Coronavirus

Bengaluru: A cameraman of a local news channel tested positive for coronavirus in the city, while the remaining 119 media persons who also took the test had negative result, an official said Saturday. "Of the 120 electronic and print media persons who were tested on...

Los Angeles: Marvel Cinematic Universes third "Spider-Man" film and the sequel to the hit "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" have been pushed, amid the shuffle in release dates owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hollywood studios have been revamping release schedules due to the ongoing crisis. Now,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon take a decision regarding reopening of shops providing non-essential goods and services across the state after considering the local situation, an official said Saturday. Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi Saturday clarified that decision on implementation of the Central government...

Mumbai: Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has revealed the first thing he would do once the nationwide lockdown is lifted amid the coronavirus outbreak. Jaffer said he will take his family out for dinner once the lockdown ends May 3. After that, he will bat...

Bhadrak: The district administration sealed all the entry points to five panchayats of Tihidi and Dhamnagar blocks Saturday. The move came after four persons from these two blocks tested positive for coronavirus Friday. Friday alone, reports of five patients came out as positive in Bhadrak...

Washington: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a federal agency within the legislative branch of the US government, forecast that the country's fiscal deficit would triple to $3.7 trillion while unemployment would reach 16 per cent due to the COVID-19 crisis. The CBO, a nonpartisan agency...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a $484 billion relief package to boost funding for small businesses, hospitals and virus testing, as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. The bill will be "great for small businesses, great...

Mumbai: Actress Raveena Tandon has come up with a social media campaign #JeetegaIndiaJeetengeHum to stop the spread of rumours amid the COVID-19 crisis, and also urge people not to attack the frontline workers. Several healthcare workers in India have been attacked as they battle to...

New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 24,942 Saturday evening, including foreign nationals, with 18,668 active cases, while the death toll has increased to 779, the Union Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry said in its daily update said of the...

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has extended the countrywide lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic for 15 more days until May 9 amid doctors warnings against easing restrictions and the number of COVID-19 cases increasing to 11,729, with 248 deaths. The decision was...