Coronavirus: News
26 Jun 2020
TennisNovak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic tests positive for coronavirus
World number one Novak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic has tested positive for COVID-19.
26 Jun 2020
GurugramGurugram to be put under partial lockdown for two weeks
Some parts of Gurugram, Haryana, will be locked down for two weeks to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases, a report in The Times of India said on Friday.
26 Jun 2020
Delhi High CourtDelhi is now India's coronavirus capital: What all went wrong
In numerous media interactions and interviews, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated Delhi won't become New York, the global epicenter of coronavirus, or Mumbai for that matter, where the largest number of cases of COVID-19 were concentrated in India.
25 Jun 2020
TexasCOVID-19 cases surge in US state after reopening; hospitals suffer
In the United States, Texas has seen a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, resulting in hospitals nearing capacity in Houston—the state's most populous city.
25 Jun 2020
FacebookCoronavirus impact: No face-to-face classes at IIT-Bombay in 2020
With teaching methods being redrawn in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, IIT-Bombay has become the first major institute in the country to scrap face-to-face classes for this year.
25 Jun 2020
Amit Shah10,000 beds, 18,000 tonnes of ACs in Delhi's biggest coronavirus-facility
The Radha Soami Satsang Beas complex in Chattarpur is being turned into a COVID-19 facility, the largest one in Delhi, to deal with the rapid rise of coronavirus cases.
24 Jun 2020
COVID-19What are the challenges of making masks the 'new normal'?
As the world stands ravaged by COVID-19, leaders have repeatedly called to adopt health precautions as the "new normal."
24 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!After being declared COVID-19 positive, Mohammad Hafeez tests negative
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has tested negative for coronavirus just after a day he was declared positive by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
24 Jun 2020
Patanjali"Cure" for coronavirus: Case filed against Patanjali's Ramdev and Balkrishna
Soon after Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, who is the head honcho of Patanjali Ayurved, claimed the organization has found a cure for coronavirus, a case was filed against him in a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
24 Jun 2020
Mahatma Gandhi NREGAIndia witnesses job recovery, unemployment rate back to pre-lockdown era
Bruised by the coronavirus-necessitated lockdown, the Indian economy has shown few signs of recovery as the unemployment rate is reported to have returned to the pre-lockdown period.
24 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Cases reach 4.56 lakh; biggest spikes in Delhi, Telangana
India reported over 15,000 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total past 4.56 lakh. Nearly 460 new deaths in the past 24 hours also took the death toll to 14,485.
24 Jun 2020
MumbaiHow Dharavi went from being coronavirus hotspot to success story
Spread over a little more than 2.1 square kilometers, Dharavi is home to some 8.5 lakh people. The houses are small, the population density high.
23 Jun 2020
ResearchHow can you contract COVID-19? Experts agree on leading cause
As the coronavirus pandemic has sickened over 9 million people worldwide, there has been growing consensus on how the disease gets transmitted, The Wall Street Journal reported.
23 Jun 2020
TennisWorld number one player Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
World number one men's tennis star Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus.
23 Jun 2020
Saudi ArabiaCoronavirus: No Hajj for Indian Muslims this year, refund initiated
India won't be sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year to perform Hajj, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
23 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Coronavirus outbreak: New Zealand tour of Bangladesh postponed
New Zealand's upcoming tour of Bangladesh has been postponed due to coronavirus pandemic.
23 Jun 2020
IndiaRamdev's Patanjali launches Coronil, Ayurvedic medicine to "cure" coronavirus
On Tuesday, Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev launched Coronil, an Ayurvedic medicine which he claimed can cure COVID-19.
23 Jun 2020
Donald TrumpTrump suspends H-1B, other visas, for the rest of 2020
United States President Donald Trump issued a proclamation, thereby suspending H-1B visas, hugely popular among Indian IT professionals, and other work visas for the rest of this year, just as his country deals with the massive impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
22 Jun 2020
United States of AmericaCoronavirus: Testing negative probably isn't the free pass you think
Over the past six months, the novel coronavirus pandemic has infected nearly ninety lakh people and killed over 4.6 lakh worldwide.
