Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha went up to 22,693 on Friday with the highest single-day spike of 1594 positive cases in the last 24 hours. The 1594 fresh cases...

Bhubaneswar: A message and a tweet about a flour mill at Mancheswar in Odisha capital have attained "frequently forwarded" tag on WhatsApp. One of the viral messages on Thursday urged...

New Delhi: Leading pharmaceutical company Cipla has sought permission to launch Favipiravir, an anti-viral drug, in India to fight against COVID-19. Sources said the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research...

Bhubaneswar: The Municipal Corporations in Odisha have been directed to sensitize resident welfare associations (RWAs) to ensure availability of isolation facilities in their apartments/colonies along with all logistics for the...

Bhubaneswar: After a record 124 new COVID-19 cases on July 17, Bhubaneswar saw the highest single-day spike of 126 on July 23, which pushed the affected tally to 1469. Of...

New Delhi: Israel said on Thursday that it will send to India a research team which has been working with the Indian side to develop a rapid testing kit for...

Mumbai:  Noted Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s 28-year old son Dhruv, who is a restaurateur by profession, has tested positive for COVID-19. As per a report in Indian Express, Dhruv was...

Puri: The district administration on Friday declared wards 25, 26, 31, and 32 of Penthakata area under Puri Municipality as containment zones for nine days. The restrictions will be imposed...

Sambalpur: With the COVID-19 positive cases in Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) soaring to 234 on Thursday with 20 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the administration has started active...

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday dismissed a TV news telecast which said that the 77-year-old actor had tested negative for the virus. He termed it as an "incorrigible lie" and...