Coronavirus

Paris: Brazilian star Neymar is among three Paris St Germain players who have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests were carried out Wednesday afternoon, according to French sports daily L'Equipe. The other two players are Argentine duo Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, it said....

Hyderabad: Easy, affordable and healthy eating can help people from falling prey to COVID-19, say nutritionists. The food consumed impacts the human body's ability to fight diseases and recover from infections and eating a healthy, nutritious, and balanced diet is important amid global pandemic, they...

New York: Reliance Jio Board Directors Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani are among the ‘emerging leaders’ from across the world. They have been named by ‘Fortune’ in its annual list of influential people under the age of 40. Other Indians to have found a place...

New Delhi: There will be no ‘Question Hour’, a curtailed ‘Zero Hour’ and no private members’ bills during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament. This decision was taken Wednesday by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats. This no ‘Zero Hour’ policy has prompted opposition...

Cuttack: As many as 210 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Wednesday. While 75 of them were home quarantine cases, 63 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 72 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 3,303 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,303 persons, 650 are from Cuttack, 493 from Khordha, 213 from Jajpur, 209 from Ganjam, 185 from Rayagada, 172 from Sambalpur,...

Dubai: Ricky Ponting remains at odds with R Ashwin on the contentious issue of ‘Mankading’. However, Ricky Ponting has proposed introducing a one-run penalty for batsmen backing up too far at the non-striker’s end. The Delhi Capitals coach is a legend of the game. Ponting...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 541 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Wednesday. While 220 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 321 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 300 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

New Delhi: India has been reporting one of the lowest COVID-19 fatality rates in the world with the figure further declining to 1.76 per cent as on date against a global average of 3.3 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday. It also said...

New York: As we anguish after witnessing millions of Indians not wearing face masks or wearing them all wrong in public places amid surge in COVID-19 figures, a study led by Indian-American researchers has warned that even people wearing the combination of face shields along...