Over 1,000 Tablighi Jamaat members infected, account for 30% of all India cases
NDMC workers use a fumigation machine in Delhi's Connaught Place area (PTI photo)NEW DELHI: As many as 1,023 Covid-19 positive…
Why board games are making a comeback
Ever since the lockdown began, leadership coach Aparna Jain and her family look forward to their evenings. They do their…
Daniel Pearl murder | Pakistan vows to appeal against acquittal of Omar Sheikh
Faced with strong criticism from the United States and a possible threat of India raising the case at the Financial…
Coronavirus | 42% of patients in India between 21 and 40 years
About 42% of those confirmed positive for COVID-19 in India are between the ages of 21-40 years old, the Union…
Coronavirus outbreak | Two more positive cases from Dharavi
The number of COVID-19 positive cases from Dharavi rose to four on Saturday.Also read | On Sunday, light lamps, candles…
Coronavirus | COVID-19 drives oncologists to tweak cancer treatments
The COVID-19 outbreak has posed a unique challenge for oncology experts across the country — to balance the higher risk…
Coronavirus | Shops selling essential commodities will close at 1 p.m. from Sunday, says Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami wearing a mask serves food to migrant workers at a camp, in Chennai.…
Coronavirus | Grounding of planes partially hits IMD’s weather data supply
The inputs sent by aircraft are important as they determine the initial conditions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Data…
Coronavirus: ICMR gives nod for rapid antibody tests
NEW DELHI: Expanding the testing strategy in line with its containment plans in high-risk areas and Covid-19 hotspots, Indian Council…
Wear homemade masks to keep coronavirus at bay, says govt
TNN | Updated: Apr 5, 2020, 02:19 ISTRepresentative image (TOI photo)NEW DELHI: Amid rising scare about Covid-19, the health ministry…
Covid-19: Centre fights virus on the one hand, polarisation on the other
NEW DELHI: As it battles the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the government is also having to contend with growing…
PM Modi, Trump agree to deploy ‘full strength’ of India-US partnership to fight coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Saturday had an "extensive" telephonic conversation in the…
Sri Lanka surprised: Sachin, Sehwag relive 2011 World Cup last
MUMBAI: The very second that the ball left Nuwan Kulasekara's hand, pitched at full length, to hit the middle of…
Corona war erupts as Germany, Canada accuse US of hijacking supplies
Medical supplies sit on shelves at an indoor parking lot adjacent to Mary Washington Hospital, Virginia on Apr...Read MoreWASHINGTON: Germany…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 20:48 ISTNEW DELHI: The death toll climbed to 75 on Saturday along with a…
1,023 Covid-19 cases with links to Tablighi Jamaat reported from 17 states: Govt
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said 1,023 Covid-19-positive cases across 17 states — constituting nearly 30% of the total…
7 lakh jobs gone in 14 days, worst yet to come in US
WASHINGTON: The worst stage of coronavirus pandemic became visible in the US when the Donald Trump government reported that employers…
PM Modi’s blackout appeal: No need to switch off appliances at home, clarifies Centre
NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of electricity grid failure following the Prime Minister's appeal to switch off lights on Sunday night,…
COVID-19 screening, treatment totally free for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries at private labs, empanelled medical facilities
Testing and treatment for COVID-19 will be free of cost for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries at private laboratories and empanelled hospitals,…
Coronavirus | 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases with links to Tablighi Jamaat reported from 17 States: Health Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Rigorous contact tracing is on…
COVID-19: Modi directs officials to ensure adequate accessibility of vital medical equipment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting of the various empowered groups set up to respond to the…
Here’s how our power system will be managed throughout lights-out
The lights-off event planned for Sunday can lead to disruptions in power supply when everyone switches off their lights from…
4 militants eliminated in Kulgam operation
Army jawan stand guardin Kulgam District in south Kashmir. File Photo. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Three militants were killed…
CIA hunts for ‘authentic’ coronavirus totals in China, dismissing government tallies
WASHINGTON: The CIA has been warning the White House since at least early February that China has vastly understated its…
Coronavirus newest updates: India reports more than 500 cases for second straight day
NEW DELHI: India reported 16 Covid-19 deaths on Friday — the highest single-day death count since the outbreak of the…
CDC recommends wearing masks in public, but Trump says guidance is voluntary
