Coronavirus

New Delhi: Rating agency ICRA Tuesday predicted that India's economy is likely to witness a sharp contraction of 4.5 per cent during Q4FY2020 and is expected to gradually recover to post a GDP growth of just 2 per cent in FY2021. ICRA has sharply cut...

New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd said Tuesday it will distribute around 3,00,000 meals to labourers, daily wage earners and slum dwellers in the national capital as part of efforts to support communities during the current coronavirus lockdown. “Vedanta Ltd... has been distributing 10,000 meals per day to daily wage...

New Delhi: The Congress demanded Tuesday a thorough probe by a sitting or retired Supreme Court judge into the Tablighi Jamat congregation in the national capital and said strict action against those who have violated the rules. The Jamat held a congregation earlier this month...

New Delhi: India is the biggest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that is being touted as 'game-changer' in the fight against COVID-19 and is being aggressively sought by US President Donald Trump. India has the capacity to quickly ramp up the output of hydroxychloroquine....

Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday announced to come up with a dedicated telemedicine service for the citizens of the state amid lockdown imposed to minimise COVD-19 threat. The government in their official media briefing Tuesday said the new helpline will be active from Wednesday 11am. The...

Tehran: Iran’s Parliament convened Tuesday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak forced its doors to close, as the country reported a drop in new infections for the seventh straight day. More than two-thirds of the legislature’s 290 members gathered in the absence of...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 42 more Tablighi Jamaat event attendees in Odisha have reported their travel history and volunteered for COVID-19 test in the state in response to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's appeal to the community to cooperate with the authorities. With this, the total...

New Delhi: The Centre informed Tuesday the Delhi High Court that a nodal officer has been appointed in New York to offer assistance to Indians stranded in the United States (US) due to the global outbreak of coronavirus. The submission was made before a bench...

New Delhi: The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus rose to 124 and the number of cases climbed Tuesday to 4,789 Tuesday, registering an increase of 508 cases in the last 24 hours, according to information released by the Union Health Ministry....

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising cases of coronavirus infections being reported from various parts of Odisha, the state government Tuesday hinted at setting up 27 additional exclusive COVID hospitals and isolation centres to meet the challenge. According to a notification issued by Health and Family Welfare Department...