Coronavirus

New Delhi: Eight COVID-19 patients have died and 354 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infected people in India to 4,421, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. The death toll due to the novel coronavirus now stands...

New Delhi: Tablighi Jamaat Markaz’s chief Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi, said to be absconding, is in quarantine and will come out in 8-9 days, according to an advocate representing the organisation. Muhammad Saad has been accused of violating the lockdown rules and organising a religious congregation...

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, on Tuesday issued a circular on N95 masks, asking the healthcare workers to re-use them after disinfecting the masks. The circular said, “It is imperative that in accordance with the evidence based on scientific literature,...

Aligarh: Hindu Mahasabha national secretary Pooja Shakun Pandey has been arrested by the Aligarh Police for making an objectionable statement. The Mahasabha leader had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to issue ‘shoot at sight’ order for members of Tablighi Jamaat....

Bhubaneswar: The Jagatsinghpur district administration in Odisha has directed petrol pump owners not to give fuel to private persons till the end of the lockdown period, but to supply only to the vehicles engaged in essential services. Jagatinghpur district collector Sangram Keshari Mohapatra in a letter...

New Delhi: She is a star kid and she has a huge following even though she is yet to act in a full length Hindi movie. However, Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan is always in the news because of her lifestyle, her looks, her...

Mumbai: After treating fans with a workout pout last week, diva Kareena Kapoor Khan has now aced ‘work from home’ with a signature pout. Kareena took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of herself sitting on a chair while sporting a white shirt and...

Los Angeles: For 10 patients very critical after being infected by the new coronavirus, a single dose of antibodies drawn from the blood of people who had recovered from COVID-19 appeared to save lives, shorten the duration of symptoms, improve oxygen levels and speed up...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Pradipta Naik Tuesday urged the state government to take steps to suspend the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund for two years and slash salaries of ministers and legislators by 30 per cent for a year as it...

Bhubaneswar: Twin city Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi urged Tuesday oil majors Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)  and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to maintain uninterrupted home delivery of LPG cylinders. There will be no restrictions on movement of vehicle carrying LPG cylinders. The dealers facing...