Coronavirus | Universal screening began on March 4, informs Directorate General of Health Services
Early action: Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata airports had started screening of travellers by January 17. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals brand-new law for contract farming in third tranche of financial stimulus bundle
Making long-pending agricultural marketing reforms the centrepiece of the third tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan economic stimulus package, Union…
Late or early? Forecast companies vary on monsoon’s arrival in Kerala
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a delay in the arrival of the monsoon over Kerala while Skymet, a…
Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.63 lakh crore stimulus for agriculture and allied sectors
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a Rs 1.63 lakh crore package for agriculture and allied sectors…
Coronavirus | Lockdown likely to be extended till May 30
The lockdown is likely to be extended till May 30 with considerable relaxations in the green and orange zones. An…
SC to cancel summer season holidays, to work till June 19 as of now
Further plans on whether to continue functioning or go for a short break would be taken after June 19. The…
Army chief hints at Chinese hand behind Nepal’s protest against the link road to Lipulekh Pass
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s strong protest against India’s new link road to the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand is probably at the…
Managing coronavirus spread could take 4-5 years, can’t depend upon a COVID-19 vaccine alone, states WHO scientist
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - May 15, 2020, 19:00 ISTclose01/10Coronavirus cases are surging across the worldEven as parts of…
Government to amend Essential Commodities Act to deregulate cereals, edible oil, pulses
NEW DELHI: The government will amend the six-and-a-half-decade old Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, edible oil,…
Nirmala Sitharaman announces setting up of Rs 1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund…
India looks for local warplanes as overseas purchase strategy stalls
NEW DELHI: India plans to switch to locally-made fighter jets, two years after asking global companies to submit proposals to…
SC stays Madras HC order asking TN govt to close liquor shops in State
A photograph of a Tasmac employee taken before the lockdown. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B.…
New Kailash-Mansarovar road: Nepal might have raised concern on somebody else’s request, states Army Chief
Gen. Manoj Naravane There is no ‘contradiction at all’ in the new road constructed via Lipulekh pass up to the…
Participating in sale of Virgin Australia: IndiGo’s biggest investor InterGlobe Enterprises
A Virgin Australia plane is seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Virgin Australia…
Beginning of monsoon over Kerala likely to be delayed by 4 days: IMD
Sea erosion continues to haunt Chellanam panchayat as the monsoon rains have set in strongly. A scene from the Bazaar…
Coast Guard patrol vessel, two interceptor boats commissioned
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday commissioned a ship and two interceptor boats of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in…
World Bank approves $1 billion to support India’s battle against COVID-19
The Government of India is getting another $1 billion loan from the World Bank to support its COVID-19 relief measures…
Post-lockdown flights: Cabin crew outfit to have face shield, dress and mask
Cabin crew members of Indian airlines will have personal protective equipment (PPE) like face shields, gowns and masks as part…
Android smartphone users, here’s a warning about banking virus | Gadgets Now
1 / 10Android smartphone users, here's a warning about banking virusThe Indian government's nodal cybersecurity agency 'Indian Computer Emergency Response…
Coronavirus latest updates: India’s role key in fighting pandemic, says Bill Gates
NEW DELHI: With 3,967 new cases and 100 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in…
Covid-19: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu may go for lockdown till end of May
MUMBAI/CHENNAI: The lockdown in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will most likely be extended till May 31 as the number of…
World Bank to offer $1 billion loan for social protection
NEW DELHI: After healthcare, the World Bank on Friday said it had cleared a $1 billion assistance for social protection…
4 Rafales to arrive in India by July-end, India to gain edge over Pakistan, China in air
Rafale performing at the Aero India Show 2019 at the inagural day, Yalahanka Air Base in BangaloreNEW DEHI: In a…
Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi Jinping right now, could even cut China ties
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he…
One for the poor: On Centre’s corona bundle
More than 50 days since a nationwide lockdown was announced by the Union government, it is clear that what was…
Lockdown syndrome: On virus-induced economic crisis
Official data capturing the economic impact of the nationwide lockdown are starting to pour in slowly. The country’s industrial output,…
