Over 21,000 relief camps have been made operational in the country where more than 6.6 lakh poor people and those stranded because of the COVID-19 lockdown are sheltered as of now, the Union home ministry said on Tuesday....

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Tuesday claimed he had informed the Delhi Police on March 23 that around 1,000 people were trapped in Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz, where a congregation was organised earlier this month and some of its participants later tested positive for coronavirus....

In the early phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the general impression was that the virus was mostly fatal to the elderly and/or people who had some underlying health conditions. Social media cess pits further strengthened the ageist tag that made the young believe that they need not be worried about t...

The 'I' of this story is not the individual named in the byline. The two have points in common, others wildly at variance. So do most readers of The Telegraph. Who, then, is this 'I'? 'I' am reasonably educated, reasonably affluent. I accept the values found in textbooks and mouthed by our leaders,...

The coronavirus has stopped the world on its tracks. But it has not been able to stop humans from perpetrating barbaric attacks upon one another. The attack on a gurdwara in Kabul that killed at least 25 Sikh men, women and children is an example of the unrestrained nature of the cruelty that seems ...

Jyotiraditya Scindia was known to be close to the Gandhi family. But that did not stop him from resigning from the Congress and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. Scindia quitting the Congress is not merely about individuals or personality issues. The crisis runs deeper. The inability of the Congre...

The policymakers of Mint Street huddled in absolute secrecy last week and took a raft of decisions to try and sandbag the Indian economy from the withering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The unscheduled meeting - the first since the six-member committee started directing the course of monetary...

The detection of over 20 Covid-19 positive cases among the participants of a religious congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi between March 13 and 15 has sparked concern in the Northeast as a large number of participants were reportedly from the region.Assam, Manipur and Mizoram have asked the part...

Meet Swami from <i>Malgudi Days </i>aka Manjunath Nayaker. On 23 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown, until 14 April, to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country, which means all of us will be quarantined at home for some days to come.On public demand Mi...

Apple Watch Series 6 would come with a slew of new features including a built-in Touch ID sensor. According to a joint report by The Verifier and iUpdate, the upcoming Apple smartwatch will offer Touch ID support, blood oxygen sensing capability, as well as a sleep tracking feature. Here's more...

As another day of battle between humans and coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic came to an end, the total number of positive cases across the globe reached 826,222 and deaths were registered at 40,708 till 11.45 pm (IST) on Tuesday. The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpasse...

If you thought horrible lyrics and compulsive male gaze were the only problems with Badshah's new track, 'Genda Phool', know that the story doesn't end there. The rapper's latest track, also featuring Jacqueline Fernandez, is now facing plagiarism accusations. Here are more ...

New Delhi, Mar 31: The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Tuesday, denied rumours that around 400 pilgrims are stranded at the temple. The board clarified that no devotee is currently stranded in Katra or at the Vaishno Devi shrine. "Some news is spreading in social media that 400 devotees are stra...

Around 100 families of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in Odisha, as they struggled to feed themselves, were reached out by a good samaritan who offered them food. These families, who have been starving for past couple of days, were planning to defy the novel coronavirus lockdown and move to their respectiv...

Alia Bhatt talks about how she is constantly thinking about her dad Mahesh Bhatt amid coronavirus scare Alia Bhatt is making the most of the lockdown period by reading and writing. However, she is also constantly worried about her filmmaker father Mahesh Bhatt. In an interview, Alia said she is al...

YouTubers Bhuvan Bam and Ashish Chanchlani Along with Bollywood celebrities, several YouTubers have also come forward and pledged donations to the PM-CARES Fund for fighting coronavirus in the nation. Ashish Chanchlani, a popular Indian YouTuber, announced that he will be donating Rs 3 lakhs for th...

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Tokyo Olympics The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to the summer of 2021 will have an impact on numerous other events — including an Olympic-style event for sports that are not part of the Summer Games. The new dates for the Olympics — July 23-Aug. 8, 2021...

Image Source : INSTA/NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI Exclusive:Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Nizamuddin Markaz case: 'Lockdown means lockdown, religion doesn't matter' Bollywood actor Nawauddin Siddiqui in an exclusive interview with India TV spoke about Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz case and sad that if the government h...

The Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 31 March, said it was "satisfied with the steps taken by the Union of India for preventing the spread of Corona Virus [COVID 19] at this stage" but asked the government to start putting out a daily bulletin on developments to clear...

Image Source : ALL IMAGES FROM PINTEREST Get April Fools' Day 2020 Wishes, Funny Jokes, Messages, HD Images, WhatsApp and Facebook Status Here April Fools' Day is the first day of the month marked as an annual custom to make practical jokes and hoaxes. The joke or hoax is self-exposed by the maker ...

France on Tuesday reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 499 more people had died in hospital to bring the count to 3,523....

Image Source : Nizamuddin/File The Manipur government on Tuesday said it has found out 14 people who were linked" to the religious congregation held in Delhi's Nizamuddin earlier this month, though 39 others are still outside the state. The Tablighi Jamaat event was attended by around 2,000 pe...

Marvel, Disney content will go up on Disney+ Hotstar from 3 April 1. Disney+ Hotstar to Go Live in India on 3 April 2020Disney+ is all set to go live on Hotstar on 3 April 2020, with a host of new movies and content that will now be available on the streaming platform, named Disney+ Hotstar.The ava...

