Coronavirus

Amaravati (AP): The Andhra Pradesh government has enhanced prices of liquor by another 50 per cent Tuesday, only a day after imposing a 25 per cent hike as shops were reopened in relaxation of the ongoing lockdown. Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Rajat Bhargava said the...

Washington: Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has advised Indian students stranded in the US due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions to use the occasion to think how they could be a productive and positive addition to the society. During a virtual interaction, she compared...

Nagpur: A petition has been filed in the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court against a civic body notification imposing a revised lockdown in the city on par with the Mumbai, Pune and Malegaon regions. As per the notification issued Sunday by Nagpur Municipal Commissioner...

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda police arrested a man Tuesday, who fled from the district’s quarantine centre Monday. The accused has been identified as Asid Khan. Sources said, Asid was working at a private organisation in Nala Road of Rourkela in Sundargarh district. As his company had stopped...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) urged the state government to allow the construction of chariots with only 49 days are left for famous Rath Yatra. A meeting, chaired by Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibya Singha Deb, was held Monday regarding the making...

Chhatrapur: A total of 5,503 Odia workers who were stranded in Surat and Kerala have so far reached Ganjam. Sources said, 1,324 and 4,179 returnees reached Ganjam by trains Sunday and Monday, respectively. Ernakulam-Khurda Road Special train with 1,161 Odia migrants on board, reached Jagannathpur...

New Delhi: India should put in a large enough stimulus package to revive demand, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said Tuesday, asserting that putting cash in the hands of people would be the best way to boost the economy post lockdown. Banerjee, while talking to Congress...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his series of interaction with economic leaders have now spoken to Nobel laureate Abhijeet Banerjee who has suggested that people should be given money directly if the government wish to revive the economy fast. There should be Aadhaar-based...

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in the country Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 32,138, while 12,726 people have recovered and one patient has...

London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has cancelled contracts of the players who were due to participate in the inaugural edition of ‘The Hundred’ which was pushed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new 100-balls-per-side format, to be played by...