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    Indias supporters at the Melbourne Cricket ground during the 2020 Icc womens T20 World Cup final. AFP PhotoSports
    A male spectator at Women's T20 World Cup final diagnosed with...

    Health officials classified it as a low-risk of spreading COVID-19 to surrounding members of the public

    12 March 2020 11:55 AM IST

    File picture of IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla (left) with Sharad Pawar in New Delhi. PTI PhotoSports
    Foreign players not available for IPL till April 15 due to fresh visa...

    Government put a ban on all existing foreign visas, except a few categories like diplomatic and employment

    12 March 2020 11:31 AM IST

    People walk across an unusually empty medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. AP photoBusiness
    Coronavirus repercussions on global economy profound

    China's totals of 80,793 cases and 3,169 deaths are a shrinking portion of the world's more than 1,26,000 infections and...

    12 March 2020 11:22 AM IST

    Workers place a mask on the figure of the Fallas festival in Valencia. AP photoWorld
    WHO declares Coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action

    By using the charged word pandemic after shying away for long, the WHO sought to shock lethargic countries into...

    12 March 2020 11:03 AM IST

    President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus. AP photoWorld
    Passenger travel from 26 European nations to US restricted

    After days of playing down the coronavirus threat, Trump blamed Europe for not acting quickly enough to address the ...

    12 March 2020 10:42 AM IST

    An Indian medical officer offers hand sanitizer to a child during an awareness campaign against a new virus at a train station in Bangaloreon, March 11, 2020. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. (AP)India
    Coronavirus: India suspends visas till April 15

    Government strongly advises people to postpone travel abroad

    12 March 2020 10:26 AM IST

    A man watches the screen outside BSE building as the Sensex nosedives. (PTI)Business
    Sensex nosedives over 1,800 points amid global selloff; Nifty gives up...

    Stocks tumble after WHO says coronavirus is now a pandemic

    12 March 2020 10:14 AM IST

    File photo of Tom Hanks (left) and his wife Rita Wilson attending a function in Los Angeles on November 7, 2018. Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for coronavirus, the US actor said Wednesday. Hanks, 63, said he and Wilson came down with a fever while in Australia, and will now be isolated and monitored. (AFP)Entertainment
    Tom Hanks says he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for...

    Hanks tweeted: To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were...

    12 March 2020 9:57 AM IST

    Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert who, according to inside sources, tested positive for coronavirus, the results of which were declared shortly Utahs game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was to begin on Wednesday. AFP PhotoSports
    NBA suspended indefinitely as a Utah Jazz player tests positive for...

    Officials said the league expects the shutdown to last a minimum of two weeks, but cautioned that time-frame is very...

    12 March 2020 9:15 AM IST

    Check-in gates are quiet at SeattleTacoma International Airport due to travel restrictions worldwide on account of the coronavirus scare. (AFP)is seeing a global slowdown as a result of fears over the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.World
    Top US official says outbreak will get worse in coming days

    Total number of COVID-19 cases has shot up to 1050 including 29 deaths, and the worst is yet to come

    12 March 2020 9:06 AM IST

    The Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle office to work from home, leaving much of downtown nearly void of people. The Amazon Spheres conservatory, located on the Amazon campus, serves as an employee lounge and workspace. (AFP)World
    Life turns upside down for Indian Americans in US

    Work-from-home has become the norm, and travel plans to India have been cancelled

    12 March 2020 8:56 AM IST

    Bangladesh players pose with the trophy after winning the Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe 2-0 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March Wednesday. AFP PhotoSports
    Bangladesh thrash Zimbabwe by nine wickets to win T20 series

    In-form Liton Das scored another unbeaten half century

    11 March 2020 9:54 PM IST

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