Coronavirus

Geneva:  Nations around the world reacted with alarm Wednesday after US President Donald Trump’s announcement. Trump said that US was halting the sizable funds it sends to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Health experts warned the move could jeopardize global efforts to stop the coronavirus...

New Delhi: India Inc backed Wednesday the government’s move to allow industrial units located in rural areas to function from April 20. It said it will ensure preventive measures for COVID-19 while restarting economic activities. However, the industry called for textiles, garments and automobiles sectors...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court took note of the Centre’s submission Wednesday that it was taking steps to implement relief measures to help the poor during the nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and disposed of a PIL seeking relief such as financial help...

New Delhi: With folded hands, 11-year-old Raman (name changed) said he had not eaten for three days and appealed to authorities to provide at least drinking water, if not food, to him and his three younger siblings, who have not had a proper meal since...

Mumbai: Left red-faced after a protest by migrant workers during lockdown, authorities in Maharashtra took strict action Wednesday. They arrested a man for offensive social media posts and registered an FIR against a TV journalist over a false news report. Navi Mumbai resident Vinay Dubey...

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan gave out a message of unity amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis through his recent Instagram post. Salman Wednesday took to social media to share a message of unity amid coronavirus lockdown. He shared a photograph of two men, from different religions,...

Mumbai:  On his just-launched chat show Koki Poochega, Kartik Aaryan was heard making a hilarious query to a doctor who appeared as a guest. On Koki Poochega, Kartik interacts with Corona warriors including doctors and health workers, and also with a few who have survived...

Patna: In an attempt to address the acute shortage of blood at blood banks of Keonjhar district, Patna block unit of Biju Janata Dal Wednesday organised a blood donation camp. A total 25 units of blood were collected, taking into account the social distancing norms. Led...

Mumbai: Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has shared a picture from his very first photoshoot after joining the industry, in 1969. Big B took to Instagram, where he shared the throwback picture from his greenhorn days. "My very first photo shoot for a film magazine after...

London: Singer Rita Ora has been slammed by some people who claim she has been living it up with friends at the South West property 150 miles from her North London home despite publicly backing lockdown rules. Her agent insisted she had arrived at the...