Coronavirus

Baripada: Following the order of state government, Mayurbhanj district administration has decided to allow eight ‘dhabas; to operate alongside National Highway here. Reports said, the step was taken after the state government Saturday issued standard operating procedure (SOP) for the opening of roadside dhabas amid...

New Delhi: The total tally of novel coronavirus cases in India crossed 1600 mark Wednesday, said the health ministry. The country has reported 1637 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far, since the first case was reported January 30 in Kerala’s Thrissur. Of 1637, at least 1466...

Bengaluru: The Azim Premji Foundation has donated Rs 1,000 crore for a comprehensive on the ground response to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, an official said Wednesday. "Modern global society has not confronted a crisis of this magnitude and type and all must work together to...

London: Researchers claim that China’s control measures during the first 50 days of the novel coronavirus pandemic may have delayed the spread of the virus to cities outside of Wuhan by several days and, by interrupting transmission nationwide, prevented more than 700,000 infections across the...

Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife, author-filmmaker Tahira Kashyap, have come out in support of women ragpickers in New Delhi during the coronavirus crisis. The two have for years supported a non-profit organisation in Delhi named Gulmeher, a women's collective of waste-pickers turned artisans....

Rourkela: Chandamani Sandil, a resident of Ergeda village under Chandiposh police limits in the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district has been playing an extraordinary role in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus in her area. The studious girl has become an example in her area. She...

New Delhi: In a reference to the present situation arising out of the lockdown, which has led to the exodus of migrant labourers, Congress leader Kapil Sibal Wednesday said there were two types of people in the country, one was at home and the other...

Varanasi: Women researchers at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a new testing method for COVID-19. The team has already patented the method. According to reports, a group of women scientists at the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu...

Los Angeles: Actor Andrew Jack, best known as the man who played Caluan Ematt in the Star Wars series of films, has passed away two days after contracting the novel coronavirus. He was 76. Jack's agent Jill McCullough confirmed his death, reports said. He died in...

Bargarh: At a time when nationwide lockdown is in force restricting congregation in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, a young couple in Bargarh district decided to tie nuptial knot without violating norms at police station Tuesday. The couple have been identified as the Pabitra Sahoo...