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NEET postponed due to corona outbreak

New Delhi:The Union HRD Ministry on Friday postponed the national medical entrance exam, NEET, in view of the countrywide lockdown due to the coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Imam of mosque, others booked for lockdown violation in Reasi

Jammu: The police on Friday booked several persons, including the Imam of a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district for violation of the lockdown...

COVID-19: Army distributes rations to migrants, daily wagers in Kashmir

Srinagar: The Army supplied free rations to daily wage earners and migrant labourers in Kashmir on Friday in the wake of the lockdown to combat...

UK health secretary positive for COVID-19 after PM

London: Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was self-isolating with...

Wheat harvesting in Punjab will start around mid-April: CM

Chandigarh: Wheat harvesting in Punjab will commence around mid-April on account of weather conditions , Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Friday while assuring smooth...

UK PM Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, has mild symptoms

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he has tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing mild symptoms and is now self-isolating at...

COVID-19 lockdown: Hisar administration makes stay, food arrangement for stuck Kashmiri youth

Chandigarh: The Hisar district administration has made an arrangement for stay and providing food to a group of Kashmiri youth who have been stuck in...

Police tracing all persons who came in contact with J-K’s first COVID-19 casualty: DGP

Jammu: A day after a native of Srinagar who had a long travel history succumbed to COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh on...

Pak opens borders with China to supply medical equipment as virus cases cross 1,200

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday opened its borders with its all-weather ally China for a day to accept Chinese medical supplies to fight the growing coronavirus...

IAS officer booked in Kerala for violating quarantine

Kollam: A young IAS officer in Kerala has been booked by police after he left the state violating instructions to remain under home quarantine following...

MHA asks states to stop mass exodus of migrant labourers amid coronavirus lockdown

New Delhi:The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked state governments to prevent a mass exodus of migrant agriculture labourers, industrial workers and unorganised sector...

RBI announcements to safeguard economy from impact of coronavirus: PM Modi

New Delhi:  INarendra Modi on Friday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had taken giant steps to safeguard the economy from the impact...

Firing along LoC in Poonch

Jammu:Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire again by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district...

Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’: state media

Beijing: China and the United States should "unite to fight" the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a...

EMIs put on hold, big-bang interest rate cut as RBI joins fight against coronavirus

Mumbai: The RBI on Friday put on hold EMI payments on all term loans for three months and cut interest rate by steepest in more...

UN Security Council yet to discuss coronavirus crisis under China’s presidency

United Nations: The UN Security Council, under the presidency of China this month, has not yet scheduled any meeting to discuss the rapidly-escalating coronavirus crisis...

Rupee rallies 81 paise to 74.35 against USD after RBI announced measures to support economy

Mumbai:The Indian rupee appreciated by 81 paise to 74.35 against the US dollar in intra-day trade on Friday, after the Reserve Bank announced various...

2 cops die as vehicle falls into gorge in Reasi

Jammu: Two policemen died after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. The vehicle carrying a sub-inspector...

COVID-19 lockdown: Kashmiri youths stuck in Haryana’s Hisar, Dy CM Dushyant Chautala extends help

Chandigarh: A group of Kashmiri youths have appealed for help saying they were stuck in Haryana's Hisar district for the past few days due to...

Number of coronavirus cases 724 in India, death toll 17: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 17 in the country on Friday and the number of coronavirus cases climbed to 724,...

Moody’s slashes India GDP growth in 2020 to 2.5 pc

New Delhi: Moody's Investors Service on Friday slashed its estimate of India's GDP growth during 2020 calendar year to 2.5 per cent, from an earlier...

China reports one local coronavirus case after three days; imported cases near 600

Beijing: China has reported one domestically transmitted coronavirus case after three days with 54 new imported infections on Thursday, prompting Beijing to temporarily cancel visas...

US has most confirmed coronavirus cases in world

Washington: The US now has more coronavirus cases than any other country after more than 16,000 COVID-19 infections were reported there in a single day,...

Govt unveils Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief to help people hit by lockdown

New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus that included free foodgrain and cooking gas to poor for three...

Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, voices support to lockdown

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, voicing her support to the 21-day lockdown announced by the...

New portable COVID-19 test can give results in 50 minutes: UK researchers

LONDON: Researchers in the UK have designed a portable smartphone-based coronavirus testing kit which they say can provide results for COVD-19 in just 50...

WHO showed favouritism to China: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that the World Health Organization has "very much" sided with China on coronavirus crisis, asserting that many...

Unicef to scale up support for children learning in 145 nations

NEW DELHI: As worldwide school closures disrupt the education of more than 80 per cent of students, Unicef on Thursday announced it will significantly...

ICC postpones all qualifying events due to COVID-19 pandemic

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed all the qualifying events, which were scheduled to be held before June 30, due to the...

Pakistan cricketers to donate Rs 5 million to COVID-19 relief fund

KARACHI: Pakistan's centrally-contracted cricketers will contribute Rs 5 million to the national government's emergency fund to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman...

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