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Govt to probe pilferage of liquor during lockdown in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a probe into reports of huge pilferage of liquor during lockdown and constituted teams to conduct...

Cross-LoC shelling in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday fired mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday,...

BJP creating hatred against Muslims, says Akhilesh; questions UP govt’s handling of crisis

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of creating hatred against Muslims over the coronavirus crisis, saying the ruling party...

Children in South Asia could face health crisis amid COVID-19: UNICEF

KATHMANDU: Expressing concern over the disruptions caused in immunisations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that South...

Covid-19 fatalities cross 210,000 globally; Europe and US worst hit

PARIS: More than 210,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, 85 percent of them in Europe and the United States, according to...

Coronavirus cases cross 14,000 in Pakistan, Death toll rises to 301

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as the number of coronavirus cases...

Deeply concerned: China on ICMR’s decision to not use COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

NEW DELHI: China on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over the evaluation result of the COVID-19 rapid testing kits supplied to India by...

Mizoram likely to be 6th corona-free N-E state

AIZAWL/GUWAHATI: Mizoram would soon be the sixth COVID-19- free state out of the eight states in northeast India as the state’s lone corona patient...

Coronavirus: Mumbai cops aged above 55 asked to go on leave

MUMBAI: In view of the deaths of three policemen in the last three days due to COVID-19 disease, the Mumbai Police have asked their...

Ajmal still believes he got Tendulkar out in 2011 WC semifinal

KARACHI: Former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is still not over the disappointment of missing Sachin Tendulkar's wicket in the 2011 World Cup semifinal against...

AIFF’s video fitness campaign receives huge response

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation's video campaign to promote fitness among fans during the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown has received a huge response...

12 more patients recover from COVID-19 in Jammu region

Jammu:  The number of COVID-19 active cases in Jammu region came down to 15, with 12 more patients recovering on Tuesday, officials said. So far,...

Teenager dies after slipping from hill top in Doda

Doda/Jammu: A 19-year-old shepherd was killed Tuesday when he accidentally fell down from a hill top while grazing his sheep in Doda district of...

COVID-19 test kits: China urges India to step up communication with Chinese firms to resolve issue

Beijing:  China on Tuesday urged India to step up communication to "properly resolve" the issue with the two Chinese firms which supplied the COVID-19...

BJP MLA in UP caught on video telling people not to buy vegetables from Muslim vendors

Gorakhpur:  BJP MLA from Barhaj constituency in Deoria district, Suresh Tewari, was on Tuesday seen in a video clip, telling people not to buy...

No evidence yet to support that plasma therapy can be used for COVID-19 treatment: Health Ministry

New Delhi:  The Health Ministry on Tuesday said currently plasma therapy is at experimental stage and there is no evidence yet to support that...

Turkey sends medical equipment to help US fight virus

Ankara: Turkey has dispatched a planeload of personal protective equipment to support the United States as it grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. A Turkish military...

Pak Army shells three sectors along LoC in Poonch: Army spokesperson

  Jammu:  The Pakistan Army on Tuesday fired mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a...

SC asks Centre to ensure PPE kits are provided to health workers in non -COVID treatment areas

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to make suggestions in the guidelines for rational use of personal protective equipment so that...

Trump says virus testing ‘not a problem,’ but doubts persist

Washington:The White House released new guidelines Monday aimed at answering criticism that America's coronavirus testing has been too slow, and President Donald Trump tried...

New guidelines for home isolation of people with very mild symptoms of coronavirus

New Delhi:People who have very mild symptoms of coronavirus or those pre-symptomatic can opt for home isolation if they have the requisite self-isolation facility...

Trump: US coronavirus deaths could reach 70,000

Washington:  President Donald Trump is projecting that coronavirus deaths in the United States could reach 70,000, but says original projections were much higher as...

Retired army Major booked for posting fake news

Hyderabad:   A retired Major of the Army was on Monday booked by the Cyberabad Police here for allegedly posting fake news on a social...

COVID-19: Trump says US doing ‘very serious’ investigation against China

Washington:  The US is carrying out a "very serious" investigation against China, President Donald Trump has said, indicating that his administration is looking at...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in country; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday,...

Convert coronavirus challenge into opportunity: PM Modi tells CMs

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked states to try to convert the Covid-19 challenge into opportunities through administrative reforms, and form their...

ICMR tells states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from two Chinese firms

NEW DELHI: The country's apex health research body ICMR on Monday asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits procured from...

Government must make public details of all purchases made to fight COVID-19: Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday demanded that the government should make public details of all purchases made in the last one month to...

‘Most CMs want lockdown to continue’: Narayanasamy after interaction with PM

NEW DELHI: A majority of the chief ministers who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wanted the lockdown to continue after May...

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