Coronavirus

Kolkata: Unhappy over the way the lockdown is being enforced in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said Wednesday the police and administrative officials not following the protocol be shown the door and depoloyment of central paramilitary forces be considered. “Lockdown protocol has to be thoroughly...

Paris: The Cannes Film Festival will not take place in June due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organisers are busy exploring different options to conduct the festival later this year. The organisers also mention that the festival can't go ahead "in its original form"...

Mumbai:  Elli AvrRam's quirky new dance video to the beats of old Hindi  hits has been wowing social media. In the Instagram video, Swedish-Greek origin actress-dancer Elli does some freestyle grooving with a funky edge, with a medley of old numbers like "Jiska mujhe tha...

New York: Not just aviation and hospitality sectors which bore the brunt of the first wave of job losses and salary cuts, millions of white-collar jobs spanning across industries are now at stake as longer shutdowns have risked a repeat of the deep and prolonged...

Berlin: Germany Wednesday confirmed 285 COVID-19 fatalities in 24 hours, recording its highest daily death toll from the disease, health authorities reported. The 285 new deaths - surpassing the previous record of 266 last Friday - brought the total from 2,969 to 3,254, an increase...

Cuttack: Even though the state government has asked everyone to walk to nearest local markets to buy essential commodities and groceries during lockdown, many have chosen to ignore the order. People can be seen using two and four-wheelers to visit markets thereby flouting lockdown norms...

Bhubaneswar: Art has the power to sway opinion and create awareness on any issue. Art can be in form of painting, poetry and even acting. It has several facets and aspects which are used by artists to make an idea presentable and understandable. One such...

Kamakhyanagar: Since the lockdown came into force, daily wagers and homeless people have been feeling the pinch as the drastic move has put them out of work. Most of the daily wagers of Bhadrak district have come from Angul district because there is no job...

Puri: A 100-bedded COVID-19 hospital in Puri was made operational Tuesday, district collector Balwant Singh said. The dedicated hospital has 100-bed at Shree Jagannath Medical College for primary treatment of COVID-19 suspects has been readied, 45 doctors and over 300 paramedics and other staffers have...

Beijing: China said Wednesday it was “seriously concerned” about the US decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organisation, and urged Washington to fulfill its obligations during the coronavirus crisis. “This US decision will weaken WHO’s capacities and undermine the international cooperation against the...