People's casual attitude to blame for rising COVID infections: Medical expertsThe current surge of coronavirus cases in Bengal might not be as dangerous as it was during its outbreak in 2020 but more and more people m...
20 Jun, 2022, 01.19 PM IST
Bengal eateries allowed to open for three hours with vaccinated employees: Mamata BanerjeeThe government is also thinking of allowing shopping malls to open with 25 per cent workforce after the ongoing Covid related restrictions ...
03 Jun, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh crosses 1 million COVID-19 cases markAP became the fifth state in the country, behind topper Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, to aggregate over 10 lakh coronaviru...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.28 PM IST
No fresh COVID-19 case in Arunachal Pradesh for 2 daysThe COVID-19 caseload in the northeastern state remained at 16,849, while 16,785 people have recovered from the disease, State Surveillance...
05 Apr, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Israel cancels participation in UAE defence expo, citing air travel curbsDozens of Israeli defence firms had been due to take part in the IDEX conference in Abu Dhabi on Feb 21-25 - a first for both countries, wh...
15 Feb, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
West Bengal government allows several departments to work with 100 percent staff strength"The pandemic is on the decline and we are returning to normal life. Buses, trains, metros and ferry services have resumed operations. In t...
04 Feb, 2021, 05.09 PM IST
Country has rallied behind PM Narendra Modi in fight against COVID-19: Amit Shah"The world and country are fighting against COVID-19. The country has successfully faced it under PM Modi. On a comparative note, India has...
21 Nov, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
Veteran CPI(M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of COVID-19 at a hospital in KolkataChakraborty, the three-time transport minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996, was admitted to the hospital after he tested positive for ...
06 Aug, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
2 in 5 Indian-Americans worried about financial stability, says first-of-its-kind surveyAccording to the report which is based on a recent COVID-19 survey, one in six tested positive or know a family member of the Indian commun...
28 Jun, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
Trump again blames China for COVID-19, terms it ‘Kung flu'Kung fu refers to the Chinese martial arts in which people use only their bare hands and feet to fight. According to Johns Hopkins Coronavi...
21 Jun, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19: StudyIn a modelling study of lockdown impact in 11 nations, Imperial College London scientists said the draconian steps, imposed mostly in March...
08 Jun, 2020, 05.41 PM IST
'Contagion' director baffled by response to Covid-19, feels human behaviour during pandemic is 'deeply irrational'The filmmaker finds it 'fascinating' how the world has dealt with Covid-19.
23 May, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Punjab CM assures industry of swift approval to reopen, no penal action for Covid-19 contagionThe CM Captain Amarinder assured that he would raise the issue of Central support for industry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the...
24 Apr, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
Overcrowded jails cause for worry: CJI SA BobdeSocial distancing in such places is difficult, Justice SA Bobde said, even as he sought an action plan from prison authorities throughout t...
16 Mar, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Coronavirus can live in patients for five weeks after being infectedBy comparison, only a third of patients with SARS still harbored the virus in their respiratory tract after as long as four weeks.
14 Mar, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Words not immune to viral infectionJust as the plague affected English, COVID-19 will infect at least some words.
14 Mar, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
Canada's Justin Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirusThe 48-year-old Liberal leader is exhibiting no symptoms and will continue to work from home until the results of his wife's test comes in,...
12 Mar, 2020, 10.09 PM IST