Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | May 3, 2020, 20:03 ISTNEW DELHI: Fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Sunday…
World Test Champion’s points system is ludicrous: Holding
NEW DELHI: West Indies fast bowling great Michael Holding has termed the World Test Championship's points system as "ridiculous", where…
Covid-19: MHA asks states to prepare second line of defence as many cops getting infected
NEW DELHI: Concerned over scores of policemen getting infected by Covid-19, the Centre has suggested to states for preparing an…
India knows how to handle countries like Pakistan: Ram Madhav
TOI file photo of BJP general secretary Ram Madhav NEW DELHI: The post-Covid-19 world order will be "markedly different" and…
Ministry of House Affairs asks States to develop 2nd line of defence, amidst reports of authorities personnel contracting COVID-19
The directive comes amidst reports of police personnel on frontline duty contracting the virus. Photograph used for representational purposes only…
IAF conducts fly-past over Delhi saluting “corona warriors”
Helicopter showering flower petals on doctors and medical staff at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Tahirpur area in New…
Karnataka govt. reveals free transport for migrant employees after facing flak for high fares
Migrant workers, students and others board KSRTC buses at Majestic bus stand, in Bengaluru on May 3, 2020. | Photo…
Coronavirus | When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
The story so far: On April 23, Oxford University initiated a phase-1 human clinical trial of its vaccine — ChAdOx1…
Tamil Nadu Cabinet relieves lockdown norms in large parts of State
A day after the Central government extended the country-wide lockdown till May 17, the State Cabinet decided to follow suit.…
IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor host a prayer meet for Rishi Kapoor
Days after the demise of veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, his wife Neetu Kapoor and son, Ranbir Kapoor reportedly hosted…
Armed forces perform flypast for corona warriors, choppers shower petals
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Sunday conducted flypast across India to show gratitude to the thousands of healthcare…
Existing circumstance resembles Test match on hazardous wicket: Sourav Ganguly on COVID-19 pandemic
NEW DELHI: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is deeply saddened and intimidated by the devastation caused because of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Coronavirus latest updates: 39,980 cases in India; 1301 deaths
NEW DELHI: Total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India rises to 39,980 including 28,046 active cases, 10,633 cured/discharged/migrated and…
J&K: Colonel, Major among 5 personnel martyred in encounter with terrorists
Image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: An Army Colonel and a Major were among the five security personnel who…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 40 updates | West Bengal records 15 deaths in past 48 hours
India, on Saturday, recorded the biggest single-day jump of 2,411 COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 37,776, according to…
Colonel, Major, SI among 5 security workers killed in Kashmir’s Handwara, says Army
Five security personnel, including a Colonel, a Major and a sub-inspector, and two unidentified militants were killed during an 18-hour…
1 carrot, 1 radish and a few beans: Cooking in the time of COVID-19
I know this is not the place: it is, after all, a food column. But when I was asked to…
In its lockdown avatar, yoga has gone on the internet– and it means big business
Delhi-NCR’s first novel coronavirus patient, 45-year-old Rohit Datta, jokes that the only yoga he did in the pre-pandemic days was…
Warren Buffett: ‘American magic’ will spur US economic recovery
WASHINGTON: Billionaire investor Warren Buffet said Saturday he's confident the US economy will bounce back from its pummeling by the…
Covid-19: At 3.3%, India’s fatality rate almost as low as S Korea’s
NEW DELHI: India's fatality rate of 3.3% of total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths of 0.09 people per one lakh…
Credit to farmers and MSMEs tops PM Modi’s list
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed possible interventions in the financial sector, along with ways to support…
Coronavirus live updates: Total Covid-19 cases in India rise to 37,776
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 03, 2020, 08:15:01 ISTTotal Covid-19 cases in India have risen to 37,776,…
India records most significant rise in variety of cases considering that January
India, on Saturday, recorded the biggest single-day jump of 2,411 COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 37,776, according to…
COVID-19 declares life of Lokpal member Justice A.K. Tripathi
Tripathi, 62, former Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, was in the intensive care unit. Lokpal member Justice A.K.…
