India records 61,537 new Covid cases and 933 deaths; tally rises to 20,88,611There are 6,19,088 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 29.64 per cent of the caseload. A total of 61,537 cases w...
08 Aug, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
Need more isolation facilities in high-risk localities: GovtThe suggestion was made to the states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat that are facing high number of Covid-19 cases. The Centre had ear...
17 May, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Covid-19 crisis: People believe India will get back on its feet by July-end; the world may take longer to healThe end of the pandemic: Indians are most likely to visit public places once local corona cases are under control.
12 May, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Indians still in Wuhan say asymptomatic cases raise fears of 2nd wave of coronavirus"Yes, the lockdown was lifted on April 8 and more and more people ventured out but only for work and to buy the essentials.Most of the peop...
29 Apr, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Renewed focus by armed forces to insulate 15 lakh personnel from coronavirusAll the three forces have already enforced a "no movement" policy under which almost all their bases have been put under total lockdown bar...
18 Apr, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
Delhi, Tamil Nadu Covid-19 spread double of the national averageDelhi has the highest test positivity rate of 10%, according to state-wise data with the Indian Council of Medical Research. Test positivit...
16 Apr, 2020, 12.09 AM IST
View: India is forced to implement all three strategies of combating coronavirus all at onceThere might seem to be many options, but effectively there is only one. That is what India is looking at right now.
01 Apr, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
Three Indians among 42 new coronavirus cases reported in SingaporeThree Indian nationals were among the 42 new coronavirus cases reported in Singapore on Sunday, taking the total number of infections in th...
30 Mar, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
India may have 13 lakh confirmed Coronavirus cases by mid-May: StudyThe estimates reinforce concerns among some medical officials and experts in India that the country of 1.4 billion people could see coronav...
24 Mar, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
India considers easier loan, tax rules to help economy endure coronavirus painFinance Ministry is mulling extending loan tenors and relaxing bad-debt norms for small cos, sources say.
19 Mar, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
30 outstation trains cancelled till April 1 amid coronavirus outbreakThe Central Railway has cancelled 30 more outstation trains till April 1 ,mainly due to low occupancy, as people have been advised to avoid...
19 Mar, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
Indian Army reports its first case of coronavirusThe soldier is a resident of Chuchot village in Leh. His father had tested positive for coronavirus on March 6 and was isolated at the Sona...
18 Mar, 2020, 10.21 PM IST
Can’t comply with summons due to coronavirus: Companies, banks, NBFCs tell taxmanCompanies claim that senior officials are already working from home and so can't travel to meet the taxman.
18 Mar, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Indian among 15 new coronavirus cases in UAEThe Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a statement that 13 out of 15 new cases in the UAE recently arrived from abroad. They were di...
07 Mar, 2020, 12.24 PM IST
Railways ups its guards after 2 suspected Covid-19 casesThe railways said that in addition to the dos and don’ts posted across stations, its staff have been asked to increase the frequency of cle...
07 Mar, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Indians among passengers, crew on board Japan cruise ship as new cases of coronavirus emergeCruise ship Diamond Princess, carrying 3,711 people, arrived at the Japanese coast early last week and was quarantined after a passenger wh...
10 Feb, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
Coronavirus: China assures India of cooperation in epidemic prevention and controlChina on Thursday said it is closely watching the report about one confirmed case of the Coronavirus in India, and assured cooperation to t...
30 Jan, 2020, 06.29 PM IST