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COVID-19 lockdown: PM holds meeting with CMs; lockdown extension focus of discussion

New Delhi:  As India battles the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video conference with chief ministers primarily to take...

Italy extends lockdown despite business pressure

Rome:  Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday refused to bow to business pressure and extended the Mediterranean country's economically-crippling lockdown until May 3. Conte...

WHO China-centric, will ‘make announcement’ on funding it next week: Trump

Washington: Reiterating his allegation of the World Health Organization being China-centric, US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would be making an announcement...

Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to put women and girls at the centre of their efforts to recover from COVID-19,...

Handwara man arrested in Jammu

Jammu: An alleged hardcore overground worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant  outfit was arrested from a village near the International Border here, a police official...

PM to interact with CMs today; extension of COVID-19 lockdown on agenda

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video, where a call would be taken...

Global coronavirus deaths surpass 94,000 amid signs of hope

BRUSSELS: Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the...

Cannot do covid tests free of cost: Private labs on SC directive

NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court directing that private labs should conduct coronavirus tests free of cost, many laboratories expect the government to “come...

Hope govt has plan to deal with situation arising out of lockdown: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: The Congress hopes that the government will come out with a plan to deal with the situation arising out of the prevailing...

Govt decides to export surplus hydroxychloroquine, says there is buffer stock for India

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over the export of hydroxychloroquine, which is being seen as a drug that may counter coronavirus, the government on Friday...

India’s COVID-19 death rate lower than many developed nations like US, UK: Medical experts

NEW DELHI: Despite India reporting nearly 200 COVID-19 deaths in last one month, the country’s death rate of about 3 per cent is lower...

Tendulkar best I ever saw, Kohli best among current lot: Clarke

MELBOURNE: Former Australian captain Michael Clarke feels Virat Kohli's fetish for big hundreds is similar to the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, who was the "hardest...

J&K issues advisory for children, caregivers to deal with change due to COVID-19

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday issued a detailed parenting advisory to enable children and caregivers to cope with the sudden disruption...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 206, number of cases climbs to 6,761: Health Ministry

New Delhi:  The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 206 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 6,761 on Friday,...

Boris Johnson out of ICU, must rest up says his father

London:  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shifted out of the intensive care unit (ICU) but will remain in hospital to continue his...

Enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in India: Govt

New Delhi:  The government on Friday said that there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and it is taking all steps to...

Two doctors among 14 test coronavirus positive in Bhopal

Bhopal:  Fourteen more persons, including two women doctors, tested positive for coronavirus in Bhopal on Friday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in the...

4 test positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur; cases in J&K climb to 188

Jammu: Four people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur district, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 188, officials...

Coronavirus death toll crosses 16,000 in US, infected cases surge past 460,000

Washington:  The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 16,000 lives and infected over 460,000 people in the US, devastating the country's economy and rendering a...

Yemen reports first coronavirus case

Dubai: Yemen on Friday reported its first case of coronavirus in a southern province under the control of the government, the supreme national emergency...

UNSC meets for 1st time to discuss COVID-19, recalls need for unity, solidarity

United Nations:  The UN Security Council underlined the need for unity and solidarity with those affected by the COVID-19 and expressed support for the...

109 undertrials released in Nagaland

Kohima:  A total of 109 undertrial prisoners have been released from different correctional homes in Nagaland on interim bail in keeping with the Supreme Court's...

One more tests positive in Ladakh, total cases reach 4

Leh: One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases to four, a senior government official said...

SC notice to Govt for restoration of 4G services in Kashmir

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the government of India and the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday to respond to a plea seeking...

Pakistan criticises India over J&K domicile law

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday termed as "reprehensible' India's decision to change the domicile law for Jammu and Kashmir when the international community's focus is...

India will do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against COVID-19: Modi responds to Trump

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will do everything possible to help the humanity's fight against COVID-19, responding to US...

Pakistan to block India’s moves to fight virus by seeking COVID-19 initiatives under SAARC

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is aiming to score narrow political goals by attempting to bring India's initiatives to collectively fight the coronavirus pandemic in the...

540 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths since Wednesday: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Thursday said there is no need to panic over the availability of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE),...

Global coronavirus cases top 1.5 million, more than 87,320 people die across 192 countries

PARIS: More than 1.5 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been registered worldwide, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 0530 GMT...

No need to panic over availability of PPE: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Thursday said there is no need to panic over the availability of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE),...

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