Gold price today: Gold price rises after falling ₹ 5,000/10 gram in 5 days; settles below ₹ 40,000 Gold prices futures fell below Rs 40,000 per 10 gram on Tuesday in domestic markets after a sharp drop over the past few sessions amid coronavirus pandemic. On MCX, April gold was up 0.13% to ₹39,570 per…

KOCHI: French national Desmazure Fleurine and her 3-year old son Tao reached India in October and were having a pleasant time here until they reached Kochi on Sunday to see off the 28-year-old woman’s mother at Cochin International Airport. Things turned upside down for the French citizens when local health department officials found that the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 17, 2020) issued a notice to the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh and sought its response by Wednesday to former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s plea seeking a direction for an immediate floor test in the assembly. A top court bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said…

Maharashtra on Monday moved toward a partial shutdown as it fortified defences for the next 20 ‘decisive days’ of its battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic, even as the city’s first patient, a 70-year-old man, tested negative for the virus on Monday. He, however, can be discharged only after he tests negative a second time….

NEW DELHI : Bank branches could be open only for three days next week due to a day-long bank strike and other bank holidays. To protest against the mega merger plan of 10 PSU banks into four larger banks, the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) and All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA) has decided to…

Rome: Italy on Monday reported 349 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking its total since last month to 2,158, the most after China. The number of official COVID-19 fatalities has more than doubled since Thursday, when Italy’s toll topped 1,000 for the first time. Italy now has 27,980 infections, compared to 15,113 four days…

The Supreme Court on Monday underlined the dangers of any likely spread of Covid-19 among the prison population, given that the country’s jails were overcrowded, and said that it is ‘of the opinion that there is an imminent need to take steps on an urgent basis to prevent’ the same. A bench of Chief Justice…

India reports third death due to novel coronavirus today as a 64-year-old patient with COVID-19 infection passed away in Mumbai, reported ANI. The patient was admitted to Kasturba hospital in Mumbai. As of Tuesday, Maharashtra reported a total of 39 COVID-19 cases, highest in the country after Kerala. At present, there are 125 cases of…

MS Dhoni returned to Ranchi earlier this week after Chennai Super Kings suspended their training sessions in Chennai in the wake of the outbreak of novel coronavirus. It remains to be seen if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be able to host Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 from April 15,…

Bengaluru, March 17: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is reportedly unhappy with the decision of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its president Sourav Ganguly to call off India’s proposed One-day International against South Africa without taking the state government into confidence. It may be recalled that after the first of…

Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus has tested positive for coronavirus and is under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro while doctors perform a second confirmatory test, he and his club said on Monday. ‘It’s true that my test came up positive and it’s also true that I feel normal,’ the Portuguese coach said on Instagram. ‘I feel…