21:29
The Trump administration has offered a German medical company large sums of money for exclusive access to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported.The German government is trying to fight off what it sees as an aggressive takeover bid by the US, the broadsheet Die Welt reports, citing...
20:53
Union Minister of Health and Family Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday reviewed the status, actions taken by States, UTs, and their preparedness regarding prevention, containment, and management of COVID-19.The minister was apprised of the emerging international and national status on COVID-19, and the...
20:29
The district administration is mulling imposition of the section 144 of the CrPC in Pune to check the spread of novel coronavirus, a senior official said here on Sunday.Addressing reporters, Pune Divisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said the administration has decided to change its strategy...
20:19
Hollywood star Tom Hanks has urged fans to take care of themselves and each other in his latest Instagram post, after testing positive for COVID-19. The actor and his wife Rita Wilson, both 63, are currently recovering from the disease in hospital isolation after falling ill while filming in...
19:48
A spike in deaths from the coronavirus in Spain has pushed the global toll past 6,000, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources. The worldwide death toll rose to 6,036, with 159,844 infections after 105 died in Spain. While China remains the country with the most deaths...
19:31
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launched his political outfit the Azad Samaj Party on Sunday -- the birth anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Before launching his party at an event held in Safai village in Noida, the 37-year-old Dalit leader made Kanshi Ram's photograph his...
19:15
BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda has issued an order for all the state units of the party to postpone their major programmes in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country.Nadda also asked party members to hold 'Jan Jagran' to spread awareness about the deadly virus among...
18:27
Madhya Pradesh Speaker NP Prajapati on Sunday refused to commit whether he will order a floor test in the Legislative Assembly on March 16 as directed by Governor Lalji Tandon to Chief Minister Kamal Nath.All eyes are on Prajapati whose call on the floor test -- allowing or disallowing it...
17:59
With just five days left for the execution of death sentence in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Tihar Jail authorities on Sunday said they have asked the hangman to report three days ahead of the scheduled hanging. The four convicts in the case are to be hanged together at...
17:38
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the government raised excise duty on petrol and diesel at a time when global oil prices have crashed.Just 3 days ago I had requested @PMOIndia to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to...
17:13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses SAARC leaders in a meeting over COVID-19 concerns in the regions. He says that since societies of these nations are tied together, measures should taken to contain the spread of the virus.India's step-by-step approach has helped curb spread of coronavirus....
16:49
Joining other big stars in raising awareness about the novel coronavirus, actor Parineeti Chopra on Sunday urged her Twitter fam to adopt social distancing to stop the highly contagious virus from spreading.The 31-year-old actor took to Twitter to share a two-page letter in which she advised her...
16:16
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday to discuss the state's preparedness to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak.The telephonic conversation, which took place at 11 am, was centred on the efforts by the state and the Centre to tackle the...
16:01
India-Bangladesh passenger train services between Kolkata and cities in the neighbouring country have been suspended from Sunday as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, on a Union government directive, an Eastern Railway official said. The Eastern Railway said services of...
15:45
As the battle against coronavirus intensifies, the railway authorities in Mumbai have started disinfecting local trains, which carry around 80 lakh suburban commuters everyday, as well as long distance trains.According to the Central Railway, all the coach fittings, including grab handles, door...
15:05
In order to help prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Sunday decided to close Mumbai Zoo (Veer Mata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan And Zoo) till further orders.Also, Taraporewala Aquarium, situated at Marine Drive has been shut down. Pulkesh Kadam,...
14:39
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust on Sunday appealed to devotees to postpone their visit to Shirdi for a few days in view of coronavirus outbreak in the country.As per the directives of the government, I request the devotees to postpone their visit to Shirdi for a few days, said Arun Dongre, Chief...
14:14
Four Gujarat Congress MLAs resigned on Sunday despite the party shifting its state MLAs to Jaipur ahead of the crucial Rajya Sabha election on March 26.The four Congress MLAs have submitted their resignations with the Gujarat assembly Speaker on Sunday just days ahead of the Rajya Sabha...
14:12
The district administration is likely to take legal action against the suspected coronavirus woman patient who fled from Bengaluru and reached Agra.It was an unfortunate incident. Since her father is a Railway employee, I will request the Divisional Railway Manager (Agra) to take appropriate...
13:43
Elections to to rural and urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh were put off indefinitely by the State Election Commission on Sunday in view of spread of coronavirus. Elections to gram panchayats have been kept in abeyance for six weeks, State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar...
13:29
Amid the coronavirus scare, the Mumbai Police on Sunday issued an order for tour operators, asking them not to take any groups to foreign or domestic destinations for tourism purpose till March 31, an officialsaid.Defying the order, which came into effect on Sunday, may attract action under IPC...
