India to get 15 million PPE sets from China
Indian companies and government entities have placed orders for 15 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, including gowns and masks,…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 21 updates | Positive cases cross 10,000, death toll at 358
As the 21-day lockdown ends today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended it till May 3. In his third address to…
Will be interesting to see Virat Kohli adjust to empty arenas: Nathan Lyon
SYDNEY: Cricket in front of empty stands came up for discussion between Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon and pacer Mitchell Starc…
Cong tears into PM’s address, says no concrete measures for poor, economy
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday termed as rhetoric and hollow on specifics the Prime Minister's address to the nation,…
PM Narendra Modi speech highlights: Coronavirus lockdown to be extended till May 3
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation on the last day of coronavirus lockdown. In his…
Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi asks citizens to follow these 7 steps
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 11:13 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on…
Day prior to surrendering to NIA, Anand Teltumbde composes to the people of India
Professor Anand Teltumbde, an engineer and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) graduate who used to teach at the Indian Institute…
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for Democratic presidential election
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, was formally endorsed on Monday by longtime rival Bernie Sanders,…
Sacking by subterfuge: on removal of AP top election authorities
Removal of A.P.’s top election official through ordinance route is a case of abuse of power The legality of the…
Google, pay: on re-use of news material
The French template for the search engine paying for reuse of news holds promise Last week’s ruling by France’s competition…
A month after New York’s 1st virus death, toll hits 10,000
A couple applauds in front of the Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens to show gratitude to medical staff and essent...Read…
Signs of flattening of covid-19 curve in US, says Trump
WASHINGTON: Asserting that America is continuing to make critical progress in the war against the novel coronavirus, US President Donald…
INS sends SOS to govt to save newspaper industry
NEW DELHI: With a deepening economic crisis owing to the coronavirus lockdown eating into advertising revenues, the Indian Newspaper Society…
Why WHO tag of community spread doesn’t mean much
Heathcare workers wearing face masks and protective suits acknowledge applause outside the Hospital de Barcelo...Read MoreBelieve it or not, countries…
Coronavirus outbreak live updates: Positive cases in India cross 10,000 mark
China's imported coronavirus cases climb to 1,464, PTI reports.As of Monday, China ha
How Kerala managed to flatten the Covid graph
Medical staff members of a government-run medical college collect swabs from people to test for coronavirus di...Read MoreKerala has been…
New York guv says worst of pandemic ‘is over’
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared Monday that the "worst is over" in the state's coronavirus pandemic, telling…
‘Rolling shutdown’ for several months may be on cards to contain coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The United States and perhaps many nations across the world face the prospect of a “rolling shutdown” lasting months,…
WHO chief Tedros and Fauci in Trump’s firing line amid deepening US-China mistrust
WASHINGTON: The United States and China entered into another war of words on Monday over the coronavirus pandemic after Beijing…
SC modifies earlier order, says free Covid-19 testing only for poor
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that Covid-19 tests will be conducted free of cost for the poor…
‘Online child pornography traffic rises by 95%’
Illustration: Deepak Harichandan Millions of paedophiles have migrated online, making Internet extremely unsafe for children: ICPF Consumption of child pornography…
Coronavirus | MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal
Employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has collapsed to just over 1% of the usual…
Actions providing outcomes; no brand-new cases in 25 districts, says govt.
India registered the largest spike in deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, with 51 being reported in the past 24…
COVID-19 is 10 times more fatal than swine influenza, states WHO
File photo of WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | Photo Credit: AP It said that a safe and effective…
Semblance of activity in passages as Ministers, bureaucrats go back to workplaces
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being checked with the thermal screening device before entering the Finance Ministry block, in New Delhi…
Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) expanded the number of laboratories that could conduct COVID-19 tests on an intervention…
Tamil Nadu extends COVID-19 lockdown till April 30
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown in the State till April 30…
Prime Minister to address nation on April 14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a protective mask chairs a meeting with chief ministers on COVID-19 lockdown via video conference,…
US could start reopening in May, top coronavirus advisor says
WASHINGTON: The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government's top infectious diseases expert said…
There is no clarity now, early to talk about October-November window for IPL: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal
NEW DELHI: The BCCI is currently not in a position to take a call on the future of IPL and…
SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up…
Number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 9,152; 308 fatalities recorded: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: Twenty-five districts across 15 states which had detected Covid-19 infections earlier have contained the spread and reported no…
Ensure no one faces hunger in fight against coronavirus, Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi
NewsIndia NewsEnsure no one faces hunger in fight against coronavirus, Sonia Gandhi writes to PM ModiTIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 13,…
PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday at 10am
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday at 10 am, the Prime Minister's Office said.…
Centre might raise loan to pay shortfall of GST compensation amount
States have to ramp up spending to combat the outbreak of COVID-19 The Union government is exploring raising a loan…
RBI states it’ll take all actions to combat financial fallout of COVID-19
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will not hesitate to use any conventional or unconventional policy instruments to mitigate the adverse…
Odisha modifies lockdown standards to kick-start income activities
Set to enter the second phase of the lockdown imposed to fight the COVID-19 outbreak from April 15 to 30,…
Harsimrat Kaur Badal advises PM Modi to bring stranded Sikh pilgrims back to Punjab
Harsimrat Kaur Badal. File Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged Prime Minister to make arrangements such as running special trains…
Several Union Ministers, officials return to operate at Ministries
I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, wearing a protective mask, resumes office, in New Delhi, on Monday, April 13, 2020. | Photo…
SC supports Guv’s choice asking Kamal Nath government to hold flooring test
File photo of Shivraj Singh Chouhan shakeing hands with Governor Lalji Tandon after taking oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister…
Coronavirus: CEC, ECs to take 30%reduction in their standard wages for one year
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The government and civil society’s efforts…
China’s new cases increase to near 6-week high
As the 21-day lockdown ends on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation tomorrow at 10 am.…
Trade in tatters: On the global slump
The only certainty right now in a pandemic-gripped world is the all-enveloping uncertainty. And the WTO acknowledged as much when…
Cease fire: On India-Pakistan border stress
Ceasefire violations on the border speak poorly of the preventive mechanisms in place The latest exchange of long-range artillery fire…
Covid-19: Several ministers, officials return to work at ministries
NEW DELHI: Several Union ministers and senior officers returned to their offices here on Monday. Most of the ministers and…
Day 20 of Coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 13, 2020, 12:38 ISTNEW DELHI: As the country entered the 20th day of the 21-day lockdown announced…
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
Pakistani villagers gather outside the home of student Muhimman, who was allegedly abused by a cleric, in Pakp...Read MorePAKPATTAN, Pakistan:…
How UP gave template for corona cluster containment
Municipal worker splash sanitizer to contain the spread of Covid-19 during the lockdown in Agra. (ANI Photo)LUCKNOW: From being the…
Is the Centre’s lockdown different from a state’s lockdown?
The lockdowns: Six states - Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and West Bengal- have extended the lockdown due to the…