Coronavirus

Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 cases reached 148,919 after 4,443 new infections were detected, while 111 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, pushing the death toll to 2,839, the health ministry said Tuesday. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 25,015 tests were done in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 108 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, taking the total tally in the state to 4,163. Out of the newly detected cases, 95 were from quarantine centres and the remaining 13 have contracted the virus locally. Among the fresh cases, Malkangiri registered the highest...

Mumbai: Mental health issues should be accorded priority over career and social acceptance. Those facing them should seek help from professionals, experts have said. The mental health issue has come to light once more with the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A number of...

New Delhi: Tata Motors reported Monday a consolidated net loss of Rs 9,863.73 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31. The coronavirus-induced lockdown took a toll on the company’s British arm JLR as well as its domestic business. Tata Motors had posted a net...

New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court by an NGO seeking direction to stay the holding of the Rath Yatra festival, which is scheduled to commence June 23 in Puri, Odisha. Rath Yatra is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath which...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu reported Monday 44 COVID-19 deaths, the highest for a single day. It took the death toll to 479 in the state. The total infection tally to 46,504 with 1,843 fresh coronavirus cases reported. The spike in cases prompted the Tamil Nadu government...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 552 points Monday, dragged by heavy losses in financial stocks amid concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections. After sinking over 857 points during the session, the 30-share index settled 552.09 points, or 1.63 per cent, lower at 33,228.80....

Cuttack: A six-year-old girl has tested positive for COVID-19 from Arunodaya Nagar under CMC area in Cuttack district. This information was given Monday in a tweet by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). The positive report of the girl came Sunday. Sources said that the girl...

Bhubaneswar: 146 persons who were earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged, said the Health and Family Welfare Department Monday. Out of the 146 recoveries, 26 are from Cuttack, 23 from Khurda, 18 from Ganjam, 13 from Mayurbhanj, 12 from Gajapati,...

Berhampur: Ganjam district administration Monday sealed the Ganesh Wholesale Market Complex in Berhampur till June 30 as the shopkeepers were found breaking lockdown rules, a senior official said. Even though the district administration Sunday enforced lockdown in the district till June 30, it was observed...