In big rejig, govt appoints secys to a dozen key depts
NEW DELHI: In a major top-deck reshuffle, the government on Sunday appointed nearly two dozen new secretaries, including those for…
Govt may stand guarantee for extra funds to bail out MSMEs
NEW DELHI: The government is considering a proposal to provide guarantee to businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises, for…
Covid-19: Pune co plans to start vaccine production next month
MUMBAI: Pune-based Serum Institute, credited with affordable and innovative therapies like pneumonia and dengue monoclonal vaccines, plans to price the…
Covid-19: Kolkata woman in Oxford University vaccine project team
LONDON: A Kolkata woman is playing a crucial role in the Oxford University team trying to develop the Covid-19 vaccine…
Coronavirus lockdown | Industries hobbled by curbs on mobility of men, material
Almost half of the industries which have been allowed to reopen still face hurdles in obtaining permits to function and…
India puts its healing rate at 21.9%
The death toll due to COVID-19 continued to rise on Sunday, with the country registering a total of 826 fatalities…
Coronavirus | Help all without discrimination, work towards becoming a self-reliant country, says Mohan Bhagwat
Mohan Bhagwat Even if someone did something wrong, do not consider everyone guilty. Some people want to misuse it, the…
Yes Bank case: CBI takes Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan into custody
Non-bailable warrants pending against them, says probe agency The CBI on Sunday took custody of Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan in…
Set out holistic plan for lockdown exit: Cong. to PM
Former Union Minister Manish Tewari | Photo Credit: PTI Opposition party questions low testing rates in India despite capacity Ahead…
Madhya Pradesh man jumps quarantine, gets a haircut and infects six
A man who escaped quarantine and went to a barber for a haircut is believed to have caused at least…
Coronavirus | Red tape stalls return of bodies from Gulf
Families awaiting the remains of their loved ones from Abu Dhabi, who had died by causes other than COVID-19, spent…
Trump cans press briefing accusing media of asking hostile questions
US President Donald Trump. (File photo: NYT)WASHINGTON: Accusing the media of asking hostile questions and claiming he never said the…
IRS officers’ report on funding Covid relief work via tax measures ill-conceived: Finance ministry sources
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: A group of tax officers has suggested hiking super-rich tax to 40 per cent, imposing a cess and…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 26, 2020, 20:09 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's "people-driven" battle against…
Help all without discrimination, work towards becoming self-reliant country: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Covid crisis
NAGPUR: As the country faces the coronavirus pandemic, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday cautioned against forces inimical to India's…
Covid-19 hotspot districts moving towards being non-hotspot districts: Health minister
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said the coronavirus situation in the country is improving as many…
Covid-19 death toll rises to 826, cases climb to 26,917: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: The countrywide death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 826 and the number of cases climbed to 26,917…
Maharashtra govt. ‘suppressing’ enormity of COVID-19 pandemic, states Devendra Fadnavis
The Maharashtra government is “suppressing” the enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic and refusing to test suspected asymptomatic patients, senior BJP…
Panel penetrating Wadhawans’ authorization will send report in 2 days, states Maharashtra Home Minister
Earlier this month, the Wadhawan brothers, along with over 20 family members, were detained at Mahabaleshwar for violating prohibitory orders.…
Pandemic and panic
While ensuring physical distancing, governments shouldn't trigger crowding through abrupt changes The Tamil Nadu government’s order intensifying the lockdown in…
Executive with its 3 ‘Ms’ of money, men and material is better-suited to handle COVID-19 crisis: CJI
Chief Justice of India S. A. Bobde told The Hindu in a phone interview that the three ‘Ms’ — money,…
PM to interact with CMs on Monday to discuss way out of lockdown, Covid fight
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers via video conference on Monday morning on the way…
Maharashtra govt ‘reducing’ enormity of Covid-19 pandemic: Devendra Fadnavis
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government is "suppressing" the enormity of the Covid-19 pandemic and refusing to test suspected asymptomatic patients,…
Sports in times of COVID-19: Top Indian stars visualize new regular as soon as pandemic mayhem ends
NEW DELHI: Will the fans rush back? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about…
