Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: As many as four doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Bhubaneswar have tested positive for COVID-19, a senior hospital official said Tuesday. According to AIIMS Bhubaneswar director Gitanjali Batmanabane, the doctors who have contracted COVID-19 include three senior residents and one junior...

New Delhi: India is better positioned in the fight against COVID-19 compared to other countries. However, there is no space for complacency, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday. The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 7,466 and the cases mounted to 2,66,598 in...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for COVID-19. This news must have come as a huge relief to the government officials as well as supporters of AAP. Earlier Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said, “Arvind Kejriwal is unwell. He...

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday kick-started the process to run liquor shops whose licences were ‘surrendered’ by contractors amid a stand-off between the two sides on reopening the vends. Around 70 per cent of the contractors in Madhya Pradesh have refused to open their...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ‘insulted’ migrant workers returning to the state on ‘Shramik Special’ trains. Mamata Banerjee has called those trains ‘Corona Express’ in the process insulting the migrant workers. This statement was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as...

Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt said Tuesday it is important for people to come forward and help the ‘dabbawalas’. The ‘dabbawalas’ are this city’s famed tiffin suppliers. However, with offices and business closed, the dabbawalas have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Sanjay Dutt shared...

New Delhi: The executive board of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has deferred its decision on the fate of this year’s Asia Cup T20. Sri Lanka has offered to host the Asia Cup and claimed that original hosts Pakistan has agreed to the proposal. Sri...

New Delhi: The prospects of a routine session of Parliament have come under question with existing government buildings found inadequate to accommodate all MPs if COVID-19 physical distancing norms are to be followed, according to highly-placed sources. With neither the central hall of Parliament nor...

New Delhi: BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a private hospital here, sources said Tuesday. He was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket Monday, they said. "He has tested positive for COVID-19," a source said. Scindia had shown...

New Delhi: The uncertainty surrounding this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic has created a scheduling headache. A decision should be made as quickly as possible, according to a top BCCI official. Cricket Australia (CA) chief Kevin Roberts has said...