Coronavirus

New Delhi:  About 54 per cent organisations expect to see a moderate-to-serious impact on their annual revenue with business declining by over 15 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Korn Ferry. The study - undertaken to understand the impact...

New Delhi: India's domestic air passenger traffic crashed by 11.8 per cent in March on a year-on-year basis, as per the data furnished by International Air Transport Association (IATA) Wednesday. The month saw the commencement of the first phase of lockdown and subsequent ceasing of...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday claimed she was not involved in the formation of the death audit committee that is tasked with the final call in deciding whether a coronavirus positive patient expired due to Covid or for any other primary cause....

Mumbai: Maharashtra Wednesday notched its highest number of single-day Covid-19 deaths at 32, one higher than the previous high of 31 recorded Tuesday, health officials said. The state also recorded a massive figure of 597 new patients, taking the total of infected persons to 9,915....

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday announced that many districts will be given "considerable relaxation" in new lockdown guidelines to be issued May 4 - a day after the end of lockdown 2.0. The decision was taken in a review meeting...

Bhubaneswar:  A large number of students from Odisha, who are stranded at Kota in Rajasthan, due to the lockdown have appealed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure their safe return to the state. Parents of six students have brought the matter to our notice...

Bhubaneswar:  The COVID-19 situation in Odisha is ‘well under control’, but the next few days will be ‘extremely challenging’ as a large number of people are likely to return from states that have been hit hard by the pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Wednesday....

Bhubaneswar:  The National Health Mission, Odisha has asked the district administration of Khordha, where 47 COVID-19 cases have been reported till Wednesday, to conduct coronavirus tests on people who had recently visited West Bengal, a senior official said. Odisha NHM director Shalini Pandit in a...

Buguda: A migrant worker from Bishnuchakra village under Buguda block in Ganjam district cycled 1,800 kilometres over 15 days to reach his village amid the COVID induced lockdown. According to locals, 27-year-old Duryodhana started his journey from Gujurat’ Surat town after he lost his job amid...

Kolkata: Announcing a series of relaxations amidst the Covid induced lockdown, the West Bengal government on Wednesday permitted resumption of private bus services from May 4 in the districts categories as green zones (where no corona positive cases have been detected). Standalone tea stalls, as...