coronavirus

New Delhi: With a view to restart different businesses in stages, the Central government has started discussions to allow malls, cinema halls and local retail stores to open at night in Green zones. According to a report, the government…

New Delhi: Four Covid-19 hospitals in India have received clearance to be part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) clinical trial process to find an effective treatment for the novel coronavirus which has killed over 2.5 million. WHO…

New Delhi: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced for admission to IITs – which was earlier scheduled for May 17 -- will now be conducted on August 23, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced on…

New Delhi: If Zomato had its way, it would soon be home-delivering alcohol during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. Zomato’s CEO for food delivery Mohit Gupta has submitted a business proposal to this effect to International…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has had to reverse its decision to stop special trains from transporting migrant workers to their native states, after facing pressure from all quarters. The BS Yeddyurappa-led state administration will…

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik on Thursday jointly launched three Central AYUSH ministry-based studies related to COVID-19. These are:  Study on Ayurveda interventions as prophylaxis…

Bhubaneswar: The Central Government has imposed a ban on export of some brands of alcohol-based hand sanitizers after revision of foreign trade policy. According to a notification of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the alcohol based…

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there has been no data or security breach in Aarogya Setu. The clarification came after a French hacker and cybersecurity expert Elliot Alderson had claimed on Tuesday that “a security issue has…

New Delhi: In a repieve for landlords and blow for tenants, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition directing landlords not to demand rent from students and migrant labourers for a period of one month amid the coronavirus-induced…

New Delhi: There is a proposal to convert railway coaches into ‘train hospitals’ in Tier II and Tier III cities as well as villages. A total of 5,150 non-airconditioned train coaches have already been converted into “isolation centres” for…