Booze flows, and chaos follows
People queue at a liquor store in Bengaluru on Monday.A flood of people after a long dry spell. Queues, chaos…
2,900 Covid-19 cases on Monday, 4th record set in 4 days
NEW DELHI: For the fourth day running, the number of new Covid-19 cases in India hit a new high, with…
WHO says got no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab virus claims
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support "speculative" claims by the US…
Covid-19: Global backlash builds against China over coronavirus
BRUSSELS: Australia has called for an inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus. Germany and Britain are hesitating anew about…
China either incompetent in preventing coronavirus spread or did it for a reason: US President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, who has come under fierce criticism for his handling of the coronavirus crisis in the US,…
India like ‘pharmacy of world’, has sent medicines to over 120 nations: PM Modi at NAM summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the Non-Aligned Movement virtual summit and said that India's fight against…
Coronavirus roundup: Advancement in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: Even as Railways' 'Shramik Express' trains ferried migrant workers to their home states, in some other places yet,…
3 CRPF personnel martyred in terrorist attack in J&K
SRINAGAR: Three CRPF personnel were martyred and two others injured when terrorists opened fire on them at a checkpoint in…
India to start evacuating citizens stuck abroad from May 7
NEW DELHI: India on Monday said it will begin evacuating its nationals stuck abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic from…
Liquor shops open after 40 days in lockdown, social distancing rules taken for a ride
People purchase liquor from a shop in Varanasi. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: Forty days into the national lockdown implemented to contain…
Analysis | What’s behind Trump’s China attacks?
President Donald Trump and his aides have stepped up attacks on China in recent weeks over the COVID-19 outbreak as…
Incredibly high death rate in West Bengal, states Central team
Barricades put up at Raja Bazar which is a Red Zone in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: Rajeev Bhatt Inter-Ministerial Central…
Jharkhand govt. not to carry out lockdown relaxations for now
Migrant workers reach Hatia Station near Ranchi. A ‘Shramik Special’ train carrying 1200 migrant labourers of Jharkhand reached Ranchi on…
Shramik Special: Now, Railways states ‘sending States’ will have to pay ticket expenses
The statement follows severe criticism of the Railways guidelines on the Shramik Special. | File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement…
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Migrant workers pelt stones at police in Surat
The labourers clashed with police and threw stones at them, following which the security personnel retaliated ...Read MoreSURAT: Migrant labourers…
Would be devastating if India do not visit Australia: Marnus Labuschagne
SYDNEY: Top Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne on Monday said he and his team would be "pretty devastated" if India don't…
Bengal has highest Covid-19 mortality rate, central team tells chief secretary
KOLKATA: West Bengal has the highest mortality rate in the country at 12.8 per cent, Inter Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 41 live updates | We will have to learn to live with the virus, says Kejriwal
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India crossed 40,000 on Sunday, making it one among 16 countries that…
Congress will pay for rail travel of migrant employees, says Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI What is particularly disturbing is that the Central government and the…
After Facebook, Silver Lake invests 5,656 crore in Dependence Jio Platforms
Silver Lake, a global leader in technology investing has agreed to invest ₹5,655.75 crore in Mukesh Ambani led Jio Platforms…
Inside a quarantine centre, a drive to conserve lives
At the quarantine centre in Sultanpuri, one of facilities where members of the Tablighi Jamaat are being kept, a handful…
New policy for satellite TELEVISION channels lays ground for MHA disturbance
Given its political nature, it will discourage investors, says an industry source To overhaul it’s nine year-old uplink and downlink…
Lockdown hits floriculture in the Nilgiris
The expansive beds of Asiatic and Oriental Liliums in one hectare horticulture farm of Wahid Sait in Coonoor are in…
China hid coronavirus’ severity to hoard supplies: US Homeland Security report
WASHINGTON: US officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is…
Coronavirus latest updates: 2,667 new cases reported on Sunday, highest single-day tally
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 count crossed 40,000 cases in the country with fresh infections hitting another new high on Sunday,…
Lockdown 3.0: What all you can do from today, and what you can’t
NEW DELHI: The second extension of coronavirus-induced lockdown began across the country from Monday. The two-week extension was announced by…
Trump says US to have coronavirus vaccine by end of year
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States will have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this…
Covid-19: 13 urban spreads account for 2/3rd of India’s cases, deaths
Nearly three-fourths of all Covid-19 cases and deaths reported in India have been in the country’s 35 largest urban agglomerations…
CII proposes different guidelines for top 100-150 financial concern districts
The country’s high performing economic districts should be allowed to play by different rules in the third phase of the…
Sluggish release: On lockdown 3.0
Balancing lives and livelihoods, the Centre has extended the national lockdown for COVID-19 for two weeks from May 4, with…
No convenience in numbers: On Bengal’s coronavirus cases
West Bengal, which reported its first COVID-19 case in mid-March, has now recorded a total of 922 cases. The State…
Coronavirus | 27 Bangladeshis held in Assam on way back home
Close watch: A BSF jawan keeping vigil along the Bangladesh border in Dhubri district of Assam Bangladeshi diplomat says they…
UAE books 3 more Indians for spreading hate online
The three individuals, who posted offensive messages on Facebook, have been terminated from their jobs and action has been initiated…
Saudi Arabia’s investments in India on track despite financial decline, says Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati
Despite a massive 50% drop in oil revenues and a downturn in the economy, Saudi Arabia’s investments in India will…
Central health groups to monitor 20 districts with heavy case load
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India crossed 40,000 on Sunday, making it one among 16 countries that…
Kerala scrambles for funds as Centre tightens up handbag strings
The health and economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the fiscal woes of the Kerala government, which…
Colonel, Major among 5 personnel killed in J&K’s Handwara
Five security personnel, including a Colonel, a Major and a sub-inspector, and two unidentified militants were killed during an 18-hour…
Pompeo says ‘significant’ evidence new coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus…
Covid-19: 25% of all active cases detected in past 3 days
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 count crossed 40,000 cases in the country with fresh infections hitting another new high on Sunday,…
1 lakh tests a day by May-end planned: Govt
Medical personnel puts a swab sample into a vial at a mobile testing center, in India. (Reuters)NEW DELHI: As the…
PM Modi to address NAM on India’s Covid-19 strategy
PM Modi. (Reuters file photo)PM Narendra Modi will participate Monday in a virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meant to discuss…
Colonel, Major amongst 5 martyred while rescuing captives in J&K
Security forces personnel during an encounter with terrorists in Kupwara district of north Kashmir (PTI photo...Read MoreSRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Leading from…
Rate of development of new Covid-19 cases steadying for a while: Harsh Vardhan
A medic looks on at a patient who has shown positive symptoms for coronavirus at an isolation ward (representational image:…
Inter-state movement relaxation only for stranded migrants: MHA
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Sunday told the states and Union territories to facilitate the inter-state movement of only…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | May 3, 2020, 20:03 ISTNEW DELHI: Fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Sunday…
World Test Champion’s points system is ludicrous: Holding
NEW DELHI: West Indies fast bowling great Michael Holding has termed the World Test Championship's points system as "ridiculous", where…
Covid-19: MHA asks states to prepare second line of defence as many cops getting infected
NEW DELHI: Concerned over scores of policemen getting infected by Covid-19, the Centre has suggested to states for preparing an…
India knows how to handle countries like Pakistan: Ram Madhav
TOI file photo of BJP general secretary Ram Madhav NEW DELHI: The post-Covid-19 world order will be "markedly different" and…