Taxmen propose taxing super-rich, Covid relief cess as steps to combat pandemic in policy paper
NEW DELHI: Raising the tax slab for super-rich and a Covid relief cess are among a raft of proposals that…
India’s fight against Coronavirus is people-driven: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’ address
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's "people-driven" battle against COVID-19 is the only way for the…
‘Sweating’ over new guidelines: ICC’s proposed ball-tampering law divides pacers
CHENNAI: The news that the International Cricket Council (ICC) may change its laws on ball-tampering and allow the use of…
Train possibly belonging to North Korean leader spotted in resort town: Report
Special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen in a satellite image over WonsanWASHINGTON/SEOUL: A…
Let China invest. It gets us foreign policy take advantage of
I have castigated the government for curbing Chinese investments in India. Critics accuse me of endangering national security by espousing…
Coronavirus live updates: Global death toll tops 2,00,000 as some virus lockdowns relieved
G20 launches initiative for health tools needed to combat the coronavirusThe group of 20 rich and emerging economies on Sunday…
Covid-19: India cases cross 26,000 with another big spike in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: India crossed the grim milestone of 25,000 Covid-19 cases — ending the day above 26,000 — as Maharashtra…
Kim Jong Un’s train potentially spotted in North Korean resort town, says U.S.-based think tank
A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town…
What is the impact of Donald Trump’s immigration ban on skilled workers from India?
The story so far: With the toll of the novel coronavirus on the American population spiralling rapidly, and political pressure…
First merger of two black holes with unequal masses detected
Gravity: The black hole’s spin drags along the nearby space-time. The merging entities were about 30 and 8 times the…
Work-from-home is a lot more stressful than work-from-work
So how is the lockdown treating you? I have a simple, three-point formula that anybody can use to make sure…
How the Indian Railways is transforming itself in the time of COVID-19
It was April 7, two weeks into the nationwide lockdown announced to combat COVID-19, and all roads were closed. Riku…
Covid-19: Govt likely to announce second set of measures to help bad, MSMEs
NEW DELHI: Discussions in the government on the stimulus have pointed to the need to provide support to the poor,…
Covid-19: Evacuation exercise gathers steam across states
As the national lockdown entered its fifth week, an unprecedented cross-country evacuation exercise to bring back migrant workers and other…
Close to 6,300 Indians contaminated in 50 nations, toll stands at 40
Close to 6300 Indian nationals abroad have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, posing a serious logistical challenge to the…
Coronavirus: India records 6% growth in 24 hours, lowest daily rate since crossing 100 cases, says Govt
NEW DELHI: India recorded a six per cent growth in new cases on a single day, from 8am Friday to…
10th Covid death in Bhopal, all gas victims
BHOPAL: The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be hellish for survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s…
After Delhi, 5 more states want lockdown extended beyond May 3
A day after the Delhi government said the lockdown would have to be continued till May 16 in the national…
Post-lockdown, Indians in Gulf will be the first to return
A week before the current phase of nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic ends, the government has begun preparations…
No new COVID-19 cases after May 16, states research study
On Friday, V.K. Paul, NITI Aayog member and head of a key government empowered committee on medical management, presented a…
Coronavirus | UGC to suggest academic calendar this week
Panels set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) have submitted recommendations on the revised academic calendar and suggestions for…
Coronavirus | WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll crosses 200,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that recovering from coronavirus might not protect people from reinfection as the…
Only 15%of poor households have actually received 1 kg of pulses guaranteed for April
Only 15% of poor households have received the one kg of pulses promised for April under the Centre’s COVID-19 welfare…
Coronavirus | India says daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases has dipped to 6%
India posted 1,429 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. This brings the total number of those confirmed positive to 24,506…
No dissent, no democracy
This newspaper carried a powerful editorial, “Perverse zeal” (February 17), on paediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan’s arrest. As the novel coronavirus…
An epidemic of lies
At the time of an epidemic or pandemic, we try and protect ourselves by keeping away from the germ or…