Coronavirus

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court directed Wednesday the West Bengal government to file a report on steps taken by it in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the state. Hearing a PIL through a video conference, a division bench of the high court directed...

Chandigarh: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said Wednesday the Tablighi Jamaat members who had failed to report to the authorities in the state would now be booked under law, as the deadline for them to identify themselves has come to an end. Anil Vij said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday said it has tested a total of 2,441 samples from suspected COVID-19 patients and the total positive cases in the state remained at 42 till Wednesday evening. Subroto Bagchi, chief spokesperson of the government (COVID-19 management) said, “Up to 12...

New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 5,274 Wednesday which meant that 485 new persons have been infected by the deadly disease and the death toll rose to 149, the Union Health Ministry said. Currently the number of active coronavirus...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has quarantined 177 people including 108 foreigners who attended the religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday. “Ten or 12 days back we shifted to the quarantine centre 108 foreigners who...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said Wednesday that farmers in the state will be allowed to undertake farming operations for the Rabi season despite lockdown. However, they will have to ensure social distancing while they work on the fields. “Farmers are allowed to work on the...

Leh: Lok Sabha member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal claimed Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has been successfully contained in the Union Territory of Ladakh and appreciated the efforts of doctors and police personnel among others to control the spread of the pandemic. “Thank you all… the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Wednesday sought China’s medical assistance to handle its worsening coronavirus crisis as the healthcare officials said the infection has killed three more people in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s toll to 20. The Foreign Ministry said that Bangladesh has urged China...

London: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking at transfer targets during the lockdown and believes Manchester United are well-placed to exploit any knock-on effects of the coronavirus suspension. With training and matches halted in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Norwegian manager has...

New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will hold special placement drives for those students whose job offers got cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said Wednesday. “I have also asked all IIT directors to hold special placement drives...