Coronavirus

Hyderabad: The Telangana government Sunday decided to extend the lockdown till May 7 and not to give any relaxation. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao made the announcement Sunday night after the cabinet meeting. The state had earlier extended the lockdown till April 30. Though the...

Meerut: A controversial advertisement by a cancer specialist hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut said Muslim patients and their caretakers coming to the hospital must test negative for Covid-19, failing which they won’t be admitted. The management of the hospital also asked Muslims to carry their...

New Delhi: Doctors and paramedics of the Indian Army have ‘taken over the day-time management’ of a quarantine facility in the Narela locality here. The quarantine zone is currently sheltering 932 Tablighi Jamaat members who attended a congregation last month. Taking over responsibilities Narela quarantine...

Kolkata: A 78-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing his differently-abled son who denied to wear a mask while stepping outside home, police said. Banshidhar Mallick, a resident of Shovabazar Lane here surrendered at the Shyampukur Police Station Saturday evening, claiming to have killed...

Mumbai: With an aim to prioritise mental health during the coronavirus pandemic, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will engage in a discussion, the actor announced Sunday. The Chhapaak star, who was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2014, will go live...

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 519 and the number of cases climbed to 16,116 in the country Sunday. It meant an increase of 31 deaths and 1,324 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number...

Shimla: Senior BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar on Sunday sought an immediate ban on the Tablighi Jamaat, claiming it is responsible for spreading coronavirus in half of the country. “Their insolence has not stopped. Stones were pelted on health workers. I want to...

New Delhi: Insurance regulator IRDAI has directed insurers to take decision on health insurance claims within two hours, a move aimed at alleviating pressure on the country's healthcare infrastructure currently facing the heat of the coronavirus outbreak. In light of prevailing conditions owing to COVID-19...

New Delhi: Underlining that the lockdown situation was “extremely dynamic”, the Home Ministry said Sunday the decision to allow sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms was withdrawn after it was felt that the list of goods was extensive and may impact the curbs imposed...

New Delhi: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has joined football greats Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane in applauding healthcare workers and humanity’s other “heroes” for putting their own lives at risk to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bhutia is among 50 past and...