Saarc countries to hold video conference on coronavirus at 5pm on Sunday
NEW DELHI: The Saarc nations will hold a video conference proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 5pm on Sunday…
If IPL 2020 occurs, it will be a truncated one: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
MUMBAI: Suspended till April 15 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th edition of IPL can only be a truncated…
Number of coronavirus favorable cases increase to 84: Health ministry
An isolation ward at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: The number of coronavirus positive cases in the…
Latest developments: Pakistan accepts PM Modi’s proposal of Saarc video conference on coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Total number of confirmed COVID 2019 cases across India touches 83. The number includes 10 people who have…
NC chief Farooq Abdullah meets his kid Omar Abdullah in sub-jail in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: It was an emotional meeting when NC president Farooq Abdullah met his son Omar Abdullah in the sub-jail in…
Infosys evacuates building in B’luru after employee comes in contact with suspected Covid-19 patient
BENGALURU: Infosys in Bengaluru has evacuated one of its satellite office buildings following reports of its employee coming in contact…
Donald Trump declares emergency; world actions up fight versus coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid…
Andhra Pradesh: 102 persons with travel history to coronavirus-hit nations ‘missing’
VIJAYAWADA: Medical and health department officials are on the lookout for 102 persons who came in contact with people with…
‘Appetite for power’ more crucial for some, says Digvijaya Singh on Scindia joining BJP
Alluding to Jyotiraditya Scindia joining the BJP after quitting the Congress, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said “hunger…
COVID-19: Infosys staff left from Bengaluru’s Electronics City as precautionary procedure
An employee walks past a signage board in the Infosys campus at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore |…
Aligarh violence: anti-CAA protester succumbs to gunshot injuries
RAF personnel in the Upperkot area of Aligarh after the clashes. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Former BJYM leader…
Moratorium on Yes Bank to be raised on March 18
Customers of Yes Bank queue up to withdraw money from their accounts at an ATM kiosk in Mumbai on March…
Govt raises import tax duty on fuel, diesel by 3 per litre
The increase in excise duty would in normal course result in a hike in petrol and diesel prices but most…
Canada shuts Parliament
Even as a 68-year-old woman in Delhi became India’s second victim of coronavirus, a national emergency was declared in the…
Looking at barring rail ticket reservation agents, states Goyal
TNN | Updated: Mar 14, 2020, 04:08 ISTNEW DELHI: Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering…
Operating at jet speed to examine significant coronavirus break out: Harsh Vardhan
Health minister Harsh Vardhan tells TOI the government has worked with ‘speed, scale and determination coupled with best practices’ to…
Farooq freed after 7 months, hopes rise for Omar, Mufti
Former chief minister of J&K and Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah along with his wife addressing media after h...Read MoreNEW…
UP govt brings ordinance to recover dues from protesters
LUCKNOW: The UP government on Friday empowered itself to recover the cost of property damaged during protests, riots and rallies…
Less cases, but India ends up being fifth country to separate coronavirus
NEW DELHI: India has become the fifth country to successfully isolate a strain of the novel coronavirus. China, Japan, Thailand…
After release, all eyes are on Farooq Abdullah’s next relocation
The release of five-time J&K chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Friday will stir the…
Coronavirus | Donald Trump declares national emergency
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast spreading coronavirus to free up $50 billion…
Back-to-school jitters in the Kashmir Valley
Dressed in green sweaters, grey pants and blue ties, Shahid Bashir and Abid Nabi, both in Class 9, raced down…
People over profit: On IPL and coronavirus
Commercial interest should not be allowed to override efforts to deal with the pandemic Sports and celebrations are the antithesis…
Rule over area: On UTs and Lieutenant Governors
Verdict shows both potential for conflict and its resolution lie in the constitutional scheme The verdict by a Division Bench…
Private Airport Operators Want Coronavirus Cess
The Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) on Friday approached the government with a request to allow levying of a…
Wuhan-like coronavirus pressure isolated in India: ICMR
India is only the fifth country in the world besides — Japan, Thailand, U.S. and China — to have successfully…
