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People pluck mango twigs to decorate their house as the nine-day Navratri got under way in Delhi, coinciding with the begining of a 21-day nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Covid-19. (AA Photo)

Delhi queues up at mandis to stock up for the hibernation ahead

Police block roads out of slum colonies to prevent daily-wagers from sneaking out

25 March 2020 12:04 PM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (AP)

New Zealand declares emergency

The country currently has 205 reported cases of the virus

25 March 2020 11:58 AM IST

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, speaks with reporters as he walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo- AP)

US Senate, White House agree on $2 trillion coronavirus rescue plan

Top White House aide Eric Ueland announced the agreement in a Capitol hallway

25 March 2020 11:39 AM IST

BSE tower. (Photo- PTI)

Sensex gains 100 pts, Nifty below 7,800 in volatile trade

Concerns over the impact of worldwide lockdowns kept investors on edge

25 March 2020 11:35 AM IST

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in...

The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan

25 March 2020 11:19 AM IST

Omar Abdullah speaking to reporters after his release from detention. (AA Photo: Habib Naqash)

Far & Near: Kashmir after the Abdullahs' release

If the NC and PDP now show common purpose, efforts by the Centre to degrade the Abdullahs' party is likely to receive a...

25 March 2020 10:54 AM IST

Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were subjected to preliminary screening at the Jodhpur airport and taken to an army quarantine facility on March 25, 2020.

277 Iran evacuees taken to army quarantine facility in Jodhpur

This is the fourth batch of Indians to be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran

25 March 2020 10:19 AM IST

Health workers subject a truck driver to thermal screening at the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh interstate border on the outskirts of Chennai on March 24, 2020. (AFP)

Tamil Nadu reports first corona death: Patient, w/o travel history,...

However, he did have contact with two corona+ Thai nationals

25 March 2020 10:09 AM IST

A man wearing a mask walks past a mechanical bat displayed at a mall in Beijing on March 15, 2020. Scientists have not yet determined exactly how the new coronavirus first infected people. Early evidence suggesting it originated in bats or other wild animals have resulted in calls for stricter regulation of the wildlife trade in China. (AP)

Mizoram removes dogs from category of animals for slaughter

NGOs lobby for ban on consumption of dog meat

25 March 2020 3:14 AM IST

Passengers wear face masks as a precaution against the Covid-19 virus travel in an autorickshaw in Imphal, the capital of Manipur on March 20, 2020. (AP)

Northeast has its first corona positive case

All states in the region put under lockdown

25 March 2020 1:46 AM IST

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been critical of the governments handling of the coronavirus crisis since early February. (PTI)

Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over lack of protective gear'

Congress asks government when equipment will be available

25 March 2020 1:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo)

Coronavirus: India under 21-day lockdown

Stay at home for 21 days, PM says with folded hands in 2nd address to the nation on Covid-19

25 March 2020 1:04 AM IST