Coronavirus | US tops world in COVID-19 cases, overtaking China and Italy
The United States on Thursday took the grim title of the country with the most coronavirus infections and reported a…
Standing with the clingy: On coronavirus lockdown package
The relief package is a good start, but more might need to be done sooner than later The ₹1,70,000-crore relief…
Horror limitless: On Kabul gurdwara attack
The IS attack is another reminder that there is no end to the Afghan violence in sight The attack on…
Coronavirus | Lockdown forces migrant workers to walk from Manesar to home in Uttar Pradesh
It is around 3 p.m. Carrying luggage on their backs and wearing black masks, seven men, visibly fatigued, are signalled…
Make sure smooth transfer of funds to Jan Dhan accounts, banks told
Replenish ATMs regularly to meet requirement: FinMin The Finance Ministry has asked all the banks to ensure smooth transfer of…
E-commerce firms slowly returning on stream
Patient wait: People waiting to buy essential items in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar They suspended deliveries as…
Centre lays down standards for smooth supply of all vital items
NEW DELHI: Laying down standard operating procedures for maintaining supply of essential goods at local retail shops, large organised retail…
Coronavirus live updates: United States tops world in infection cases, surpassing China and Italy
US tops world in virus cases, overtaking China and ItalyThe United States on Thursday took the grim title of
Beijing obstructs UNSC fulfill on coronavirus
NEW DELHI: China blocked a discussion in the UN Security Council on the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world, sought earlier…
With no transport, migrants make the long march home
A new humanitarian crisis may be unfolding in the country. Tens of thousands of desperate people, mainly migrant labourers reduced…
Day 2 of lockdown: Truckers abandon vehicles, delivery boys fret about safety
NEW DELHI: Two days into a 21-day lockdown, India’s hugely disrupted supply chain for essential commodities struggled to get going…
Cash transfers, free foodgrains for poor in Rs 1.7 lakh crore corona package
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package focused on emergency cash transfers into bank…
US toll crosses 1000 as Washington votes to open $ 2.2 trillion tap
WASHINGTON: The death toll in the US from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 1000 on Thursday amid a job loss report…
PM Modi pitches for new crisis management protocol at G20 video conference on coronavirus
NEW DELHI: As the world grapples with the Covid-19 threat, PM Narendra Modi Thursday called for measures to strengthen and…
Relatively stable trend in rate at which coronavirus infection is increasing: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: There has been no solid evidence of community transmission of Covid-19 in India as yet and the infection…
Yes Bank board approves Rs 5,000 crore fund raise plan; Prashant Kumar new MD and CEO
NEW DELHI: Cash-starved private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday approved a proposal to raise Rs 5,000 crore by way…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 20:51 ISTNEW DELHI: As the number of coronavirus cases mounted to 694 in India,…
Day 2 of lockdown in India: Ground report from various cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 18:22 ISTNEW DELHI: As the 21-day lockdown entered its second day in India in…
Coronavirus | G20 leaders pledge $5 trillion ‘united’ response to crisis
The world needs to “redefine” its conversations on globalisation to include social and humanitarian issues like terrorism, climate change and…
UNICEF says do not overlook other immunisation efforts
Prepare for an intensified immunisation campaign when COVID-19 is under control, it tells governments. In their efforts to contain the…
The Hindu’s e-book on COVID-19 now offered for download in numerous Indian languages
The e-book on essential information about the virus, disease, and prevention will be available for free download from our site…
Army medical teams, 2 Navy ships ready to help friendly nations
Army medical teams and two Indian Navy ships were on standby to provide required assistance to friendly countries in the…
17 states earmarking medical facilities for devoted treatment of COVID-19 patients: Health Ministry
A doctor walks past coronavirus awareness posters displayed at a government-run hospital in New Delhi on March 13, 2020. |…
1.7 lakh cr. plan with doubled food provisions, cash transfers for poor
The Union government on Thursday announced a Rs. 1.7 lakh crore package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and countrywide…
Coronavirus | Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh hospital tests serving robot
A humanoid robot being tested at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur on March 26, 2020. Photo: Special Arrangement The robot…
