Coronavirus

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed the ‘Ahmedabad One’ mall here in Monday over alleged violations of guidelines in place to contain the spread of coronavirus. ‘Ahmedabad One’ is located in the posh Vastrapur area. It is considered as the largest mall in...

New Delhi: The BCCI is forming a COVID-19 task force and it will include, among others, former captain and National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Rahul Dravid. This information was given by the BCCI in its SOP to state associations that was sent Monday. Players will...

Kolkata: In a new development to the list of lockdown dates, the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led government in West Bengal has added August 5 to the existing ones. This has angered the West Bengal unit of the Bharata Janata Party (BJP). The saffron party has taken...

New Delhi: IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Monday he has gone into self-isolation for a few days as per protocol, since he had met Home Minister Amit Shah, Saturday evening. Amit Shah had said Sunday he had tested positive for coronavirus and...

Berhampur: In a shocking incident, a COVID-19 suspect was seen being treated on the verandah of MKCG Medical College and Hospital here in Ganjam district Monday. In a district where COVID-19 cases are growing exponentially, such an incident reported from a coveted health institution like...

Jagannath Prasad: The widespread panic caused by COVID-19 is gradually killing the human values as people are hesitating to go near the bodies of even their near and dear ones. In such an incident, a retired teachers’ body was left unattended for as long as...

Bangalore: Is some good news to find a vaccine for coronavirus around the corner? Otherwise why would the United Kingdom (UK) government sign an agreement with Indian drugmaker Wockhardt Ltd. The Indian drugmaker will will supply millions of doses of multiple COVID-19 vaccines to the...

Bhubaneswar: The ritual of siblings getting together and celebrating ‘Raksha Bandhan’ witnessed a digital revolution in Odisha this time. Many brothers and sisters adopted virtual platforms to enjoy the day in view of the safeguards necessitated by COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike yesteryears, the usual pomp and...

Ayodhya: Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, has been sent to home quarantine after his assistant Pradeep Das tested positive for Covid-19 three days back. Acharya Satyendra Das, said, "As one of my assistants, Pradeep Das, tested Covid positive on...

Cuttack: As many as 87 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Monday. Among the new cases, one case was reported from institutional quarantine centres, 76 were home quarantine cases and two cases were from...