Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor tests positive for Covid-19, brings political class under corona scare
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The coronavirus scare reached Parliament and even Rashtrapati Bhavan, with BJP MP Dushyant Singh and with his mother,…
Janata curfew: 3,700 trains cancelled on Sunday
NEW DELHI: The railways on Friday announced cancellation of 3,700 passenger and long-distance mail/express trains on Sunday to coincide with…
Coronavirus | Narendra Modi holds meeting with CMs; number of cases crosses 230
With as many as 75 fresh cases being reported on Friday, the number of COVID-19 positive persons in the country…
On the frontline, combating the coronavirus
At 4.30 a.m. on March 1, a flight from Abu Dhabi landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.…
The missing notes: On politics and the battle versus COVID-19
Political India should put up a united front against the fast galloping virus Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address…
Criminal offense and penalty: On Nirbhaya case convicts’ hanging
A society that prefers a male child has already condemned its women to an unequal world The pre-dawn hangings of…
The Hindu brings out e-book on important COVID-19 information
The number of articles that can be read on The Hindu site for free is now 20 for a period…
Trains to cancel several long-distance and traveler trains on March 22
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a “janata curfew” on March 22, the Indian Railways has decided that no…
COVID-19 | Global toll crosses 10,000
More than 10,000 people have now died in the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept throughout the world, forcing the confinement…
Chidambaram states coronavirus ‘does not respect ethical armaments’
Former finance minister P. Chidambaram says the government should seize the moment and go for a lock-down in view of…
Four politicians go into self-quarantine
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor’s announcement on Friday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 triggered a scare among several top…
Madhya Pradesh crisis | Kamal Nath resigns ahead of floor test; BJP set to form government
Ending 18 days of political drama, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday afternoon submitted his resignation to Governor…
Coronavirus: Soap makers reduce prices, increase production
NEW DELHI: FMCG players like HUL, Godrej Consumer and Patanjali said they are helping fight the Covid-19 outbreak by reducing…
US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus
US-Mexico border wall. (AP photo)SAN DIEGO: Mexico and the US announced Friday that travel would be sharply restricted along their…
PHONY ALERT: False News being spread with TOI links
CLAIM Many WhatsApp users are sharing links that appear to be reports on TOI.in along with messages that contain false…
Coronavirus: PM Modi urges CMs to implement social distancing to check virus spread
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged chief ministers to ensure effective implementation of 'social distancing', saying it…
California shuts down amid dire projections of 25 million Covid-19 cases
California governor Gavin Newsom. (AP photo)WASHINGTON: California, whose $3.1 trillion economy is bigger than India’s and ranks fifth in the…
U.P Police to file FIR against Kanika Kapoor who has been tested positive for COVID-19
Kanika Kapoor is the first Bollywood celebrity to have tested positive with the COVID-19. The singer revealed the same on…
PM Modi compliments The Hindu Group for compilation on Swami Vivekananda
Cover of 'The Monk Who Took India To The World', on Swami Vivekananda, published by The Hindu Group The Hindu…
Indian football legend P.K. Banerjee passes away aged 83
The 1962 Asian Games gold-medallist, whose best days as a striker coincided with Indian football’s golden era, was suffering from…
Kamal Nath states he has actually decided to resign as Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath addressed the media on Friday at his residence in Bhopal, shortly after noon. In…
Parliament proceedings | Rajya Sabha MP goes into self-quarantine
The Budget Session of the Parliament resumes after Thursday's session, when former CJI Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a Rajya…
Nirbhaya case: International Commission of Jurists condemns execution of convicts, advises govt. to abolish death penalty
People gather outside Tihar jail during the execution of four men convicted of Nirbhaya rape and murder case, in New…
Coronavirus live updates | China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus
Over 200 people in India were tested positive for COVID-19 as of March 20, of which more than 170 are…
Coronavirus in India: BJP’s Vasundhara Raje, son Dushyant in self quarantine after attending dinner with Kanika Kapoor
NEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje and her son Dushyant Singh have gone into self quarantine after they…
Nirbhaya case: Convicts’ bodies handed over to families for last rites
NEW DELHI: Bodies of the four Nirbhaya gangrape and murder convicts were handed over to their respective families for last…
COVID19: What does Mumbai lockdown suggests?
