Calls for air ambulances soar, but tough norms make medical evacuation harder
MUMBAI: A Kolkata family that flew their 10-year-old son to Mumbai for an emergency brain tumour surgery, a middle-aged man…
Biggest spike in Covid-19 numbers yet as Maharashtra, Gujarat report huge spurt
NEW DELHI: In the biggest surge in the Covid-19 pandemic in India so far, 1,612 new cases were reported from…
Govt U-turn: E-comm firms can deliver only essentials
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items…
At least 10 killed in shooting rampage in Canada: Police
TORONTO: A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia…
PM Modi calls for unity, says virus knows no religion, caste
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that the world will require new business models in the wake of the devastation wreaked by coronavirus,…
Pharma systems still not able to operate easily
MUMBAI A week after the Department of Pharmaceuticals warned of an impending shortage of drugs if pharmaceutical units are not…
Focus on the curve: On India’s COVID-19 numbers
Reducing the pace of new infections depends on locating hotspots through accurate data As India prepares to partially relax the…
Confusion over mismatch in Health Ministry, ICMR figures
A day ahead of a possible relaxation in lockdown curbs, confusion reigned on the actual number of COVID-19 cases in…
Coronavirus | Goa is now COVID-19-free
Goa on Sunday became the first zero COVID-19 State in the country with the last seven positive cases also turning…
Coronavirus | PM-CARES donations cut from government staff salaries
Employees from a number of government departments and agencies have donated a day’s salary toward the PM-CARES fund. While the…
Coronavirus | Spare monkeys the virus, say biologists
Feeding monkeys during the COVID-19 pandemic could have profoundly negative effects in the long-term, such as helping the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
Centre stops airline company bookings
After the government's directive, Air India reversed its earlier decision of running domestic flights from May 04. ‘No decision taken…
Coronavirus lockdown | E-commerce firms can’t supply non-essential goods, says government
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday clarified that supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce companies will remain prohibited…
Economy in lockdown: On India’s worst case situation
After the IMF’s revised projections, India must adopt plans that avert the worst case scenario Less than two months after…
White Home, Democrats ‘very close’ to deal to assist coronavirus-hit businesses
WASHINGTON: The White House and congressional Democrats said Sunday they could reach agreement soon on expanding funds to small businesses…
Trump warns China of consequences as Republicans, Dems fight over who is cozier with Beijing
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said there should be "consequences" if China is "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic,…
US House Speaker Pelosi says ‘very close’ to coronavirus funding deal
House Speaker Pelosi. (Reuters)WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on…
Selective relaxation in non-containment areas from April 20: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: Selective relaxation will be given in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict restrictions will continue in districts…
Home is new office, internet new meeting room: PM Modi on life in era of coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared his thoughts with professionals on LinkedIn on how India’s energetic and…
MHA allows labourers to work within state after screening
NEW DELHI: In a big relief for migrant labourers stranded due to the lockdown, the home ministry on Sunday allowed…
Coronavirus | Gujarat sees steepest single day jump in cases
Municipal workers disinfecting health workers in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI 12 patients die; infections rise by 277 Gujarat on…
Government nod compulsory for FDI from neighbouring nations
In a move that will restrict Chinese investments, the Centre has made prior government approval mandatory for foreign direct investments…
Coronavirus | South Asia remains an outlier in infections
Not just India, but the SAARC region as a whole is seeing a slower increase in COVID-19 or novel coronavirus…
Coronavirus | 49 fresh cases in Tamil Nadu, all from containment zones
Quick results: Health workers analysing samples at the Rajiv Gandhi Govt. General Hospital on Saturday. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni…
ICMR reports a huge spike in infections in a single day
In a major spike in COVID-19 cases, the Indian Council of Medical Research reported that a total of 16,365 individuals…
Hydroxychloroquine could have side-effects, suggests new study by ICMR
NEW DELHI: Many healthcare workers who took anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reported side-effects like abdominal pain, nausea and hypoglycemia during…
No case in 47 districts across 23 states in 14 days
NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Saturday said a positive trend was emerging in 23 states due to lockdown and…
Covid-19 count crosses 15,000, toll over 500; rise in non-Tablighi Jamaat cases in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic touched two grim milestones in India, with the total number of cases crossing 15,000 and…
Kerala set to open restaurants, start odd-even for vehicles
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From Monday onwards, a semblance of normalcy will return to at least seven of Kerala’s 14 districts as restaurants…
Walling off China: India changes FDI policy to block threat of takeovers
NEW DELHI: In a decision fraught with geopolitical and economic ramifications, the government on Saturday amended its foreign direct investment…
Nod for road, train travel just after May 3 unlikely
NEW DELHI: As the government prepares for lockdown relaxations, the group of ministers under defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday…
India reported no fresh cases in 47 districts across 23 States over 28 days
The number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 14,792 and the death toll rose to 488 deaths on Saturday,…
The State federal governments ought to respond to on why they didn’t issue adequate ration cards, says Ram Vilas Paswan
Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan while detailing the efforts of his Ministry in distributing foodgrains…
3 CRPF jawans killed, two hurt in J&K fear attack
Security personnel stand guard during an encounter in Sopore. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The attack took place in…
Coronavirus | Global death toll crosses 154,000
The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 154,188 on Saturday, according to a tally from official…
The infodemic that accompanies the pandemic
At this time of COVID-19-induced physical distancing, it is rather cruel to repeat the refrain of news ombudsmen that ours…
Covid-19: Canada, US extend border restrictions for another 30 days
TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the US and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to…
3 CRPF personnel martyred in terrorist strike in J&K’s Sopore
SRINAGAR: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred and as many injured in a terrorist attack in north…
Air India opens bookings on select domestic routes from May 4, international from June 1
NEW DELHI: Air India on Saturday announced it has opened bookings on select domestic and international routes from May 4…
Bengaluru lab develops easy-to-make reusable ‘power’ mask
BENGALURU: A team of researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) has come up with a…
Govt approval must for all FDIs from neighbouring countries including China
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday made its prior approval mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border…
Coronavirus: Humanity will overcome pandemic, says PM Narendra Modi as he hails ministries for helping people in lockdown
NEW DELHI: Humanity will surely overcome the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he hailed the…
Manmohan to head Congress consultative group on COVID-19
Ever since the lockdown began, Congress leaders, including party chief Sonia Gandhi, have been writing letters to Prime Minister Narendra…
Indore struck by COVID-19 due to worldwide guests, anti-CAA demonstrations: Collector
Indore Collector Manish Singh has blamed passengers who flew in from abroad and anti-CAA agitations within the city for the…
Sharjeel Imam chargesheeted for giving seditious speech, says cops
Former JNU student and anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, accused of allegedly making inflammatory statements, is taken to court from the…
21 Navy sailors in Mumbai test positive for COVID-19
In the first instance of COVID-19 in the Indian Navy, 21 personnel have tested positive at the Western Naval Command…
Coronavirus cases in U.S. cross 7,00,000, death toll more than 35,000
The number of the coronavirus cases in the US crossed 7,00,000 on Friday, while over 35,000 people have died from…
Punjab: Ludhiana ACP succumbs to coronavirus
LUDHIANA: After battling for his life for 10 days in hospital, Ludhiana assistant commissioner of police (north) Anil Kohli succumbed…
Coronavirus latest updates: 14,378 cases in India with 480 deaths
NEW DELHI: The number of cases reported in India now stands at 14,378, of which 11,906 are active cases, according…
Hard to argue against MS Dhoni’s greatness: Kevin Pietersen
MUMBAI: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says it would be difficult to argue against two-time World Cup-winning skipper Mahendra Singh…