Covid-19: Centre mulling requests from states, experts to extend lockdown, say govt sources
NEW DELHI: A lot of state governments as well as experts are requesting the Central government to extend the nationwide…
PM Narendra Modi backs TOI’s #MaskIndia project
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday endorsed The Times of India's #MaskIndia campaign that encourages all Indians to…
COVID-19 impact: 2 laughable reasons behind people burning telecom towers in UK
The top 4 mobile operators in the UK have issued a joint statement asking people to stop burning telecom towers.…
Covid-19: Bhilwara model may become template for other badly-hit states
JAIPUR: The "ruthless" Covid-19 containment model adopted by Rajasthan's Bhilwara since detecting the first of its 27 positive cases on…
Coronavirus India updates: India to offer malaria drugs to some countries, says govt
NEW DELHI: As per latest data from the ministry of health and family welfar, the number of coronavirus cases recorded…
COVID-19: From April 9, Odisha makes it mandatory to cover mouth and nose while venturing out of house
Firefighters spray disinfectant on-road during the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...Read MoreBHUBANESWAR: Odisha has become the…
Aussie cricketers ‘drew up’ to Virat Kohli & Co to protect IPL offers: Michael Clarke
MELBOURNE: Australian cricketers were so keen on protecting their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) deals that they felt "scared" of…
How a mask can assist in battle against Covid-19
After months of insisting that masks aren’t necessary unless you’re unwell, health agencies across the globe are now encouraging mask-wearing…
Covid-19 lockdown: Prepare for ‘new normal’, draft biz continuity plans, PM Modi tells ministers
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday advised his ministers to prepare for a ‘new normal’ post the lockdown,…
South Asia waging a defensive war versus COVID-19
South Asia under the SAARC umbrella continues to wage a defensive war against COVID-19 pandemic, which, right now, continues to…
Karnataka to permit non-COVID clients from Kerala, states Pinarayi Vijayan
A bullet tanker and a goods truck headed for Kerala at the Talapady check-post on NH 66. | Photo Credit:…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 14 updates | Govt shifts to ‘large outbreak containment’ strategy
As the country is under a lockdown for nearly two weeks now, Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Defence Minister…
Would be amazed if India doesn’t enable export of Hydroxychloroquine to U.S.: Trump
President Donald Trump has warned India that the US may retaliate if it did not export anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine despite…
Diabetes, high blood pressure top co-morbidities among COVID-19 deaths
Volunteers and kin of the 69-year-old man who became the Kerala’s first COVID-19 victim at his funeral at Chullikkal in…
Mind the gap: on India’s focus what needs to be done
India must focus on what needs to be done, not on whom to blame for the virus spread For millennia,…
Do no harm: on safety of health care employees
The safety of health-care workers on COVID-19 duty is paramount ‘Primum non nocere’ is the primary, guiding principle of bioethics.…
Maoist leader requires peace in view of COVID-19 pandemic
Senior Maoist leader Jallandhar Reddy alias Krishna, the State Zonal Committee Member in Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, has…
Migrant employees in Haryana stress over lease and salaries
Most workers who lived in Kasan village, which abuts the Manesar industrial township, have left for home.Only those from Bihar…
30% pay cut for MPs; MPLADS suspended
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance to cut salaries of the Prime Minister, all ministers and…
63% of Covid-19 deaths in India among 60-plus
Elderly members of an old age home receive food packets distributed by journalists in Siliguri (AFP photo)NEW DELHI: Those above…
Masks, scarves and Covid-19: Let’s do our bit to include the coronavirus. Let’s cover ourselves
There has been much confusion about the use of masks during the coronavirus outbreak, following initial (and scientifically intemperate) assessments…
Some community spread in hotspots: AIIMS chief
NEW DELHI: There may be some community spread of Covid-19 in hotspots and these areas need to be monitored closely…
UK PM Boris Johnson admitted to intensive care for coronavirus treatment
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was in hospital due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, has been taken into intensive…
Coronavirus | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s health worsens, taken to intensive care
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, but…
Amid brief decline in death toll, Trump says there is light at the end of the tunnel
