coronavirus

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases is increasing at a rapid pace in the country. The affected tally rose to 1,98,706 with 8,171 more COVID-19 cases being detected, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data till 8 am on…

Coimbatore: This is as strange as it gets! Prasanth, a 30-year-old man stranded in Coimbatore due to the nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown, stole a motorcycle to ride home to Thanjavur. He then developed cold feet and sent the…

Mumbai: In keeping with the large-heartedness shown by Bollywood artists to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Ajay Devgn has donated oxygen cylinders and two portable ventilators for a field hospital in Dharavi.…

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and his entire cabinet have been placed in quarantine after Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj tested positive for COVID-19. Satpal Maharaj, who tested positive on Sunday, had…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the capital’s borders will be sealed for a week amid a worrying surge in COVID-19 cases. Only those providing essential services and holding government-approved e-passes…

New Delhi: Eminent boxer Dingko Singh has tested positive for novel coronavirus in his home state Manipur. The Asian Games gold-medallist had recently been airlifted from Imphal to New Delhi so that he could continue his cancer treatment,…

Ahmedabad: Renowned Indian astrologer Bejan Daruwalla breathed his last on Friday following COVID-19 complications. According to reports, Daruwalla had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad, a few…

Gynaecologist Dr S Padma has advised to put off pregnancy plans till coronavirus situation is contained. Even though COVID positive patients are delivering babies normally, newborns have extremely tender immunity systems and have a high…

Bhubaneswar: The government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus triggered a mass exodus of migrant workers from different cities as most economic activities came to a standstill. But for thousands of sex…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government, headed by chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has taken a tough stand to check the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. They took a decision on Thursday to suspend arrival of flights, trains and vehicles from five…