New high for India in number of coronavirus infections, deaths

The number of coronavirus cases and fatalities across India has touched upon a new one-day high of 45,720 infections and 1,129 deaths, according to health ministry data.
23 July 2020, 06:27 AM

India attracted $20 billion foreign investment during pandemic: Modi

India attracted 20 billion US dollars of foreign investment in the midst of coronavirus pandemic, between April and July, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says.
23 July 2020, 05:54 AM

1 in 5 Delhi citizens infected with coronavirus: survey

Reflecting the severity of the pandemic in Delhi, an official survey by the Indian health ministry has found that at least one in five persons in the Indian capital has been exposed to coronavirus.
22 July 2020, 10:54 AM

Covid-19 in India: total cases close to 12 lakh, death toll nearly 30,000

India registers a single-day spike of 37,724 Covid-19 cases and 648 deaths pushing the country’s virus caseload to 11,92,915 and the death toll to 28,732.
22 July 2020, 07:12 AM

Trinamool to make NRC a major plank in next polls, indicates Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today indicated that her Trinamool Congress party would make the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) a major plank in the assembly polls in the state next year.
21 July 2020, 15:56 PM

India is ‘punching bag’ for South-Asian neighbours, says external affairs minister

India is often like a "punching bag" for its South Asian neighbours, says the country’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
21 July 2020, 07:35 AM

Indian, US navies conduct drills in Indian Ocean

Amidst tense border standoff between India and China, warships of Indian and US Navies led by the latter’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz held a joint drill off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday, said Indian Navy.
21 July 2020, 05:47 AM

Covid-19: West Bengal to enforce complete lockdown twice a week

The state government in West Bengal today announced imposition of a complete lockdown in the entire state twice a week, beginning Thursday, in a bid to break the chain of the Covid-19 contagion.
20 July 2020, 13:06 PM

Let MFIs accept deposits from people: Dr Yunus to Indian authority

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus recommends allowing micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in India to accept deposits from the public.
20 July 2020, 09:26 AM

Covid-19 cases: India records new single-day high

Coronavirus cases across India scale a new single-day high of 40,425 taking the total to 11,18,043.
20 July 2020, 06:46 AM

Involvement with Neo JMB: Mother of arrested Indian national wants punishment

The mother of 25-year-old Indian national Ayesha Jannat Mohona who was arrested in Dhaka for her alleged links to terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, wants strong action against her as per the law.
20 July 2020, 05:30 AM

Three Bangladeshi nationals, alleged to be cattle-smugglers, lynched in Assam

Three Bangladeshi nationals, alleged to be cattle-smugglers, were lynched to death by a mob in Assam’s Karimganj district, Indian police have said.
19 July 2020, 13:14 PM

India sees biggest single day spike of nearly 39,000 new coronavirus cases

India has reported the biggest single day rise of 38,902 in coronavirus cases, pushing the total tally to 10,77,618, according to health ministry data.
19 July 2020, 05:57 AM

India’s coronavirus cases rises to 10.38 lakh

India's coronavirus has tally soared to 10.38 lakh cases today with 34,884 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours, health ministry data shows.
18 July 2020, 06:41 AM

Aishwarya, her daughter hospitalised with ‘mild Covid-19 symptoms’

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who were quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19, have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.
17 July 2020, 17:59 PM

Covid-19 cases of India cross one million, reports biggest single-day jump

The number of coronavirus cases across India cross the one million mark today, recording 34,956 fresh infections and 687 deaths in the biggest one-day jump, according to Indian Health Ministry data.
17 July 2020, 05:46 AM

Trial run begins for transshipment of Indian goods through Bangladesh waters

The transshipment of Indian goods will open a new horizon of Indo-Bangla relations, says State Minister for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
16 July 2020, 09:51 AM

India gets approval to manufacture vaccine for pneumonia

India’s first locally-developed vaccine to combat pneumonia has been given the green signal for production by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), according to the health ministry.
16 July 2020, 05:49 AM

Covid-19: India records highest number of cases in a day

A record jump of 29,429 Covid-19 cases in India in a single day pushes the country’s tally to 9,36,181.
15 July 2020, 06:50 AM

India’s apex court to hear pleas of blacklisted foreigners including 110 Bangladeshis

India’s Supreme Court says it will hear on July 24 the pleas filed by foreigners, challenging the federal government’s orders that blacklisted more than 2,700 citizens of 35 countries from travelling to India for 10 years for alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities.
14 July 2020, 05:42 AM