coronavirus

New Delhi: In view of the 21-day lockdown imposed by the government for containing the coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Railways on Tuesday suspended all passenger services including suburban trains till April 14. However, freight trains…

New Delhi: Keeping in view the surging coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only issuing advisories to the nation, but himself abiding by the precautionary measures to contain the spread of the infection.…

Chennai: A coronavirus patient died at Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the death toll in India to 11. This is first death due to the virus in the South Indian state. In a tweet, Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said the…

Mumbai: In what could be a game-changer for India in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Pune-based Mylabs Discovery Solutions on Tuesday received the go-ahead from the authorities to manufacture its low-cost testing kits. The…

New Delhi: Amazon.com Inc’s India unit on Tuesday said it will temporarily stop taking orders for non-essential products and disable their deliveries. This is an attempt to fulfil critical needs of its customers at a time when much of the…

Kochi: Notwithstanding the state-wide lockdown against coronavirus, tipplers stood in long queues outside state-run liquor outlets across Kerala on Tuesday. As the tipplers thronged the outlets, officials asked them to ensure that they…

New Delhi: In the wake of the coronavirus crisis in the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the last date for filing Income Tax returns will be extended to June 30, 2020. Similarly, GST returns can…

Mumbai: Policemen forced a group of people here to do sit-ups in Kalyan area after they were found to be loitering outside without reason amid the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. The police action against the violators came…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Tuesday and discuss “key aspects” of the Coronavirus outbreak that has killed nine and infected 492 people in India. “I will share some important things with the…

First the good news. The number of coronavirus patients who have recovered worldwide has crossed one lakh and now stands at 102,429, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has informed. On a negative note, however, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom…