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France reports fall in daily coronavirus deaths, toll tops 13,800

Top French health official Jerome Salomon said 353 more people had died in hospitals and 290 in nursing homes to bring the total death toll to 13,832.

Killings down, gangsters stay away: Coronavirus gives crime a beating

Part of that decrease, some criminal lawyers say, is that drug dealers have no choice but to wait out the economic slump

Covid-19 lockdown to be extended, Centre to issue guidelines: Yediyurappa

Modi held a video conference with all state chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to take their feedback on whether the 21-day shutdown should be extended

Coronavirus gives chance for peace, Saudi and Yemen rebels begin ceasefire

The Iran-backed Huthi rebels have not made any comment on the coalition's declaration of a two-week pause in the five-year conflict that took effect from 0900 GMT

Taliban protests as Afghanistan government releases another 100 insurgents

The administration of President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday released 100 low-risk Taliban prisoners who had vowed never to return to the battlefield

Karnataka to finalise coronavirus lockdown exit strategy by April 13

"We are meeting lot of stakeholders of the society taking their views," Sudhakar said, adding that the Cabinet would also hold discussions.

Coronavirus outbreak: 20 hotspots in Delhi, 104 in Uttar Pradesh sealed

Nobody will be allowed to enter or exit from these areas

Stop private labs from charging coronavirus testing fee, SC tells govt

Government officials could not be reached for a comment

Covid-19: UN suspends rotation, deployment of peacekeepers till June 30

India is among the largest troop-contributing nations to the UN peacekeeping operations.

Covid-19: Trump accuses WHO of being 'China-centric', puts hold on funding

"We're going to put a hold on money spent on WHO. It's a great organisation, if it works. But when they call every shot wrong, that's not good," Trump said.

Coronavirus impact: MPs to take cuts in constituency and office allowance

Instead of Rs 70,000 a month constituency allowance they will get Rs 49,000 from April 1 this year, according to notifications issued by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats.

China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time since January

Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas

Tale of two cities: How virus lockdown has exposed France's class divide

Class tensions -- never very far from the surface despite the fine sentiments of the French national motto "liberty, fraternity and equality" -- exploded

US braces for 'hardest' week in virus battle as British PM hospitalised

The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 70,009 on Monday

Japan PM proposes state of emergency over coronavirus, $1 trillion stimulus

"Currently, we are seeing rapid increases of new infections particularly in urban areas like Tokyo and Osaka," said Abe

'Auto components industry taking a hit of around Rs 1,200 cr/ day'

Auto component manufacturers, especially the tier-2 and tier-3, are facing severe hardship on cash flow front, which if not immediately addressed will lead to insolvency of several companies.

Special, cargo flights dot Indian airspace in times of coronavirus lockdown

In the last few days, at least half-a-dozen special flights have been operated by carriers from various countries, including Japan and Russia, from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.

Mamata warns of action against those posting fake news on coronavirus

"This is totally false. Please don't play with fire. Our detective department, CID are working round the clock to track those behind such posts. We will take strong action after tracking them down," B

Coronavirus lockdown: Indian Navy flies 60,000 masks from Delhi to Goa

The masks had been ordered by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association.

Indians watching more TV amid lockdown, viewership up by 6%: BARC data

With updates about the outbreak being tracked widely by the national and state media, there was an increase in news consumption on TV, with a 57 per cent rise in impressions, it said.