Coronavirus

Aligarh: Hindu Mahasabha General Secretary Puja Shakun Pandey was booked Monday for allegedly making inflammatory comments targeting the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz event in Delhi, police said. An FIR was registered against Pandey on the basis of a complaint filed by former Samajwadi Party MLA from...

New Delhi: Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava Monday took charge as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, succeeding Raveesh Kumar. Srivastava, a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was serving as India’s Ambassador to Ethiopia. “Honoured and privileged to take over as the Official Spokesperson...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar Town Police arrested four persons for spreading fake coronavirus news on social media and forwarded them to court Sunday. Police alleged that the four had been spreading rumours by circulating the picture of a news channel. The four have been identified as Manas...

Chandigarh: A 55-year-old man who was admitted to the Kalpana Chawla Medical College in Karnal on the suspicion that he might have contracted coronavirus, fell to his death from the sixth floor of the hospital Monday while allegedly trying to escape, police said. The man,...

Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale Monday claimed that the Go Corona Go slogan he coined has now become famous all over the world. The minister said questions were raised earlier if such a slogan would help but its widespread use has proved the efficacy of...

New Delhi: The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) Monday asked all zoos across the country to be on high alert and collect samples fortnightly in suspected cases after a tiger at a US zoo tested positive for coronavirus. In a letter to all states and Union...

New Delhi: The US government, through its aid agency USAID, has announced a grant of USD 2.9 million to India to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic. US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said the assistance will further support India’s response to COVID-19. The US...

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor has pledged to donate to various COVID-19 relief funds. The actor has tried to help as many by contributing to the PM-CARES Fund, Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund, GiveIndia, The Wishing Factory and Hindi film industry's Federation of Western India Cine...

Ganjam: Following the advisory of the Odisha government, the Ganjam district administration has decided to fine people for not wearing masks/handkerchief on their faces when they step out of their homes during lockdown. Officials said covering of the face is mandatory to prevent the spread of...

Bhubaneswar: Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi appealed Monday to the residents of this city to buy groceries and vegetables from the mobile vans being run by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). He also urged people to avoid using their vehicles and instead walk down to...