Coronavirus

New Delhi: Two brothers aged 42 and 47 died by suicide in their jewellery shop at Chandni Chowk locality here Wednesday. A suicide note has also been found which mentions poor financial condition as the reason for the extreme step. The police are recording the...

Cuttack: As many as 216 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Wednesday. While 67 of them were home quarantine cases, 74 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 75 were local contact ones....

New Delhi: The Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, began Wednesday. The first dose was given to two males, aged 28 and 48, in Pune's Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical College and Hospital. "Two volunteers were given 0.5 ml of the vaccine, observed...

New Delhi: Passengers taking international flights from India need not apply to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). They can directly book their tickets with the airlines, said an official statement Wednesday. It said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation had nothing to do with...

New Delhi: E-commerce major Snapdeal said Wednesday it has added eight logistics centres to its network across manufacturing hubs. Among the Snapdeal centres added are Mathura, Noida and Mumbai. The E-commerce major has expanded keeping in mind the upcoming festive season. The expansion is part...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 330 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Wednesday. While 139 of them were reported from quarantine centres, remaining 191 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 185 persons who earlier tested positive...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that record 3,343 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,343 persons, 732 are from Khordha, 261 from Sundargarh, 245 from Bhadrak, 238 from Ganjam, 217 from Rayagada, 181 from...

New Delhi: N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19....

New Delhi: Mohammad Faizi has not received his salary since March. He has been unable to pay the school fees of his two daughters. Mohammad Faizi is a mathematics s teacher himself. However, to eke out a living he is now selling cloth bags at...

New Delhi: COVID-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday. Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said...