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Food, medicine shops will remain open throughout 21-day lockdown: Govt

He also said there were sufficient legal provisions available to deal with black marketeers and hoarders

Rescheduled Tokyo 2020 need sacrifices from all stakeholders: IOC president

Major corporate sponsors of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are standing by the IOC after the Games were postponed

Coronavirus: IPL cancellation on cards as BCCI decides to 'wait and watch'

I can't say anything at the moment as we are at the same place where we were on the day we postponed; nothing has changed in the last 10 days, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

Chidambaram backs Modi on lockdown, says he's nation's commander in crisis

Chidambaram also suggested a 10-point plan to put money in the bank accounts of the poor and the marginalised, including farmers and labourers

UK Home Secy extends visas for foreigners hit by Covid-19 travel ban

Like many foreign nationals, the Indian citizens also found themselves unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic due to flight cancellations and border restrictions

Ram idol in Ayodhya shifted to new location to allow temple construction

The idol of Ram Lalla was placed on a 9.5-kg silver throne in the new structure where the idol would remain till the construction of the Ram temple is completed on the site

Tokyo postponement has 'no impact' on Paris 2024 Olympics, says organiser

IOC's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics to next year creates a headache for sports federations, with both swimming and athletics holding their world championships next year.

Cruel to keep J&K leaders detained during Covid-19 lockdown: Omar Abdullah

Meanwhile, the National Conference leader shared a meme of himself mocking the timing of his release

Olympics 2020 postponed: Here's what India's Tokyo-bound athletes said

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has welcomed IOC's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and said It's necessary for the well-being of athletes from across the world

Govt bans export of key malaria drug to deal with coronavirus outbreak

There are currently no approved treatments, or preventive vaccines for Covid-19, the highly contagious, sometimes deadly respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus

MHA asks states, UTs to set up control rooms for support during lockdown

Prime Minister Modi said that it is vital to break the chain of the disease and experts have said that at least 21 days are needed for it

Covid-19: Ivanka lauds Oyo Rooms for offering free stay to doctors in US

OYO said that beginning March 24, medical first responders will receive free accommodations at any OYO Hotel in US so they can sleep, shower or just get off their feet and recharge

US newspapers come together to urge China not to expel their journalists

The US, in announcing the visa limit, cited increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment and intimidation of American and other foreign journalists working in China

Coronavirus: Trump hopeful of reopening economy by Easter; toll touches 778

Apart from New York, neighbouring New Jersey, along with California, Michigan, Illinois and Florida were the other coronavirus hotspots

Delhi to Mumbai: Janata Curfew against coronavirus empties out cities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to stay indoors from 7am to 9am as a self-imposed lockdown called Janata Curfew against the cornavirus.

Coronavirus cases update on Saturday: 800 home quarantined in Aurangabad

Below are the new cases being reported across India on Saturday, March 21.

Covid-19: Indians in US asked to follow social distancing, avoid travelling

A total of 230 people have died in the US due to the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic by Friday evening

Coronavirus: 12 test positive in Kerala; MP joins the list with 4 cases

There are 44,390 people under surveillance in Kerala. Of these, 44,165 are in isolation at home and total of 225 people are hospitalized.

Coronavirus outbreak: India records 63 cases in a day; total rises to 236

The governments in the national capital and Maharashtra announced shutdown of public places to contain the spread of coronavirus

Nirbhaya justice delivered, but was it swift? Society, politicians weigh in

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it is time to introspect whether death row convicts could be allowed to 'manipulate' the system