Coronavirus

Chennai: Is Suresh Raina’s career with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finally over? Well if sources are to be believed it certainly is. The statements made by former BCCI president and CSK owner N Srinivasan, indicates that the franchise is not happy with Suresh Raina’s return...

Berhampur: There are 17 such villages in a single panchayat in Ganjam district that have not reported even a single case of coronavirus positive case as of yet. The fact that Ganjam has been a COVID hotspot makes this all the more incredible. But it...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday reported 2,602 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 1,03,536. Ten more fatalities pushed the death toll to 492. Out of the 2,602 new cases, 1,561 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,041 are local contacts. District wise...

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus tally in India crossed 36 lakh Monday with 78,512 new cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 27,74,801, pushing the recovery rate to 76.62 per cent, the Health Ministry said. The death toll climbed to 64,469 with 971 more...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to the AIIMS here August 18 for post-COVID care, was discharged on Monday morning, sources said. The AIIMS had said in a statement Saturday that "he has recovered and is likely to be discharged in a short time". August 2,...

Melbourne: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's second-largest city. Victoria's health department reported 41 deaths from COVID-19 and 73 new infections in the...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 845,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 25,133,368 and the fatalities rose to 845,073, the...

New Delhi: India’s economy likely suffered its largest quarterly slump on record, data is expected to show Monday, as coronavirus-related lockdowns add to already-declining consumer demand and investment. Economists in a Reuters poll predicted that gross domestic product in world’s fifth-largest economy will contract by...

Agartala: Seven teen-aged boys have allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl after inviting her to play hide and seek with them in a village in Tripura. This information was given by the police here Sunday. Six of the accused teen-aged boys who live at Tabaria in...

New Delhi: The surge in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased numbers of testing. However, opening of the economy accompanied by complacency among people towards following COVID-appropriate behaviour has seen in the surge of cases. India has witnessed over five lakh cases...