Srinagar, Panic gripped the entire Kashmir Valley when rumours spread throughout that Thursday could be the end of the World.

People in Srinagar city, and towns and villages of the Valley, started calling the 'Azaan' (Call for Namaz) which is unheard of during the night hours anywhere in the Islamic World.

London, As the world anxiously awaits a possible vaccine to prevent thousands of people getting infected from COVID-19 virus, around 35 pharmaceutical companies and institutes are racing against time to create such a vaccine. At least four such companies, have already started testing in animals.

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With 15 new Covid-19 positive cases detected in Maharashtra on Wednesday, the number of infected people increased to 122, according to state health officials here on Wednesday.

On the brighter side, 14 coronavirus positive patients had been cured and would be sent home soon, he said as the country observed total lockdown as part o

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Wednesday asked the Central government for Rs 4,000 crore to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the state.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the text of which was released to the media here, Palaniswami requested special assistance of Rs 4,000 crore and other financial measure

After temporarily suspending all of its operations and services during the COVID-19 lockdown, etailer Flipkart on Wednesday said it will resume its grocery and essentials services post assurance from the government.

There were massive disruptions on Day 1 of the 21-day lockdown as local authorities including police did not allow d

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that five new cases of coronavirus infection had been reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours, with the total cases reaching 35 in the national capital.

"Five new cases in the last 24 hours in Delhi. Total 35 coronavirus cases so far in Delhi. We have to take steps to ensu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, addressing the people of his constituency Varanasi, compared the fight against coronavirus to the battle of Kurukshetra in the Mahabharata.

He said the war inMahabharata lasted for 18 days but the fight against COVID-19 will go on for 21 days.

Lord Krishna played an importa

Thiruvananthapuram, A Chiristian priest and a former police officer were among many people who were booked on Wednesday for violating lockdown norms in Kerala.

A Christian priest and office-bearers of St Peter's Church at Adoor in Pathanamthitta district were booked when the priest led a funeral prayer service

New Delhi/Kabul, The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul in which at least 27 members of the Sikh community were killed on Wednesday.

Sources said while one suicide bomber detonated himself at the entrance, three IS terrorists stormed the s

Srinagar, Four more persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in Kashmir raising the number of infected patients to eight.

"Four more persons, all from Bandipora, tested positive today. Preliminary findings suggest they were close contacts of Srinagar patient who tested positive yesterday. All five re