Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, state ministers to deliberate on extending lockdownBihar now has 40,691 active cases, a sharp drop since a few weeks ago when it was in excess of one lakh, while 6.44 lakh people have recove...
24 May, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
Lockdown in West Bengal, restrictions extended in several statesChairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that local...
15 May, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
India reaping 'lockdown dividend' by saving lives and livelihood: Eco SurveyThe document further said India recognised that while GDP growth will recover from the temporary shock caused by the pandemic, human lives ...
31 Jan, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Covid 19: Current guidelines on reopening of activities to be applicable till November 30The political gatherings can be held only outside the containment zones. The lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the cont...
27 Oct, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
India nears 1.7 million COVID-19 cases, records highest one-day jump of 57,118 and recoveries cross 1 million01 Aug, 2020, 11.23 AM IST
Hunger brought migrants home, now drives them back thousands of miles awayHunger and hopelessness drove tens of thousands of migrant workers from cities of their dreams, vibrant and pulsating with life and activit...
29 Jun, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 76: Maharashtra > ChinaIndia's first phase of unlocking, after over 70 days of being locked in, began today with religious places across the country reopening fir...
08 Jun, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 67: Will India take leap of faith?On jobs front, top 5 insurance companies believe that they can hire upto 5000 people on business boom. Tata Steel also confirmed to honour ...
30 May, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 56: 100 to 1 lakh in 64 daysIn some good news, a vaccine test in the US has everyone excited, after Moderna's experimental vaccine produced protective antibodies in a ...
19 May, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 55: Trance after trancheThe Sensex plunged 1,069 points, taking with it Rs 3.6 lakh crore in investor wealth. Analysts punched holes in the stimulus, calling it il...
18 May, 2020, 06.21 PM IST
COVID-19: India surpasses China tally with 85,000 confirmed cases; Bihar, Karnataka, J&K cross 1k markThough some new cases have emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan -- the epicentre of the deadly virus -- less than 100 people are now underg...
16 May, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
COVID-19 lockdown: PM holds meeting with CMs; lockdown extension focus of discussionThe Central government is understood to have also obtained views on the issue from all the relevant agencies and stakeholders involved in t...
11 Apr, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 17: Death toll crosses 200-mark, no community transmission yetThere has been no sign of community transmission yet, the Health ministry said even as India's Covid numbers inched closer to the 7,000-mar...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
Mass exodus, rising count: In first weekend under lockdown, India adjusts to new normalIndia's most vulnerable, who fear dying not of the disease but rather of starvation, have decided not to wait. Unable to afford food and re...
29 Mar, 2020, 08.12 PM IST
Day 1 of lockdown: More and more factories shut shop; India's count crosses 600With most businesses having to work from home or with minimal personnel, many have temporarily shut shop.
25 Mar, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
COVID-19 positive cases rise to 606, number of infected highest in Maharashtra: Health MinistryNew Delhi, Mar 25 () Nearly 90 more coronavirus positive cases were reported in India taking the total number of cases to 606 on Wednesday ...
25 Mar, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
Nearly 500 coronavirus cases in India; 9 deathsAccording to the data updated Tuesday morning, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 492, including 446 active cases. The figure inclu...
24 Mar, 2020, 10.44 AM IST