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Avigan will be administered for a maximum of 14 days to coronavirus patients between the age of 20 and 74 who have mild pneumonia, Fujifilm said. (Representative Image | Pixabay - Angelo Esslinger)

Japan gives the go-ahead to test Fujifilm's anti-flu drug Avigan in...

Trials in China have suggested Avigan could play a role in shortening the recovery time for patients infected with...

1 April 2020 2:37 PM IST

Actress Alia Bhatt

Alia takes to writing in self isolation

The actress was about to begin shooting for Rajamouli's film RRR as well, which has also been cancelled for the time...

1 April 2020 2:30 PM IST

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, women wearing protective masks chat with each other outside a Lego store at a reopened commercial street in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province on Monday, March 30, 2020. Shopkeepers in the city at the center of Chinas virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. (Photo | AP)

We may have had 700,000 more coronavirus cases if Wuhan were not...

A travel ban had been imposed on January 23, ahead of the lunar new year, China's biggest festival

1 April 2020 1:57 PM IST

Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 7, 2020

Coronavirus: Saudi asks Muslims to delay Haj plans

The kingdom's Al Saud ruling family stakes its legitimacy in this oil-rich nation on overseeing and protecting the hajj...

1 April 2020 1:52 PM IST

JMC workers fumigate the area around Hawa Mahal as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, during the nationwide lockdown, in Jaipur. PTI photo

38 Covid deaths in India, 1,637 cases so far

Maharashtra recorded most deaths (9), followed by Gujarat (6), Karnataka (3) MP (3), Punjab (3), Delhi (2), West Bengal...

1 April 2020 1:52 PM IST

Ashley Bullard, left, sits on the porch of her familys rural home in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, as her daughters Raven, center, a senior in high school, and Willow, right, a freshman at Brandeis University, try to complete their classwork from home during the virus outbreak on a very limited internet connection, Thursday, March 26, 2020. In the town of 1,200, broadband is scarce. (Photo | AP)

What's life like with poor broadband in a stay-at-home situation?...

Tens of millions of people are left out, largely because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-flung rural...

1 April 2020 1:36 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo- AP)

US sanctions not hampered Iran's fight against coronavirus: Rouhani

Friction between Tehran and Washington has increased since 2018 when President Donald Trump pulled the US out of...

1 April 2020 1:29 PM IST

The Reserve Bank of India. (Photo- PTI)

RBI announces more measures to deal with economic fallout of covid19

It also increased ways and means advances limit by 30 per cent from existing limit for all states and union territories

1 April 2020 1:05 PM IST

Indias boxing queen, Mary Kom.

Mary Kom's mantra for success is just hard work

'Ups and downs are always there but you should not lose focus on your dreams'

1 April 2020 1:04 PM IST

From big screen to textbooks: The Hrithik Roshan story

His story is now being told to students of Class 6 under the chapter of self confidence' in the textbook Life and Values...

1 April 2020 1:03 PM IST

The One Plus 8 and 8 Pro are both expected to feature 120 Hz displays

Here are some specs of the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, set for April 14 launch

Expect screen and performance upgrades in the upcoming series of devices

1 April 2020 12:52 PM IST

Deepika Padukone

Will visit family as soon as lockdown ends, says Deepika

While most of us are seeing this difficult time through with our families in real life, Deepika has to rely on...

1 April 2020 12:46 PM IST