Coronavirus

New Delhi: With 1,684 new cases, the total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 23,000 mark Friday morning. The number stood at 23,077 and 718 people have died so far, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare. The health ministry in the morning update...

New Delhi: From bringing estranged couples together to encouraging stars to become corona warriors, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown period is changing reality for many celebrities, and they are embracing it with an open mind. Here are some of the changes: Estranged by love,...

Washington: The head of a government agency combating the coronavirus pandemic in the United States has questioned his ouster. He has alleged that he was shunted out for opposing political efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump touted. He said Trump did...

New Delhi: Eight people, including two children, were intercepted Thursday at a picket in central Delhi. They were travelling to Bihar in a car amid the lockdown using a fake curfew pass, police said. The car at was intercepted at the Idgah picket on Rani...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Thursday that planning for the men’s Twenty20 World Cup and women’s 50-over World Cup is going ahead. This in spite of all sporting activities remaining suspended at present due to the outbreak of coronavirus. The men’s T20 World...

Mumbai: A police complaint has been filed against Kangana Ranaut, who is a ‘Queen’ of the Hindi film industry. This is because Kangana allegedly referred to people of a particular community as ‘terrorist’. Supporting hate speech The complaint also states that Kangana has come out...

Washington: The coronavirus tends to lose its strength quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity, US researchers said Thursday. They also said that the rate of infection could steadily decrease in all parts of the world as temperatures rise. Researchers’ observations The researchers belonging...

Puri: At a time when the entire government machinery is busy fighting the pandemic of COVID-19, some rural pockets of Puri district are facing drinking water crisis due to the advent of summer. The district administration is yet to hold any meeting to chalk out...

Mumbai: Airlift writer-director Raja Krishna Menon will make his d  igital debut with a dark-comedy series for streaming giant Netflix. Menon said they were all set to begin shooting May 1. However, everything has been pushed due to the pandemic coronavirus. The movie Airlift had...

Bhubaneswar: The lockdown has brought untold miseries to the differently-abled especially students, women and dependent persons by affecting every aspect of their lives. According to experts working in the sectors and the differently-abled population, their daily work has now taken a beating due to closure...