Coronavirus

Washington: In a major relief to thousands of Indian IT professionals, a federal judge in the United States (US) blocked Thursday the enforcement of a temporary visa ban by the Trump administration. The ban was on a large number of work permits, including the most...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported a total of 3,600 new COVID-19 cases from different parts of the state Friday. So far 2,26,334 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha. Currently the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 35,326. It should also be...

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day Health Ministry data showed Friday. In a separate development, it said the number of COVID-19 recovered patients went past the 53-lakh mark. With the new recoveries the rate...

Washington: US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. Donald Trump and Melania went for tests after one of their close aides tested positive for the deadly infection. The development is likely to bring to standstill his hectic election campaign....

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with a Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company has developed ‘highly purified antisera’. This ‘purified antisera’ has been prepared by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV2 in horses. Experts are stating that this antisera can be a potential treatment for...

New Delhi: Variation in a genetic mutation among Indians may be the main reason behind the difference in the death rates due to COVID-19 across various states of the country, says a study that could inform new policies for controlling the novel coronavirus pandemic. An...

Cuttack: As many as 202 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Thursday. While 54 of them were home quarantine cases, 49 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 99 were local contact ones....

New Delhi: The Congress has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he would still hold a ‘Namaste Trump’ event in honour of US President Donald Trump after he questioned India's COVID-19 numbers. Donald Trump also accused India of concealing figures during the presidential debate with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 4,380 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 4,380 persons, 770 are from Khordha, 558 from Cuttack, 233 from Jagatsinghpur, 233 from Sundargarh, 198 from Jajpur, 192 from Puri,...

Noida: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were Thursday detained by the Uttar Pradesh police. They were stopped on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida while walking towards Hathras to meet the rape victim’s family. Sources said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra...