Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha rose to 55 Monday with another man from the Bomikhal area of this city testing positive according to a tweet by the Health and Family Welfare Department, government of Odisha. The man is a resident of...

Bargarh: Cucumber farmers of Bhatli block in Ganjam district of Odisha are suffering huge losses due to the sudden coronavirus lockdown. Several kilograms of cucumber could not be sent to market and are on the verge of rotting in the fields itself. The farmers from...

The world's top oil makers pulled off a spectacular deal to cut worldwide crude oil and thus brining curtains to staggering price war. Following seven days of hectic parleys and bilateral talks and four days of video conferences with government pastors from around the globe,...

Mumbai: The People's Bank of China (PBoC) bought 1.75 crore shares in one of the biggest lodging money loan specialists, HDFC Ltd, potentially in the March quarter. The Chinese Central Bank has purchased 1,74,92,909 crore shares, or 1.01 percent of the shareholding, according to trade...

New Delhi: State-owned ONGC has been forced to cut natural gas production by over 15 per cent as factories shut down following the unprecedented nationwide lockdown have refused to take supplies. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), which produced 64.3 million standard cubic meters of gas...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation Tuesday at 10 am, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus ends Tuesday and the prime minister is likely to talk about its possible extension. “Prime Minister...

London: Actor Elizabeth Hurley says she wants to fall in love “madly” but the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has scuppered her hopes. The British star said she would start her search for a partner after things come back to normal. “I’d love...

Gudvella: Orissa High Court has relaxed the ban on movement of two-wheelers. The relaxations were meant for only the senior citizens, women and for those who can’t walk or ride cycle to get essential commodities during nationwide lockdown. However, the court order on relaxation was...

Mumbai: After his children Roohi and Yash called their father Karan Johar's films boring and took jibes at his style -- they have now asked their 'dadda' to have a bath as he is 'dirty'. Karan, an avid social media user, took to Instagram Stories,...

Vienna: The top oil-producing countries agreed on ‘historic’ output cuts to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a Russia-Saudi price war, sending crude prices soaring Monday. The US benchmark WTI climbed 7.7 per cent to $24.52 a barrel in early Asian trade...