US employment falls 701,000 in March amid coronavirus: Government
WASHINGTON: The US economy shed 701,000 jobs in March amid the damage inflicted by the coronavirus shutdowns, while the unemployment…
PM reaffirmed my belief that we can’t let our guard down after April 14: Sachin Tendulkar
NEW DELHI: The iconic Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said managing the period after April 14 would be crucial to how…
Coronavirus newest upgrade: Delhi reports 91 new COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed cases around the world crossed a million mark on Thursday. In India, more than…
India-returned South Africa cricketers are COVID-19 unfavorable, no signs in those not evaluated
JOHANNESBURG: All the South African players, who returned from their incomplete ODI tour of India, were found to be symptom-free…
Day 10 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
NEW DELHI: The administrations of major cities across the country have initiated a series of measures to counter the spread…
Glitch in H-1B registration system has led to wrongful denials
MUMBAI: It appears that a technical glitch in the new registration system for H-1B visas may have resulted in several…
Born throughout lockdown, Raipur twins named ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’
RAIPUR: The pandemic caused by a new virus may have brought the world to its knees, but that has not…
Coronavirus latest update: World Bank approves $1 billion emergency funds for India
NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed cases around the world crossed amillion mark on Thursday. In India, more than 2,000…
PM Narendra Modi’s video message on Covid-19: Key points
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in a video message urged the people of the country to stand…
Karnataka moves SC versus Kerala HC order to lift border curbs
No entry:Karnataka said the restrictions were imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kerala High Court had told the State…
PM Modi urges individuals to light candles, mobile torches for 9 minutes at 9 p.m. on April 5
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation through a video on Friday, April 3, 2020. In his address to the…
24 Indian migrants test positive for Covid-19 in Kuwait
Twenty four Indian expatriates have tested positive for Covid 19 on Wednesday in Kuwait, signaling that New Delhi will have…
Over 70 dead, 2400 test favorable for COVID-19
India saw a doubling of the number of COVID-19 cases in the past week, with 328 more cases and 12…
Maharashtra denied approval for Ijtema near Mumbai in mid-March
Maharashtra narrowly escaped a super-speader event like the mid-March Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area. A much bigger Tablighi…
Insurers question high costs of Covid treatment in private hospitals
CHENNAI/BENGALURU: When Sanjay Nagral, a surgeon, tweeted that a Covid-19 patient was billed Rs 12 lakh for treatment in a…
Covid-19 lockdown: MHA asks states to make people aware of penal provisions
A police stops a vehicle as they check for valid credential for travel during the coronavirus lockdown in Chan...Read MoreNEW…
New testing strategy for Covid-19? Rapid antibody tests in hotspots
Doctors wearing protective gear scan visitors at the entrance of a hospital in Srinagar (PTI photo)NEW DELHI: The government is…
Covid-19 in India: Common, staggered lockdown exit plan needed, states PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting with chief ministers on Thursday via video-conferencing to discuss the corona...Read MoreNEW DELHI: Indicating…
Blocking newspaper delivery is a legal offence: Top lawyers
NEW DELHI: The country’s top lawyers have expressed concern over the continued disruption in the distribution of newspapers even when…
Geo-fencing app will be utilized to find quarantine lawbreakers
The Centre is using powers under the Indian Telegraph Act to “fetch information” from telecom companies every 15 minutes to…
Variety of cases in India doubles in five days
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has doubled in the past week, with 328 more cases and 12 deaths…
Safe forests, safe people: On illness of animal origin
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus across the world has focused attention on the seemingly invisible processes that help…
Break from tradition: On Wimbledon cancellation
The cancellation of Wimbledon was inevitable, but fans and players will feel a void A yellow ball glides past the…
How T.N. handled Delhi Tablighi Jamaat occasion fallout
Has Tamil Nadu really got the lid on what it perceived as a big threat to its efforts to control…
Coronavirus | Self-quarantine must for those leaving government centres
Indian medical officers inspect a quarantine centre at the Sarusojai Sports Complex in Gauhati. | Photo Credit: AP This should…
Wuhan at first downplayed crisis, says China specialist Dali Yang
On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan government announced an outbreak of viral pneumonia. Until January 19, Wuhan authorities would maintain…
Explained | Who are the Tablighi Jamaat, the organisation at the epicentre of Coronavirus outbreak in India?
