Coronavirus

Mumbai:  A survey has found a vast majority of the citizens -- 86 per cent of those polled to be precise -- are worried about losing their jobs and livelihoods due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Also, a vast majority of those polled (84 per...

New Delhi: India should come out with a large enough stimulus package to revive demand, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said Tuesday. He favoured putting cash in the hands of the bottom 60 per cent population to help boost the economy post-lockdown. Measures suggested Abhijit Banerjee,...

Bhubaneswar: In a serious lack of coordination, 12 Odia migrants from Surat were Tuesday found wandering in Bhubaneswar after the bus carrying them dropped them at Kalpana Square here. The migrants alleged apathy by the administration in Jajpur and Bhubaneswar for their plight. Sources said...

Bhubaneswar: Seven persons tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 176, official data suggested. According to state Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department, while three of these patients are from Balasore, the others are from Cuttack,...

Tel Aviv: Is there some hope for the coronavirus-ravaged world finally? Yes, if Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is to be believed. He said Monday that Israeli scientists have made ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing an antibody to COVID-19 infection. Proud defence minister “I am proud...

London: Around seven special Air India flights are being scheduled from Heathrow Airport here to Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bangalore starting Thursday. These will bring back stranded Indians around the world back to the country amid the coronavirus lockdown. The High Commission here has...

Berhampur: At least three persons were injured in a clash between two groups at a quarantine facility in Ganjam district Tuesday, police said. Four persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident that took place at a quarantine centre set up in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has registered cases against 89 people, who recently returned to the state from other states, for violating quarantine norms or absconding from quarantine centre. Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay said the cases were booked during the last 24-hours. The DGP...

has Thiruvananthapuram: Only three new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday in Kerala. All were in the Wayanad district. For the past two days the state did not register a single new case. In all 502 positive cases of coronavirus had emerged in Kerala. At present...

Bhubaneswar: Six persons tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 175, official data suggested. According to state Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department, while three of these patients are from Balasore, the others are from Cuttack,...