Coronavirus

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister K.K.Shailaja Saturday stated that the death of a 85-year-old man, who was a former Covid-19 patient from Malappuram, is not due to the coronavirus but due to a renal complication he developed. "He tested negative for Covid-19 thrice. Then he had...

Islamabad: The US has announced a funding of $8.4 million for Pakistan to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The contribution was announced on US mission's social media platforms on Friday by Ambassador Paul Jones, reports Dawn news. An amount of...

Mumbai: In a shocker, at least 21 serving Indian Navy personnel have tested positive for COVID -19, all within the naval premises at Mumbai, officials said here in Saturday. These include around 20 sailors of INS Angre, a shore establishment at Mumbai, which is the...

Mumbai: The popular children's cartoon series, Chhota Bheem, which currently airs on Pogo, will now also telecast on Doordarshan amid the ongoing Covid-19 induced lockdown. The animation series, which was originally aired on Pogo featuring the superhero Bheem, will air Doordarshan till May 3. Currently,...

Panaji: Last week, Mahesh Degvekar, a 55-year-old school teacher had a vision. Gajanan Maharaj, a 19th century Hindu guru from neighbouring Maharashtra appeared in it, and shared an ayurvedic formula which 'cures' COVID-19. Friday afternoon, Degvekar's story took a serious turn, or a bizarre one,...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers and ranchers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The so-called coronavirus food assistance program will provide $16 billion in direct support based on actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and...

Moscow: The decision of US President Donald Trump to suspend funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) is 'counterproductive and irresponsible', the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. "We consider Washington's decision to suspend contributions to the WHO's budget and its attempts to blame the WHO...

Washington: Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 with over 2.2 million infections Friday as international institutions are intensifying their collective efforts on battling the pandemic. A total of 150,948 people have died of the disease as of 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) among 2,214,861 cases worldwide, according...

Bangalore: Amid charges and counter-charges between Karnataka's ruling BJP and the opposition Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), police denied lockdown violations at the wedding of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Gowda with Revathi at a farmhouse near Bidadi in Ramanagara district Friday. "Lockdown norms were...

Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has shared some words of wisdom along with a gorgeous picture of herself on social media. Priyanka took to Instagram where she shared a selfie, where the sun ray hits her face and adds glow to her skin. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DWtxhjAw9/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet  ...