Coronavirus live updates: Trump extends US ‘social distancing’ standards to April 30
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 30, 2020, 09:09:45 ISTThe number of Covid-19 cases crossed 1,000 in India…
Coronavirus | Donald Trump extends distancing guidelines by 30 days
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the peak death rate in the U.S. from the novel coronavirus is likely to…
Concern in Tamil Nadu over health status of 1,500 who went to conference in Delhi
Deserted roads in Tamil Nadu’s Erode city on March 25, 2020. Photo: Special Arrangement Authorities have a list of 819…
Delhi borders cleared, but screening poses challenge
NEW DELHI/GHAZIABAD: An evacuation carried out on a war footing through Saturday night and Sunday ensured the thousands of migrant…
US could see 100,000-200,000 deaths from Covid-19: Top health expert
NEW YORK: In a frightening warning, the US will see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the Trump administration's…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 29, 2020, 21:23 ISTNEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations…
PM Modi apologises to people for hardships due to lockdown, says there was no other option to fight coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Underlining that the fight against Coronavirus is one between life and death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday…
Coronavirus | Cases surge; ICMR denies community transmission
India on Sunday reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the overall case load to 979.“There have been…
JSW Group devotes 100 crore to fight COVID-19
Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group. File | Photo Credit: SHASHI ASHIWAL Each employee of the JSW Group has committed a…
Discrete groups of Central officials and Ministers lead the battle against COVID-19
More than 5000 persons had sought for emergency passes to travel in Chennai and Tamil Nadu for various reasons. A…
Coronavirus | Centre warns lockdown violators of 14-day quarantine
Terming the movement of migrant workers to reach their home towns a violation of the lockdown measures on maintaining social…
Coronavirus lockdown | As inter-State buses dwindle, migrants are stuck on Yamuna Expressway with nowhere to go
Hundreds of people remained suspended between hope and despair at Zero Point on the Yamuna Expressway on Sunday as desperate…
Newspaper delivery chain, transportation of all types of goods allowed during lockdown: MHA
NEW DELHI: The Home Secretary on Sunday clarified that newspaper delivery chain was allowed to operate during the 21-day lockdown…
PMO sets up high-level panels to deal with situation post lockdown, restore normalcy
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Sunday constituted 10 different high-level committees to suggest measures to ramp up…
Covid-19: Over 2,000 deaths in United States
Temporary homeless shelter in Las Vegas. (Credits: AFP)WASHINGTON DC: More than 2,000 patients have died due to coronavirus in the…
Migrant labourers in time of corona: Jobless, homeless and miles to go to return home
NEW DELHI: Some are finding their own villages in Bihar blocking their entry; a few had to make trees their…
Covid-19 outbreak: DGCA suspends breath analyser tests for aviation personnel
NEW DELHI: Aviation personnel, including pilots and cabin crew, have been temporarily exempted from breath analyser (BA) tests in wake…
Centre asks states to provide shelter to migrants, seal borders as exodus continues
NEW DELHI: Stating that movement of large number of migrants in some parts of the country to reach their hometowns…
Coronavirus | In letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi offers suggestions to deal with exodus of migrant workers
Expressing solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's fight against COVID-19, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked…
Indian Trains apprehend “massive” rush to medical facilities quickly
As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Railways on March 22, 2020 announced the cancellation…
SpiceJet pilot tests positive, staff sent out on home quarantine
According to the airline, the pilot did not operate any international flight in March./ File photo | Photo Credit: V.V.…
PM addresses first Mann ki Baat amid COVID-19 lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first Mann ki Baat amid the 21-day-long COVID-19 lockdown, on Sunday, March 29. Here…
Over 980 test positive as death toll touches 24
According to data from State governments the number of deaths due to COVID-19 stands at 28 deaths, with 1,035 positive…
Why has the stock exchange been so volatile?
