In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown that will bring everything except essential services to a halt in India. From the corridors of power in New Delhi to the bylanes of Hyderabad to a village in Nagaland, the entire country shuts down starting 12 a.m. on the intervening night of March 24 and 25. ....

As novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the world and its economy, China is apparently witnessing resurgence of another virus, this time from rodents that reside in the dark underbelly of our world. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Tuesday announced a lock down across the entire country for 21 days to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), said that the disease took only four days to infect another one lakh people across the world. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide three weeks lockdown starting from Tuesday midnight. All states and union territories will come under its purview. ....

Goa will remain under a complete lockdown until March 31 as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday, adding that "we can survive without food for a few days, on account of the emergency". ....

As the world battles growing new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed over 14,500 people, a study that appeared 12 years back then claimed that the situation in China was a "time bomb" for a dangerous virus outbreak. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a video conference with healthcare providers association of various states on ways to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak. ....

National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana today welcomed the release of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, describing it a step in right direction. ....

The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) of former chief minister Omar Abdullah and ended his detention on Tuesday more than seven months after he and two other former chief ministers - Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were detained ahead of the revocation of Article 370 on August 5 2019. ....

City civic body, police and health officials stamped about 10,000 people on home quarantine in Bengaluru in the last two days, amid rising Coronavirus positive cases, a top official said on Tuesday. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a total lockdown in Uttar Pradesh till Friday. Till now, 17 districts have been put under lockdown since Sunday evening. ....

Amid scarcity of the equipment for the corona warriors, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he is sad about the state of affairs as crucial time for preparedness has been missed. ....

Manipur reported its first case of coronavirus as a 23-year-old woman who returned from the United Kingdom tested positive, making it the first case in the northeast, an official said on Tuesday. ....

Amid the total lockdown in many states and increase in novel coronavirus positive cases in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he will address the nation again at 8 pm on Tuesday. ....

Shocked by the positive cases in the state piling up within just four to five days to a total of 30, the Gujarat government has decided to go for stringent lockdown-like measures in the entire state from Tuesday till March 31. ....

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the 32nd Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Governor Lalji Tandon administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at an austere ceremony. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to shut regular courts and Tuesday onwards it will hear only "extreme urgent matter" through video conferencing. ....

An unprecedented 60 per cent of Indians believe that the coronavirus threat is hyperbolized, even as the number of confirmed cases in the country surged past 450 on Monday. ....

Only 39 per cent of Indians are fearful of contracting coronavirus, even as the unprecedented outbreak has claimed thousands of lives globally. ....

The 'Millennium City', having a population of over 30 lakh, turned into a ghost town after it was placed under coronavirus lockdown on Monday. ....