22 Jun 2020
IndiaNepal buries COVID-19 dead in India, will exhume body
In a displeasing series of events, Nepal's authorities are learned to have buried the body of a coronavirus patient on Indian soil in Uttar Pradesh, sparking panic among locals.
22 Jun 2020
Ministry Of Home AffairsDelhi plans to begin random serological tests starting June 27
In light of surging COVID-19 cases, Delhi is looking to start random serological tests on its citizens.
22 Jun 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaKanpur's shelter home: 57, including five pregnant girls, test COVID-positive
57 girls of a government-run shelter home in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, tested positive for coronavirus last week, turning the facility into a hotspot. Out of these 57 girls, five are pregnant and one is HIV positive.
22 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 4.26 lakh; Delhi surpasses Tamil Nadu
Over 15,000 new coronavirus infections were detected across India on Sunday, taking the nationwide total past 4.26 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll also crossed 13,700.
21 Jun 2020
VaccineCOVID-19 vaccine: What are the latest updates?
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc around the world, the entire scientific community is progressing forward with the efforts to develop a vaccine that could finally end the pandemic.
20 Jun 2020
MumbaiCoronavirus: Maharashtra plans antibody tests for frontline workers, tele-ICUs
To upgrade its plan to fight against the coronavirus outbreak, the Maharashtra government has decided to conduct antibody tests for all frontline workers.
20 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Coronavirus outbreak: Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for COVID-19
Former captain of Bangladesh cricket team Mashrafe Mortaza, on Saturday, tested positive for coronavirus.
20 Jun 2020
IndiaSourav Ganguly's family members tested positive for COVID-19
Family members of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for COVID-19, the state health department confirmed on Friday.
20 Jun 2020
Tamil NaduWith 14,516 coronavirus cases in 24-hours, India records steepest jump
India recorded the biggest jump in coronavirus cases again with 14,516 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours. With this, India's tally stands at 3.95 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.
19 Jun 2020
Rajiv GandhiDelhi: Health Minister's condition deteriorates, put on oxygen support
The medical condition of Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain has deteriorated and he has been put on oxygen support, days after testing positive for coronavirus.
19 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 3.81 lakh after record single-day spike
India on Thursday hit another record spike as almost 14,000 new coronavirus infections were detected nationwide.
18 Jun 2020
IndiaHow Bengaluru managed to keep its COVID-19 numbers low
In India, around 40% of all coronavirus infections have been concentrated in metropolitan cities.
17 Jun 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests positive for coronavirus
In an unfortunate turn of events, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has tested positive for coronavirus. After his fever worsened, he was advised to take the second test.
17 Jun 2020
Narendra ModiExpansion of health infrastructure of utmost priority: Modi on COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with the Chief Ministers of 15 states and union territories over the coronavirus crisis.
17 Jun 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)AAP leader Atishi tests positive for coronavirus
Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi, who is a representative of Kalkaji Assembly constituency, Delhi, has tested positive for coronavirus, reports said on Wednesday.
17 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Death toll nears 12,000 as Maharashtra registers 1,409 deaths
India on Tuesday reported over 11,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 3.54 lakh cases.
16 Jun 2020
BloombergExperts think first COVID-19 vaccines might not prevent infection
The work to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is moving faster than any of us could have imagined.
16 Jun 2020
Arvind KejriwalDelhi's Taj Mansingh Hotel to reserve rooms for COVID-19 patients
Delhi's Taj Mansingh Hotel has now been turned into a COVID-19 facility. The Delhi government on Tuesday ordered the five-star hotel to isolate all its rooms and accommodate patients of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
16 Jun 2020
IndiaPM Modi speaks with Chief Ministers on coronavirus crisis
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with chief ministers, lieutenant-governors, and administrators of 21 states and UTs, on the coronavirus crisis, the unlocking phase which India entered in June, and the steps ahead.
16 Jun 2020
FootballPremier League resumption: What are the key guidelines in place?
The Premier League 2019-20 season is all set to resume on June 17 after a three-month hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Staging T20 World Cup unrealistic amid COVID-19 pandemic: Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings has said this year's ICC T20 World Cup amid the coronavirus pandemic seems "unrealistic" as it will be difficult to fly in 16 teams to the country.
