Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday reported 218 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 6,180. Out of the 218 new cases, 198 were reported from quarantine centres while 20 are local contacts. Khurda district reported 17 new cases, Nabarangpur 1, Ganjam 49, Angul...

Mumbai: Maharashtra has banned a ‘spurious’ coronavirus treatment manufactured by Patanjali Ayurved, a company founded by Baba Ramdev. The company had launched ‘Coronil’ and a corona kit to treat patients hit by the virus. However, the Maharastra government said it ‘won’t allow the sale of...

Mumbai: In a humanitarian gesture, a mosque in Bhiwandi town of adjoining Thane district has been converted by its administrators into a temporary COVID-19 facility, where oxygen is provided free of cost to patients. The facility at Makkah Masjid in the Shanti Nagar area of...

New Delhi: The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 Friday, pushing India's tally to 4,90,401, while the death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Updated at 8 am, the data showed the daily COVID-19...

Liverpool: The sun had just set over Anfield when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. And why wouldn’t they, the 30-year wait to be champions of England again had finally ended.       A signal went out across Merseyside. The drought was finally over for...

Mumbai: Actress Diana Penty has said the COVID-19 pandemic has been nature’s way of telling humans to stop. Diana Penty also added that the outbreak has taught her to value life. Learning to value life “I think this pandemic has been nature’s way of telling...

London: Thirty years of hurt came to an end Thursday for Liverpool when they were confirmed as Premier League champions. They won the title courtesy of second-placed Manchester City’s 1-2 defeat by Chelsea. The result at Stamford Bridge means Liverpool have an unassailable 23-point lead...

Hyderabad: A constable of Hyderabad police was arrested Thursday for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old minor girl. The constable, identified as VS Umesh, had allegedly raped the minor girl, said to be his distant relative, after luring her to his house. The incident reportedly occurred in...

London: Star England pacer Jofra Archer was cleared Thursday to join his teammates at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl. The decision was taken after Jofra Archer tested negative for COVID-19. England will be training together at the Ageas Bowl in preparation of the three-Test series against the...

Puri: After a servitor of Puri Srimandir tested positive for coronavirus June 22 - a day before the Car Festival, the Puri district administration Thursday started an initiative to retest all servitors who took part in the festival. As directed by Supreme Court, the district...