Coronavirus

Mumbai: Shooting of films, television serials and digital series will be allowed in non-containment zones in Maharashtra in the latest phase of the lockdown with certain conditions, as per an order issued by the state government Sunday. Issuing a Government Resolution (GR), the Cultural Affairs...

Patna: Former Chief Minister Rabri Devi and leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav are among the over 90 RJD leaders booked for gathering here recently in large numbers in violation of the lockdown to go to Gopalganj for a protest, police said Sunday. They had said...

Ahmedabad: COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis and not a political one, and merely criticising the government is not going to magically cure people or make the dead come back to life, the Gujarat High Court said in its latest order on a suo motu PIL...

New Delhi: Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, who is already battling liver cancer, has tested positive for COVID-19, a source close said Sunday. The 41-year-old was flown to the national capital earlier this month to undergo radiation therapy and had returned to...

Mumbai: Private sector lender Yes Bank Sunday announced restructuring of salaries for senior leadership team, wherein nearly a third of their yearly compensation will be moved to the “variable pay” category. The move to allocate 30 per cent of the total cost to company as...

New Delhi: Owing to revenue losses due to the coronavirus lockdown, the Delhi government on Sunday demanded Rs 5,000 crore from the Central government. Speaking to the media, Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said the minimum monthly expenditure of the government is Rs 3,500 crore,...

Bhubaneswar: Another 76 persons have recovered from coronavirus in Odisha and all were discharged Sunday. With the addition of the new virus free persons the total number of coronavirus recovered patients in the state went up to 1,126. Among those who recovered and discharged, were...

Berhampur: The chief district medical and public health officer (CDMPHO) of Ganjam district has ordered all Ayush doctors to rejoin COVID-19 duties before the end of their quarantine periods. However, the doctors have resented the decision. They submitted a memorandum Saturday to CDMPHO, saying that...

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday questioned Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s remarks that high courts are “running a parallel government in the country”, and asked whether the statement was meant to browbeat the courts. Accusing the government of displaying an arrogant attitude, former law minister and...

Mumbai: Rahul Dholakia has praised the ‘perfectionist’ Taapsee Pannu. The actor is playing the lead role in the movie Shabaash Mithu. It is a biopic on former India women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj. Shooting for Shabaash Mithu however is currently suspended. This is due...