Coronavirus

Watch: After 2 staff members tested Covid-19 positive, Karan Johar's mom undergoes sanitisation

After 2 members of Karan Johar's staff tested positive, the director said they have taken all the precautions. Now, Karan Johar's mom undergoes sanitisation at home.

May 26, 2020

Rahul Gandhi questions govt's lockdown and asks for plan B to fight the pandemic

Rahul Gandhi stated that the nationwide lockdown in India has failed to meet its purpose as the coronavirus cases spiked in this period.

May 26, 2020

No slowing down: 6,535 new Covid-19 cases take India tally to 1,45,380

In fact, in the last two weeks, it has steadily climbed the graph adding in two weeks more cases than it did in the first 100 days.

May 26, 2020

Sensex, Nifty rise 1% on global cues; banking shares gain

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.2% at 9,148.8 by 0347 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 1.04% to 30,994.03.

May 26, 2020

'I'm sorry but this crossed the line': Vir Das accosted by neighbour threatening to sneeze on him

Vir Das shared a video of his neighbour who confronted him on his doorstep, threatening to sneeze on him and cursing him saying his dead parents will haunt him.

May 26, 2020

WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where Covid-19 declining

Many European countries and U.S. states have taken steps in recent weeks to lift lockdown measures that curbed the spread of the disease but caused severe harm to economies.

May 26, 2020

Fifth Rail Bhawan staffer tests Covid-19 positive

According to the Railway Ministry sources, a fourth grade multi-tasking staffer, who last attended the office on May 19, tested Covid-19 positive.

May 26, 2020

Clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients paused: WHO

The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity trial while the safety data is reviewed by the data safety monitoring board.

May 25, 2020

Akshay Kumar is back on the sets, shoots 'Ayushman Bharat' ad with R Balki in Mumbai

Akshay Kumar shot a government advertisement with R Balki today at Kamalistan studio with precautions.

May 25, 2020

India among 10 worst-hit COVID-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopens

The rise in new cases came as some businesses and travel reopened under a new phase of the national coronavirus lockdown.

May 25, 2020

Record 6,977 new Covid-19 cases for fourth consecutive day, death toll crosses 4,000

The Covid-19 pandemic has spread to 196 countries and territories since it began in China's Wuhan city in December last year.

May 25, 2020

Can mosquitoes spread coronavirus? Here is what experts say

Considering the coronavirus pandemic we are going through right now, it is obvious that people would be wondering if we would catch coronavirus if a mosquito bit us?

May 25, 2020

BCCI unimpressed as Shardul Thakur trains outdoors in Mumbai

Shardul Thakur was seen practising outdoors in Mumbai amid lockdown catching the attention of the BCCI for his actions.

May 24, 2020

107-year-old woman, among Iran's oldest Covid-19 patients, recovers

A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, reported Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

May 24, 2020

How organisers of film festivals are facing financial crunches due to lockdown and direct OTT release

In the latest guidelines set by the government for Lockdown 4.0, many states have not yet allowed cinema theatres to open which is why makers have chosen to release their films directly on OTT platforms.

May 24, 2020

German restaurant reports COVID-19 outbreak

Restaurants and bars were closed in Germany in mid-March and Lower Saxony was one of the first federal states to allow these premises to reopen on May 11.

May 24, 2020

Reimagining businesses for a post-coronavirus world

Laced with multiple real life studies, the book advocates that innovation is not about flash in the pan ideas; it is driven by pure logic.

May 24, 2020

Jennifer Lopez not thinking yet about going back on sets

The Hollywood star says a lot of people are contemplating ways to go back to work safely after the pandemic, but she has no clue how that would play out.

May 24, 2020

With 6,767 new Covid-19 cases in India, tally climbs to 131,868

Of the total coronavirus cases, 73,560 are active cases, while at least 3,867 people lost their lives due to this deadly virus.

May 24, 2020

Veteran actor Kiran Kumar was asymptomatic when he tested positive for COVID-19

Khuda Gawah fame Kiran Kumar has been tested positive for coronavirus. The veteran actor has been under self-quarantine for over 10 days after he found out that he has got infected.

May 24, 2020