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…
Ministry of House Affairs asks States to develop 2nd line of defence, amidst reports of authorities personnel contracting COVID-19
The directive comes amidst reports of police personnel on frontline duty contracting the virus. Photograph used for representational purposes only…
IAF conducts fly-past over Delhi saluting “corona warriors”
Helicopter showering flower petals on doctors and medical staff at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Tahirpur area in New…
Karnataka govt. reveals free transport for migrant employees after facing flak for high fares
Migrant workers, students and others board KSRTC buses at Majestic bus stand, in Bengaluru on May 3, 2020. | Photo…
Coronavirus | When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
The story so far: On April 23, Oxford University initiated a phase-1 human clinical trial of its vaccine — ChAdOx1…
Tamil Nadu Cabinet relieves lockdown norms in large parts of State
A day after the Central government extended the country-wide lockdown till May 17, the State Cabinet decided to follow suit.…
IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor host a prayer meet for Rishi Kapoor
Days after the demise of veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, his wife Neetu Kapoor and son, Ranbir Kapoor reportedly hosted…
Armed forces perform flypast for corona warriors, choppers shower petals
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Sunday conducted flypast across India to show gratitude to the thousands of healthcare…
Existing circumstance resembles Test match on hazardous wicket: Sourav Ganguly on COVID-19 pandemic
NEW DELHI: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is deeply saddened and intimidated by the devastation caused because of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Coronavirus latest updates: 39,980 cases in India; 1301 deaths
NEW DELHI: Total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India rises to 39,980 including 28,046 active cases, 10,633 cured/discharged/migrated and…
J&K: Colonel, Major among 5 personnel martyred in encounter with terrorists
Image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: An Army Colonel and a Major were among the five security personnel who…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 40 updates | West Bengal records 15 deaths in past 48 hours
India, on Saturday, recorded the biggest single-day jump of 2,411 COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 37,776, according to…