Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: People who need to travel during the shutdown for the weekends in the month of June will have to provide the following documents. Commissionerate Police issued Friday the list of documents required for people engaged in various essential services. Here are the details: Employees...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported a spike of 130 fresh coronavirus positive cases Friday. Among those infected by the deadly virus, 124 were in quarantine and there were six people who locally contracted the disease. With the new cases the tally of coronavirus infected persons in Odisha...

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day jump of 9,851 coronavirus cases Friday. To add to it there were 273 deaths. It pushed the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and the death toll to 6,348. This was disclosed by the Union Health Ministry. The number...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will seek government clearance before setting up a training camp for its players. The training camp will be conducted to prepare for the tour of England in July. The PCB till now is confident that the tour will happen...

New Delhi: Choosing between her favourite character – from among Shuddh Desi Romance, Befikre and War – is difficult for Vaani Kapoor. The actor ventured into the Hindi film industry in 2013 with the film Shuddh Desi Romance. Vani Kapoor played a small town girl...

Madrid: Ordinarily Rafa Nadal would likely be closing in on a 13th French Open title this week. Instead, he is home in Mallorca trying to make sense of a world that feels anything but normal. Tennis is on hold until at least the start of...

New York: New Yorkers stayed on the streets Thursday for another day of protests spurred by the death of George Floyd. They were also present at a memorial service for George Floyd where police used batons against demonstrators. They broke the city-imposed curfew the night...

Washington: Over 1.9 million people have applied for US unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March. It is however, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the loss of jobs. The diminishing pace suggests that the...

Kolkata: Senior West Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged Thursday that most of the quarantine centres in the state do not have proper facilities. Adhir Chowdhury asserted it is the cause behind the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal....

Tokyo: The Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year’s postponed Olympics. It will be an Olympics where athletes are likely to face quarantines and spectators will be fewer. The delay will also cost taxpayers billions of dollars. In the last several...