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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)

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)

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)

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

Mohammed Hussein Siddiqui, who passed away in Kalburagi, Karnataka on March 10.

Man with Covid-19 symptoms dies, docs waiting for confirmation

The 75-year-old man had returned from Saudi Arabia last month

12 March 2020 9:39 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 Photo

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.

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)

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

The Karaga festival attracts people from all over the south. (Photo: Satish B)

No virus can stop us, say organizers of Bengaluru's signature festival

The nine-day Karaga festival, beginning on March 31, attracts lakhs of devotees every year

11 March 2020 10:31 PM 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 Photo

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

COVID19 IMPACT: Games being played in empty stadiums. AP Photo

Golf put off, badminton behind closed doors, advisory for cricketers,...

Coronavirus begins to impact sports events in India

11 March 2020 9:00 PM IST

Disney Plus Hotstar began offering on-demand content from the American entertainment firm in India 18 days before schedule

Disney Plus releases content on rebranded Hotstar app in test phase

Ahead of the full launch, a limited release beta version is being tested among a small group of users

11 March 2020 8:36 PM IST

Saurashtra bowler Chirag Jani celebrates after taking the wicket of Manoj Tiwary during the third days play of the Ranji Trophy final in Rajkot on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Bengal fight back but fail to loosen Saurashtra's grip on Ranji Trophy...

Chatterjee (47 batting) and Tiwary (35) shared a gritty 89-run partnership off 226 balls after Bengal were reduced to 35...

11 March 2020 8:28 PM IST