Coronavirus cases in India rises to 74

The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 74 with 14 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as well as......

Govt taking all measures to prevent spread of coronavirus: Vardhan

The government is taking all steps to prevent spread of coronavirus and the scale of interventions has been increased in alignment with the evolving situation in India where 28,529 persons have......

India suspends visa on arrival for Japanese, S Koreans

India has temporarily suspended visa on arrival services for nationals of Japan and South Korea in view of the surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the two countries, the Indian embassy said......

Coronavirus: Indians from China, Japan brought back

An Air India flight on Thursday brought back to the national capital 119 Indians and 5 foreigners who were on board a coronavirus-hit cruise ship docked off Yokohama in Japan. IMAGE: IAF's C-17......

Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

IMAGE: With COVID-19 vaccination rollouts differing country-to-country, whether the Olympics can go ahead "depends on the COVID-19 situation not only in Japan, but also other countries," said Koji......

Why Tokyo Olympics next July will be 'uniquely risky'

'When we talk about bringing sports back with packed stadiums, I really think that is something we are going to have to wait for a vaccine to be able to do.' IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 is set to run from......

Why this Japanese doctor wants Tokyo Olympics called off

'The Olympics are not just a mass gathering, but a mass gathering from all over the world, while COVID is a global pandemic. These two things don't go together.' IMAGE: Kentaro Iwata, a professor......

IOC to hold talks with sport chiefs amid coronavirus crisis

IMAGE: A giant watch for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is pictured in Tokyo. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold talks with heads of international......

Japan will host the Olympics without problem, says PM Abe

'We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned.' IMAGE: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic,......