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Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 392, cases climb to 11,933: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 392 with 39 fatalities reported since Tuesday evening, while the number of...

74 million in water-scarce Arab world lack hand-washing facility: UN

BEIRUT: Some 74 million people in the water-scarce Arab region are at greater risk of catching the novel coronavirus because they lack a sink...

Over 20 lakh jobs at risk in Indian aviation, dependent sectors: IATA

New Delhi: More than 20 lakh jobs are at risk in India's aviation space and dependent sectors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Won’t agree to Asia Cup cancellation to accommodate IPL: PCB chairman Ehsan Mani

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani has asserted that the PCB will not agree to cancelling the Asia Cup, scheduled in the UAE...

Laxman hits back at Clarke, says just being nice doesn’t guarantee a place in IPL

MUMBAI: Former India batsman VVS Laxman took a jibe at Michael Clarke for his recent claims that Australian cricketers "sucked up" to India captain...

Health Ministry identifies 170 districts in India as hotspots, 207 as potential hotspots

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has identified 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as potential hotspots, officials said on Wednesday, reiterating that...

41 arrested in Kupwara district for violating lockdown orders

Srinagar:Police on Wednesday arrested 41 persons in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district for violating prohibitory orders imposed to contain the spread of the novel...

Key points in MHA’s ‘consolidated revised guidelines’

New Delhi: Followingare the key points in the Ministry of Home Affairs' consolidated revised guidelines: *All health services, including AYUSH, will remain functional. These include...

J&K starts easing out restrictions; brick kilns to operate in Jammu division

Jammu: Brick kilns will resume operations in Jammu as Lt Governor G C Murmu gave orders of easing out lockdown restrictions in the division,...

Italian virus hospital offers Fauci work if Trump fires him

Rome: The scientific director of Italy's leading infectious disease hospital says he'd like to hire Dr. Anthony Fauci should President Donald Trump remove him...

EU unveils virus exit plan, hoping to avoid more chaos

Brussels:   The European Union moved Wednesday to head off a chaotic and potentially disastrous easing of restrictions that are limiting the spread of the...

African Union chief says Trump decision on WHO ‘deeply regrettable’

Addis Ababa: The decision by US President Donald Trump to freeze funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the coronavirus pandemic is "deeply...

US ambassador: China not blocking medical supply exports

Beijing: The US ambassador to China said Wednesday that he doesn't believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of masks and other medical supplies to...

China says ‘seriously concerned’ by US freeze of WHO funds

Beijing: China said Wednesday it was "seriously concerned" about the US decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization, and urged Washington to...

Coronavirus: Pompeo says China did not give Americans access when needed the most

Washington: China did not give Americans access when it was needed the most in the beginning, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, demanding...

Pak’s coronavirus tally nears 6,000

Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan approached 6,000 after 272 new infections were reported, the health ministry said on Wednesday as Prime Minister...

Govt issues fresh guidelines for lockdown , bars all public activities to check COVID-19 spread

New Delhi: Fresh guidelines were issued by the government on Wednesday for enforcing the second phase of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union home...

Coronavirus death toll rises to 377 in India

New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 377  while the number of cases in the country climbed to 11,439 on Wednesday,...

COVID-19:Trump orders funding halt to WHO, says it failed in basic duty and must be held accountable

Washington: President Donald Trump has announced halting America's funding of up to USD 500 million annually to the World Health Organization while a review is...

Coronavirus could see UK GDP fall 13 per cent in 2020: watchdog

London:  Britain's economy could shrink by 13 per cent in 2020 in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, according to a scenario published...

Modi extends lockdown till May 3 to contain spread of virus

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the current lockdown will be extended till May 3, saying it is very necessary...

Lot of talk, where is the roadmap: Congress asks PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday termed as rhetoric and hollow on specifics the prime minister's address to the nation, saying there was no...

Migrant workers come out on road in Mumbai, say want to travel back home

MUMBAI: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown till May 3, a large number of migrant workers who earn...

Pakistan clerics warn government against ban on religious congregations amidst coronavirus outbreak

ISLAMABAD: A group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus outbreak...

Gautam Navlakha surrenders before NIA in Bhima Koregaon case

NEW DELHI: Civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday in Delhi after the Supreme Court had refused...

AIFF conducts online seminars on coaching methodologies

NEW DELHI: With the country under lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has conducted three online seminars...

Gautam Navlakha surrenders before NIA in Bhima Koregaon case

New Delhi:  Civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday here after the Supreme Court had rejected his...

PM failed to address economic concerns: Sena-NCP

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena and NCP said Prime Minister Narendra Modis address to the nation on Tuesday lacked substance as he did not suggest...

No measures for poor, economy: Cong on Modi’s lockdown extension

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday termed as rhetoric and hollow on specifics the prime minister's address to the nation, saying there was no...

US approves sale of anti-ship missiles, torpedoes worth USD 155 million to India

Washington: The Trump administration has notified the Congress of its determination to sell Harpoon air-launched anti-ship missiles and Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes worth USD...

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