Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued revised guidelines on the measures to be taken by ministries, government departments, state and Union Territory governments for the containment and prevention of the viral…

New Delhi: Coronaviruses (CoVs) have been detected among two species of bats in the country by researchers of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said a report published in Hindustan Times (HT). The origin of many viruses in the…

Amid a large number of people stranded away from their homes, Google India has teamed up with the Indian government to locate night shelters and places where food is available in cities. The feature is available on smartphones and also on…

New Delhi: To help struggling academicians during the lockdown period, Facebook has launched an online resource guide to ensure continuity of teaching learning process through Facebook products, tools and programmes. This resource guide…

Mumbai: In what came as a shock to the Maharashtra government, hordes of migrant workers gathered outside the Bandra police station on Tuesday afternoon protesting against the extension of lockdown and demanding they be allowed to go home.…

Uttar Pradesh: Amid the nationwide lockdown, the Uttar Pradesh government has joined other states in promoting the students of Classes 6 to 9, and 11 to their higher class without any examination, state principal secretary of the secondary…

Gujarat: A group of 35,000 members of Gujarat’s Sabarkanta district has started applying for work or demanding unemployment allowance from the authorities via social media platforms under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment…

New Delhi: On the final day of the 21-day lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that it would be further extended till May 3. "India's holistic and integrated approach has been praised by all other nations. Only social…

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus has been ominous for the newspaper industry. Ironically, newspapers, one of the most reliable sources of information in these days of fake news, were among the first to be hit when social distancing became a…

New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to the chief secretary of all states and Union Territories, urging them to ensure that guidelines on lockdown measures are strictly followed all over the country. “It has come to the…