12:43
The number of positive coronavirus cases in the country climbed to 107, including foreign nationals, even as the Central and state governments ramped up efforts to fight the highly contagious disease.Worst-hit country after China remains Italy which saw the biggest increase with more than 415...
12:28
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the country will remain in lockdown for 15 days from early next week in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus cases that spiraled to nearly 6,000 with over 190 deaths.Raising a state of alarm in the country, the prime minister...
12:05
Security forces on Sunday killed four terrorists in an encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The forces cordoned off the area on Sunday morning and launched a search operation after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists...
11:54
At least 289 passengers of a Dubai-bound flight were offloaded at the airport on Sunday shortly before takeoff after a UK national among them tested positive for novel coronavirus, official sources said. The passenger belonged to a group of 19 holidaying in the hill...
11:38
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday called off his weekly meet and greet with fans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 77-year-old actor, who sees his admirers every Sunday at his house Jalsa in Juhu since past 37 years, took to Twitter to share the update. To all Ef and well wishers an...
11:16
The number of positive coronavirus cases in the country climbed to 93 even as the Central and state governments ramped up efforts to fight the highly contagious disease. Two persons have died of the disease in Delhi and Karnataka.India has already declared coronavirus a disaster, the Centre has...
10:58
With the Madhya Pradesh governor directing chief minister Kamal Nath to seek a trust vote, the Congress MLAs, who were staying in two resorts here, are returning to Bhopal. Nearly 90 Congress MLAs from Bhopal arrived at the Jaipur airport and are going back in a flight.We will prove...
10:52
Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, was tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, Sputnik reported citing Spanish news agency Europa Press.The condition of both the Prime Minister and his wife are assessed as good. Both are now in their residence, following the...
10:45
Yes Bank reported on Saturday a staggering Rs 18,654-crore loss for the December quarter due to higher recognition of dud assets on the books, and an erosion of capital buffers to the brink. The gross non-performing assets shot-up to Rs 40,709 crore or 18.87 per cent of assets as of...
10:33
Petrol price was on Sunday cut by 12 paise a litre and diesel rates by 14 paise as oil companies moderated rate reduction amid the fall in global prices to absorb the hike in excise duty on fuel by the government. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 69.75 per litre, while diesel is priced at...
10:32
A total of 218 Indians, including 211 students, stranded in coronavirus-hit Italy have arrived in India, minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan said. He further said all of them will be quarantined for 14 days.218 Indians including 211 students from Milan landed in Delhi....
10:26
In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, the ministry of home affairs has temporarily suspended the travel and registration for Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan from Monday.In wake of the #COVID19india outbreak, as a precautionary measure to contain and control the spread of the...
09:43
Three suspected coronavirus patients who were quarantined left a government hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on Saturday evening without informing anybody, the police said. By late night, however, two of them returned to the Ahmednagar district civil hospital. Search was...
09:36
Two hundred and thirty-four Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran have arrived in India, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. The batch comprises 131 students and 103 pilgrims, he said.234 Indians stranded in Iran have arrived in India; including 131 students and 103...
09:32
IndiGo on Saturday said it will cancel some of its flights to the United Arab Emirates after the Gulf country announced that it would suspend all entry visas, except diplomatic visas, from March 17 in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the airline said, Owing to the...
09:17
In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Central and Western Railway on Saturday ordered withdrawal of blankets and curtains from AC coaches as they are not washed every day. Other items in the bed roll, including bedsheets, towels and pillow covers, are washed every day.As per the extant...
09:05
Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon directed chief minister Kamal Nath late Saturday night to seek a trust vote in the assembly soon after his (governor) address on March 16. A letter from the governor was sent to the chief minister in this regard around midnight, a Raj Bhavan source...
08:52
Three out of four family members of the elderly man who died of novel coronavirus have tested negative, while the result of the fourth member will be out by Sunday evening, state health minister B Sriramulu said. Among the four persons whose medical tests were done, three have tested...
08:48
The United States has expanded its travel ban imposed on European countries in view of the coronavirus pandemic to the United Kingdom and Ireland.The move came as President Donald Trump reviewed measures that his administration was taking to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has so...
08:46
Twelve new coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Singapore, taking the total number of such cases to 212 in the island-nation.Nine out of the 12 new patients were infected while travelling abroad, officials said on Saturday.The latest cases bring the total number of...
08:26
United States President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the White House physician said.Trump had taken the coronavirus test on Friday night. The results came out in less than 24 hours.Last night, after an in-depth discussion with the President regarding the COVID-19...
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