Coronavirus | 170 districts identified as hotspots, says Health Ministry
Nearly one in five districts in India is a hotspot, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, a day that saw…
Coronavirus lockdown | Airlines start selling domestic flight tickets
In anticipation of no blanket extension of a lockdown across the country after May 4, airlines have started domestic flight…
BCCI holds off IPL indefinitely
Good old days! Though the fans will be disappointed about the postponement of the IPL, they will cling on to…
India takes uncertain position on U.S. defunding of WHO
Josep Borrell Fontelles. File Trump on Tuesday suspended funding of the world body, accusing it of “severe” mismanagement of COVID-19…
Coronavirus lockdown guidelines | Industries operating in rural areas to reopen on April 20
Wearing face covers and masks is now compulsory in public places and workplaces, spitting in public is a punishable offence…
Vinay Dubey, man who posted video connected to migrant employees’ demonstration, sent out to authorities custody till April 21
On camera: A snapshot from Vinay Dubey’s video, which allegedly instigated migrant workers. The Bandra police on Wednesday arrested Navi…
COVID-19 forces Germany into recession
The German economy entered a recession in March and the slowdown is expected to continue until the middle of the…
Analysis| How pandemics have changed the world
Pandemics have had great influence in shaping human society and politics throughout history. From the Justinian Plague of sixth century…
Coronavirus: Thrissur Pooram cancelled for first time
A view of elephants standing in line at Vadakkumnathan Temple in Thrissur during the Pooram festival last year. | Photo…
Lockdown goes from 21 to 40 days, curbs may be conditionally eased in some non-hotspot areas from April 20
NEW DELHI: Sticking with his “saving lives comes first”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced extension of the countrywide…
Covid-19: In Phase 2, focus on checking spread to non-affected regions
NEW DELHI: As India goes into the second phase of lockdown, health ministry officials said the focus would now be…
Chaos in Mumbai’s Bandra: How it all started
MUMBAI: Bandra police lodged an FIR against Rahul Kulkarni, a correspondent with a Marathi news channel in Osmanabad, for allegedly…
Trump stops WHO financing, with world on edge over infection lockdowns
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday cut off funding to the World Health Organization, accusing the UN body of…
Capgemini India increases salaries, grants allowances
BENGALURU: French IT services firm Capgemini, which has 1.2 lakh of its over 2 lakh employees in India, has taken…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 22 updates | Positive cases cross 11,000, death toll at 391
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the current nation-wide lockdown to May 3, with intensive containment…
Trump states United States halting World Health Organization funding over its handling of virus
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
France ends up being fourth country to pass the 15,000 coronavirus death toll
French Director General of Health Jerome Salomon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters But the number of people in intensive care…
A constricting window: On extension of lockdown
It appeared inevitable, and the Centre has accepted the view of several States to extend the national lockdown for the…
Corona bond: On Eurozone COVID-19 rescue package
Deliberations on the €540-billion emergency rescue package that Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed on Thursday underscore the difficult road ahead to…
Coronavirus | Ordnance Factory Board to make 1.1 lakh coveralls
Full protection: A suit made by the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi. Initial order from HLL Lifecare Ltd. will…
Congress attacks Modi, says woes of migrant workers not addressed
In a video message, Congress president Sonia Gandhi thanked the people for leading the fight against corona de...Read MoreNEW DELHI:…
Just 2%of Covid-19 patients have actually submitted insurance claims
Medics interact with a patient in the isolation ward of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at Patna Medical College ...Read MoreBENGALURU: India…
‘Saptapadi’: PM lists 7 mantras to fight coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked "seven vows" that he asked people to take in their battle…
Private sector drafted but Covid-19 battle rests heavily on govt hospitals
Medics wear mask seen at Government Hamidia hospital during the nationwide lockdown in wake of Coronavirus out...Read MoreWhile several state…
BCCI tells franchises IPL ‘delayed forever’ but no main word yet
NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday told IPL franchises that the event stands "postponed indefinitely" after the lockdown to combat…
Flight services may resume from May 4; Centre yet to decide on refund for cancelled ones
NEW DELHI: Scheduled passenger flights could now resume from May 4. After Prime Minister Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to…
Coronavirus | Bhopal gas survivors left in the lurch
Four of the five patients who died of COVID-19 in Bhopal were survivors of the city’s 1984 gas tragedy, and…
Coronavirus | Longer lockdown essential to break chain of infection, says government
India on Tuesday registered an increase of 1,211 COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours, making it…
Coronavirus | Infections have ‘certainly’ not peaked yet, warns WHO
Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain and France extended lockdowns to try to rein…
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…