30 scientists find a home in deep sea on four Chennai-based ships
CHENNAI: Nearly 100 crew members, including 30 scientists, who have been on scientific missions on board ocean research vessels have…
Coronavirus: Srinagar Mayor’s escort ‘separated’, 7 Tablighi associates booked in J&K
Employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation carry out fumigation at Lalchowk during the nationwide lockdown. The move comes as a preventive…
Coronavirus | Deadliest day for Europe hotspots, as U.S. toll tops 3,600
Deaths from the coronavirus spiked in Europe on Tuesday with Spain, France and Britain reporting their highest daily tolls to…
New test kits likely in 2 months: ICMR
NEW DELHI: India is likely to start manufacturing new serological diagnostic testing kits within the next two months as many…
Govts race to curb spread as hundreds from Tablighi meet show symptoms
Government authorities are tackling a logistical nightmare as they try to map the movements of thousands of people who attended…
Coronavirus in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu lead spurt, 315 cases on Tuesday as total crosses 1600
Medical team examine people in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, during the nationwide Lockdown, in Jaipur. (P...Read MoreNEW DELHI: In…
Down 12,700 pts (31%), sensex has worst quarter
Representational photo.MUMBAI: As the fears about the impact of the spread of Coronavirus weighed on investor sentiment globally, Dalal Street…
Tamil Nadu reports 50 more Covid-19 cases
Among the 50 patients who tested positive, 45 people had travelled to Delhi to attend a conference conducted b...Read MoreCHENNAI:…
Federal government cuts rate of interest on NSC, PPF
Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified on a quarterly basis. The government on March 31 slashed interest rates…
Coronavirus | Forced to stay back, these workers now battle hunger
‘Stay home and stay safe’, the global slogan to contain the spread of coronavirus doesn’t sound too convincing to Mohammed…
Coronavirus | Three quasi-subspecies of virus in circulation in India, says ICMR
A mixture of three quasi-subspecies of SARS-CoV-2 is in circulation in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said…
Coronavirus | 57 more test positive in Tamil Nadu; highest single-day rise
Tamil Nadu recorded its highest ever single-day rise in the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday: a…
Coronavirus | Man dies in West Bengal, toll rises to 4
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, where the fatality was reported. Photo: nrsmc.edu.in The death of the man…
Coronavirus | Supreme Court upholds right to discuss COVID-19
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right to free discussion about COVID-19, even as it directed the media to…
Coronavirus | Treat migrants humanely, Supreme Court tells officials
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the police and the authorities to treat migrant workers journeying home in fear of…
Uncommonly inefficient: On US going beyond China in coronavirus cases
The U.S. can still pull itself out of the virus crisis, but not without tougher steps The U.S. has surpassed…
Federal government cuts interest rates on small savings schemes by as much as 1.4%for April-June quarter
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday slashed interest rates on small savings schemes, including national savings certificate (NSC) and public…
Fake news big impediment in fighting Covid-19 pandemic, Centre tells SC
A driver wearing a protection suit walks towards the bus in which people who came for 'Jamat' at Nizamuddin mo...Read…
Maulana who led Nizamuddin collecting reserved for breaching federal government orders
Men wearing a protective facemasks sit on a special service bus taking them to a quarantine facility amid concerns about…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says over 1,500 people were evacuated from Nizamuddin centre of which, 441 were hospitalised after they…
Covid-19 hotspots in country have increased due to ‘lack of people’s support’: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: With over 1,200 Covid-19 cases reported in the country so far, the number of hotspots of the disease…
Public sector banks extend EMI moratorium to customers
NEW DELHI: In a relief to customers, some public sector banks on Tuesday announced deferment of EMI (equated monthly instalment)…
Ensure food, medications for migrant workers in shelters, SC informs govt
A team of police officials distribute food pockets migrant labourers at Ambattur Estate in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit:…
Maharashtra govt reveals pay cut
Maharashtra government has announced cut in salaries of all elected representatives, including the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister and…
Avoiding preconception related to COVID-19 needs full-throated project, says expert Gita Sen
