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Sensex drops over 200 pts in early trade. (PTI Photo)

Sensex dips 200 points, slips below 31k; Nifty tests 9,100 level

M&M was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, cracking over 3 per cent

15 May 2020 10:43 AM IST

Nurses hold newborn babies wearing face shields, as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Lockdown delays these surrogate babies from reaching their mothers

With the lockdown in place, most parents have only seen their newborns through pictures and video calls with the clinic

15 May 2020 10:30 AM IST

The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India. (PTI Photo)

India's farmers gather record wheat crop, but cannot move it

The largest crop gathered globally during the pandemic, which is worth more than $26 billion

15 May 2020 10:13 AM IST

A fully decorated Badrinath temple. (ANI)

Badrinath shrine opens without pilgrims amid coronavirus lockdown

On April 29, the portals of Kedarnath temple were also thrown open after a six-month-long winter break.

15 May 2020 10:04 AM IST

Pro-Tibetan protestors hold picures of Gendun Cheokyi Nyima (The Panchen Lama) during a demonstration outside the Chinese consulate in Barcelona. (AFP)

US urges China to release Panchen Lama

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest...

15 May 2020 10:04 AM IST

Heath workers take a break during the screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in...

The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in...

15 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AFP)

US unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus...

The prominent suggestions include moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties with...

15 May 2020 9:22 AM IST

Oil prices were mixed on Friday after big gains a day earlier when the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted crude stockpiles. (AFP/PTI Photo)

Oil mixed as coronavirus risks offset hopes that crude stockpiles will...

Prices have been lifted by more signs that oil output is falling among OPEC and other major producers

15 May 2020 9:05 AM IST

An Ecuadorian criminalistics police member disinfects the death body of a woman in a street of Quito. (AFP)

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000

The US had reported more than 85,000 deaths from the new coronavirus, while the Britain and Italy have reported over...

15 May 2020 8:40 AM IST

The EventBot Trojan virus may masquerade as a legitimate application such as Microsoft Word, Adobe flash and third-party applications to infiltrate a users device

Alert, Android users! Malware stalking cyberspace

The Trojan virus EventBot targets over 200 financial applications, including money-transfer services and cryptocurrency...

14 May 2020 8:29 PM IST

With music recordings coming to a complete standstill due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Wynk Musics online concerts are aimed at offering artists the opportunity to connect digitally with fans and even share fresh content in a live environment.

Wynk music app will soon host live concerts

The Airtel music streaming app has already done two live concerts in the past one month

14 May 2020 7:39 PM IST

Heres a specimen of a fax machine, if youve never seen one. It functions like a copier machine that sends a photocopy of your paper document to someone on the other line.

Can you believe America still uses fax machines?

Public health workers are collecting vital pandemic data over faxes and phone calls in a country that invented the...

14 May 2020 7:11 PM IST