17 states earmarking hospitals for devoted treatment of Covid-19 patients: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Thursday said that 17 states have started work on earmarking hospitals for dedicated treatment…
Day 2 of lockdown: Ground report from numerous cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 16:36 ISTNEW DELHI: As the 21-day lockdown entered its second day in India in…
What remains in the $2 trillion US Senate coronavirus rescue plan
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt…
Coronavirus: All you need to know about government’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a comprehensive Rs 1.7 lakh crore package to deal with…
TOI clears doubts of its readers on the lockdown
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 10:56 ISTPolice stop vehicles during lockdown in Delhi NEW DELHI: Lockdown doubts? Write to…
Files you will require if out on roadway during lockdown
NEW DELHI: As curbs under CrPC section 144, which bars assembly of four or more people, remained in place amid…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals 1.70 lakh crore bundle for poor
Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the press conference on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs. 1.70 lakh crore…
Service Live: 3 billion people under lockdown as UN cautions virus threatens mankind
The government is expected to announce a fiscal stimulus package anytime this week to help out the economy that has…
Delhi police consist of online delivery firms in list of ‘necessary services’
People wait in queue to buy essential items from a departmental store while maintaining social distance, at Bali Nagar in…
Coronavirus | 70-year-old man dies in Bhavnagar
Mahesh Langa AHMEDABAD:, March 26, 2020 12:10 IST Updated: March 26, 2020 12:23 IST An Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service…
SpiceJet’s unique flight from Delhi to take 142 Iran-returned Indians to quarantine facility in Jodhpur
A file photo of a Spicejet aircraft taking off from Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. | Photo Credit:…
Sensex jumps over 1,200 points as banking, IT shares surge; Nifty above 8,600
NEW DELHI: Equity indices continued to rise on Thursday with the benchmark BSE sensex surging over 1,200 points amid gains…
New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000
City of Las Vegas operations and maintenance staff worker disinfects handrails at Centennial Hills Park as par...Read MoreNEW YORK: New…
Coronavirus newest updates: Overall cases in India stood at 656; A minimum of 60 daily cases in past five days
A municipal worker sprays disinfectants. (Credits: AP)NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are hopeful that the 21-lockdown measure will halt the spread…
Covid-19 suspects getting 5-star hospitality in Agra
The 30-year-old said he was “overwhelmed” by the arrangements made by the state government and district admini...Read MoreAGRA: After a…
Coronavirus: On day of disturbances, Centre, state govts look for to guarantee stable materials
NEW DELHI: As India went into a 21-day lockdown from Wednesday, the Centre, states and local administrations scrambled to resolve…
Shipment problems add to troubles for homebound
Many e-commerce firms were forced to suspend deliveries to their customers in major cities across the country on Wednesday with…
A long roadway: On India’s 21-day coronavirus lockdown
The unprecedented lockdown can work only if governments help people stay homebound India’s unprecedented 21-day national lockdown is an unparalleled…
Coronavirus | Why 21-day lockdown period?
Is there any public health/epidemiological significance to the 21-day lockdown period announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?It seems that rich…
Coronavirus | No community transmission yet, says Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said there was “no community transmission yet,” with the country registering 606 coronavirus (COVID-19)…
4 ICMR labs to end up being approval centres for test packages
A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory. File | Photo Credit: AP These are the…
How Union Ministers are managing social distancing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation about coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, on March 24. | Photo Credit: PTI…
Coronavirus | Aim is to win the war against COVID-19 in 21 days, says Narendra Modi
The country is fighting a war against the novel coronavirus and the aim is to win it in 21 days,…
Chidambaram terms PM’s lockdown statement a ‘watershed moment’
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram talking with his son Karti Chidambaram at Parliament on March 19, 2020. | Photo Credit:…
World’s conflict zones at greater risk from Covid-19, says think tank
NEW DELHI: The global outbreak of Covid-19 has the potential to wreak havoc in fragile states, trigger widespread unrest and…