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Health professionals hold candles during a symbolic protest and tribute for health workers who have died of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil registers spike in daily Covid-19 deaths

Brazil, the Latin American country hit hardest in the pandemic, appears to be quickly becoming a new global flashpoint

13 May 2020 11:21 AM IST

Sensex zooms over 1,400 pts on PM Modis Rs 20 lakh cr economic booster. (PTI Photo)

Sensex zooms over 1,400 pts on PM Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore economic...

ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 7 per cent

13 May 2020 11:07 AM IST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)

Fauci warns of disaster if US reopens too fast

The blunt warning from the country's top infectious disease expert is a sharp contrast to Trump, who pushes to right a...

13 May 2020 10:17 AM IST

A mob vandalised a police van in South 24 Parganas district on Monday. (PTI)

Coronavirus lockdown: Bengal policemen attacked at 2 places; BJP...

Seven locals also suffered injuries during the violence in Hooghly and South 24 Parganas districts.

13 May 2020 10:05 AM IST

Sebi lists 8 entities that can undertake e-KYC Aadhaar authentication. (PTI Photo)

Sebi allows e-KYC using Aadhaar for 8 entities

Sebi lists 8 entities that can undertake e-KYC Aadhaar authentication. (PTI Photo)

13 May 2020 9:42 AM IST

Maria Branyas fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room at a care home. (Screengrab of Youtube video)

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

Maria Branyas is likely to be the world's oldest person to have survived the the pandemic

13 May 2020 9:29 AM IST

Hyderabad: Park Hyatt Hotel , Banjara Hills. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)

Hyatt to lay off 1,300 employees as pandemic cripples travel

Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees in corporate offices as part of a...

13 May 2020 9:01 AM IST

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it has signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drugmakers based in India and Pakistan. (Photo- Twitter)

Gilead ties up with 5 generic drugmakers in India, Pakistan for...

The licenses are royalty-free until the World Health Organization declares the end of the public health emergency...

13 May 2020 8:44 AM IST

People wait for their turn outside a shop at a market after the government eased the lockdown in Islamabad. (AFP)

Pakistan decides not to enforce indefinite lockdown

Pakistan has also reduced the quarantine period before Covid-19 tests for inbound air passengers from 48 hours to the...

13 May 2020 8:34 AM IST

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Wednesday . (AFP Photo)

Oil falls amid concerns about second wave of virus, rise in...

Traders shrugged off a further call by Saudi Arabia for larger production cuts to balance the market following a...

13 May 2020 8:29 AM IST

India was actually one of the countries least affected by phishing and malware among those that Microsoft tracks, the company said.

Indians were the target of 9,100 coronavirus cyber attacks in the past...

About 19 million such attacks were detected in the whole of Asia during the same period of February 2 to May 2.

12 May 2020 10:38 PM IST

The J&K Education Department is planning to set open resource rooms for the public so that any visually-impaired person can visit and utilise this facility for upgrading their knowledge and skills.(Photo | Wikipedia - Sebastien Delorme)

Technology's transformative touch: J&K to give blind kids laptops to...

Braille terminals, previously procured under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, have limited storage but can be scaled up once...

12 May 2020 8:57 PM IST