Coronavirus

New Delhi: The convalescent plasma therapy is no ‘magic bullet’ to deal with coronavirus. Only large-scale controlled trials can ascertain its efficacy as part of the treatment strategy said medical experts Monday. Their comments came after several states said they are considering the use of...

Mumbai: Aamir Khan has denied distributing money for the needy in wheat flour packets in Delhi amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. “Guys, I am not the person putting money in wheat bags. It’s either a fake story completely, or Robin Hood doesn’t want to reveal...

Mumbai: The home-to-home digital concert ‘I for India’ was held Sunday. It was done to raise funds for frontline warriors who are working round-the-clock to contain the coronavirus pandemic in India. The programme has raised an amount of over Rs 52 crore donations for relief....

Bolangir: The administration heaved a sigh of relief here Monday as reports of all the 53 primary contacts of the first two COVID-19 patients in the district turned out to be negative. Informing about test reports, Bolangir District Collector Arindam Dakua said the process of...

New Delhi: With 2,573 new cases and 83 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country climbed to 42,836 Monday evening, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 29,685 are active, 11,761 people have recovered, and...

Agra: February 25, a day after US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania posed for pictures outside the Taj Mahal on an official visit to India, a businessman returned to his nearby home from a trip to Italy. The man, a partner in a...

New Delhi: Golfer Anirban Lahiri is currently stuck at his parents’ place in Hyderabad. However, he is without his golf clubs. The golfer however, heaved a huge sigh of relief after getting a good news Monday. It said his playing status on the elite PGA...

Kolkata: A black and white image and a colourful video related to Satyajit Ray resonated on social media as both public and police celebrated the 99th birth anniversary of the film maestro in the virtual world during the lockdown. A legend remembered The image created...

New Delhi: Pakistan is still following its ‘myopic’ and ‘limited’ agenda of pushing terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir. So India will respond appropriately with precision unless the neighbouring country gives up its policy of state sponsored terrorism. This was stated by Army Chief General MM...

Madrid: Professional soccer players in Spain will be tested this week so they can start training again for the first time in nearly two months. Basic training has been allowed to resume in Spain on Monday after the government eased some of the lockdown measures...