Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) have announced a unilateral ceasefire in Odisha in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and urged the state government to send medical teams to assist people living in forests and other remote areas. In an audio tape released in Telugu,...

Berlin: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich resumed training Monday for the first time since the German league was suspended due to coronavirus but the players were put through their paces in small groups and maintaining social distancing measures. Keeping at least 1.5 metres from each other,...

New Delhi: Industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said Monday there will be significant downstream disruptions in the travel and tourism sector if airlines are allowed to not make refunds to customers on grounds of ‘force majeure’ amid coronavirus pandemic. The comments...

New Delhi: Instead of suspending the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) scheme, the Centre should scrap the Central Vista plan and transfer all funds from electoral bonds to tackle the coronavirus crisis, the CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said Monday. Sitaram Yechury...

Kanpur/Guwahati: As coronavirus cases in the country spike, authorities have warned of invoking attempt to murder charge and the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against those participants of the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi who fail to report for screening test. According to the latest...

London: Actor Jay Benedict, best known for his roles in the film Aliens and TV show Emmerdale, has passed away due to complications arising from coronavirus. He was 68. The actor died on April 4, a week before his 69th birthday, following a battle with...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Union Ministers to prepare plans to fight the economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing and asserted Monday that this crisis is an opportunity to boost the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative and reduce dependence on other countries. Chairing the first...

New Delhi: It was a black day in India's fight against the spread of coronavirus cases, as 693 new cases were found in 24 hours - the highest number in a day recorded so far, taking the total count to 4,067. Also, 30 deaths were...

Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar Monday asked who gave permission for the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, which has emerged as one of the major coronavirus hotspots in the country. The Maharashtra government earlier denied permission for a similar gathering...

New Delhi: More than 25,500 Tablighi Jamaat members and their contacts have been quarantined in the country till now after the Centre and state governments conducted a ‘mega operation’ to identify them, a senior Union Home Ministry official said Monday. During the daily briefing, Joint...