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21 Navy personnel in Western Naval Command test positive for coronavirus

New Delhi:  At least 21 Indian Navy personnel serving at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, triggering concerns among...

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 480; cases climb to 14,378

New Delhi:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 480 and the number of cases to 14,378 in the country on Saturday, according...

COVID-19: China’s imported cases reach 1,566; revised death toll 4,632

Beijing: China's imported cases of coronavirus increased to 1,566 with 27 fresh ones, while its revised death toll stood at 4,632 with 50 per...

London buses step up virus measures after 20 drivers die

London: London's transport authorities on Friday announced new measures to protect bus drivers from coronavirus, as colleagues held a minute's silence for 20 who...

Trump says China coronavirus toll ‘far higher’ than admitted

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday said China's real death toll from coronavirus was "far higher," even after officials issued a new count sharply...

Coronavirus cases in US cross 700,000, death toll more than 35K

Washington: The number of the coronavirus cases in the US crossed 700,000 on Friday, while over 35,000 people have died from the disease, as...

Looking into reports that coronavirus ‘escaped’ from Wuhan lab: Trump

Washington: The US is looking into reports that the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 150,000 people globally, "escaped" from a Wuhan lab...

US must improve COVID-19 strategy to keep millions from falling into poverty: UN expert

United Nations:  The US must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class Americans hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from plunging...

2 militants killed in Kishtwar: Police

Jammu: Government forces on Friday killed two militants who attacked a special police officer and critically injured another in Kishtwar district early this week,...

Amid lockdown, child helpline receives 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days

NEW DELHI: Government helpline for children 'CHILDLINE 1098' has responded to a total of 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days, with a majority of...

Pressure mounts on India to ramp up testing as Covid cases surge

NEW DELHI: The Centre came under tremendous pressure from the opposition parties and experts to ramp up testing as coronavirus toll and cases surged. The...

HRD Minister urges private schools to reconsider annual fee hike, quarterly fee payment structure

NEW DELHI: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday urged private schools to reconsider their decisions on annual fee hike and collecting fee...

COVID-19: Record 4,591 deaths in US in last 24 hours

WASHINGTON: A record number of 4,591 Americans have died in the last 24 hours due to the deadly novel coronavirus in the US, which...

China, Pakistan, US participate in virtual discussion on Afghanistan convened by UN

UNITED NATIONS: China, Pakistan, Russia and the US were among the nine nations that participated in a virtual discussion convened by the UN Secretariat...

US provides nearly $5.9 million in health assistance to India

NEW DELHI: The US has provided nearly USD 5.9 million in health assistance to India to contain the spread of Covid-19, the State Department...

Africa could see 300,000 coronavirus deaths this year: Report

JOHANESBURG: Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus even under the best-case scenario, according to a new report that cites modeling by the...

India witnesses steep rise in crime against women amid lockdown, 587 complaints received: NCW

NEW DELHI: There has been a steep rise in crime against women across the country amid restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak, with...

No point discussing IPL in Sri Lanka right now: BCCI official

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is keen to host the currently-suspended IPL but the influential voices within the BCCI feel that there is...

Graeme Smith takes charge as CSA’s permanent director of cricket

Johannesburg: Former captain Graeme Smith was on Friday appointed Cricket South Africa's permanent Director of Cricket for a two-year term, a post which he...

Unable to get ‘likes’ on TikTok, teenager ends life in Noida

Noida: A teenager allegedly hanged himself to death at his home here as he was apparently "depressed" over not getting "likes" on his TikTok...

Lt Guv e-inaugurates J-K’s first COVID-19 call centre

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday inaugurated  first Covid response call centre in Srinagar, an official spokesperson said. It also launched web and...

Srinagar-Leh highway closed due to fresh snowfall

Sonamarg:  The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Leh highway has been closed for the vehicular traffic after the area received fresh snowfall at the Zojila pass in the Kashmir...

Europe still ‘in eye of the storm’ despite moves to ease virus lockdowns

  London:  Europe was still in the "eye of the storm" of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization warned Thursday, as parts of the...

Trump unveils guidelines to reopen country, lets governors to take call

  Washington: US President Donald Trump Thursday unveiled a new phase-wise approach to reopen the country's economy jolted by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing governors to...

US coronavirus death toll passes 32,000: Tracker

  Washington: The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the United States reached 32,917 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The toll as...

Covid-19: RBI sees inflation falling below 4 pc target by mid-FY21

Mumbai:  RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the inflation is on a declining trajectory and could fall below the central bank's 4 per...

COVID-19 pandemic could cost millions of jobs in global tourism industry: UN body

United Nations: Millions of jobs in the global tourism industry could be lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted travel like no other...

COVID-19 lockdown completes one month in Kashmir

Srinagar:  Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus completed one month on Friday, even as the number...

US provides nearly USD 5.9 million in health assistance to India on COVID-19

  Washington: The US has provided nearly USD 5.9 million in health assistance to India to contain the spread of COVID-19, the State Department has...

Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar:  Two militants were killed in an encounter with government  forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday, police said. Government forces launched a...

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