Coronavirus lockdown | Despair packs migrant workers from U.P. into a concrete mixer truck
Desperate to get back to their homes, four drivers took turns crawling into the steel drum of a concrete mixer…
Obligatory Aarogya Setu app not accessible to individuals with specials needs
Arogya Setu app being downloaded by children in Bengaluru. File | Photo Credit: G.R.N. Somashekar Social Justice Ministry asks NIC,…
The priest and the maverick
As a 17-year-old in Calcutta, just out of school, I had a stroke of great luck. I was waiting outside…
Shramik special trains | Migrant workers, other stranded people to pay ₹50 more to get home
Even as the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the Indian Railways to operate Shramik special trains to move migrant…
Separating the wheat from the chaff in journalism
The Press Council of India’s (PCI) statement against the attack on the Editor of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami, reminded me…
Lockdown blues? More people stepping out
Call it quarantine fatigue or just sheer necessity but many more people across the country are stepping out of their…
FCI’s grains stock crosses over 60 million tonnes, govt says enough to meet requirement
An Indian laborer carries a rice bag after they were unloaded from trains to store at a Food Corporation of…
Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi dies due to cardiac arrest after testing positive for coronavirus
Credit: Lokpal.gov.inNEW DELHI: Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died on Saturday after suffering…
India clocks 75,000 Covid-19 tests each day, crosses 1-million mark
Health workers in protective suits collect swab samples for Covid-19 tests (ANI photo)NEW DELHI: On Saturday, India crossed 1 million…
US gives 60-day breathing room for work visa, immigration applicants
U.S. President Donald Trump (Reuters)WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday provided a 60-day grace period to work visa and green…
Coronavirus: New York state schools, colleges to remain closed for remainder of academic year
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that schools and colleges across the state, the worst-hit in the…
All Bhopal gas leak survivors to be evaluated for COVID-19
File photo of survivors of Bhopal gas disaster. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui 13 of 15 deaths in city were…
Coronavirus | TN Cabinet issues guidelines for lockdown after May 3
A child thanking the district police for effective steps taken to combat novel coronavirus pandemic in Erode in Tamil Nadu…
Pilgrims from Uttarakhand can visit Kedarnath from May 4: CM
Kedarnath temple decorated with flowers on the eve of its opening during the nationwide lockdown, at Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand,…
PM Modi holds meeting with Financing Minister on second financial stimulus package
The Finance Ministry is scheduled to make a detailed presentation to the Prime Minister later in the day on the…
Equipped forces to salute Corona warriors tomorrow
As part of a flypast by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to thank the Corona warriors on Sunday, the national…
COVID-19 | Under which zone does your district lie?
A man takes his mother to a hospital in a wheelchair in Mumbai on April 30. A colour coded district…
Don’t try to usurp power in time of crisis: Mamata hits out at Bengal governor
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday, accusing him of trying to…
Armed forces make preparations to say ‘thank you’ to ‘corona warriors’ on Sunday
Representative imageNEW DELHI: The armed forces have made elaborate arrangements to conduct aerial fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and…
PM Modi meets FM Sitharaman for second economic stimulus package
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a series of meetings with key ministers, including home minister Amit…
Don’t leave, BSY & KCR govts appeal to migrants
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD: With lakhs of migrant workers stranded in various places raring to go back home, many states are staring at…
Guterres’ ceasefire appeal is global: UN spokesman as Pak engages in unprovoked firing along LoC
Indian troops have been retaliating to Pakistani actions under its policy of hot pursuit.UNITED NATIONS: The ceasefire appeal by UN…
MS Dhoni constantly there to help but does not provide total options: Rishabh Pant
NEW DEHI: Calling MS Dhoni his mentor, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant says the World Cup-winning skipper has his own way…
Covid-19: 122 men from single CRPF battalion in Delhi test positive
Representative imageNEW DELHI: As many as 122 personnel of CRPF’s 31st battalion based at Mayur Vihar have tested positive for…
Coronavirus: US announces relaxations for H-1B visa holders and Green Card applicants
WASHINGTON: The US government has given a grace period of 60 days to H-1B visa holders and Green Card applicants,…