Coronavirus

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the government Saturday over the decision to freeze the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees and pensioners, and asked it to curtail wasteful expenditures. She asked the BJP-led government what was the basis of freezing the DA...

New Delhi: The Retailers Association of India (RAI) Saturday said the government's order to allow reopening of neighbourhood and standalone shops needs more clarity for easier implementation, saying it is open to interpretation as terms like 'market complexes' are not easily understood. The retail industry...

New Delhi: With the Centre allowing reopening of neighbourhood and standalone shops, traders Saturday sought more clarity for easier implementation of the order and urged states to issue necessary guidelines, without which shop owners would not be able to resume work. The Retailers Association of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said, here Saturday, the stranded labourers, who wish to travel within the state for work, would be allowed to reach their worksite in an organised manner. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department said stranded labourers, both from the state and outside,...

Anandapur: Family members of those stuck in different parts of the country amid nationwide lockdown have been queuing up at panchayat offices here in Keonjhar district to get the names of their near and dear ones registered. A similar picture was seen at Baunsagarh panchayat...

Singapore: A 34-year-old man in Singapore is under investigation for allegedly promoting enmity between different racial groups by posting an offensive tweet against Indian migrant workers in the city-state, according to a media report. Police Saturday said they received a report April 18 relating to...

Kolkata: A woman has tested positive for COVID-19 after giving birth to a baby in a hospital here, and she had to shift to another facility eight kilometres away, leaving her four-day-old child in the previous establishment. The baby has been put into isolation and...

New Delhi: Reopening of schools and colleges once COVID-19 pandemic is under control is more important for the younger generation than resumption of sport which can take a back-seat for the time being, feels Kapil Dev. The world has come to a standstill with no...

Bolangir: While the ongoing lockdown has exposed many vulnerable sections of the society to untold miseries, there is no dearth of Good Samaritans going out of their way to help those in need. While many policemen in recent past hit the headline for going extra...

New Delhi: Most states will use escape clause given in their respective FRBM Acts to breach the 3 per cent fiscal deficit target set for FY21 as the Covid-19 pandemic wrecks on their finances while pushing up expenses for healthcare services. Sources in the government...