Strict lockdown should be clamped in areas with COVID positivity rate of over 10%: AIIMS director"There is a need to impose strict regional lockdowns in areas where the COVID-19 case positivity rate is over 10 per cent or the bed occupa...
04 May, 2021, 07.34 PM IST
US expert Fauci advises India to marshal all resources, including Army, to fight COVID surge, says situation ‘very desperate'“When you have so many people getting infected…the lack of the capability to take adequate care of everyone; when you have shortages of hos...
04 May, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Dealers could lose up to Rs 6,000 crore: Retail auto sales may skid in April on COVID-19 curbsHundreds of showrooms have shut their doors amid curfews and strict restrictions on people’s movement in several cities and states. Fewer c...
20 Apr, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
No rural comfort for FMCG amid 2nd waveLast year, the nationwide lockdown hampered the urban demand for consumer durables and discretionary items. However, the rural economy larg...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
A year after 'Janata curfew', coronavirus threat rears its ugly head againThe coronavirus pandemic is on the upswing again in India which observed a 'Janata curfew' on this day a year ago, having paved the way for...
22 Mar, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
How India, unlike the West, has recalibrated the Covid-19 debateThe timing, duration and efficacy of the nation-wide lockdown imposed earlier in the year may continue to be questioned in the years to com...
19 Nov, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Sensex plunges 660 points: Four factors behind the market crashHDFC twins were the biggest drags on bluechip indices, followed by Reliance Industries and private bank trio of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and K...
14 Jul, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
Physical hearings in Delhi High Court and subordinate courts suspended till July 15The mentioning of urgent matters is being done through the web link which is available from 9 AM to 10.30 AM on all working days. The matte...
30 Jun, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
Covid-19 not 'exploded' in India but risk remains: WHO expertWHO expert Michael Ryan said the doubling time of cases in India is about three weeks at this stage.
06 Jun, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Passenger vehicle sales crash to decades low in MayPassenger vehicle sales slumped to their lowest in decades last month amid Covid-19 lockdown.
02 Jun, 2020, 06.32 AM IST
Excellent job by India in reducing COVID-19 related deaths by clamping lockdown: Indian-American docIndia currently has over 1,82,00 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 5,164 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. According to ...
01 Jun, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
India's fish export likely to fall 5-10% in FY20 due to COVID-19 crisis: GovernmentThe country had exported fish valued Rs 46,589 crore during the 2018-19 fiscal. The US, Middle East, UK and China are main export destinati...
26 May, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Mixed response in Delhi to relaxation on opening standalone shopsFor the first time in over a month, Akash opened his tea stall in Laxmi Nagar on Sunday with a soft smile and a hope of getting business ba...
26 Apr, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Rajasthan records 139 new COVID-19 cases; 25,000 people to be tested in single day“A 62-year-old man who was admitted at the state-run SMS Hospital on April 9 died on Friday. He was tested positive today. He was suffering...
11 Apr, 2020, 11.07 PM IST
Airtel sees higher traffic growth in suburban & rural areas than urbanBharti Airtel is seeing higher traffic growth in suburban and rural areas than in urban. Increased traffic is being seen in rural India com...
08 Apr, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
Steps being taken under PM Modi's firm leadership will be effective in combating virus: Dalai LamaIndia has enforced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the deadly virus, which has infected nearly 650 people in the countr...
26 Mar, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
US could be next 'virus epicentre', as India locks down, global recession loomsConfirmed coronavirus cases around the world exceeded 377,000 across 194 countries and territories as of early Tuesday, according to a Reut...
25 Mar, 2020, 12.29 AM IST