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India to blacklist foreigners who attended religious event for flouting visa rules

NEW DELHI: India is likely to blacklist about 300 foreigners who came from 16 countries, including Malaysia and Thailand, on tourist visas but attended...

SC asks Centre for status report on steps to prevent migration of workers

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Centre by Tuesday on the measures taken in view of the...

Death toll rises to 29, total number of cases 1,071: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The number of Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the...

China building makeshift hospital for Pakistan to treat coronavirus patients

BEIJING: China, which has sent medical teams and supplies to Pakistan where coronavirus cases are increasing steadily, said on Monday that it was building...

Centre asks states to seal state, district borders to stop exodus of migrants

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movements of...

Govt launches helpline for mental health issues during lockdown

NEW DELHI: The government has launched a toll-free helpline number – 08046110007 -- for people who may face any mental health issue due to...

Sudden coronavirus lockout has created immense panic and confusion: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the sudden lockout announced by the central government to combat novel coronavirus has created immense...

Negative thoughts, perfectionism linked to poor sleep habits in teens

Nagging negative thoughts, and striving for perfection, keep teenagers awake at night, increasing their chances of becoming depressed and anxious, according to a study...

PIB Fact Check junks report that said India is in third stage of Covid-19

NEW DELHI: The Press Information Bureau fact checking unit PIB Fact Check has been busy fighting fake news and false claims on coronavirus in...

India’s response to Coronavirus pre-emptive, pro-active, graded: Govt

NEW DELHI: India’s response to COVID-19 has been “pre-emptive, pro-active and graded”, the government said on Saturday, brushing aside the allegations that the 21-day...

Govt responsible for terrible condition of migrant workers: Cong

NEW DELHI: Holding the government responsible for the plight of migrant workers who are walking down to their native places in the wake of...

India proposes online platform for SAARC to jointly combat coronavirus

NEW DELHI: India has proposed setting up of a common electronic platform for all SAARC nations to share expertise and best practices to jointly...

Govt extends ban on international flights till April 14

NEW DELHI: All international commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till April 14, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Thursday, amid...

MHA asks states to stop mass exodus of migrant workers amid COVID-19 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...

Prez Kovind asks governors, Lt governors to engage Red Cross, religious bodies to contain coronavirus spread

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind Friday asked governors and Lt governors of states and union territories to rope in volunteers from the Red...

Anti-malarial drug currently only remedy for COVID-19: Experts

NEW DELHI: The health experts in India staunchly believe that hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, is currently the only remedy against the novel coronavirus, while...

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...

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...

India may see up to 13 lakh cases of coronavirus by mid-May, scientists warn

NEW DELHI: India could face between 100,000 to 13 lakh confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus by mid-May if the current trend in the...

Coronavirus: Parliamentarians can use MPLADS fund to procure masks, testing kits, other facilities

NEW DELHI: Parliamentarians can now use Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for medical testing and other facilities required to detect...

Ensure ‘operational continuity’ of print, electronic media: I&B ministry to states

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting urged all states and union territories to ensure “operational continuity” of print and electronic media in...

Social-distancing will flatten the curve, says research body ICMR

NEW DELHI: Strictly-implemented social-distancing measures will reduce the overall expected number of cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic by 62 per cent and the...

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to give one month’s salary to PM’s relief fund for coronavirus pandemic

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said he will contribute his one month’s salary to the Prime Minister Relief Fund, setup...

Coronavirus: MHA asks states to take action against those harassing people from northeast

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has asked all states to take action against those who harass people from the Northeast by linking them...

Act boldly, act now to check spread of coronavirus: P Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday called for bold and immediate actions to check the spread of novel coronavirus as he...

India observes Janata curfew, millions stay indoors to tackle Covid-19

NEW DELHI: Millions of people across the country stayed indoors, streets wore a deserted look and bare number of vehicles were on the road...

Coronavirus cases climb to 341 in India

NEW DELHI: The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 341 on Sunday after fresh cases were reported from various parts...

All passenger trains, metro, inter-state bus services suspended till Mar 31, complete lockdown in 75 districts

NEW DELHI: All inter-state buses, passenger trains and metro services have been suspended across the country till March 31 while 75 districts where coronavirus...

No lockdown for now, but will have to do it if needed: Kejriwal

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday said it had not imposed a lockdown for now, but would have to do if the need...

Nirbhaya: 4 convicts executed in Tihar Jail

New Delhi: The four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a Delhi woman on December 16, 2012 were hanged in the...

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