Coronavirus

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 6 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 369,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the overall number of cases stood at 6,059,017, while the death toll...

Mumbai: Actress and former beauty queen Urvashi Rautela has said that coronavirus is her new crush. The online sensation took to Instagram, where she shared a video of herself dancing in a red crop top, denim jeans and paired it with sunglasses. She captioned the...

New Delhi: The Union home ministry Saturday issued following instructions as national directives for COVID-19 management: Face covering: Wearing of face cover is compulsory in public places, in workplace and during transport. Social distancing: Individuals must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet (do gaz...

New Delhi: Coronavirus is a big challenge but also presents an opportunity in the technology space that Indians can leverage to make the country a great nation, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday. The minister launched a national artificial intelligence portal,...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy will start the next phase of Operation Samudra Setu from June 1 to repatriate Indians who are stranded overseas amid the coronavirus pandemic, an official release said Saturday. “In this phase, Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa will repatriate 700 personnel from...

Kolkata: The world was in a “sheer shock” in the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic but BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is confident that life will be back to normal once the vaccine for the virus is developed. All sport including cricket has...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress Saturday termed the achievements of the second Narendra Modi government in its first year as “zero”, claiming the country witnessed attempts to undermine parliamentary democracy and stifle opposition voices during this period. TMC Rajya Sabha party leader Derek O'Brien said the...

New Delhi: The countrywide lockdown in containment zones has been extended till June 30, while hospitality services, hotels and shopping malls will be allowed to open from June 8, the Union home ministry said Saturday. Termed ‘Unlock 1’, the Centre Saturday issued fresh guidelines relaxing...

New Delhi: The Centre Saturday took an exit step from the 68-day nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restrictions will be limited to only containment zones up to June 30 and that the prohibited activities will be opened in a phased manner in areas outside these...

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, an octogenarian woman was not allowed to enter the house by her son after she returned from Maharashtra, the state worst affected by coronavirus. The incident occurred in Telangana's Karimnagar town on Friday. On the suspicion that she may be...