No unusual HMPV surge in India but precautions must: Experts

Amid growing concerns over the detection of human metapneumovirus cases in India, health experts have emphasised the virus is not new, and advised people to stay calm and take basic......

COVID-19: 'It's Not A Panic Situation'

'People don't need to take any added medication other than plain fever medication.' IMAGE: A COVID-19 themed mural on a street in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   Infectious......

Avian flu? 4 lakh chicken die in Andhra district

Nearly four lakh chicken perished in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and vicinity over the past 45 days, prompting the animal husbandry department to send samples for testing to ascertain......

Underground Mumbai Metro station flooded amid heavy rain

Operations on the Metro Line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli were suspended on Monday after heavy rains inundated an underground station, officials said. IMAGE: Acharya Atre Chowk......

Home appliance cos seek place on essential items' list

Some companies argue that the culture of staying, working and learning at home will persist for a while, altering lifestyle habits of consumers. The number of companies wanting to be classified as......

Quarantine hotels: It's business unusual

Leading hotels are taking all precautions but the unusual service the staff has been pressed into puts them at the forefront of COVID fight. A bus drove through the gates of Park Inn by Radisson......

Hotel chains do their bit to fight COVID-19

The strident support from the hotels comes at a time when the industry is itself caught off guard with a sharp dip in both in-bound traffic from foreign markets, reduced domestic traction as well......

Sonu Sood's tips to beat COVID-19

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonu Sood/Instagram   Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood, who is currently in quarantine after being detected with COVID-19, says he is in a terrific frame of mind.......

Suffering from COVID-19? Purab Kohli offers help

'I'm not a doctor, but whatever we did was very basic and organic.' IMAGE: Purab Kohli in London Confidential. Purab Kohli recently shot a film, London Confidential in London -- about another......

'I have never been comfortable in my skin'

'Pole dancing has made me less anxious and more confident. It is one of the most liberating feelings ever.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram Kriti Kharbanda has completed 12......

'Amitabh Bachchan does bully a lot'

'He will keep saying, 'I won't do it,' but he still comes and does it; that's part of who he is.''He is certainly a prankster.''He is a director's delight.' IMAGE: Director Arun Sheshkumar with......

Back from Italy in nick of time, fencer Bhavani practices with kitbag

'I am thinking of the positive side of this break, that I have a long time to prepare myself for future competitions and trying to rest and recover better as I had a lot of travel and stayed away......

'Djokovic should feel responsible after COVID positives'

IMAGE: Players enjoy football during Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour. Photograph: Novak Djokovic/Instagram World number one Novak Djokovic should put his hand up and accept responsibility......

Brady wins his 7th Super Bowl at 43

IMAGE: Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with wife Gisele Bundchen after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Tom Brady threw......