Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Detection of a positive case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at Unit IX here with no travel history led the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday to declare Satya Nagar...

“Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.” These immortal lines of British writer George Eliot might no longer capture the mood of contemporary...

New Delhi: Criticising US President Donald Trump’s remark that the “US may consider a retaliation if India does not agree to export hydroxychloroquine” senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on...

Bhubaneswar: Please don’t lockdown humanity amid the ongoing lockdown, the state government's Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi said on Tuesday while expressing concern over the behaviour of a landlord,...

Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister on Sunday, criticising the Central Government’s decision of imposing the 21-day lockdown without any prior announcement. In his...

New Delhi: The social media has been bombarded with hate content post the Tablighi Markaz incident. In view of this, a conglomeration of community bodies on Tuesday sought Prime Minister...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECOR) has deployed drones to keep a  round-the-clock vigil on the entire territory under its jurisdiction. These drones have been deployed on the instructions of...

Pune: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune has validated 7 antibody-based rapid tests and found them to be satisfactory for COVID19, said an official statement. Here's a list:

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday informed the media that 210 samples were tested for COVID-19 till 12 pm. The state has so far reported 42 confirmed cases, which includes...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has made necessary arrangements for migrant workers from other states, who are stranded in Odisha due to the countrywide lockdown in the wake of the outbreak...