Govt. should deposit 7,500 in bank accounts of bad; revive MSME sector: Congress panel
The Congress stressed that priority be given to the MSME sector because of its social and economic importance as one…
Vijay Mallya loses UK High Court appeal in extradition case
Vijay Mallya. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The 64-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss had appealed to the High Court against…
NICED admits checking kits have problem in West Bengal
The matter is being seriously addressed by the ICMR, says official Amid claims by the West Bengal Department of Health…
No common angle in Palghar lynching case: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray Ruling out any communal angle in the lynching that took place in Palghar on Thursday night, Maharashtra Chief…
Centre forms 6 committees to guarantee lockdown is executed
The Centre has constituted six committees, each led by Additional Secretary rank officials, to visit Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and…
Why is China silent over disappearances of Covid-19 whistleblowers?
People wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded for warning a...Read MoreLONDON: Human rights…
After letter from Centre, Kerala says will amend relaxation order
People purchase electrical items at a showroom on the opening day of a once in a week market, during ongoing…
Day 27 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 20, 2020, 14:31 ISTNEW DELHI: From Chandigarh to Chennai, cities in India continue to be under…
Coronavirus situation serious in Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore: MHA
NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 situation is "especially serious" in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places in…
Covid-19: Nearly half of India is virus-free
TNN | Apr 20, 2020, 15:03 ISTNEW DELHI: A good way of understanding how the coronavirus has spread in India,…
Coronavirus latest updates: 17,265 cases in India & 543 deaths
NEW DELHI: The country reported 17,265 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday morning with 543 deaths, according to the latest…
Chhattisgarh: Nisha Jindal, with 10,000 Facebook fans, turns out to be a man
(L) The profile picture of ‘Nisha Jindal’, and (R) Ravi Pujar, the man who had created and was operating the…
No decision on T20 World Cup till August, says ICC
MUMBAI: The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of practically every sporting event on the planet. With…
US coronavirus deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a…
Auto, phone companies to remain shut, await local clearance
NEW DELHI: The Union government’s plans to restart industrial activity in a staggered manner from Monday may have to wait…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 27 updates | Partial easing of restrictions from today
India will see selective relaxation of lockdown in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict restrictions will continue in districts…
U.S. COVID-19 checks more than India, 9 others combined: Trump
The United States has carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 other countries, including India, taken…
If WHO has limitations, these have been troubled it by countries, states Shashi Tharoor
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is grappling with its greatest crisis, faced with criticism over its initial response to the…
Entire Pune declared a containment zone
PUNE: The combined metropolitan area of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad was declared a containment zone late Sunday and sealed till…
Calls for air ambulances soar, but tough norms make medical evacuation harder
MUMBAI: A Kolkata family that flew their 10-year-old son to Mumbai for an emergency brain tumour surgery, a middle-aged man…
Biggest spike in Covid-19 numbers yet as Maharashtra, Gujarat report huge spurt
NEW DELHI: In the biggest surge in the Covid-19 pandemic in India so far, 1,612 new cases were reported from…
Govt U-turn: E-comm firms can deliver only essentials
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items…
At least 10 killed in shooting rampage in Canada: Police
TORONTO: A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia…
PM Modi calls for unity, says virus knows no religion, caste
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that the world will require new business models in the wake of the devastation wreaked by coronavirus,…
Pharma systems still not able to operate easily
MUMBAI A week after the Department of Pharmaceuticals warned of an impending shortage of drugs if pharmaceutical units are not…
Focus on the curve: On India’s COVID-19 numbers
Reducing the pace of new infections depends on locating hotspots through accurate data As India prepares to partially relax the…
Confusion over mismatch in Health Ministry, ICMR figures
A day ahead of a possible relaxation in lockdown curbs, confusion reigned on the actual number of COVID-19 cases in…
Coronavirus | Goa is now COVID-19-free
Goa on Sunday became the first zero COVID-19 State in the country with the last seven positive cases also turning…
Coronavirus | PM-CARES donations cut from government staff salaries
Employees from a number of government departments and agencies have donated a day’s salary toward the PM-CARES fund. While the…
Coronavirus | Spare monkeys the virus, say biologists
Feeding monkeys during the COVID-19 pandemic could have profoundly negative effects in the long-term, such as helping the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
Centre stops airline company bookings
After the government's directive, Air India reversed its earlier decision of running domestic flights from May 04. ‘No decision taken…
Coronavirus lockdown | E-commerce firms can’t supply non-essential goods, says government
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday clarified that supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce companies will remain prohibited…
Economy in lockdown: On India’s worst case situation
After the IMF’s revised projections, India must adopt plans that avert the worst case scenario Less than two months after…
White Home, Democrats ‘very close’ to deal to assist coronavirus-hit businesses
WASHINGTON: The White House and congressional Democrats said Sunday they could reach agreement soon on expanding funds to small businesses…
Trump warns China of consequences as Republicans, Dems fight over who is cozier with Beijing
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said there should be "consequences" if China is "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic,…
US House Speaker Pelosi says ‘very close’ to coronavirus funding deal
House Speaker Pelosi. (Reuters)WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on…
Selective relaxation in non-containment areas from April 20: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: Selective relaxation will be given in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict restrictions will continue in districts…
Home is new office, internet new meeting room: PM Modi on life in era of coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared his thoughts with professionals on LinkedIn on how India’s energetic and…
MHA allows labourers to work within state after screening
NEW DELHI: In a big relief for migrant labourers stranded due to the lockdown, the home ministry on Sunday allowed…
Coronavirus | Gujarat sees steepest single day jump in cases
Municipal workers disinfecting health workers in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI 12 patients die; infections rise by 277 Gujarat on…
Government nod compulsory for FDI from neighbouring nations
In a move that will restrict Chinese investments, the Centre has made prior government approval mandatory for foreign direct investments…
Coronavirus | South Asia remains an outlier in infections
Not just India, but the SAARC region as a whole is seeing a slower increase in COVID-19 or novel coronavirus…
Coronavirus | 49 fresh cases in Tamil Nadu, all from containment zones
Quick results: Health workers analysing samples at the Rajiv Gandhi Govt. General Hospital on Saturday. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni…
ICMR reports a huge spike in infections in a single day
In a major spike in COVID-19 cases, the Indian Council of Medical Research reported that a total of 16,365 individuals…
Hydroxychloroquine could have side-effects, suggests new study by ICMR
NEW DELHI: Many healthcare workers who took anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reported side-effects like abdominal pain, nausea and hypoglycemia during…
No case in 47 districts across 23 states in 14 days
NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Saturday said a positive trend was emerging in 23 states due to lockdown and…
Covid-19 count crosses 15,000, toll over 500; rise in non-Tablighi Jamaat cases in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic touched two grim milestones in India, with the total number of cases crossing 15,000 and…
Kerala set to open restaurants, start odd-even for vehicles
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From Monday onwards, a semblance of normalcy will return to at least seven of Kerala’s 14 districts as restaurants…
Walling off China: India changes FDI policy to block threat of takeovers
NEW DELHI: In a decision fraught with geopolitical and economic ramifications, the government on Saturday amended its foreign direct investment…
Nod for road, train travel just after May 3 unlikely
NEW DELHI: As the government prepares for lockdown relaxations, the group of ministers under defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday…