China’s new cases increase to near 6-week high
As the 21-day lockdown ends on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation tomorrow at 10 am.…
Trade in tatters: On the global slump
The only certainty right now in a pandemic-gripped world is the all-enveloping uncertainty. And the WTO acknowledged as much when…
Cease fire: On India-Pakistan border stress
Ceasefire violations on the border speak poorly of the preventive mechanisms in place The latest exchange of long-range artillery fire…
Covid-19: Several ministers, officials return to work at ministries
NEW DELHI: Several Union ministers and senior officers returned to their offices here on Monday. Most of the ministers and…
Day 20 of Coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 13, 2020, 12:38 ISTNEW DELHI: As the country entered the 20th day of the 21-day lockdown announced…
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
Pakistani villagers gather outside the home of student Muhimman, who was allegedly abused by a cleric, in Pakp...Read MorePAKPATTAN, Pakistan:…
How UP gave template for corona cluster containment
Municipal worker splash sanitizer to contain the spread of Covid-19 during the lockdown in Agra. (ANI Photo)LUCKNOW: From being the…
Is the Centre’s lockdown different from a state’s lockdown?
The lockdowns: Six states - Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and West Bengal- have extended the lockdown due to the…
As 444 from Australia fly home, US nationals prefer to stay back
NEW DELHI: As Australia repatriated 444 of its nationals on a special flight from New Delhi to Melbourne over the…
Covid-19: United States might start resuming in May, top infection consultant Fauci states
WASHINGTON: The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government's top infectious diseases expert said…
China’s central bank takes 1% stake in HDFC
MUMBAI: China’s central bank has acquired 1% stake in the country’s largest mortgage company HDFC, according to shareholding disclosures made…
With Aarogya Setu app, India has shown the way, says World Bank
NEW DELHI: India has stolen a march over other global tech giants by launching the Aarogya Setu app which helps…
Covid-19: Maharashtra may hand out anti-malaria drug as preventive med
MUMBAI: Worried that Covid-19 cases may rise exponentially in the city's densely populated slums, the Maharashtra government is considering giving…
Air travel most likely to shoot up threefold due to social distancing in airplanes
NEW DELHI: The first few days post lockdown could see airfares skyrocket to up to three times the pre-corona ticket…
PGI doctors re-implant Punjab cop’s hand chopped off while enforcing lockdown
After seven and half hours of challenging surgery, his hand re-implantation was done successfully.CHANDIGARH: The 50-year-old ASI from Patiala whose…
‘Trump asked why not allow coronavirus to wash over US’ as toll passes 21,000
US President Donald Trump. (File photo: AP) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump reportedly considered allowing the coronavirus pandemic to “wash…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 12, 2020, 20:24 ISTNEW DELHI: As many as 918 COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths have been…
British PM Boris Johnson discharged from healthcare facility
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. File | Photo Credit: AP Mr. Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas's Hospital in…
Severe lockdown was an instant response, it’s now clear that the cure is even worse than the illness, says Congress Data and Technology cell chief
Praveen Chakravarty, political economist and head of the Data and Technology cell of the Congress party, says India should evolve…
11 held for chopping off policeman’s hand in Patiala
Eleven persons were arrested on Sunday for an attack on a police party by a group of Nihangs, a Sikh…
909 coronavirus cases, 34 deaths reported in 24 hours: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: As many as 909 COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking…
State govts working to ensure home delivery of essential items in Covid-19 hotspots: MHA
NEW DELHI: Various state governments are working to ensure that essential items are provided at the doorsteps of people living…
3.5-magnitude earthquake felt in Delhi and neighbouring areas
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 with epicentre in Delhi shook the region on Sunday evening, prompting panic-stricken people…
IPL can be held without crowd, T20 World Cup can’t: Glenn Maxwell
MELBOURNE: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes a rescheduled IPL can be held behind closed doors but it will be difficult…
World Bank sees FY21 India development at 1.5-2.8%, slowest because economic reforms 30 years ago
