Coronavirus

Prague: Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova has said she would prefer Grand Slams did not take place without spectators. Petra Kvitova said that she is opposed to the very idea of Grand Slams being played behind closed doors. Organisers of many top events are thinking...

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan fondly remembered Tuesday 15 years of the hit Bunty Aur Babli. The movie marked his first on-screen outing with son Abhishek Bachchan. Directed by Shaad Ali, the 2005 film featured Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan as con artiste partners-in-crime. Amitabh Bachchan...

Rourkela: Residents of a containment zone here staged a protest Tuesday. They clashed with the police demanding that ‘containment’ restrictions be lifted immediately as they were not getting essential commodities. They alleged that the district or city administration is not doing anything to lighten their...

Patna: Sarpanch of the Malli Pasi panchayat under Patna block in Keonjhar district sealed the local market complex for 24 hours Tuesday morning as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Sarpanch Bhamamani Dash closed down the market using the discretionary powers of...

Puri: Persons working in the prison here breathed a sigh of relief after testing negative for COVID-19. They had come in contact with an under trial prisoner who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus. Kumbharpara police had arrested a man in connection with theft and...

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 in India Tuesday. The number of positive coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 1,45,380. In the last 24 hours there have been 146 deaths while there have been 6,535 new cases of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 79 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday taking the state’s tally to 1,517. The total number of active cases in Odisha now stands at 861. So far 649 persons have recovered from the coronavirus infection while seven have fallen prey to the deadly...

Beijing: China has reported 36 new coronavirus cases, including 29 asymptomatic infections. The cases are mostly in the contagion’s first epicentre Wuhan. More than 6.5 million people have been tested so far in Wuhan City, health officials said Tuesday. Coronavirus has now claimed over three...

Aradi: More than 400 quarantine inmates were allowed to go home Monday in Bhadrak district without COVID-19 tests being conducted on them. Their return has caused fear and apprehension among the residents of villages they belong to. The quarantine period which was for 21 days...

Melbourne: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has never been a huge fan of the pink ball. Mitchell Starc however, said he would welcome the prospect of bowling with the pink ball against India later this year. India are supposed to tour Australia later in the year...