Central groups inspect COVID-19 hotspots, medical facilities in West Bengal
The Centre’s Inter-Ministerial Central Team convoy escorted by the police officials moves around city during the nationwide lockdown, in wake…
Finance Ministry freezes increment on DA, DR for main govt employees, pensioners
The Finance Ministry on Thursday issued an order freezing the Dearness Allowance (DA) to the Central government employees and Dearness…
Former Jharkhand Minister Anosh Ekka gets 7 years’ RI in cash laundering case
Anosh Ekka was involved in the laundering of about Rs. 20.32 crore. Judge also imposes a fine of ₹2 crore…
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel for payment of MGNREGA earnings in form of food grains
Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy He writes a letter to Union Rural Development Minister Tomar…
BJP dispersing ‘common bias and hatred’ even during COVID-19 pandemic, states Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in her opening remarks during her address to a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held through…
US House to pass nearly $500 million more in coronavirus relief
US House of Representatives to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill today. (AFP photo)WASHINGTON: Hundreds of members of the…
Government freezes DA of central staff at current level till July 2021
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Thursday decided to put on hold additional instalments of dearness allowance (DA) and dearness…
Dinesh Karthik was amazed when CSK selected MS Dhoni for inaugural IPL
TOI TimesPointsHOW TO EARNMY ACTIVITYFAQsDAILY CHECK-INS: 0/5 completedLifetime0Expired0Redeemed0* Times Points expires 1 year from day of creditFile image of Dinesh…
Over 93%trust Modi govt will manage Covid-19 crisis well: Survey
NEW DELHI: An astounding 93.5 per cent people in the country believe that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is…
No choice on T20 World Cup prior to July: New Zealand Cricket chief
WELLINGTON: Any decision on whether the Twenty20 World Cup has to be rescheduled from its October start date due to…
Remittances to India most likely to decrease by 23%in 2020 due to Covid-19: World Bank
WASHINGTON: As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are…
2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for coronavirus
A cat, that is not eating or drinking, is looked over at the clinic at the San Diego Humane Society.…
Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had signed an executive order "temporarily suspending immigration into the United States."…
Covid-19: China pledges help on rapid test kits, govt waits for ICMR views
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised here about the quality of the rapid test kits purchased from China, the Chinese embassy…
U.S. was assaulted, states Trump on coronavirus pandemic
Struggling to restore normalcy in the U.S. where COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 47,000 people and infected…
U.S. President Donald Trump indications migration order curbing permits
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington…
Script of unity: On coronavirus and social prejudices
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reminder that COVID-19 does not recognise “race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or border” before striking,…
Making use of a pandemic: On Trump’s immigration policy
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he would be using an executive order to suspend, for 60 days,…
I am confident we will win coronavirus battle soon and Indore will set the ideal: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has had a trial by fire in his current tenure, having been sworn…
Coronavirus | Foreign attendees at Tablighi Jamaat congregation under ED lens
The Enforcement Directorate is probing the financial transactions related to over 2,000 foreign nationals who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat…
Facebook deal may keep RIL on road to zero-debt plan
MUMBAI: The $5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) investment by Facebook in Jio Platforms will help Mukesh Ambani deleverage Reliance Industries’…
Most Covid deaths in Gujarat has occured within 2 days of testing
AHMEDABAD: Even as Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 13 Covid deaths, taking the state’s toll to 103, data revealed that in…
Covid-19: Mumbai firm seeks regulator nod for ARV trials
MUMBAI: In an indication of innovation in pharmaceuticals for Covid-19, Mumbai-based Glenmark may become the first company in India to…
Railways offer states to supply 2.6 lakh meals a day
NEW DELHI: The railway ministry has offered to supply 2.6 lakh meals daily at Rs 15 each from railway kitchens…
Month’s pay cut for Kerala govt staff through 5 EMIs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Brushing aside protests by the opposition and staff associations, the Kerala cabinet on Wednesday decided to go ahead with…
Bill Gates hails PM’s leadership in effort to contain Covid
TNN | Apr 23, 2020, 01:42 ISTNEW DELHI: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
Coronavirus lockdown | In Rajasthan, migrant workers repair and paint government school that sheltered them
It was a labour of love in the midst of the lockdown. Migrant workers from multiple States quarantined in a…
Coronavirus lockdown | Most sectors will be open by May 3, says Principal Economic Adviser
The process of “unwinding” the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 has already begun, and most sectors of the economy will…
No 100%quota for tribal instructors: Supreme Court
A 152-page judgment by a Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra said it was an “obnoxious idea” to have only…
Analysis | Trump has taken his administration’s war on immigration to the next level
With his decision to suspend issuance of green cards for at least 60 days, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken…
2020 worldwide remittances to witness sharpest fall in current times, says World Bank
World Bank Group President David Malpass. File | Photo Credit: AFP In India, remittances for 2020 are projected to fall…
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate enhances to nearly 20%
India on Wednesday reported 50 new COVID-19 deaths and the recovery of 3,959 patients, taking the recovery rate to 19.36%…
Coronavirus | Attacks on health workers to attract up to 7 years in prison
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, making acts…
Maharashtra gets permission to use plasma therapy experimentally
MUMBAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has allowed Maharashtra to administer plasma therapy to COVID-19 patients in Mumbai…
India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday that it plans to manufacture thousands of wristbands that will monitor the locations and…
Trump says only employment-based Green Cards to be suspended for 60 days
FILE - Donald Trump is seen at a briefing at the White House in Washington. (Reuters photo)WASHINGTON: Continued apprehension about…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of attacks on healthcare personnel fighting coronavirus, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance…
‘Commend your leadership’: Bill Gates lauds Modi govt’s efforts to flatten Covid curve
NEW DELHI: Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending him for his leadership…
Coronavirus: PM Modi to hold video conference with CMs of all states on April 27
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with the chief ministers of all the states on…
Chouhan aide Narottam Mishra gets Home and Health portfolios in Madhya Pradesh cabinet
A day after expanding his cabinet, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday allocated portfolios to the five…
Govt brings ordinance to make violence versus medical personnel cognizable, non-bailable offence
The ordinance will protect the whole healthcare fraternity, including doctors, nurses and ASHA workers. | Photo Credit: Kunal Patil Union…
Maruti Manesar plant gets go-ahead for operations
File photo of cars parked at Maruti Suzuki's plant at Manesar, Haryana. | Photo Credit: Reuters The company’s spokesperson, however,…
Charge versus JNU student leader Umar Khalid not yet clear
A senior police officer said that Khalid’s name was in the text of the FIR but he was not an…
IMA withdraws planned demonstration after guarantee from Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah had appealed to the body…
Four militants shot dead in J&K’s Shopian
On their toes: Army jawans during an encounter with terrorists in Shopian district of Kashmir. File photo | Photo Credit:…
Aviation ministry HQ sealed as employee tests corona positive
(Representative image)NEW DELHI: An aviation ministry employee has detected Covid-19 positive and the HQ building where he works, Rajiv Gandhi…
Govt’s stringent law to protect healthcare workers: Key points
Representative Image. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday promulgated an ordinance to protect healthcare workers who have been…
If Not Kim Jong Un, who? Possible heirs to North Korea’s throne
File photo:Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.SEOUL: The mystery surrounding Kim Jong Un's health exposes…
Shops selling educational books, electric fans, prepaid phone recharge allowed during coronavirus lockdown
People in need wait for their turn to collect free ration and groceries distributed by the Karnataka State Con...Read MoreNEW…