Kajol has shared fresh pictures of her daughter Nysa on Instagram, presumably from a candid photoshoot. The 16-year-old is all smiles as she sits on the floor in a cream lehenga paired with a sequinned blouse and traditional jewellery. Sharing two pictures of Nysa, Kajol wrote, ‘In the times of fear we are in right now we all…

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. With more than 4,000 deaths and over 118,000 positive cases, the virus has now spread to 114 countries. The outbreak comes nearly a century after the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918, which had claimed somewhere between 50 and 100…

New Delhi: While scientists have yet to irrefutably determine the source of the deadly novel coronavirus strain, which has claimed over 4,000 lives worldwide, some studies indicate that the natural host of COVID-19 are bats. While bats were not sold at the market in Wuhan, the Chinese region where the virus originated, it is believed that…

Pakistan cricket authorities announced plans Thursday to close public access to a series of upcoming domestic league matches in Karachi, making an abrupt u-turn as criticism mounted online of the country’s handling of the coronavirus. The announcement came as a match had already started in the bustling commercial hub of 15 million, marking what would…

Cristiano Ronaldo has been in quarantine in Madeira for several days but is not showing any symptoms of the coronavirus contracted by a Juventus team-mate, local authorities in Portugal said Thursday. “Ronaldo left Italy a few days ago and his isolation hasn’t just started now,” said Pedro Ramos, a member of the Madeira regional government…

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema reacts at the end of La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March. 8 The deepening virus outbreak prompted the cancellation of Champions League soccer for the first time Thursday, with the high-profile match between Manchester City and Real Madrid…

Amid the coronavirus scare that has spread voices of concern across the globe, a surprising incident in Thailand has left people amazed. In a viral video clip, hundreds of monkeys were seen fighting each other over a banana, as the number of tourists plummeted in the city of Lopburi, in Thailand. According to reports, monkeys…

“On Cossipore Road, autos are being allowed to ply in the direction opposite to that of other vehicles. That is another reason for the slowdown.” With the Lockgate flyover left open to all Bagbazar-bound vehicles from BT Road, the traffic load on several roads including Dum Dum Road, Northern Avenue and RG Kar Road remained…

Last week, a 51-year-old woman fell from a speeding motorbike and died on the spot after it hit a speed breaker. This is not a stray case. Many two-wheeler injuries and deaths in Bengaluru are caused by badly built road humps. Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Ravikanthe Gowda says the police have made a list…

Kochi: It surely seems like the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is one of the worst affected in the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in the state. The Corporation has registered drastic dip in the number of passengers and revenue. The daily ticket revenue decreased by Rs.44 lakhs on Tuesday and the number of passengers was the…

India recorded its first case of coronavirus caused death in Karnataka on Thursday after the state health department confirmed that the 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi who passed away on Tuesday tested positive or the disease that has infected 74 people in the country so far. ’76-yr-old man from Kalaburagi who passed away & was a…

The coronovirus-induced lockdown in China is likely to hit the production of BS-VI vehicles as a significant chunk of components are imported from that country. “Indian auto industry had already maintained an inventory in the beginning of the year in anticipation of the Chinese New Year holiday but with the current lockdown in China, supply…

The coronavirus scare has hit poultry business so hard and the Poultry Farm Association recently organized a Chicken Mela in Gorakhpur to dispel the misconception that birds are carriers of the deadly virus. With the sales of chicken and mutton going down due to the coronavirus scare, it is the humble ‘kathal’ (jackfruit) that is…

New Delhi: Famous British economist Jim O’Neill, who is also the chair of influential UK based think tank Chatham House, Wednesday praised China for its ‘fast and aggressive’ response to contain the coronavirus outbreak and suggested that India would have been unable to handle it. Participating in a discussion on a television show, O’Neill praised the…