WASHINGTON: The death toll in the US from coronavirus-related illness was poised to cross 10,000 on Monday but with 363…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 6, 2020, 20:37 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked Union ministers to prepare…
India between Stage 2 and 3 of Covid-19 pandemic: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: India is between Stage 2 and 3 of coronavirus pandemic with large number of cases being found in…
Surat physician assaulted by neighbours for dealing with Covid-19 patients; NCW keeps in mind
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has directed the Gujarat police to conduct a thorough probe into the alleged…
Prepare 10 priority areas once lockdown ends, work out business continuity plan: PM Modi to central ministers
NEW DELHI: Asking Union Ministers to prepare a list of ten major decisions and 'ten priority areas of focus' once…
Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives
NEW YORK: Americans braced for what the nation's top doctor warned Sunday would be "the hardest and saddest week" of…
Coronavirus | PM Modi hints at calibrated exit from lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: PTI At a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Modi…
Coronavirus | TN Chief Minister non-committal on extension of lockdown
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh Palaniswami said pandemic was contagious and more cases…
Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh breaks social distancing norm, apologises
Telangana BJP MLA T. Raja Singh and his supporters gather at his residence in Hyderabad holding torches following Narendra Modi’s…
Cabinet approves regulation to lower wages of PM, Ministers, MPs by 30%for a year
The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a 30% cut in the salaries of all Members of Parliament and a two-year…
Karnataka CM ‘honestly stated’ blockade on border will not be eliminated, Kerala tells SC
The State of Kerala on Monday informed the Supreme Court about how Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has “openly declared”…
Govt. may have to present second Budget to deal with COVID-19 aftermath, says Jairam Ramesh
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Opposition leaders including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress…
Over 25,500 Tablighi Jammat members quarantined in country till now; 5 Haryana villages sealed: MHA
NEW DELHI: More than 25,500 Tablighi Jamaat members and their contacts have been quarantined in the country till now, a…
When a 16-year-old Shreyas Iyer was taken to a sports psychologist
NEW DELHI: Pushy parents tend to cause more harm than good to their children, enduring torrid times, but a few…
In a first, PM Modi chairs Cabinet meet via video link
NEW DELHI: In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Monday via video…
Battle against coronavirus to be long, India’s efforts have set example to world: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: India's battle against the coronavirus pandemic will be a long one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday…
Coronavirus latest updates: Delhi toll 7, cases cross 500 mark
NEW DELHI: More than 500 coronavirus cases were registered in India on Sunday for the fourth consecutive day even as…
176 FIRs in Delhi for violating house quarantine standards
A notice pasted by the District Magistrate (East Delhi) outside the house of a coronavirus-affected patient, who has been sent…
Kolkata cops arrest 98 for rupturing crackers during ‘9 pm-9 minutes’
Medical staff hold placards outside a hospital in Kolkata, India, April 5, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters The arrests were…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 13 updates | Positive cases cross 4,000, death toll at 129
As the number of coronavirus cases crossed 4,000, millions of Indians across the country on April 5 switched off lights…
Coronavirus | This is going to be our 9/11 moment, says doctor as U.S. braces for ‘hardest’ week
The United States on Sunday entered one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis, with government…
Data | What is the effect of India’s coronavirus lockdown on people’s mobility
Police personnel walking down a path outside a locked church in Kochi on April 5. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu…
Opponent at the gates: On Kerala-Karnataka border row
Enemy at the gates: On Kerala-Karnataka border row Kerala-Karnataka border issue poses questions on restrictions, relations during a pandemic Kerala’s…
Who is to blame for virus going viral from Nizamuddin?
Government agencies are playing a passing-the-buck game on who was responsible for allowing the congregation at the Tablighi Jamaat centre…
Manohar Parrikar’s bio details eve of surgical strikes
Manohar Parrikar. File photo: Reuters Former Defence Minister was desperate to ease tension A new book on former Defence Minister…
Who has UK nuclear button while Boris Johnson is ill? No comment
LONDON: The British government declined on Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom's nuclear codes while Prime…