Coronavirus

Deogarh/Bhadrak: Deogarh district administration Thursday withdrew containment zone tag from seven villages under Baniakiinda gram panchayat. The containment zone order was lifted as no fresh cases were reported during surveillance. Reportedly containment zone restriction was lifted from villages like Basudevpur, Khuntaposhi, Jhatkiposhi, Samantrapali, Nuagaon and...

Beijing: From a patient who recovered from COVID-19, scientists have isolated a pair of neutralising antibodies that could potentially block the virus responsible for the pandemic from entering into host cells. The study, published in the journal Science, suggests that a 'cocktail' containing both antibodies...

Bhuban: Dhenkanal district administration is now taking all measures to protect Bhuban — Asia’s largest village situated in Kamakhyanagar sub-division — from coronavirus infection. Inhabited by over 22,000 people, Bhuban village is best known for its bell metal products. Apart from bell metal artisans, there...

Bengaluru: The Indian men’s hockey team defender Jaramanpreet Singh Thursday said that being in lockdown has been like hitting the pause button, giving him time to reflect on and rectify some shortcomings in his game. Singh said he will go back to the hockey field...

Balasore: The Balasore district administration has extended the curfew at Balasore railway station as six Shramik Special trains carrying 3000 migrant workers are scheduled to arrive here Thursday. The curfew imposed within a 500-metre radius of the Balasore railway station, has been extended until 12...

New Delhi: Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya again urged the central government Thursday to unconditionally accept his offer of bank loan repayment and close the case against him. In a tweet, the embattled liquor baron alleged that his offer of 100 per cent payback to...

Rayagada: A total of 186 migrant workers stranded in Tirupur of Tamil Nadu due to the nationwide lockdown arrived at Rayagada Railway Station in the district by a Shramik Special Train Thursday. Among the Tamil Nadu returnees 73 migrant workers are from Rayagada district, 27...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to facilitate people coming from outside Odisha, the state government started a shuttle bus service from Thursday. Capital Region Urban Transport will engage Mo Buses to avail this service to the passengers. Sources said that passengers who will come from outside...

New Delhi: With 3,722 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 78,003, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday. Of the total cases, 49,219 are active and 2,549 are fatalities so far while at least 26,234 people have recovered...

Agra: In a video that has gone viral on the social media, two children are seen carrying firewood in a used PPE kit near Agra Cantt railway station, right in front of DRDO's laboratory ADRDE (Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment). The children, when tracked...