Social distancing essential to consisting of COVID-19, say professionals
With the World Health Organisation declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, the need for social distancing to prevent the spread of…
Delhi reports India’s 2nd COVID-19 death
With the second death and more than 80 positive cases of COVID-19, India has launched a containment lockdown, according to…
Coronavirus | Masks, sanitisers declared essential commodities
Centre takes decision following their shortage; consumers can register complaints at 1800-11-4000 or consumerhelpline.gov.in. Masks and hand sanitisers have been…
Covid-19: India has 30 days to stop onset of stage III, states ICMR DG
A girl has her temperature checked as a precaution against Covid-19 at a free screening camp at a government r...Read…
Coronavirus break out live updates: United States declares nationwide emergency situation
68-yr-old Delhi woman becomes India's 2nd coronavirus casualtyIndia reported its second Covid-19 death on Friday, with a 68-year-old woman from…
Europe now ‘epicentre’ of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Friday that Europe was now the "epicentre" for the global coronavirus pandemic and reporting…
MP governor removes six ‘Scindia loyalist’ ministers
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon on Friday removed six ministers, supporters of Jyotiraditya Scindia, on the recommendation of chief…
Coronavirus | India-South Africa series called off due to COVID-19 threat
The first match between India and South Africa was washed out in Dharamsala | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The South…
SC decides to restrict hearings to immediate cases only
A view of the Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: Rajeev Bhatt Notification says the functioning of the…
Deaths pass 5,000
People wear protective masks as they shop at a market, on the fourth day of an unprecedented lockdown across of…
Unnao case: Delhi court directs U.P. to take disciplinary action against doctors
Kuldeep Singh Sengar | Photo Credit: PTI ‘The state of Uttar Pradesh shall take appropriate disciplinary proceedings against the doctors…
Sensex rallies 1,325 points; Nifty recovers 9,900
Equity benchmark Sensex spurted 1,325.34 points while the Nifty reclaimed the 9,900 level after a highly volatile session on Friday…
Kamal Nath demands Madhya Pradesh Guv to hold flooring test in upcoming Assembly session
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday requested Governor Lalji Tandon to hold a floor test of the government…
Govt revokes detention of Farooq Abdullah
Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah makes his first public appearance on March 13, 2020, after he was released from detention.…
Sharad Pawar, Harivansh, Scindia in fray for Rajya Sabha polls as nomination filing ends
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, BJP's newest recruit Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress veteran Digvijay…
India fights coronavirus, ITBP to set up 4 new quarantine sites
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is setting up four more quarantine camps for Covid-19 suspects as the country…
India-South Africa ODI series cancelled due to COVID-19 threat
NEW DELHI: The two remaining India-South Africa ODIs in Lucknow and Kolkata were on Friday called off owing to the…
SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19, decides to restrict hearings to urgent cases only
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent…
Madhya Pradesh crisis live updates: Area 144 at Bhopal airport after scuffle in between BJP, Congress employees
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 13, 2020, 20:16:39 ISTSection 144 has been imposed at Bhopal airport after…
‘I am free today, but this freedom is not complete,’ says Farooq Abdullah after release from detention
NEW DELHI: Former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday said "Today I don't have words. I am free today;…
Coronavirus risk: Delhi govt bans IPL and other sports events
IPL Trophy. (TOI Photo)NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has stopped all sports gathering, including the Indian Premier League 2020, in…
Madhya Pradesh crisis: Kamal Nath calls on governor, says ready for floor test
BHOPAL: Expressing the readiness of his government for a floor test in the assembly, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath…
Coronavirus in India: 58,000 arrivals in a day, dodgy Kerala family spooked govt
NEW DELHI: The Kerala family that hid its travel history and passed on Covid-19 to others alarmed the government, prompting…
Murder of Unnao rape victim’s father: Delhi court sentences Kuldeep Singh Sengar to 10 years in prison
NEW DELHI: Delhi's Tis Hazari Court on Friday sentenced expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and six…