Done with the second week of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, India must thank the residents of its rural areas, whose self-imposition of restrictions and disciplined actions have set an example in the...
From deploying drones to monitor the movement of people in congested areas to launching dedicated fact-checking websites to tackle fake news and misinformation campaigns, the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are using myriad technology tools in their fight to check the spread of coronavirus.
India is committed to the global fight against COVID-19, and so had decided to lift the ban on 14 drugs, including those used for treatment of COVID-19, according to top officials in the government.
A decade ago, if one steps into the rooms of cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu in the Secretariat, one would not have found a desktop or laptop on their tables. It was their personal assistants who had personal computers. But times have changed. Mi...
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of becoming China-centric during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"Were going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO...
New York: The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this years winners because some board members have been busy covering the global coronavirus outbreak, the organization announced Tuesday (April 7).
The announcement of Pulitzer winners in...
Washington: The African American community are more susceptible to coronavirus, the latest COVID-19 testing data from the ground reflects, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
"We are actively engaging on the problem of increased impacts there's a real ...
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday (April 7) said the country registered an increase of 508 coronavirus cases and recorded 13 deaths in that last 24 hours taking the total number of reported cases to 4,789 and the death toll to 124.
Islamophobic messages and hashtags accusing Muslims of wilfully spreading the coronavirus started flooding social media after March 30, when news broke that at least six people who attended the gathering of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi’s Nizamuddin in mid-March, had died of COVID-19. As more and more cases linked to the Nizamuddin meet were traced to different cities and states, the debate around coronavirus in India has now turned communal, blaming the entire Muslim community in India — 200 million out of 1.32 billion — for spreading COVID-19. Click here to know more.
Pathanamthitta: In what comes as a worrying development, a 19-year-old teenager and a 60-year-old man who did not show any symptoms of infection by the coronavirus, have now tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.
From deploying drones to monitor the movement of people in congested areas to launching dedicated fact-checking websites to tackle fake news and misinformation campaigns, the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are using myriad technology tools in their fight to check the spread of coronavirus.
From deploying drones to monitor the movement of people in congested areas to launching dedicated fact-checking websites to tackle fake news and misinformation campaigns, the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are using myriad technology tools in their fight to check the spread of coronavirus.
New Delhi: Another potential hotspot of the novel coronavirus has reportedly been found in the national capital, and experts suggest limited community transmission of the infection has already started in the area.
Following lockdowns in view of the coronavirus outbreak, more than two-thirds of international flights have been cancelled or left in-operative until March 6 while the decline in operations started three months ago in January.
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 1,300 points in early trade on Tuesday (April 7) led gains in bank, IT and auto stocks amid recovery in global equities.
After hitting a high of 28,963.25, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 1,127.57 p...
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday (April 6) after a meeting to discuss output cuts between OPEC and its allies was delayed, dimming hopes of swift action to support coronavirus-ravaged energy markets.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate plun...
On the whole, a likely contraction in Q1, even if followed by a modest growth in Q2 will clearly have a severe impact on India’s economic trajectory that has already been under the effect of a prolonged slowdown.
New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have net withdrawn a record ₹1.1 lakh crore from the Indian markets in March as the coronavirus pandemic dented investor sentiment worldwide.
According to latest depositories data, FPIs pulled out a net ₹61,...
New Delhi: The coronavirus outbreak is impacting every sector of the country, including India’s tourism industry which can incur an overall loss of ₹5 lakh crore and affect jobs of about 4 to 5 crore people.
As the number of COVID-19 cases crossed the one-million mark worldwide, fuelling uncertainty over the economic impact of the pandemic, equity indices spiralled lower for yet another session on Friday (April 3).
Unabated foreign fund outflows ...
Mumbai: Amid the 21-day countrywide lockdown, traders in India have another challenge to face in the form of a long weekend as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Friday (April 3) morning could not offer specific measures being taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Paris: Other than leaving the global sporting calendar disrupted this year and making the scheduled for 2021 more packed than expected, the coronavirus outbreak will certainly bring some more changes in the usual habits sportspersons tend to have.
New Delhi: The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in India in November was on Saturday postponed by the football's world governing body due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi: The IOA has helped raise ₹71 lakh through donations from its state affiliates and National Sports Federations (NSF) as contribution towards the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (April 3) spoke to India's top athletes, including cricket stars such as current captain Virat Kohli, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, amid a national lockdo...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped India, former England captain Michael Vaughan has suggested a five-week Indian Premier League tournament, leading up to the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia between October 18 and November 15.
In a tweet, posted on Wednesday (April 2), Vaughan has said players would use the shortened version of the IPL as a warm-up for the bigger tournament.
https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/stat...
Tens of thousands of people in Wuhan, the origin point and epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic, began travelling out of the sprawling city on Wednesday (April 8) as China lifted...
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was spending a second night in intensive care battling the coronavirus which has infected more than 55,000 across the country and killed nearly...
Washington: The African American community are more susceptible to coronavirus, the latest COVID-19 testing data from the ground reflects, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
"We are...
New York: The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this years winners because some board members have been busy covering the global coronavirus outbreak, the organization a...
Toronto: Amid reports of the COVID-19 remaining infectious on face masks for up to a week putting people in panic mode, another study claimed that N95 masks can prevent people from inhaling at least 95 percent of very small airborne particles.
Beijing: The deadly coronavirus can remain infectious on face masks, which are being used for protection from the same, for up to a week, a study stated, adding that it can last on banknotes, stainless steel and plastic surfaces for days.
Tinu Cherian Abraham is a Bengaluru-based corporate communications professional who went into self-quarantine much before the state health officials advised home isolation for people travelling from foreign countries. He says self-quarantine is doable if one inculcates a few new habits.
With the number of deaths related to coronavirus crossing the 50,000-mark globally, a new study has found a link between the universal BCG vaccination and reduced morbidity and mortality for the COVID-19 infection.
Kolkata: There’s no risk of virus transmission during cremation or burial of coronavirus victims as officials are taking necessary precautions, said the West Bengal health department in an advisory. It said there was no chance of airborne transmission as the disease spreads through droplets coughed or sneezed out by an infected patient.
New Delhi: Only 57 per cent students in the country have required hardware like computer, router and printer at home to attend online classes being conducted during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a survey.
New Delhi: The Union HRD Ministry on Friday (March 27) postponed the national medical entrance exam, NEET, in view of the countrywide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said.
What turned out to be a fun Sunday (March 22) for students across the country amid ‘Janata curfew’ in view of the coronavirus outbreak, ‘Super 30’ founder Anand Kumar challenged children to solve a mathematics question via social media.
