Sensex, Nifty post worst ever one-day crash
A lady walks in front of a digital screen inside the BSE building as the Sensex goes down in Mumbai…
West Bengal records first COVID-19 death
A worker sanitises the floor as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, at NSCBI Airport in Kolkata…
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
Opposition wanted an announcement from Nirmala Sitharaman of a financial package to tackle COVID-19, but she didn’t speak on the…
Both Homes anticipated to be adjourned sine die after passage of Finance Costs, 2020
The Budget session of the Parliament resumes.While the Lok Sabha has been adjourned sine die after the passage of the…
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Health and safety of athletes is our prime concern, says IOA chief Narinder Batra
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra on Monday made it clear that there will be no compromise…
No domestic passenger flights from March 25
NEW DELHI: Schedule domestic passenger flights will also stop operating from 11.59 pm on Tuesday. The decision comes as lockdowns…
Man infected with the coronavirus dies in Kolkata hospital
PTI | Updated: Mar 23, 2020, 18:58 ISTRepresentaative image.KOLKATA: A man infected with the coronavirus died in a Kolkata hospital…
Quarantine or jail: Gambhir proposes strict rule amid lockdown
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir on Monday warned the offenders of the government's quarantine guidelines set out to stop…
Service Live: Sensex crashes nearly 3,000 points, Nifty below 8,000 as market values in an economic crisis
Stocks are off to another volatile day with the Nifty and the Sensex hitting limit down within the first hour…
Coronavirus lockdown: List of what will be affected and what will be offered
Restaurants, groceries, petrol and diesel, and medical services, among other essential services and commodities, will remain available during the COVID-19-related…
Will wait and look for a month before any choice: IOA after Canada takes out of Olympics
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Monday said it will "wait and watch" for at least a month before…
Sensex skids further to tank over 3,500 points; Nifty below 7,750
NEW DELHI: Equity indices plunged on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex diving more than 3,500 points as lockdowns escalated…
Coronavirus: Nearly 1 in 3 Americans told to stay home
NEW YORK: Nearly one in three Americans was under orders on Sunday to stay home to slow the spread of…
New York silences as it becomes next coronavirus hot spot
NEW YORK: No more play dates, no more picnics in the park with friends, no more pickup games of basketball.…
Coronavirus latest updates: Total infected cases count hit 400
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday evening imposed a partial shutdown in most parts of the country as the death…
Covid-19 outbreak: How Delhi’s case No. 10 may’ve set chain reaction
NEW DELHI: If you want to know how one Covid-19 patient can set off a chain of infections, Delhi’s case…
Janta curfew: Empty roads & the sound of silence
Pushed into action by the unfolding global Covid-19 pandemic, India on Sunday practised social distancing on a never-before scale through…
Nation says thanks with ‘taalis & thaalis’
NEW DELHI: India’s gratitude to its foot soldiers in the fight against the novel coronavirus on Sunday found expression in…
PM Modi bats for e-payment, ‘will aid social distancing’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday nudged citizens to use digital payment tools as these are safer during…
17 security workers eliminated in deadliest Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh in 3 years
RAIPUR: Maoists ambushed security forces in Elmaguda forest of Sukma district late Saturday, killing 17 of them, injuring 15 and…
A first: Delhi under prohibitory orders
NEW DELHI: The national capital is entirely under prohibitory orders for the first time. Delhi Police imposed Section 144 of…
Coronavirus break out live updates: New york city to shut down as it becomes next infection hot spot
In the US, where several states have ordered residents to stay indoors, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the government…
Coronavirus | T.N. to decide on curbs in three districts today
Residents of an apartment complex in Chennai beating vessels. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Inter-State bus services suspended The…
Complete court conference today to consider pleas to close Supreme Court
It is not safe to keep the court open, say lawyers’ associations A full court meeting of all the 33…
Coronavirus | Germany’s Merkel goes into quarantine after contact with infected doctor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor shortly after announcing…
Taking a mandate: On Madhya Pradesh crisis
BJP played by the book, but a new govt. will lack moral legitimacy without winning bypolls The impending change of…
Coronavirus | IIT-Delhi team develops cheap COVID-19 test
Detail of coronavirus test tubes ‘Probe-free detection assay’ sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune. Researchers at the Indian Institute…
Seizure of Afghan meth on high seas sets off issue
Tipped off by national drug-enforcement counterparts, the Sri Lankan Navy set out for the high seas in the last week…
Coronavirus | 80 districts in lockdown to contain virus spread
All train, metro and inter-State transport services across the country were suspended on Sunday till March 31 as the death…
Coronavirus | Trinamool, NCP, Sena to skip Parliament
Trinamool leader Derek O’Brien in the Rajya Sabha. File. | Photo Credit: PTI With Delhi going into lockdown, a source…
China’s no: On China’s lead in consisting of coronavirus
The rest of the world might have to follow China’s lead in containing the virus In a remarkable turnaround, China…
German chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after medical professional tests positive for coronavirus
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to…
Military role looms large in US as virus rages on
U. Navy Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy is loaded with supplies in support of coronavirus di...Read MoreWASHINGTON: The…
Coronavirus scare: All you need to understand about Delhi sealing its borders
Police officials stop a car at Haryana border during the one-day 'Janta Curfew' (AFP Photo)NEW DELHI: Police have advised Delhiites…
Coronavirus: A look at what all is shut across India
NEW DELHI: Various state governments on Sunday took several measures to shut down all non-essential services to check the spread…
Janta curfew: Beginning of a long fight, says PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the countrymen not to start celebrating the end of the…
17 policemen killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
Vijaita Singh New Delhi, March 22, 2020 17:36 IST Updated: March 22, 2020 18:44 IST CRPF personnel patrol in Sukma…
Area 144 enforced in all cities of Maharashtra: Uddhav
A deserted look at Nariman Point the main cooperated hub in Mumbai after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announces complete shutdown…
Coronavirus: Union government reveals lockdown in 75 districts till March 31
Nistula Hebbar NEW DELHI , March 22, 2020 15:36 IST Updated: March 22, 2020 18:42 IST The deserted Girgaum area…
Coronavirus lockdown: 75 districts where only essential services will be operational
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Mar 22, 2020, 18:01 ISTNEW DELHI: The Centre and state governments have decided to completely lockdown 75 districts…
Coronavirus: All passenger trains, metro, inter-state bus services suspended till March 31; complete lockdown in 75 districts
NEW DELHI: All inter-state buses, passenger trains and metro services have been suspended across the country till March 31 while…
Coronavirus outbreak: Police to impose Section 144 in Delhi from 9pm today
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police commissioner SN Shrivastava has imposed Section 144, which restricts assembly of more than four people in…
38 positive for coronavirus in NYC jails, including Rikers
This June 20, 2014 file photo shows the Rikers Island jail complex in New York with the Manhattan skyline in…
Coronavirus: Maharashtra imposes prohibitory orders to ensure social distancing
Making the announcement, CM Uddhav Thackeray said the measure was being taken in urban areas across the state ...Read MoreMUMBAI:…
How RBI set up war-room in just one day amid coronavirus outbreak
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank is virtually being run from a war-room at a city facility manned by just around 90…
IOC ends up being very first company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel
NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's biggest oil firm, has begun the supply of the world's cleanest petrol…
Unique coronavirus cases reach 324 in India
NEW DELHI: Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 324 on Sunday after fresh cases were reported from various parts…