Govt promulgates Ordinance to give effect to I-T compliance, full deduction for donation to PM-CARES The government on Tuesday brought in an Ordinance to give effect to various relief measures, including an extended deadline for filing income tax, customs and central excise returns, to help taxpaye...

New Delhi, March 30 : Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi has set up a control room on COVID-19 and to coordinate with state organisations to step up humanitarian help. A release from KC Venugopal said "Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi has approved the setting up of a a Central Control...

Image used for representational purposes. The recent and sudden disruption in the functioning of the regular education system due to the unprecedented public health emergency, has started discussions across academia about how to carry on. The discontinuity in the delivery of education is the core i...

In the latest in a series of efforts to curb what it calls the 'infodemic' of fake news over the coronavirus epidemic, the Information and Broadcasting ministry on Tuesday formed a special Twitter handle which would spread the correct information while busting fake news. According to government sou...

Image Source : GETTY Patrick McEnroe (centre) with brother John Former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says in a video posted on social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus. McEnroe, younger brother of eight-time major champion John, said he did a drive-through test in upstate N...

MP V Srinivas Prasad has presented Rs 1 crore from his MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD), for taking measures to combat COVID-19. He has also donated his one month's salary of Rs 1 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. ...

The central Government employees who are attaining the age of superannuation on March 31, 2020 shall retire from Central Government service on March 31, 2020, the Ministry of Personnel said in a statement....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday agreed that expert teams of the two countries would actively share information on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus as well as about ongoing research on treatment and vaccines....

Many celebrities have come forward to do their bit to support the wage workers, immigrants from other states who are worst affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Now, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan has come forward to support three humanitarian organisations to help them financially to get th...

Sagar Kulkarni, After facing all-round flak over an exodus of migrant workers on account of the 21-day lockdown, the government on Tuesday said the situation was under control and those on the move have been housed in 21604 camps with arrangements for food and shelter. The assertion from the govern...

The Directorate of Health Services, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday released the Situation Update in the state as on 31 March. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent Novel Corona Virus (2019-nCoV) epidemic affecting 202 countries as International Public Health Emergency of Inter...

New Delhi: People who attended Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West board walk to board a bus for the LNJP Hospital for screening and COVID-19 test, in New Delhi, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. A religious congregation in New Delhi's Nizamuddin has put India in a precarious situation. At leas...

Parents worry when their children appear shorter than their peers and are always made to sit in the front row in class. "How can we increase their height?" they ask, their faces creased with anxiety.Height is determined by genes and influenced by diet and environment. The human race is gro...

A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn't smell her baby's full diaper. Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can't smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland. Others say they can't pick up the sweet scent of shampoo or the foul odour of kitty litter.Anosmia, th...

Image Source : AP (FILE) New NASA mission to study causes of solar particle storms (Representative image) NASA is planning to launch a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms -- known as solar particle storms -- into planetary space. The new mission, calle...

Indians caught in America during the pandemic share their stories. As the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, it quickly surpassed China's numbers with nearly 163,500 confirmed cases. The United States also has the highest number of tragic deaths due to the virus, crossing 3000. And wh...

The number of coronavirus hotspots in the country has increased as a result of 'lack of public support' at some places and failure to inform authorities in time about suspected cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday. With over 1,200 COVID-19 cases reported in the country so far, Heath Ministry o...

In a letter to stakeholders, Brian Chesky, Co-founder of Airbnb, has outlined the unicorn’s plans to tackle the coronavirus crisis, which has devastated the world economy. Amid travel restrictions in many parts of the world aimed at slowing the impact of COVID-19, Airbnb has updated its E...

Ecommerce companies like Amazon and Grofers are gradually resuming services across various cities they operate in, but it will take at least a week or so to clear the pending orders, according to industry executives.Ecommerce companies have been struggling to deliver orders after the government orde...

Image Source : PTI (FILE) Mumbai: Athawale starts food service for lockdown-affected Union minister for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said he was starting a food service for daily wagers affected by the lockdown in place for the novel coronavirus outbreak. Coronav...

Muslim men in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, volunteered to help carry their Hindu neighbour's bier. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis in the country, several Muslim youths in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh came together to set a beautiful example of communal harmony.They performed...

Businessman and social activist Zafar Sareshwala. A former chancellor of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, businessman and social activist Zafar Sareshwala has condemned the "communal colour being given by certain sections of the media" to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering at Nizamud...

Dr. Shifa M Mohammed Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, many healthcare professionals have been working day and night, away from their families in order to surmount the global pandemic. One such example is that of a 23-year-old surgeon from Kerela, who cancelled her wedding date and decided to serve the...

Group video chat app Houseparty offered a reward of $1 million for evidence of what it said was a smear campaign against the company as it fought to quash claims that the app was stealing data from others installed on the same smartphone. Hundreds of tweets have surfaced in the last two days, clai...

Satish Jha, Police said that out of 17 persons, 11 returned to Bhavnagar on March 11. Among them was the 70-year-old man who passed away on 26th due to the infection. The police are preparing the entire travel details of the other persons. Many others in the list returned at different dates via Har...