COVID-19 outbreak

Canberra: Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that the country is on "high alert" with fresh Covid-19 outbreaks reports in communities. According to the latest figures from the Department of Health, the country has so far…

Thimphu: The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported. In an address to the nation on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering said the…

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Wednesday began voting in Parliamentary elections twice delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters have been asked to maintain social distancing and bring their own pens to the polls "with special booths set up for…

New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday said announced that syllabus for students to be rationalised up to 30 per cent in the wake of the ongoing COVID 19 crisis. The Minister said that it has been decided to…

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 PM today, announced the Prime Minister’s Office. The PMO in its Twitter handle said that the Prime Minister will address the nation at 8 PM today Shri…

Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra has decided to go on a virtual coffee date to raise funds that will feed 4000 family members of 1000 daily wage earners in India. "There are millions of unemployed daily wage earners who are…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) In an unprecedented effort to help the poor and migrant workers whose livelihood have been affected due to the nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian women's hockey team has raised an overwhelming…

Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Another batch of US nationals were airlifted from here on Thursday by a special relief flight of Air India, operated from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. It took the stranded US nationals to Mumbai,…

London, April 30 (IANS) The proportion of smokers appear to be lower than-non-smokers among hospitalised COVID-19 patients, finds a review of 28 studies. The research by academics from University College London and Royal Veterinary…

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp which earlier thin month introduced a limit on frequently forwarded messages to one chat at a time has seen a massive 70 per cent drop in such posts being shared or going viral globally,…