Coronavirus | ICMR to test for community transmission in 75 districts
With India registering 3,320 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally as reported by State…
Coronavirus | Key ICMR panel on vaccines dissolved
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has dissolved a key committee, which was part of the National COVID-19 Task…
Coronavirus | Andhra’s dire finances drive it to seek Central help
A precipitous slide in revenues combined with the burden of the costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have left Andhra…
Comment | Hindutva’s extremist Twitterati now target Modi for Muslim appeasement
The disdain within its own ecosystem for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to reject sectarianism in the face of the…
Coronavirus | Police get a guide to detect fake news
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has published a step-by-step guide for law enforcement agencies to identify “fake…
Disappearing wizards of the night
A round flat-faced head with a pink nose and blazing eyes stared down from a tree hollow. Nandini Rajamani and…
Hence spake Pei Mei
If there is one principle I’ve followed all my adult life, it’s this: flatten the curve. As a teenager, I…
Just severe cases require to evaluate unfavorable for discharge, states Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry has revised its discharge guidelines for COVID-19 patients, stating that only those with severe illness need…
ICMR teams up with Hyd biotech co to develop vaccine from NIV virus strain
NEW DELHI: To speed up the development of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is…
‘Road to Lipulekh within our territory,’ says India on Nepal’s objections
NEW DELHI: As Nepal responded with alarm and anger to India building a Link Road up to Lipulekh, which was…
Focussing on frame of mind, can pick up from where I left: Virat Kohli
NEW DELHI: India skipper Virat Kohli is in a good frame of mind which gives him confidence of being able…
Not anticipating worst situation in India: Harsh Vardhan on Covid-19 pandemic
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that he does not anticipate a "very worst type of…
Coronavirus breaches White Home as rest of America re-opens
WASHINGTON: Three aides working for US President Donald Trump, vice-president Mike Pence, and first daughter Ivanka Trump have tested positive…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: Coronavirus infected patients developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test…
Coronavirus lockdown | Evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams to be done at home by teachers
Studnets appearing for class 12 CBSE board exam, seen doing a last minute revision, in New Delhi. File | Photo…
Visakhapatnam gas leak | Villagers stage protest in front of LG Polymers
Police try to stop the villagers from entering LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: K.R.…
Over 70 migrants leap quarantine centre in Bihar
At a time when thousands of migrants are returning to Bihar every day and the State government is grappling with…
Over 350 Indians go back to Chennai from Dubai on two flights
Passengers from Dubai gave their swab samples to authorities in Chennai and then left for quarantine facilities | Photo Credit:…
Migrant employees clash with authorities in Surat
PTI Surat, May 09, 2020 13:31 IST Updated: May 09, 2020 13:32 IST A policeman regulates a queue formed by…
Coronavirus deaths reported by Delhi govt less than figures from medical facilities
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the city reported by the Delhi government is lesser than the number of…
SBI complains to CBI after 411 crore loan defaulters run away country
Three promoters of Ram Dev International, recently booked by the CBI for allegedly cheating a consortium of six banks to…
China conducts very first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys
While the government and scientists all over the world are trying to develop an effective vaccine against the deadly coronavirus,…
NIA arrests narco-terrorist linked to terror-funding in J&K
NEW DELHI: The NIA said that the agency along with Punjab and Haryana police arrested Ranjit Singh, allegedly a notorious…
Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu unwinds lockdown procedures more
(Representative image)CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday relaxed certain lockdown measures in non-containment areas across the state, including permission…
I am healthy, not suffering from any disease, says Amit Shah
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday debunked all the rumours surrounding his health, saying he is "healthy" and…
New antiviral drug combination reveals pledge against Covid-19: Research study
BEIJING: A two-week course of an antiviral therapy, started within seven days of experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, may improve clinical recovery…
Day 46 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in…
Asymptomatic coronavirus: All about what it is and if it can be identified
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - May 9, 2020, 11:00 ISTclose01/6Asymptomatic coronavirus: All about what it is and if it…
‘Cooperate on return of stranded Bengal migrants’: Amit Shah writes to Mamata
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah has written to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on the state’s failure to…
‘Gaps in quarantine, containment efforts in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi’
NEW DELHI: The Centre is engaged with states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi which have shown a worrying spike in…
Won’t call in Army, but may seek more forces to help stressed cops: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
MUMBAI: Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday refuted rumours that the army would be called out in Mumbai as Covid-19…
Odisha govt extends work shift to 12 hours
Odisha becomes the latest State to increase the working hours of workers amid coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan…
4 Naxals, one authorities main eliminated in Chhattisgarh encounter
CRPF personnel patroling in Sukma area, in Chhattisgarh. File photo | Photo Credit: SushilkumarVerma The incident took place on Friday…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 46 live updates | 216 districts with no reported cases till date, says Health Ministry
As Gujarat continues to report large number of coronavirus cases, medical experts from AIIMS, including its Director, have rushed to…
When can sports resume in India?
The German Bundesliga will be that rare sports event to restart, on May 16, even as the world continues to…
LG Polymers fined Rs 50cr for Vizag gas leak
A styrene gas leak at the plant of LG Polymers in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra ...Read…
Have to discover to cope with Covid-19: Govt
Representative image NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Friday said Indians would have to learn to live with coronavirus, indicating…
Coronavirus live updates: Gaps in quarantine, containment efforts in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 09, 2020, 06:13:49 ISTIndia’s Covid-19 count is nearing 60,000 mark with 59,691…
ICMR to monitor 75 districts to check for community transmission
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to start a study in about 75 districts of the…
Govt to borrow 54% more than estimate, fiscal deficit may hit 5.5%
MUMBAI: Weighed down by higher expenses due to the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the economy, the government…
16 die as train runs over worn out migrants sleeping on tracks
Police personnel inspect the spot after a goods train ran over a group of migrant workers while they were slee...Read…
When an infection finds area in India’s largest shanty town
While the roads in India have remained largely empty since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown on March…
Contempt for labour: On dilution of labour laws
At a time when everyone is awaiting an early end to the health and economic crisis caused by the global…
Remove it: On female genital mutilation
May 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2020 01:02 IST May 09, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2020…
Coronavirus lockdown | With no work or food, workers brave the long march home from Uttar Pradesh
Mungeli is more than 700 km away from the Uttar Pradesh capital. Yet for desperate and hungry Lalaram and his…
India ought to talk straight to Taliban, states U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
India should discuss its concerns on terrorism directly with the Taliban, said U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad,…
Maharashtra train mishap victims were battling cravings
“Please send us some money. We don’t have anything left. Even the contractor is refusing to pay us. What should…
Coronavirus | Lockdown chokes Maharashtra’s economic lifeline
Announcing that Maharashtra’s financial condition has deteriorated to the extent that it could not even afford to go ahead with…
Visakhapatnam gas tragedy | NGT cites obsolete law in gas leak case
The National Green Tribunal's order on Friday in the Visakhapatnam gas tragedy found LG Polymers prima facie liable under the…