Nirmala Sitharaman reveals 1.70 lakh crore bundle for poor
Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the press conference on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs. 1.70 lakh crore…
Service Live: 3 billion people under lockdown as UN cautions virus threatens mankind
The government is expected to announce a fiscal stimulus package anytime this week to help out the economy that has…
Delhi police consist of online delivery firms in list of ‘necessary services’
People wait in queue to buy essential items from a departmental store while maintaining social distance, at Bali Nagar in…
Coronavirus | 70-year-old man dies in Bhavnagar
Mahesh Langa AHMEDABAD:, March 26, 2020 12:10 IST Updated: March 26, 2020 12:23 IST An Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service…
SpiceJet’s unique flight from Delhi to take 142 Iran-returned Indians to quarantine facility in Jodhpur
A file photo of a Spicejet aircraft taking off from Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. | Photo Credit:…
Sensex jumps over 1,200 points as banking, IT shares surge; Nifty above 8,600
NEW DELHI: Equity indices continued to rise on Thursday with the benchmark BSE sensex surging over 1,200 points amid gains…
New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000
City of Las Vegas operations and maintenance staff worker disinfects handrails at Centennial Hills Park as par...Read MoreNEW YORK: New…
Coronavirus newest updates: Overall cases in India stood at 656; A minimum of 60 daily cases in past five days
A municipal worker sprays disinfectants. (Credits: AP)NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are hopeful that the 21-lockdown measure will halt the spread…
Covid-19 suspects getting 5-star hospitality in Agra
The 30-year-old said he was “overwhelmed” by the arrangements made by the state government and district admini...Read MoreAGRA: After a…
Coronavirus: On day of disturbances, Centre, state govts look for to guarantee stable materials
NEW DELHI: As India went into a 21-day lockdown from Wednesday, the Centre, states and local administrations scrambled to resolve…
Shipment problems add to troubles for homebound
Many e-commerce firms were forced to suspend deliveries to their customers in major cities across the country on Wednesday with…
A long roadway: On India’s 21-day coronavirus lockdown
The unprecedented lockdown can work only if governments help people stay homebound India’s unprecedented 21-day national lockdown is an unparalleled…
Coronavirus | Why 21-day lockdown period?
Is there any public health/epidemiological significance to the 21-day lockdown period announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?It seems that rich…
Coronavirus | No community transmission yet, says Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said there was “no community transmission yet,” with the country registering 606 coronavirus (COVID-19)…
4 ICMR labs to end up being approval centres for test packages
A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory. File | Photo Credit: AP These are the…
How Union Ministers are managing social distancing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation about coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, on March 24. | Photo Credit: PTI…
Coronavirus | Aim is to win the war against COVID-19 in 21 days, says Narendra Modi
The country is fighting a war against the novel coronavirus and the aim is to win it in 21 days,…
Chidambaram terms PM’s lockdown statement a ‘watershed moment’
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram talking with his son Karti Chidambaram at Parliament on March 19, 2020. | Photo Credit:…
World’s conflict zones at greater risk from Covid-19, says think tank
NEW DELHI: The global outbreak of Covid-19 has the potential to wreak havoc in fragile states, trigger widespread unrest and…
24×7 state helplines for essential services & items
NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked states to set up 24x7 control rooms, state and district-level helplines and also appoint…
Coronavirus: 19 states/UTs report fresh cases, virus confirmed in northeast
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 contagion was confirmed in northeast India with Manipur and Mizoram registering one case each, even as…
Pak-backed Haqqani-LeT behind Kabul gurdwara attack, thinks Indian security establishment
Afghan security personnel inspect inside a gurudwara complex after an attack in Kabul, (Reuters)NEW DELHI: While the ISIS-Khorasan claimed responsibility…
Oil companies, dealers say no need to panic as LPG bookings spike
NEW DELHI: Daily LPG bookings have more than 200% since Sunday but consumers need not worry about supply crunch during…
Double whammy: After rains, ‘curfew’ hits farmers
NEW DELHI: The 21-day nationwide lockdown coincides with peak harvest season of Rabi (winter sown) crops in many parts of…
Coronavirus outbreak | Census-NPR postponed till further orders
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the first phase of Census 2021 and updating of the National Population Register (NPR) that was…
Spain’s COVID-19 toll surpasses that of China
War footing: The Emergency Army Unit at the train station in Granada, Spain. Over 700 people have died in the…
Prince Charles evaluates favorable for coronavirus
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but…
Exclusive | COVID-19 not a virus you can bottle up but unlikely a bioweapon: NCBS chief
There isn’t enough scientific evidence yet to indicate that SARS-CoV-2 or the Novel Coronavirus has a separate Indian strain and…
India condemns Gurdwara attack, assures all possible help to Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan
Family members cry after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban, which…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 25, 2020, 22:03 ISTThe number of novel coronavirus cases rose to 606 on Wednesday with 10…
Afghan officials say 25 killed in Kabul attack on Sikhs
Afghan security personnel and journalists inspect the attack site in Kabul. (Credits: AP)KABUL: A lone Islamic State gunman rampaged through…
White Home, Congress settle on $2 trillion virus rescue expense
WASHINGTON: The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency…
Kamal Nath’s ‘strike the street then’ remark at Scindia resulted in our exit: Ex-Congress MLAs
BHOPAL: Congress leader Kamal Nath's remark that Jyotiraditya Scindia 'can hit the streets if he wants to' rankled with the…
Mahabharata battle won in 18 days, war against coronavirus will take 21 days: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Mahabharata battle was won in 18 days while the war against coronavirus…
Govt most likely to reveal $20 billion-plus stimulus package to take on coronavirus recession: Report
Labourers at a wholesale market in Delhi. (Photo: Reuters)NEW DELHI: India is likely to agree an economic stimulus package of…
COVID-19: BCCI to ‘wait and watch’ before taking decision on IPL
AFP Photo.NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to "wait and watch" how the…
COVID-19: Virat Kohli & boys given customised workout routines during lockdown
NEW DELHI: With the government calling for a lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Indian cricketers are all home…
US Congress, negotiators reach deal on $2-trillion coronavirus aid package
WASHINGTON: US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the…
11 killed in Kabul Gurdwara attack, IS claims responsibility
Afghan personnel arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on, March 25, 2020. (AP photo)AMRITSAR: Militants stormed…
Howrah station develops into “hellhole” for hundreds of stranded guests
Moumita Vishwanath Majumdar, a woman in her late twenties, is sitting with her face covered at the base of an…
Saudi King to chair Thursday’s G20 virtual summit
File picture of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. | Photo Credit: File For 2020, Spain, Jordan Singapore and…
Crackdown has pushed daily wagers into mayhem, Sitaram Yechury composes to PM Modi
At least 45 crore Indians work on daily wages, with the ongoing lockdown owing to COVID-19 outbreak which has been…
U.S. Senate, White Home settle on $2 trillion Coronavirus rescue strategy
The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping…
U.P. Chief Minister Adityanath shifts Ram idol amidst lockdown
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in an event on March 25, 2020 to shift the idol of an…
11 dead as gunmen attack Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan
Afghan police arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: AP The country’s main militant…
The reign of Shivraj: On Chouhan’s fourth term as CM
The BJP government will have to manage the changed political dynamics in M.P. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Shivraj…
Death by fireworks: on offense of rules in hazardous industries
Violations of rules in hazardous industries can be tolerated only at the cost of human lives Unsafe working conditions and…
Tokyo starts Olympic job of reorganising Games
TOKYO: Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to…
Coronavirus India latest updates: Centre asks states to ensure unhindered motion of essential goods/services
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday…