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Liquor sale outside containment areas. (PTI Photo)

Liquor shops allowed in all zones; e-commerce, barbers in green,...

Liquor sale is allowed in green, orange and red zones if it is a standalone shop and not located in markets or malls

3 May 2020 1:59 PM IST

Police officers stand guard outside the Lal mosque which is sealed as its cleric denies a government-imposed nationwide lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus in Islamabad. (AP)

Pakistan sees highest single day spike in covid cases

Pakistan's coronavirus tally records 19,52 new cases; death toll raised to 440

3 May 2020 1:52 PM IST

A medical worker takes a swab to test for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 from a visitor to a drive-in testing facility at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, in Chessington. (AFP)

UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe

United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll rose by 621 on Saturday to a total of 28,131 as of May 1

3 May 2020 11:04 AM IST

Indian butchers work in their shop as they prepare buffalo meat for sale in New Delhi. (AFP Photo)

Coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports hitting Ramazan...

Most meat processing plants in India have been shut as the South Asian nation fights to contain the pandemic

3 May 2020 10:02 AM IST

Amy Senter, owner of Jakes on Main, folds T-shirts in preparation for reopening her shop after being forced to close due to the coronavirus in St. Charles, Mo. (AP)

Businesses reopen in a few US states

Enterpraises are asked to make sure the coronavirus doesn't come storming back by employing their own restrictions...

2 May 2020 11:41 AM IST

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Betul girl gangraped by 7 youths, her cousin thrown into well

This is the second incident of rape in Madhya Pradesh in the past one week during lockdown period.

2 May 2020 11:10 AM IST

Delhi: The government of Thursday sought suggestions on methods of resource mobilisation from captains of the automobile industry. (PTI Photo)

Government seeks suggestions from auto industry leaders for resource...

The industry captains also sought liquidity support to component makers and dealerships

1 May 2020 4:10 PM IST

Medical staff perform a test for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a driver at a drive-through testing site in a Melbourne carpark. (AFP)

Australia plans to end lockdown restrictions earlier than planned

Daily new cases are now close to single figures, while some parts of the country have not seen a case in more than a...

1 May 2020 1:29 PM IST

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (PTI Photo)

Work from home may become new norm, says Ravi Shankar Prasad at G20...

The minister highlighted India's action plan to fight coronavirus by leveraging digital technology and called for a...

1 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)

Qatar to further ease coronavirus curbs as infections pass peak

The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after...

29 Jun 2020 2:57 PM IST

A member of the Australian Defence Force (L) takes a swab for a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a member of the public in Melbourne on June 27, 2020. (AFP)

Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased

The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing...

29 Jun 2020 11:24 AM IST

Shrine of Guru Nanak Dev in Kartarpur, Pakistan. (PTI)

Pakistan ready to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday

India had temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan in view of...

27 Jun 2020 1:38 PM IST