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President Pierre Nkurunziza after Ndayishimiye was chosen as the partys presidential candidate at a national conference for the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of Gitega, Burundi. (AP)

Burundi: Officials say president died of heart attack, many suspect...

Burundi's government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO...

10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

Petrol price hiked by 40 paise/litre, diesel by 45 paise. (PTI Photo)

In four hikes, petrol price go up by Rs 2.14 per litre, diesel by Rs...

Oil companies on Sunday restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus

10 Jun 2020 9:51 AM IST

Visuals from the encounter spot. (ANI)

Security forces kill two militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Two militants were killed in the exchange of fire, the official added.

10 Jun 2020 9:36 AM IST

Journalists chat near a screen showing President Xi Jinping talks by video with patients and medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. (AP)

China dismisses Harvard study suggesting virus spread started in...

The research used satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan and data for symptom-related queries on search...

10 Jun 2020 9:26 AM IST

Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half. (AFP Photo)

Airlines heading for $84 billion loss in 2020, says IATA

With most of the world's airliners currently parked, IATA said revenue would likely fall to $419 billion from $838...

10 Jun 2020 9:18 AM IST

Oil drops after US inventory build oversupply concerns. (AFP Photo)

Oil drops after jump in US crude stockpiles, renews oversupply...

Distillate fuel stockpiles, rose by 4.3 million barrels, outpacing expectations for a 3 million barrel increase

10 Jun 2020 9:12 AM IST

A health worker treats a COVID-19 patient in a field hospital built inside a gym in Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. (AP)

Brazil restores daily COVID-19 update after Supreme Court ruling

Allegations that the government was trying to mask the severity of the situation mounted pressure for reinstatement of...

10 Jun 2020 9:01 AM IST

Sister of George Floyd, Zsa Zsa Floyd, both arms raised, attend the funeral service for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. AP photo

Two weeks after his death, George Floyd's life celebrated at Houston...

About 500 people were invited to the funeral, which followed memorial services last week in Minneapolis and Raeford,...

10 Jun 2020 1:14 AM IST

Commuters, not adhering to social distancing norm, board a bus during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai PTI photo

Mumbai beats Wuhan in Covid cases, corona positive tally crosses 51K

The first coronavirus patient was found in the city on March 11 and the first death due to the COVID-19 was reported on...

10 Jun 2020 12:01 AM IST

Like other carmakers, Honda has struggled to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to return to production. (Photo | PTI)

Now, cyber attack hits Honda after COVID-19 crashed car sales

The auto major said there was no breach of data and it will restore full functionality of production, sales and...

9 Jun 2020 10:44 PM IST

Some 2.5 billion people worldwide play games annually, with some 12.3 billion hours of streamed game content was watched in 2019 alone.

Gamers, you can watch Sony's launch of the PlayStation 5 live on...

The event will start streaming at 1700 GMT and viewers are encouraged to use headphones to best enjoy immersive audio...

9 Jun 2020 10:01 PM IST

Flipkart believes its Voice Assistant will elevate the users grocery shopping to a more personal and natural experience, the ecommerce company said.

Poha Chivda milega? Your wish is Flipkart's voice command, in Hindi...

Flipkart's Android mobile app now has a voice assistant, and the feature will gradually be made available on iOS and the...

9 Jun 2020 9:04 PM IST