The story so far: On Friday, even after the Reserve Bank of India announced a slew of measures to boost…
The exodus or the dignity of the poor
There is a great dignity in the stoic march of India’s workers as they leave India’s national capital, one of…
PSU charging govt hospitals high margins on protective gear
NEW DELHI: HLL Lifecare, the public sector company that acts as the government’s central procurement agency for personal protective equipment…
PM Modi looks for country’s forgiveness for difficult choices, states India will definitely beat coronavirus
PTI | Mar 29, 2020, 12:20 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought the nation's forgiveness for imposing…
PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ address: ‘Together, India will defeat Covid-19’
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 29, 2020, 11:44 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 63rd edition of…
VVS Laxman’s 281 among Ian Chappell’s all-time fantastic knocks versus spin
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has picked his two all-time favourite innings against high-quality spin bowling and one of…
No fuel crisis in India; adequate stock of gas, diesel, LPG available to last lockdown: IOC
NEW DELHI: India, the world's third largest energy consumer, has enough petrol, diesel and cooking gas (LPG) in stocks to…
Tatas pledge Rs 1,500 crore to help fight coronavirus
Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata. (File photo)MUMBAI: The House of Tata has pledged Rs 1,500 crore to combat the coronavirus…
Coronavirus | Deaths in U.S. surge past 2,000
A woman wearing a facemask crosses the street in the rain on March 28, 2020 in New York City. |…
Coronavirus | Sri Lanka terms Chennai COVID-19 ‘high-risk zone’
Wearing a coronavirus-themed helmet, Police Inspector Rajesh Babu speaks to a family at a checkpoint in Chennai on March 28,…
Despite U.P. CM’s appeal, migrant workers throng Lucknow’s bus stands
“Do din ho gaye khana nahi mila abhi (it’s two days since we have got proper food),” said Neeraj Yadav…
Amid the exodus, a plea for food, medication, transport
Volunteers distributing food packets to the homeless in Patna on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar 200 eminent citizens write…
Centre prepares classes in range mode
Lessons of classes 9 to 12 to be broadcast on TV, radio channels from next week The school break is…
At ‘No Point’ on Yamuna Expressway, flight from hunger beats fight versus infection
The “Zero Point” on the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday transformed into a surging sea of migrant workers left with no…
A little panic is useful if it conserves lives
Authorities the world over tell us not to panic. But sometimes a little panic can be useful if it saves…
The language of sorrow
COVID-19 has affected every sphere. At the Readers’ Editor Office, we had to stop readers from attending our editorial meetings…
5 more deaths, Covid-19 cases in country reach 974
NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 in the country touched 27 on Saturday with Delhi, Kerala, Telangana, Gujarat…
Coronavirus: Dire warning by health experts led to lockdown
TNN | Mar 29, 2020, 01:46 ISTNEW DELHI: The assessment conveyed by experts to the government was urgent: The number…
Coronavirus in India: Amid exodus, govt identifies districts, villages for surveillance
Migrants from Delhi reach their native area during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Lucknow.…
Delhi Police to enable newspaper distribution, fix time
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police will allow newspaper vendors to distribute papers from 4 am to 9am daily and help them…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 28, 2020, 22:28 ISTNEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Saturday said it is focusing on…
Coronavirus | With over 180 fresh cases in 24 hours, India shifts focus to hotspots
With 185 new cases and two deaths due to COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry…
Italy’s toll tops 10,000, ends up being greatest in world
A general view shows coffins stored in a warehouse in Ponte San Pietro, near Bergamo, Lombardy. Photo: File | Photo…
Human rights bodies ask cops to guarantee marginalised are not maltreated
Mr. Kumar said the Indian government must ensure that “insensitivity and brute force be replaced by people-friendly measures in battling…
As Bollywood deals with criticism for doing bit, Akshay Kumar contributes 25 crore towards COVID-19 relief
Akshay Kumar has pledged the amount to the newly formed Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.…
Home Ministry asks states to set up relief camps for migrant workers, use SDRF funds
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday asked the state governments and Union Territory administrations to utilise the State Disaster Response…
Coronavirus: Modi announces ‘PM CARES Fund’, urges people to donate
NEW DELHI: As India grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that an "emergency fund"…