India is likely to record its worst growth performance since the 1991 liberalisation this fiscal year as the coronavirus outbreak…
Police presumably assaulted in Patiala, ASI’s hand cut off
A group of people on Sunday allegedly attacked police officials and cut off the hand of one of the officers…
Lady injured as Pakistan shells forward areas along LoC, IB in J-K
Soldiers stand guard near the LoC in Poonch. | Photo Credit: PTI Balakote along with Mendhar witnessed heavy firing and…
China reports almost 100 new cases in one day, highest in recent weeks
China has reported 99 new coronavirus cases, the highest in a single day in recent weeks, and 63 fresh asymptomatic…
Lathi-wielding RSS activists ‘examining’ ID of commuters sparks outrage
A photo purportedly showing RSS activists checking ID cards of commuters. | Photo Credit: Twitter Police say they had rejected…
COVID-19: more youthful patients develop fewer neutralising antibodies, study finds
Analysis of blood samples from 175 patients with mild COVID-19 disease who were discharged from the Shanghai Public Health Clinical…
Hop in and shut out: This is the time when you wish to read yourself out of the minute
The first thought that crossed my mind when the lockdown was announced was: finally I’ll have time to read all…
Karuna-0, India-1
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week there is only one shloka constantly vibrating in my head: ‘Go Karuna,…
US Supreme Court to hear appeal on abortion during virus crisis
WASHINGTON: Abortion rights advocates on Saturday called on the US Supreme Court to urgently intervene to force Texas to reinstate…
MS Dhoni stuck now, need to have retired after 2019 World Cup: Shoaib Akhtar
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar says he cannot fathom why Mahendra Singh Dhoni has "dragged it for so…
Coronavirus newest updates: 8,356 total cases in India, 273 dead
NEW DELHI: As the number of cases continued to rise, the government is all set to extend the 21-day lockdown…
Nihangs cut off hand of police officer after scuffle in Patiala
PATIALA: Four Nihang sikhs who got into a scuffle with policemen at the Patiala vegetable market chopped off the left…
In grim milestone, United States logs world’s greatest coronavirus death toll
NEW YORK: The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording…
Maximum lockdown pain for the densely populated Maximum City
MUMBAI: The lockdown in the megapolis is the world’s largest — in terms of people — among all the major…
Coronavirus live updates: US death toll in coronavirus outbreak passes 20,000, according to Johns Hopkins
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 12, 2020, 06:30:34 ISTThe total number of coronavirus cases in India rose…
Lockdown exit path? Ministers to return to offices from tomorrow
NEW DELHI: In an initial step towards return to normalcy, ministers and senior officers will be back in government offices…
UP, Maharashtra eye pool tests to speed up Covid screening
Reuters file photo used for representationLUCKNOW/ MUMBAI: In a bid to speed up Covid-19 tests in the state, Uttar Pradesh…
Without lockdown, virus could have affected 8.2 lakh by April 15: Analysis
Without a lockdown and containment measures, Covid-19 cases could be projected to spiral to 8.2 lakh by April ...Read MoreNEW…
A moment when India can save lives, we can’t let it go: PM
PM asked heads of some pharmaceutical firms to ramp up production. This was even before US President Trump spo...Read MoreNEW…
A special trip to get camel milk for autistic child
A woman appealed for camel milk to be sent for her autism affected son (Representative photo)MUMBAI: A desperate Mumbai woman’s…
United States logs world’s greatest coronavirus death toll, exceeds Italy
The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than…
Coronavirus | Drug candidate remdesivir, on trial now, holds promise
A recent article published in the journal Science has shown that the already-promising drug candidate remdesivir, on trial now, exhibits…
Coronavirus | Without lockdown, India would have seen over 8 lakh cases by April 15, says Health Ministry
With India recording a first-time-ever three-digit rise in the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the Health…
Coronavirus | Data is key to control of this pandemic, says Soumya Swaminathan
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, tells The Hindu in an interview that the fight against…
Regardless of lockdown hurdles, sowing of summer appear
Pulses also see significant increase in early sowing despite lockdown limitations Early sowing of the summer rice crop has covered…
Coronavirus | Indian labourers in GCC countries are in dire need of help, say experts
Migrants labourers have been among the worst hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Indian migrants in the GCC countries…