand migrant workers gathered outside Bandra railway station on Tuesday afternoon, demanding that they be sent home at…
Coronavirus | Survey of India maps to bolster Arogya Setu app
To “complement” the Arogya Setu App, a government endorsed application that helps trace the contacts of those who may have…
Elgar Parishad case | Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender to NIA
Civil rights campaigner Gautam Navlakha and scholar and activist Anand Teltumbde surrendered to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday…
Over 10,000 Covid-19 cases, 342 deaths in 21 days of lockdown; experts say would have been worse without it
NEW DELHI: The first 21 days of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown has recorded a spike of about 10,300 Covid-19 cases…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 14, 2020, 20:00 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown till…
No signs of ageing, MS Dhoni still has cricket left in him: Suresh Raina
NEW DELHI: Veteran India batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said MS Dhoni was trying to innovate a lot while batting…
Explainer: Trump has little power to restart US economy
President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the US economy, which has been largely…
Why was nationwide lockdown extended till May 3?
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended till May 3 to…
Mass testing secret to eliminate coronavirus, India no place in game: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI “India delayed the purchase of testing kits & is now…
Gautam Navlakha gives up prior to NIA in Elgar Parishad case
Activist Gautam Navlakha being arrested by the Pune police at his residence in Nehru Enclave in Delhi on August 28,…
COVID-19: ICMR recommends using pooled samples for molecular testing
Health worker collecting COVID-19 test Samples at COVID-19 Sample Collection Centre in Pudupet, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI…
Flight restriction to remain till May 3
Deserted view of the departure section of T2 terminal of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport during the Janata Curfew in…
Lockdown extended till May 3, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the current nation-wide lockdown to May 3, with intensive containment…
Railways extends suspension of passenger services till May 3
The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the lockdown across the country will be extended till…
India to get 15 million PPE sets from China
Indian companies and government entities have placed orders for 15 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, including gowns and masks,…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 21 updates | Positive cases cross 10,000, death toll at 358
As the 21-day lockdown ends today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended it till May 3. In his third address to…
Will be interesting to see Virat Kohli adjust to empty arenas: Nathan Lyon
SYDNEY: Cricket in front of empty stands came up for discussion between Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon and pacer Mitchell Starc…
Cong tears into PM’s address, says no concrete measures for poor, economy
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday termed as rhetoric and hollow on specifics the Prime Minister's address to the nation,…
PM Narendra Modi speech highlights: Coronavirus lockdown to be extended till May 3
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation on the last day of coronavirus lockdown. In his…
Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi asks citizens to follow these 7 steps
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 11:13 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on…
Day prior to surrendering to NIA, Anand Teltumbde composes to the people of India
Professor Anand Teltumbde, an engineer and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) graduate who used to teach at the Indian Institute…
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for Democratic presidential election
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, was formally endorsed on Monday by longtime rival Bernie Sanders,…
Sacking by subterfuge: on removal of AP top election authorities
Removal of A.P.’s top election official through ordinance route is a case of abuse of power The legality of the…
Google, pay: on re-use of news material
The French template for the search engine paying for reuse of news holds promise Last week’s ruling by France’s competition…
A month after New York’s 1st virus death, toll hits 10,000
A couple applauds in front of the Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens to show gratitude to medical staff and essent...Read…
Signs of flattening of covid-19 curve in US, says Trump
WASHINGTON: Asserting that America is continuing to make critical progress in the war against the novel coronavirus, US President Donald…
INS sends SOS to govt to save newspaper industry
NEW DELHI: With a deepening economic crisis owing to the coronavirus lockdown eating into advertising revenues, the Indian Newspaper Society…
Why WHO tag of community spread doesn’t mean much
Heathcare workers wearing face masks and protective suits acknowledge applause outside the Hospital de Barcelo...Read MoreBelieve it or not, countries…
Coronavirus outbreak live updates: Positive cases in India cross 10,000 mark
China's imported coronavirus cases climb to 1,464, PTI reports.As of Monday, China ha
How Kerala managed to flatten the Covid graph
Medical staff members of a government-run medical college collect swabs from people to test for coronavirus di...Read MoreKerala has been…
New York guv says worst of pandemic ‘is over’
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared Monday that the "worst is over" in the state's coronavirus pandemic, telling…
‘Rolling shutdown’ for several months may be on cards to contain coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The United States and perhaps many nations across the world face the prospect of a “rolling shutdown” lasting months,…
WHO chief Tedros and Fauci in Trump’s firing line amid deepening US-China mistrust
WASHINGTON: The United States and China entered into another war of words on Monday over the coronavirus pandemic after Beijing…
SC modifies earlier order, says free Covid-19 testing only for poor
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that Covid-19 tests will be conducted free of cost for the poor…
‘Online child pornography traffic rises by 95%’
Illustration: Deepak Harichandan Millions of paedophiles have migrated online, making Internet extremely unsafe for children: ICPF Consumption of child pornography…
Coronavirus | MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal
Employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has collapsed to just over 1% of the usual…
Actions providing outcomes; no brand-new cases in 25 districts, says govt.
India registered the largest spike in deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, with 51 being reported in the past 24…
COVID-19 is 10 times more fatal than swine influenza, states WHO
File photo of WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | Photo Credit: AP It said that a safe and effective…
Semblance of activity in passages as Ministers, bureaucrats go back to workplaces
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being checked with the thermal screening device before entering the Finance Ministry block, in New Delhi…
Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) expanded the number of laboratories that could conduct COVID-19 tests on an intervention…
Tamil Nadu extends COVID-19 lockdown till April 30
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown in the State till April 30…
Prime Minister to address nation on April 14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a protective mask chairs a meeting with chief ministers on COVID-19 lockdown via video conference,…
US could start reopening in May, top coronavirus advisor says
WASHINGTON: The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government's top infectious diseases expert said…
There is no clarity now, early to talk about October-November window for IPL: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal
NEW DELHI: The BCCI is currently not in a position to take a call on the future of IPL and…
SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up…
Number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 9,152; 308 fatalities recorded: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: Twenty-five districts across 15 states which had detected Covid-19 infections earlier have contained the spread and reported no…
Ensure no one faces hunger in fight against coronavirus, Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi
NewsIndia NewsEnsure no one faces hunger in fight against coronavirus, Sonia Gandhi writes to PM ModiTIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 13,…