Coronavirus | More time needed for rolling out virus diagnostic test
A promising technology developed by a Department of Science and Technology-funded laboratory to accelerate coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in India may…
An open letter from scientists across the globe requiring use of material masks to avoid COVID-19
In the light of convincing research evidence that face masks is a great tool to stop community spread of COVID-19,…
Coronavirus lockdown | Returning workers fight for food at Bihar railway stations
Even as the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that migrant workers will be given free foodgrains for…
Coronavirus package | Migrant workers to get free foodgrains
A major focus of the second tranche of the economic stimulus package announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on…
Close to 1 lakh foreign citizens have actually flown out of India considering that March
NEW DELHI: Close to one lakh foreign nationals have flown out of India over the last two and a half…
Purists fume as Army plans to convert 61st Cavalry into armoured regiment
The Army is planning to convert its famous 61st Cavalry into a regular armoured regiment NEW DELHI: The Army is…
Destination address need to when reserving rail tickets
Indian Railways has started taking the destination address of all passengers booking train tickets from Wednes...Read MoreNEW DELHI: Indian Railways…
India has ensured there’s been no starvation: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: The government has focused on the health of citizens and ensured that no one was left wanting for…
Coronavirus: Second-highest spike in new cases as Maharashtra, Delhi numbers soar
NEW DELHI: In the biggest surge in Covid-19 infections in Delhi, 472 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday,…
Vijay Mallya is denied right to appeal in apex court, he might be back in India within 28 days
LONDON: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s application for permission to appeal his extradition to India in the UK Supreme Court was…
Demanding food, buses, migrants pelt stones on Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border
Representative imageBHOPAL/ BARWANI: Demanding food and transportation, hundreds of migrant workers on Thursday pelted stones near Sendhwa on the Madhya…
Covid-19: Aarogya Setu is India’s curing machine, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says
CHENNAI: Only technology-driven solutions can effectively curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and Aarogya Setu app is India’s curing…
Govt announces ‘one nation, one ration card,’ rental real estate plan for migrant employees
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday announced the launch of a scheme to provide homes to migrant labour/urban poor at…
Fresh announcements on economy to help farmers, migrants: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: The second tranche of stimulus for the country's economy unveiled by the government on Thursday has a series…
Rs 5,000 crore credit facility to be given to 50 lakh street vendors, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that Rs 5,000 crore credit facility will be given to 50…
Swadeshi is not inward-looking, swadeshi is more about confidence: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister, Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India is going to emerge a better country from…
China rebuts Taiwan on WHO participation
China opposed any move by Taiwan to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a “pretext” to seek independence, its Embassy in…
An open letter from scientists across the globe calling for use of fabric masks to avoid COVID-19
In the light of convincing research evidence that face masks is a great tool to stop community spread of COVID-19,…
Vijay Mallya loses delegate appeal versus extradition in U.K. Supreme Court
The UK High Court on Thursday rejected a plea of businessman Vijay Mallya for permission to move the Supreme Court…
Housing subsidy scheme for middle-income families extended till March 2021
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday announced a Rs 70,000-crore boost to housing sector by extending the subsidy…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals 2nd tranche of govt’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus bundle: Key points
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled the second tranche of measures of the government's "atmanirbhar (self-reliant)…
Vijay Mallya loses leave to appeal versus extradition in UK Supreme Court
LONDON: Vijay Mallya on Thursday lost his application seeking leave to appeal in the UK Supreme Court, in a setback…
Nirmala Sitharaman speech live updates: Free food grain supply to all migrants for next 2 months, says FM
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 14, 2020, 17:32:58 ISTNirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday unveiled the first tranche of…
Indian troops maintaining ‘posture’ along border with China: Army Chief
Army Chief Gen M M Naravane (File photo)NEW DELHI: Indian troops were maintaining their "posture" along the border with China…