President Donald Trump said at his daily White House briefing on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
May extend lockdown, says health minister; Maharashtra sees 67 new cases, toll 26
MUMBAI: On a day 67 Covid -19 cases were reported in the state, of which 80% or 53 cases were…
Govt launches mega money transfer to combat Covid-19
Women maintaing safe distance collect ration from a government depot during the coronavirus lockdown in Beawar...Read MoreNEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The government…
Delhi hospital dealing with COVID-19 cases seeks details of personnel WhatsApp group admins
A medical worker helps a suspected coronavirus patient, both wearing protective suits, shift to an isolation ward of Safdarjung hospital…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 11 live updates | Over 3,000 confirmed cases reported as death toll touches 91
The number of COVID-19 positive cases in India exceeded 3,100 and the death toll touched 94 on Saturday, according to…
Two militants shot dead in J&K’s Kulgam
Army jawan stand guardin Kulgam District in south Kashmir. File Photo. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The search operation was…
Taj & other hotels of group play host to medical staff
Besides offering its hotels for free stay, IHCL is distributing packed meals to medical staff of three hospita...Read MoreMUMBAI: Barely…
Mega cash transfer in battle Covid-19
Women maintaing safe distance collect ration from a government depot during the coronavirus lockdown in Beawar...Read MoreNEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The government…
2 more deaths in Delhi, one a Tablighi Jamaat man; 93 new Coronavirus cases reported
NEW DELHI: The toll due to Covid-19 in Delhi touched six on Friday, with two more deaths being confirmed by…
How we made the coronavirus pandemic
It may have started with a bat in a cave. But human activity set it loose The latest new virus…
Covid-19 lockdown: Let identified vendors sell essentials, says Centre
NEW DELHI: The urban affairs ministry has advised state governments to allow identified street vendors to sell essential items during…
At 9pm Sunday, switch off lights, light diyas: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: About halfway through the 21-day national lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a nine-minute blackout at 9pm…
Union House Ministry modifies Jammu & Kashmir residence order, offers defense to all federal government posts
The domicile status also applies to “children of such residents of J&K who reside outside J&K in connection with their…
Migrant workers and their long march to uncertainty
“In my 20 years in Mumbai, I have never seen such a sight,” said Gopal Das as he recounted his…
A million and counting: On international coronavirus spread
On April 2, the number of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections in 181 countries/regions crossed one million, and deaths passed 50,000.…
Coronavirus | Revised testing norms likely as number of cases continues to rise
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the country with 336 new cases reported in the past 24…
Coronavirus | Modi’s blackout call puts power grid managers on high alert
An official from the Power Grid Corporation said though there will be some pressure but the grid operators are well…
Light and sound: On Narendra Modi’s 9-minute light ceremony
Light and sound: On Narendra Modi’s 9-minute light ceremony Symbolism has its place, but it must be part of a…
Coronavirus | U.P. villages tense as many skip quarantine
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh are struggling to contain people within coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine centres in rural areas.Interactive map of confirmed…
6 Tablighi Jamaat-linked persons to be scheduled under NSA for misbehaving with nurses in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad
Google Maps image locates the MMG District Hospital in Ghaziabad. “They don’t follow the law or the system, they are…
US futher tightens public health protocols, social distancing norms
People wearing masks wait to enter a Shop Rite supermarket on April 03, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (AFP phot...Read…
Coronavirus national roundup: India reports highest spike in positive cases over last 24 hours
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 3, 2020, 23:10 ISTLockdown in Chennai. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: On Friday, India witnessed its highest spike…
In time of crisis, Trump-Pelosi relationship remains broken
President Donald Trump (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (File photo)WASHINGTON: Two of the most powerful people in Washington haven't…
Centre to give Rs 11,092cr to states to deal with Covid-19
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday approved release of Rs 11,092 crore to all states under the…
Coronavirus | Deaths in U.S., Spain take global death toll past 50,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths accelerated past 50,000 on Friday as the United States, Spain and Britain grappled with…