Coronavirus

Madrid: Spain recorded Wednesday a second successive daily rise in coronavirus-related deaths with 757 fatalities, lifting the total toll in Europe’s second-hardest-hit country after Italy by 5.5 percent to 14,555. The number of new infections rose by 4.4 percent to 146,690, the health ministry said,...

Lausanne: About 6,500 athletes who already have earned their spots for the Tokyo Games are in for 2021 under redrawn qualifying regulations published by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC released its rewritten roadmap for qualifying for the Games, which were rescheduled due to...

New Delhi: In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking supply of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invoked ancient Indian epic Ramayana, mentioning the story of how Lord Hanuman brought a holy medicine from the Himalayas to save the life of Lakshmana....

Mumbai: Actress Kiara Advani tickled the funny bone by sharing a photograph showing how she dresses up for video calls. Kiara took to Instagram stories where she shared a picture of herself, which seemed to be either taken during a photoshoot or during an event....

New Delhi: To prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic a 21-day lockdown has been implemented across India. The usual lifestyle of all strata of society has been severely affected. However, it is the lower-middle class and the poor who are suffering the most due...

New Delhi: The Union health ministry said Wednesday that 32 people have died and 773 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in India since Tuesday. Joint Secretary at the health ministry Lav Agarwal said at the daily briefing that the total number of...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate of Police has banned all religious gatherings in the twin cities in view of the coronavirus pandemic and to prevent its spread. The police said religious leaders have also come forward and appealed to people against any gathering in mosques and...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar Wednesday proposed a three-match ODI series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in both the countries. The two nations have not played a full-series since 2007 due to the terrorist attacks...

Wuhan (China): The Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus emerged ended its more-than two-month lockdown Wednesday, even as a small northern city ordered restrictions on residents amid concern about a second wave of infections. China sealed off Wuhan, a central city of 11...

Mumbai:  This lockdown period has brought to limelight the culinary skills of many of our film stars. After Alia Bhatt recently stunned everyone with her grain-free paleo banana bread, it is now the turn of South actress Kajal Aggarwal to show off her carrot cake-baking...