Coronavirus

New Delhi: The government announced Thursday a Rs 3.16 lakh crore package of free foodgrains for migrant workers. The government also declared concessional credit to farmers and working capital loan for street vendors. These were part of the second tranche of fiscal stimulus to heal...

New Delhi: Transporters’ body All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) reiterated Thursday its demand for a rescue package for the sector. It said that amid coronavirus-induced lockdown the sector is facing problems. The body also warned that supply of essential items could be hit if...

Los Angeles: Renowned filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai is set to begin shooting for his new film Blossoms in China. This will be the first occasion when a movie team will visit the country after the outbreak of coronavirus.  The filmmaker said that he has been developing the...

Ratnagiri: The sarpanch of Kimbhiriapali panchayat under Bari block of Jajpur district Thursday sealed Gobindabati village here for 24 hours after two persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the village. Kimbhiriapali sarpanch Pratima Sahoo sealed the village using collector’s power entrusted on sarpanches by the...

Paris: Spanish driver Carlos Sainz will replace four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari next season. In another development Daniel Ricciardo has signed a ‘multi-year’ deal with McLaren from 2021. Sebastian Vettel had announced Tuesday that he was leaving Ferrari next season. Vettel...

Kolkata/Hooghly (WB): A total of 129 people have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in clashes between two communities in Telinipara in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, the state Home Department said Thursday. It also said some people were “trying to spread the communal...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday that the second tranche of economic stimulus package will benefit migrant workers, street vendors, small farmers. The finance minister informed that three crore marginal farmers have already availed Rs 4 lakh crore of loans on concessional rates....

New Delhi: Veteran South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has proposed a two-week isolation period for players before and after the T20 World Cup as a way to stage the event as per schedule later this year. Like other sports, cricketing action too has come...

Mumbai: Emphasising that long term goals can put stress and pressure on a player, star India opener Rohit Sharma says he prefers short term goals and would continue with the same strategy in future. Sharma, who has played 224 ODIs and 32 Tests, said he...

Angul: Social stigma associated with coronavirus is the latest evil to grip the society. People are now so afraid about the virus that they are ill-treating their loved ones.  A case here bears testimony to this fact. The family of a 12-year-old girl prevented her...