India

Thiruvananthapuram: Two Indians, who were among the 363 brought back from Abu Dhabi and Dubai via special Air India flights that landed in Kerala on Thursday, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan…

Shah Rukh Khan-owned Caribbean Premier League side Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), on Friday pledged to distribute 1,000 food packets to the needy who are struggling in Trinidad and Tobago due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown. The actor…

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start evaluation of answe rsheets of Class X and XII Board from Sunday. The Ministry of Home Affairs has given its nod to a HRD ministry proposal in this regard, said an…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday extended the quarantine period for returnees from 14 days to 28. This includes 21 days in the quarantine centre and home quarantine for 7 days. Kerala was the first state to announce a 28-day…

New Delhi: The government of India on Thursday launched a massive ‘Vande Bharat’ mission to bring back Indians stranded abroad due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The week-long first phase, which will see 64 flights flying around 15,000…

Mumbai: Mumbai's Civic Body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Commissioner  Parveen Pardeshi has been replaced amid rising coronavirus cases. Iqbal Chahal is the new BMC Commissioner.

New Delhi: CBSE board exams for 29 subjects for Class XII students will resume on July 1. HRD Minister made the announcement about CBSE board examination for the remaining subjects on twitter and said that the board exams will be conducted…

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…

Mumbai: Around 250 policemen from the city have tested positive for COVID-19 till date, said the Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Most of the infected policemen are asymptomatic and none of them are in intensive care. So far,…

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…