Coronavirus

New Delhi: With 5,611 new novel coronavirus cases and 140 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the total tally of such infections in India stood at 1,06,750 Wednesday, the Health Ministry data revealed. The total includes 61,149 active cases, 3,303 fatalities, and 42,298 patients...

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing migrant crisis, amplified by the lockdown curbs, may take a heavy toll on the nutritional status of thousands of kids in the state dependent on institutional assistance for the same, say experts. Volunteers, NGOs and international agencies now fear about the impact...

London: Six positive cases for coronavirus have been detected at three Premier League (PL) clubs after players and staff were tested ahead of a return to training, England’s top flight officials said Tuesday. “The Premier League can today confirm that, Sunday 17 May and Monday...

New Delhi: The Railways will finally resume services June 1, but in a restricted manner. However, it will certainly provide huge relief to people, especially in the country’s small towns and cities. The Railways will run 200 special passenger trains from June 1, the national...

New Delhi: Students whose plans to study abroad have been affected due to COVID-19 will get a fresh chance to apply for the JEE-Main. The JEE-Main is the entrance exam for engineering colleges, the Human Resource Development (HRD) minister announced Tuesday. HRD Minister’s statement “Representations...

Mumbai: A metropolitan magistrate court here Tuesday cancelled the interim bail granted to HDIL promoter Rakesh Wadhawan and his son Sarang. The two are accused in the Rs 4,355-crore scam at the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank. The duo, currently in jail under judicial...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states agreed Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency’s coronavirus response as US criticism mounted over its handling of the pandemic. Countries taking part in the WHO’s annual assembly, being held virtually for the first time,...

Kolkata: Some players of Kolkata football giants East Bengal have been asked to ‘vacate flats’ provided by sponsors Quess Corp. Among them are foreign recruits, and East Bengal club's physical trainer Carlos Nodar. Most of East Bengal’s foreign players have left home in the first...

New Delhi: No handshakes or hugging, no spitting and no visits to salons during lockdown. These are the strict guidelines issued by Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to all sportspersons. The guidelines were issued by the AFI following the government’s decision to resume sporting activities...

New Delhi: Even as restrictions eased during Lockdown 4.0 hundreds more people tested positive Tuesday for coronavirus in Indian. A large number of these positive cases were returnees from other states or even abroad. Officials however, asserted that India’s mortality rate due to coronavirus is...