Coronavirus

Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped to over 8.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 453,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 8,463,533, while the fatalities increased...

Washington: Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and vice-president Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle. It is a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps. Nathaniel Gleicher, who is Facebook’s head of...

Madrid: Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema scored one of the goals of the season as they beat Valencia 3-0 at home Thursday. The victory helped them to stay in touch with La Liga leaders Barcelona. However, the visitors were left fuming after having a goal ruled...

Bhubaneswar: With the detection of second COVID-19 case in capital city’s largest slum at Salia Sahi, experts here pointed out the potential risk of community spread owing to overcrowded living conditions. A 19-year-old man of Nirankari Nagar of Salia Sahi here tested positive for coronavirus...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Saturday launch a Rs 50,000 crore employment scheme to provide income support to migrant workers who returned to their home states during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.  The ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’ will primarily focus on six states including Odisha...

Rome: At 35, Cristiano Ronaldo is struggling to regain his famous explosiveness. This may be due to the three-month break for the coronavirus pandemic. Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to make an impact in his first two matches back. It makes his run of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 97 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. With this, total recoveries in the state now stand at 3,144. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1273570730123210753 According to state government data as of Thursday, 4,512 people have so...

Angul: This inmate at the quarantine centre in this town is different from the others. He has cycled 443 kilometres to eke out a living here. Meet Sambhunath Bhuyan the man from West Bengal’s Midnapore district. Sambhu stitches and sells bags in this town and...

Puri: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed Puri Rath Yatra for 2020 in view of COVID-19 outbreak. Cancellation of the festival has hurt the sentiments of millions of devotees of Lord Jagannath across the globe. That said, it is important to note that Rath Yatra has been...

Chennai: Tainted former India pacer S Sreesanth will be considered for selection in the Kerala cricket team. However, only after he proves fitness state team coach Tinu Yohannan said Thursday. Sreesanth’s BCCI ban ends in September. Hope for Sreesanth Sreesanth, 37, was banned for life...