Gita Sen, director and distinguished professor, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health (RCESDH), Public Health Foundation of…
1,000 evacuated from Nizamuddin centre; sent out to hospitals, quarantine facilities
Scene at Nizamuddin Basti in New Delhi on Tuesday. More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the area amid…
Coronavirus: Vijay Mallya asks Financing Minister to consider his offer to pay back Kingfisher Airlines’ fees
Vijay Mallya. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Tuesday asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to…
Coronavirus India lockdown day 7 live updates | Positive cases cross 1200, death toll at 43
As India is under lockdown for a week now, the government has said the 21-day period will not be extended.…
IPL can take place in October-November if T20 World Cup is held off: BCCI main
NEW DELHI: With the coronavirus outbreak bringing the world to a standstill, sporting events across the world have either been…
3 out of 10 moving from cities to villages might bring coronavirus, Centre informs SC
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that there is a possibility that 3 out of 10…
Day 7 of lockdown: Ground report from various cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 31, 2020, 14:13 ISTNEW DELHI: As the country entered the seventh day of lockdown, the number…
Urns in Wuhan prompt new questions of coronavirus toll in China
WUHAN: The long lines and stacks of ash urns greeting family members of the dead at funeral homes in Wuhan…
A coronavirus vaccine in 18 months? Experts advise reality check
NEW YORK: As a young researcher in the late 1980s, Michael Kinch wanted to solve the biggest medical puzzle of…
Road transport ministry extends validity of all car papers till June 30
BENGALURU: In a major relief to about 23 crore individual vehicle owners and 1.2 crore trucks, plying in India carrying…
Sensex rises over 500 points; Nifty above 8,450
NEW DELHI: Equity indices jumped in early trade on Tuesday with the benchmark BSE sensex rising over 500 points and…
Coronavirus latest updates: 11 more people succumb to virus in India, death toll 43
NEW DELHI: Both the number of deaths due to Covid-19 as well as new cases reported across the country surged…
New bodyweight workouts replace hockey training, games
BENGALURU: Two weeks before the March 24 lockdown, the Indian men and women's hockey teams' movement was restricted to the…
US coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day
NEW YORK: The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in…
Coronavirus: 10 deaths, 300 hospitalisations linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet in Nizamuddin
Men wearing protective masks as they wait to board a bus that will be taken to the hospital amid concerns…
Indian refiners struck by lockdowns, oil price war, and a faltering international petro-order
The steep fall in domestic energy demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted India’s oil refining sector amid an…
Migrant workers going back to UP ‘sanitised’ with bleach, health minutes blames ‘over-zealous’ officials, probe on
A screen grab shows healthcare workers, in protective suits, spray a solution through hose pipe on migrants b...Read MoreBAREILLY: Several…
States taking over star hotels across India
In their battle against Covid-19 pandemic, state governments have started taking over private hotels, including multi-star facilities, so that they…
Covid-19 fight: Govt has Rs 60k crore war chest in disaster funds
NEW DELHI: The Centre has a war chest of more than Rs 60,000 crore to fight the Covid-19 pandemic —…
Coronavirus in India: 227 new positive cases nationwide with 5 more deaths
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 crisis appeared escalating on Monday as the government reported more than 200 new cases of infection…
Trump extends shutdown to April 30 as social distancing begins to slow down death rate
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington,...Read MoreWASHINGTON:…
Brief end of the stick: on help to migrant employees
Migrant workers, who simply cannot fend for themselves, need urgent state assistance It has been nearly a week since the…
‘Moderate humidity might deter coronavirus’
Mirage over Rajpath on a hot and humid day in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Monsoon could…
PM Modi holds very first video conference with heads of Indian objectives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction through video conference on COVID-19, in New Delhi on March 23, 2020. |…
NDRF assists with masks and sanitisers
Fighting a pandemic: NDRF personnel helping migrants near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. | Photo Credit: PTI Teams deployed on routes…
Coronavirus | India still in local transmission, says govt.
Reiterating that India continues to be in the local transmission phase despite the country registering a spike from 100 to…