Coronavirus

Lucknow: A day after singer Kanika Kapoor explained the controversies regarding her having tested corona positive last month, the Lucknow Police pasted a notice at her house, asking her to record her statement. Kanika Kapoor has been charged under IPC Section 269 (negligent act likely...

Mumbai: At least 22 persons, including a Magistrate, court staffers and police personnel have been quarantined after a person accused of theft and break-in tested COVID-19 positive, official sources said here Monday. The accused was caught breaking into a closed shop to steal cigarette packets...

New Delhi: Microsoft Monday announced new features in its Bing COVID-19 Tracker to help Indians stay up to date with the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. The new features include the integration of the Apollo Hospitals bot (available in 4 Indian languages) for self-assessment and...

Rourkela: Proving themselves as Good Samaritans, members of Sri Sai Seva Foundation (SSSF) distributed food to the needy, homeless, and field workers in some areas of Rourkela city in Sundargarh district Sunday evening, as the city was under lockdown as a precautionary measure against the...

Cuttack: Following an order by the State Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Cuttack Municipality Corporation (CMC) issued a notification Sunday regarding which commercial organisations have been allowed to open during the lockdown period. After reevaluating the situation in Cuttack, the CMC has decided to open...

New Delhi: Just six days before the extended lockdown ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted his interaction with Chief Ministers of all states and Union territories Monday morning through a video link. The meeting started at 10 a.m. While the meeting is likely to discuss...

Dhaka: An Imam has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bangaldesh's Magura district, a day after he led Ramzan prayers at a mosque, it was reported. He led the prayers Saturday evening and was diagnosed with the infection on Sunday morning, bdnews24 quoted Shalikha...

New Delhi: The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 27,897, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said Monday. In a morning update, the Health Ministry said, of the total cases at least 20,835 are active. A total of 6,184 individuals...

Madrid: Spain, which has been one of the countries worst hit in the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. Its health ministry said earlier that 288 more people had died of the virus, the lowest number since...

Ankara: The Turkish health minister confirmed 2,357 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 110,130. Meanwhile, the deaths from the coronavirus have reached 2,805 after 99 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, Fahrettin Koca tweeted Sunday. Turkey conducted a total...