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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 ...

US President Doanld Trump proposes $2 trillion ...

United States (US) President Donald Trump has proposed a massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan, along with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trump’s Republican party accused China of misreporting on ...

Mumbai, April 2 The United States’ Republicans in Congress accused China of under reporting the numbers of cases and fatalities caused due to the novel coronavirus. Republicans ...

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 ...

Andhra Pradesh government to provide food, shelter to migrant workers

Andhra Pradesh government will provide food and shelter to migrant labourer and workers who are stranded in the State and at the border. The decision ...

Exodus after lockdown: Over 10 crore workers hit; Govt has no idea of the scale of problem, say TUs, NGOs

Trade unions and voluntary organisations, who are working on the ground to help migrant workers in the unorganised sectors, paint a grim picture of ...

Covid-19 lockdown to impact electricity demand, cash flows for discoms: ICRA

The lockdown announced to control the Covid-19 pandemic has effected an adverse impact on electricity demand and cash flows of Distribution companies ...

COVID-19 Desi jugaad to solve ventilator shortage

Desi jugaad to solve ventilator shortage

Pankaj Gupta, Managing Partner of Singapore-based EthAum Venture Partners, has started a nationwide collaboration to design, build and donate 10,000 ...

Covid-19: AP reports 2 new positive cases; tally goes up to 23

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh has gone up to 23. In a bulletin released on Monday, the government said that two men aged 49 ...

If death toll due to COVID-19 is at 100,000, we have done ‘a very good job’: Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump said that if his administration manages to keep the death toll due to coronavirus to 100,000, it will have done ...

Why go for costly ventilators, asks IIT-H Director

Go for Bag Valve Mask, which costs just ₹5,000; but these need to be adapted for the Covid-19 emergency, say experts

Investment rate in India at a two-decade low in FY 20, says CARE Ratings

Recovery of investment in the short term is not likely due to the Covid-19 impact

Covid-19:Ed-tech platforms see spike in users

There has been a significant increase in the number of learners signing up on ed-tech platforms during the lockdown, say experts.“There are two ...

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23 next year

Japanese organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games would start on July 23, 2021, and ...

Marico Innovation Foundation invites solutions for the grand challenge contest

Marico Innovation Foundation (MIF) has launched a nationwide hunt for innovative, cost-effective ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) ...

Start-up incubator T-Hub’s Covid-19 challenge for students

Start-up incubator T-Hub, IT infrastructure firm Q City and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have announced a Covid-19 Innovation ...

Moscow begins lockdown during tougher push to curb virus

People are also allowed to take out trash and walk their dogs within a 100-metre (330-foot) radius of their homes.

Covid-19: Delhi schools to be turned into quarantine facilities if need be

In the event of cases of novel coronavirus escalating and spilling over from hospitals, the Delhi government will turn to schools for accommodating ...

Telemedicine start-ups up the ante to address coronavirus concerns

From partnering with hospitals to getting more doctors on board, the firms are helping healthcare givers as much as patients

Tokyo Games postponement rekindles Dipa Karmakar’s Olympic hopes

The postponement of Tokyo Olympics has come as a ray of hope for injury-ravaged Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who is preparing for another shot at ...

Sajjan Jindal repays ₹640 crore debt to release pledged shares

JSW Group chairman has repaid a total Rs 2,990 crore this fiscal

Mother Dairy seeks support from e-commerce companies for doorstep milk delivery in Delhi

Mother Dairy has written to major e-commerce players asking them to maintain a smooth supply of milk in Delhi-NCR region especially in regions where ...

Covid-19: 57-year shrimp seller from Wuhan, China could likely be ‘patient zero’

The first victim of the coronavirus pandemic is reportedly a 57-year-old Wei, a shrimp seller from Wuhan, China, the city where the virus emerged in ...

Israel’s PM close aide tested positive for coronavirus, PM’s status remains unclear

Mumbai, March 30 A confidant of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus that is currently ravaging ...

Telangana district court opens its doors for migrant workers

A district judge of Sangareddy town in Telangana has opened the court premises to feed stranded migrant workers. The workers who are on their way back ...

Researchers testing 100-year old TB vaccine to fight COVID-19

Scientists across the globe are testing a 100-year old vaccine for tuberculosis as a protective measure against COVID-19, according to media reports.A ...

Covid-19: EPFO opens special window for special withdrawal

Now, you can simply log on to the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) portal to avail special withdrawal facility, in view of the Covid-19 ...

Covid-19: BITS Pilani-Hyderabad suggests AYUSH approach to reduce transmission

Team formulates nutraceutical-based formulation to kill the virus

‘Situation looks grim’: Sharad Pawar on economic impact of coronavirus

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, on Monday, said that everyone needs to be ready for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the country’s economy as ...

Music brings people together, helps cope with lockdown

Artists and music companies all over the world are discovering new ways online to reach out to maximum people

Here are the dos and don’ts for elderly to fight Covid-19

Globally, Covid-19 has impacted several lives and is steadily increasing its reach as the world tally has crossed 7,00,000 cases and caused around ...

Tamil Nadu has 67 coronavirus positive cases: CM Palaniswami

The State reports 10 new cases in Erode

China rejoins global monetary easing wave as shutdowns hit global economy

China’s central bank cut the interest rate it charges on loans to banks by the biggest amount since 2015, as the authorities ramp up their response ...

IPL can’t go for a toss on Covid fears, say cricket fans

Hansa Research survey participants want IPL held once lockdown ends

Wash your hands, stay home: Health Ministry issues advisory for senior citizens

Elderly people are at a higher risk of coronavirus infection, it says

CII Karnataka sets up task force to work with state government

A high-level delegation of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Karnataka, led by Chairman Sandeep Singh and Vice Chairman Ramesh Ramudarai, met ...

Call for ready-to-be-deployed innovations to fight Covid-19

C-CAMP gets over 150 submissions, 4 innovations shortlisted

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