Coronavirus

New Delhi: “People have this perennial habit of writing me off now and then but it does not affect me,” says veteran wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has not only quashed his retirement talks but is rather bullish about his qualification for next year's Tokyo Olympics....

New Delhi: The government’s portal to help foreign tourists stranded in India saw 769 registrations in the last five days with an American, Costa Rican and an Australian with medical emergencies among those helped through the website. The portal — www.strandedinindia.com — was launched March...

London: British boxing great Nigel Benn revealed on Instagram one of his brothers Mark has died of coronavirus. The 56-year-old — former world champion at two weights — said Mark had been the “Joker” of the family. It came as the number of UK coronavirus-related...

Washington: United States President Donald Trump and members of his administration are growing emphatic in promoting an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting COVID-19, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it is proved safe and effective against the virus. Donald...

New Delhi: Opposition parties came down heavily Monday on the government over its decision to suspend Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds for two years. They said it undermines the role of MPs, who will ‘lose their voice’ and an instrument to...

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 111 Monday evening and the number of infections climbed to 4,281 in the country registering a record jump of 704 cases in 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The active...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Monday a telemedicine helpline (No: 14410) for providing medical assistance exclusively to COVID-19 cases while urging doctors from across the country to extend their helping hand to the state government’s noble initiative. “We are now launching a dedicated...

Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare Department, government of Odisha said Monday on its twitter account that a 32-year-old person from Kendrapara has tested positive for coronavirus. The person had returned March 24 from Dubai. With the addition of the Kendrapara person the total number...

Bhubaneswar: In an aim to prevent the transmission of the dreaded COVID-19 virus, the Odisha government made it mandatory for all persons stepping out of their residences to wear masks. The rule will come into effect from April 9 morning. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy issued...

Bhubaneswar: The entire country is under lockdown and there isn’t an lot of scope for the school and college goers to prepare themselves for the upcoming examinations. To make up for the loss of classroom teaching, schools and colleges have resorted to online teaching as...