coronavirus

Bengaluru: A BJP MLA from Karnataka has flouted the lockdown norms by celebrating his birthday with hundreds of villagers. According to reports, the MLA, M Jayaram from Turuvekere, cut a cake in presence of villagers and then distributed…

Haryana: The Punjab government on Friday decided to extend the lockdown till May 1. They thus became the second state, after Odisha, to do so. The three-week nationwide lockdown, which came into effect from the midnight of March 24, is due…

New Delhi: The number of deaths caused by novel coronavirus has crossed 200 in India. According to latest figures made available by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 206 people have died of COVID-19, up from 199 in the last 24…

New Delhi: The Centre has urged the states to significantly increase the number of tests for COVID-19 in the next few days. A total of 1,44,910 samples were tested across the country till Friday evening. The Union government wants that…

New Delhi: The game of one upmanship between the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government and the Central Government seems to be never-ending even in times of a crisis.  Close on the heels of the Tablighi Markaz fiasco and the blame game…

New Delhi: The Government of India on Thursday cleared a Rs 15,000 crore emergency package for states to strengthen the fight against the novel coronavirus. According to a press statement, the funds will be utilized for immediate COVID-19…

Indore: A 62-year-old Indore physician has succumbed to the novel coronavirus. It's believed that he's the first frontline worker in India to die of COVID-19. Dr Shatrughan Panjwani had tested positive four days ago. According to a doctor…

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 166 and the number of cases to 5,734 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. As many as 17 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across the country, the…

The Supreme Court (SC) says testing facility for COVID-19 should be made available free of cost to all citizens. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat asked the government to explore the feasibility of a mechanism by which…

New Delhi: The last 24 hours have seen 773 new coronavirus positive cases and 32 deaths in India, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday evening. The total count of coronavirus cases in India is 5,194, with 149 people having lost…