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…
Coronavirus: South Africa cricket team remained in same hotel where Kanika Kapoor stayed
Over 100 teams, comprising around 1,000 members of the local administration and the UP health department, have been tasked to…
US Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady test negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON: United States Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his…
To combat coronavirus, Janta curfew underway: Top developments
NEW DELHI: A day-long 'Janta curfew' began on Sunday on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to combat the outbreak of…
Pvt labs with USFDA-approved kits can start testing for Covid-19
NEW DELHI: The government has decided that private laboratories with Covid-19 testing kits approved by the US Food and Drug…
India sees over 330 verified cases of COVID-19
At least 330 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in India as of March 22, of which over 300 are active…
In pictures: Deserted streets as India observes ‘Janata Curfew’
ePaper Just In 27mins Coronavirus | 33-year-old man who came from Australia tests positive 31mins Janata Curfew: Not much activity…
Janata Curfew live updates: Stay indoors and stay healthy, tweets PM Modi
The 'Janata Curfew', proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb the spread of COVID-19, kicked off on March 22,…
When will a COVID-19 vaccine be prepared?
The story so far: A Phase-1 clinical trial on 45 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55 years…
Kashmir’s spiritual architecture integrates Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic affects
Talking of Kashmir, everyone heaps praise on its postcard-worthy scenery, its houseboats and apple trees, but not much is known…
Empty beaches, held off wedding events, people work from house: India comes to grips with COVID-19
When wedding season begins in Delhi, starting in November and lasting till April, it’s brisk business for Simran Bedi. The…