The Tablighi Jamaat, a little known Islamic organisation, has been at the centre of a controversy after dozens of people…
Coronavirus: BMC conservancy employee is 2nd favorable case in Dharavi
With coronavirus (COVID-19) claiming its first victim in Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum is a hotspot. On Wednesday, Dharavi reported its…
Coronavirus | Doctors wary of BCG vaccine study
Doctors and scientists in India have expressed caution on a study, which argues that countries that have deployed the BCG-tuberculosis…
US opening doors to Indian medical graduates under Covid-19 pressure
Registered nurses hold a demonstration on April 1, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. (AFP photo)WASHINGTON: New York and New Jersey…
Test cricket has actually made me a better individual: Virat Kohli
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he became a better person by playing Test cricket, calling the…
US toll crosses 5000, 1000-a-day for first time
Medical workers bring in patients at a special coronavirus intake tent at Maimonides Medical Center in Borough...Read MoreWASHINGTON: More than…
Disseminate info, book lockdown violators under IPC, DM Act, Home Secretary tells states
NEW DELHI: The home secretary on Thursday requested the states to widely circulate information on penal provisions laid down under…
PM Modi to share video message with people on Friday morning
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share a video message with countrymen on Friday amid a nationwide lockdown to…
COVID-19 | Maharashtra allowed to roll out rapid testing on mass scale: Tope
The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct rapid, mass-scale COVID-19 testing by using blood samples to expedite the detection of…
Air quality enhances amid lockdown in India
A video on the improvement in air quality across the country amid the nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
COVID-19 | Air India suspends contract of around 200 pilots
Air India on Thursday temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement, as all domestic…
‘Testing, tracing, isolating and quarantine should be our very first concern,’ PM Modi informs CMs through video conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at his second vide oconference with Chief Ministers on Thursday told them that it was “important…
Congress asks Centre for a Typical Minimum Relief Programme
Sonia Gandhi 21-day lockdown was necessary but unplanned enforcement caused chaos and pain, says the Congress Working Committee The Congress…
Ensure removal of blockade on NH set up by Karnataka, Kerala HC tells Centre
The court said the arterial roads connecting Mangaluru in Karnataka to Kasargod in Kerala were part of the NH and…
Coronavirus: Punjab reports fifth death, validated cases stand at 46
Punjab Government health wing workers conducts sanitisation with pictures of state Chief Minister and Health Minister pictures on sprayers in…
Lockdown violators should be booked under IPC, Disaster Management Act : Home secretary to states
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday directed states and union territories to book under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal…
Covid-19: 44 Texas University students test positive after spring break trip
HOUSTON: Forty four students of the University of Texas in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 after they returned…
Coronavirus: About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members, primary contacts quarantined in country, MHA says
NEW DELHI: About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now in the country after…
Testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine should be in focus in next few weeks, PM Modi tells chief ministers
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told chief ministers to focus on Covid-19 containment measures -- testing, tracing,…
Federal government of India launches official Covid-19 tracking app
The government of India has launched its official Covid-19 tracking app called Aarogya Setu. Developed by Ministry of Electronics and…
NY governor Cuomo warns 16,000 New Yorkers will die due to coronavirus
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged fellow governors in the US to take quick action against the…
United States Navy leaves virus-struck attack aircraft carrier Roosevelt
WASHINGTON: The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after…
Financing ministry extends motor, medical insurance credibility till April 21
BENGALURU: In a major relief for 23 crore individual vehicle owners and 40 crore citizens, who benefit from a private…
US coronavirus deaths pass 5,000: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 5,000 late Wednesday, according to a running tally from Johns…