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After Amnesty, Human Right Watch asks India to lift internet ...

The Human Rights Watch on Wednesday asked four countries, including India, to immediately lift the ...

Home Ministry exempts more services under lockdown ...

This is in addition to existing essential services that are marked as exempt.

Kerala Finance Corporation to help MSMEs tide over Covid-19 ...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 Kerala Financial Corporation has come out with three new loan schemes to help ...

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Above normal monsoon for India this year, says The Weather ...

Sees rains at 105 per cent of normal; may arrive early by May 31

Home Ministry, FinMin to release over ₹28,000 cr to States

Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of ₹ 11,092 crores under the State Disaster Risk Management ...

Covid-19 emergency: Kerala readies one lakh bath-attached ...

As on Thursday, the state has 1,65,934 persons under observation of whom 1,65,291 are home quarantines and only ...

Kerala partially eases fishing curbs, allows country crafts ...

The Kerala government has partially lifted restrictions on fishing by allowing country crafts to venture into the sea from April 4. However, the current restrictions will be in ...

Droom extends its germ-shield technology to sanitize fleets ...

It proves to be effective against SARS and other droplet-based viruses for up to three months

P Chidambaram asks PM Modi to announce serious measures, not ...

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video message to the nation, former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said symbolism is important, but serious thought ...

IMTECH takes up sample testing for Covid-19

Covid-19 has posed several challenges to the healthcare sector. The limited number of test kits for Covid-19 is ...

In the pandemic, anxiety is the new normal

‘Anxiety prevents us from thinking large and extending sensitivity and compassion to others’

Covid-19 deaths fewer in nations with mandatory TB ...

With nearly 900,000 cases and 45,000 deaths, the world is struggling to control Covid-19

Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Instead, the 134th Championships will be staged from June 28 to July 11, 2021

Tokyo Games postponement rekindles Dipa Karmakar’s Olympic ...

The postponement of Tokyo Olympics has come as a ray of hope for injury-ravaged Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, ...

A testing time for all, says World’s No. 2 golfer Rahm

Jon RahmThis is not the time to be selfish. It’s very easy to think that you’re young and you won’t catch the ...

Karnataka DGP engages with RCB fans, takes a dig at Kolkata ...

Also warns public to strictly follow lockdown guidelines

Bhaichung Bhutia offers his house to shelter migrants in ...

Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia announced on Monday that he had offered his unfinished apartment to migrant workers in Lumsey, Tdong in Sikkim, to provide them ...

IOC athletes commission says new Olympic dates give ...

The International Olympic Committee’s athletes commission on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of new dates for the Olympics, saying the declaration has given those bound for Tokyo ...

WHO calls for stronger ‘whole of society approach’ in ...

Amidst the rapid spread of coronavirus and continuing challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) today ...

China to observe mourning day for “martyrs" of COVID-19, ...

China, the first epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic will observe its national mourning day on ...

US jobless claims doubled to record 665 million last week

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits more than doubled to a second straight record as ...

US President Doanld Trump proposes $2 trillion ...

United States (US) President Donald Trump has proposed a massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan, along with several other measures like corporate deductibility for restaurants ...

North Korea claims no case of coronavirus so far; leaves ...

North Korea claimed that the country does not have a single person infected with the novel coronavirus, the disease that has spread across the world, as per media reports.As global ...

Coronavirus reaches Amazon rainforest, indigenous woman ...

An indigenous woman from one of the tribes in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil’s more than 300 tribes, the nation’s ...

Retail and recreational places witness steep fall in traffic ...

Recreational and retail segment in India witnessed a 77 per cent drop in community movement over the last month owing to the coronavirus pandemic according to Google’s latest ...

Weekly TV consumption sets a national record during March ...

The March 20-27 week garnered the highest ever weekly television consumption in India at 1.20 trillion minutes, with people staying indoors amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Farmers feed strawberries to cattle as lockdown hits ...

As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are ...

COVID-19: Idris Elba passes quarantine period, says ‘stuck ...

Actor Idris Elba says he and his wife are clueless about the next step in their treatment for coronavirus after they passed their quarantine period. The 47-year-old actor, who is ...

Here are 10 ways by Health ministry to beat stress due to ...

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday released 10 ways of coping with the deteriorating mental health of citizens amid the coronavirus lockdown. The Ministry, in its release, said fear ...

Lockdown: Online gaming on rise; Paytm First game sees 200% ...

India’s homegrown Paytm First Games today announced that it has seen a 200 per cent increase in its user base in the last one month. As the country goes on lockdown to fight the ...

Coronavirus: Students to take global exams TOEFL, GRE at ...

Global exams like TOEFL and GRE will be taken at home except in mainland China and Iran given the COVID-19 ...

E-learning platform Imarticus launches NSDC approved courses ...

Along with some of India’s largest corporations, a swathe of start-ups and multinationals are asking employees ...

Lido Learning to hire over 500 online tutors

Ed-tech start-up Lido Learning will hire more than 500 online tutors across the country in April to meet the ...

Real estate developers sitting on unsold inventory worth ...

Mumbai surpasses Delhi NCR to become the market with maximum unsold inventory

Housing sales expected drop 25-35% in 2020

Residential housing sales are expected to witness a 25-35 per cent drop in 2020 against the previous year, ...

Covid-19 effect: India’s office space absorption likely to ...

Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) effect, India’s office space absorption is likely to see lower absorption to ...

Indonesia prepares to lockdown 30 million people to curb coronavirus

Indonesia may soon quarantine almost 30 million people in its capital and surrounding areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus that’s killed more ...

Uddhav Thackeray urges people to comply with lockdown or face harsher measures

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday indicated that the State government could initiate harsher measures to ensure that ...

GiveIndia launches mission to support Covid-hit families

Online non-profit platform GiveIndia has launched a mission to support the families impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in India.It has partnered with ...

Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to ‘drastically increase’ Covid-19 testing; give relief to migrant workers

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately strengthen the social safety net and “dramatically ...

An ‘Ideathon’ to fight coronavirus mooted

Fight Corona IDEAthon has launched a two-day online ideathon. This is an initiative launched jointly by the MHRD Innovation Cell, AICTE, MEITY Startup ...

Coronavirus: Positive cases near 1,000-mark; Govt orders sealing of state, district borders to check mass infection

The central government on Sunday ordered the sealing of state and district borders across the country in a bid to stop community transmission of ...

7 million jobs in F&B sector stand severely impacted due to Covid-19

Jobs of over 7 million people working in restaurants across the country is at stake as the food & beverage industry is fighting a grim battle for ...

Healthcare firms offer home tests, free virtual doctor services

Facility is made available through tie-ups with government-approved labs like Thyrocare and Metropolis

Kerala: Restive migrant workers demand tranport to go home, dispersed

The Kottayam district administration and police swung into action and dispersed hundreds of migrant labourers who defied lockdown and social ...

Iran warns of lengthy ‘new way of life’ as virus deaths rise

President Hassan Rouhani warned Sunday that “the new way of life” in Iran was likely to be prolonged, as its declared death toll from the novel ...

Cities enforcing early restrictions had lower mortality rates during 1918 flu: Study

Researchers assessing the preventative measures adopted during the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic have found that cities which enforced early, broad ...

Telangana govt to buy entire rabi output; traders can too, if they pay MSP

With Covid-19 disrupting agriculture supply chain, and standing crop nearing maturity awaiting start of full-scale harvesting season, the Telangana ...

Covid-19: Over 450 newly recruited CAPF doctors asked to join immediately; retired officials alerted

Over 450 doctors recruited recently as medical officers in the CAPFs have been asked to join service “immediately” as the forces are ramping up their ...

New leasing of office, retail spaces may take hit in short-term due to lockdown

Office space leasing was at an all time high during 2019 at around 50-60 million sq ft in seven major cities

ZappFresh resumes operations in Delhi-NCR

ZappFresh, which sells fresh meat, poultry and seafood through its e-commerce platform, has resumed operations in Delhi-NCR after a temporary ...

Military, defence ministry employees to donate one day’s salary to PM’s COVID-19 fund

The Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force as well as employees of the defence ministry have decided to donate one day’s salary totalling around Rs 500 ...

Spain records 838 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528, according ...

PM interacts with over 200 people daily to get first-hand updates on coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with over 200 people daily to get first-hand feedback on India’s fight against the coronavirus, the Prime ...

Haryana provides over 800 buses to Uttar Pradesh to ferry migrant workers to their villages

The Haryana government has provided over 800 state roadways buses to Uttar Pradesh to ferry migrant workers stranded on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border to ...

Now, an app that enables continued schooling in corona times

A firm associated with the Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM) has come up with an app that enables students to continue with their studies that have gone ...

States told to seal borders, ensure there is no people movement on highways

Mandatory 14-day quarantine for those who travel during the lockdown

Bengaluru Municipal corporation opens 31 fever clinics

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the metropolitan municipal corporation of Bengaluru on Sunday started 31 fever clinics in Bengaluru. Working ...

CSIR ties up with corporates to fight coronavirus

Five-pronged battle is in partnership with TCS, BHEL and Cipla, among others

Railways donates ₹151 cr to PM-CARES fund: Piyush Goyal

The Railways Ministry will donate ₹151 crore to PM-CARES fund to help in combating the coronavirus threat, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on ...

New Zealand reports its 1st coronavirus death

New Zealand has reported its first death from the new coronavirus. Health authorities on Sunday said the victim was a woman in her 70s. They said she ...

Covid-19: Practise social distancing, not emotional distancing , says PM Modi

In his Mann ki Baat address, he says India will surely defeat coronavirus

India receives essential medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation

First shipment of essential medical supplies was delivered to Indian Red Cross Society

US coronavirus cases surge past 115,000; Trump mulls New York quarantine

The number of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 115,000, with more than 1,900 dead, as President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was ...

Have coronavirus and can’t smell? Harvard scientists explain why

Loss of smell and taste are “significant” Covid-19 symptoms

Italy’s coronavirus toll tops 10,000

March 28Italy’s coronavirus deaths surpassed 10,000 on Saturday even as the contagions spread remained substantially stable.Europe’s hardest-hit ...

Shellshocked Spain reports record 832 new coronavirus deaths

Spain's coronavirus fatalities rose by a record 832 people overnight to 5,690 as hospitals and morgues were overwhelmed. and a police chief fought ...

Covid-19: BCCI donates ₹51 crore to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund

India’s richest sporting body BCCI on Saturday pledged a donation of ₹51 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund in country’s fight against ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Indonesia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, but there were no immediate reports of ...

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