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A lawyer representing students in more than a dozen cases says colleges themselves often charge lower rates for online classes, which he says is a reflection of their value. (Photo of Columbia University Library | Publicdomainpictures.et)

Unimpressed by online classes, US students of Brown, Cornell,...

Some class-action lawsuits seeking partial fee refunds from 26 universities say they are sitting on endowments...

4 May 2020 3:45 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution walks past a shop window on Oxford Street in London. (AFP)

Johnson readies plan to ease lockdown in UK with new office guidance

A total of 28,446 people have now died in Britain, almost on a par with Italy, Europe's worst affected country

4 May 2020 3:33 PM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear during a door-to-door thermal screening at a slum area to detect COVID-19 positive cases, amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Kolkata. PTI photo

West Bengal has highest covid19 mortality rate

There's a discrepancy in the number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state in its medical bulletins and its...

4 May 2020 3:25 PM IST

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made it clear that no fare will be charged from students returning to the state. (PTI Photo)

Bihar govt will bear train fares of students, migrant workers: Nitish

Migrant labourers are being taken from railway stations to respective block headquarters where they have to stay in...

4 May 2020 3:00 PM IST

Passenger hands over his testing kit to Illinois National Guard soldier Carlye Clehouse at a testing facility in Waukegan. (AP)

Even as lockdown eases, countries see surge in virus infections

Governments have reported 3.5 million infections and more than 247,000 deaths, including more than 67,000 dead in the...

4 May 2020 2:58 PM IST

Sebi said that entities providing capital and debt market services will continue to remain operational during the nationwide lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Capital, debt market service providers to remain operational during...

This order will continue to remain in force for two weeks starting 4 May, the regulator said

4 May 2020 2:10 PM IST

Sensex nosedives over 1,500 point. (PTI Photo)

Sensex down over 1,500 points, Nifty plunges below 9,500-level

ICICI Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, sinking over 8 per cent

4 May 2020 1:41 PM IST

A policeman checks the temperature of a passenger at a bus stand after authorities eased restrictions, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chikmagalur. PTI photo

Congress will bear the cost of rail travel of migrant workers: Sonia...

Every Pradesh Congress Committee shall bear the cost for the rail travel of every needy worker and migrant labourer,...

4 May 2020 1:23 PM IST

Bajaj Auto reports zero sales in domestic market in April. (PTI Photo)

Bajaj Auto announces zero sales in April

The company, however, shipped 32,009 two-wheeler units to overseas markets last month

4 May 2020 1:00 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Roche gets USFDA nod for coronavirus antibody test

The brand claims its test relies on intravenous blood draws, which gives results with higher accuracy than finger-prick...

4 May 2020 12:34 PM IST

Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal. (PTI Photo)

Hero MotoCorp resumes operations at three plants as lockdown...

The company is commencing operations in a graded manner at three of its manufacturing plants Gurugram, Dharuhera and...

4 May 2020 12:32 PM IST

Gilgit-Baltistan region. (Photo: AFP/File)

India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pak court's order on...

The entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India

4 May 2020 12:28 PM IST