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced that cities of Mumbai, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad…
Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Kamal Nath resigns as chief minister
Ex-MP CM Kamal Nath. (PTI Photo)BHOPAL: Over 15 months after he took over as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh,…
Kanika Kapoor verifies she tested positive for Covid-19: I am feeling ok, like a normal flu and a moderate fe
Kanika Kapoor is the first Bollywood celebrity to have been tested positive for COVID-19. In an official statement the popular…
Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge
MINNEAPOLIS: A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator was arrested Thursday in Minnesota on a terrorism charge, after…
EXCLUSIVE: Hockey coach Harendra Singh becomes an Indian warrior against coronavirus
At Terminal 3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, Harendra Singh stood in the centre of the huddle. It was…
Coronavirus: California governor issues stay-at-home order
BATON ROUGE: In a day of dizzying developments, governors across the US sounded a perilous alarm about the rapid spread…
All four Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case convicts hanged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, victim’s parents say justice finally done
NEW DELHI: The four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a Delhi woman on December 16, 2012…
Justice has finally been done, women will feel much safer now: Nirbhaya’s mother after hanging
The parents of the Nirbhaya rape case victim outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi in December. | File |…
Madhya Pradesh Speaker accepts resignation of 16 rebel Congress MLAs
Madhya Pradesh Speaker N.P. Prajapati. File | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui The effective strength of the House comes down to…
COVID-19: What nature appears to be telling us
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation around the world. Humankind is no stranger to calamitous outbreaks of…
Drastic, but needed: On Supreme Court removing Manipur Minister of his office
Speakers must realise that deliberate inaction on defection matters is no more an option The Supreme Court’s order stripping a…
Waiting on Rajini: On the super star’s politics
Rajinikanth’s aspirations are far above the efforts he is willing to put in as a leader Two years after declaring…
Coronavirus Live Updates: France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 20, 2020, 04:20:30 ISTCoronavirus has infected more than 2,00,000 people and killed…
Covid-19: 14-hr ‘janata curfew’ on Sunday, no need to hoard, don’t cut wages, PM Modi says
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday rallied the nation for the fight against coronavirus, calling on citizens to…
Punjab man is 4th Covid-19 victim, 54 cases reported in 2 days
India recorded its fourth death due to Covid-19 on Thursday even as fresh cases surged in the country, with more…
Coronavirus in Kerala: One more positive case, state announces Rs 20,000 crore package
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One more person from Kerala has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total cases to 25, as the LDF…
Coronavirus | With one death in Iran, Indian virus toll touches five
Two more Indian nationals succumbed to COVID-19 on March 19 — one in Punjab and the other in Iran —…
Coronavirus | Lok Sabha expresses concern over spread of COVID-19
The Lok Sabha on Thursday reverberated with concern over the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the large number of Indians,…
Coronavirus | Stay where you are, MEA tells Indians abroad
Urging Indians and residents who are stranded in different cities abroad to find alternative accommodation locally at least until the…
Nirbhaya case | Delhi High Court rejects convicts’ plea seeking stay of execution
The four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case were set to be hanged on March 20 at…
M.P. flooring test to be hung on March 20
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. File | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui The session will also be video recorded, the…
Coronavirus | Railways withdraws concessions to discourage travel
The move comes in the backdrop of reports that there was a huge congregation of people at major railway stations…
As Coronavirus strikes United States Congress, anger increases versus China
An empty Statuary Hall is seen at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 19, 2020. ( AFP photo)WASHINGTON:…
Indian economy ‘remarkably unscathed’ amid global coronavirus surge: Chinese media
BEIJING: Indian economy is "remarkably unscathed", while major economies across the globe is grappling with "severe fallout" due to the…