Coronavirus

Bareilly: At least 200 people were evacuated from the Shahdana Wali Dargah here and sent homes after medical screening and instruction to remain in self-quarantine, officials said Saturday. Dargah’s mutwalli (caretaker) Wajid Ali said that these people were from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other places...

San Francisco: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has announced to donate $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-job Americans during the ongoing new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an Instagram post, Bezos said he wants to support...

Mumbai: The Hindi Film couple of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have pledged to donate to the PM-CARES Fund to lend support to fight the battle against the coronavirus crisis. Ranveer and Deepika took to their social media, where they said that they are contributing...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut has expressed fear that switching off the lights simultaneously for nine minutes could lead to a multi-state grid collapse and result in blackout in the entire country. In his statement issued Friday night, Raut has appealed to the people...

Jajpur: The man who tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus in Jajpur district has been shifted to Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack, reports said. The man belongs to Brahmabarada village under Rasulpur block. Reportedly, the man had also attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in...

Nagpur: In a major relief during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Maharashtra police will now issue passes for inter-district travel to people in need. In an order issued Friday, special Inspector General of Police (Spl IGP) Milind Bharambe directed all police units to issue inter-district travel...

Mumbai: Hindi film stars have become quite active on social media due to the nationwide lockdown to counter the spread of deadly coronavirus. In such a scenario, stars have the opportunity to interact with their fans on social media platforms. However, a video of actor Akshay...

Talcher: Doctors and other medical workers all around the world are risking their lives to contain the novel COVID-19. However, a sickening event in Talcher has raised a finger on our sincereity in acknowledging and honouring their service. As per reports, an elderly medical practioner...

Bhadrak: Bhadrak Police arrested nine people Saturday in different parts of the district for flouting the 48-hour shutdown rules. They were found roaming around in the streets violating the shutdown procedures. Police, however, did not provide the identities of these persons. The shutdown has been...

Bhubaneswar: Apart from setting up of three special COVID hospitals, the Odisha government has also kept 500 MBBS students trained to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 500 MBBS students have been given COVID-19 online training as approved by the Government of India,...