Sunday, May 31, 2020 | Last Update : 08:13 PM IST
68th Day Of Lockdown
coronavirus
India registers 8,380 fresh covid cases in a day, toll crosses 5000
India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic
31 May 2020 3:40 PM
To be a part of Oxford University's Covid19 vaccine project is a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin scientist
The 34-year-old's role as a Quality Assurance Manager means to ensure compliance are met before the vaccine could progress to trial stage
31 May 2020 10:04 AM
Trump wants India to join G7 summit
The US postponed the "outdated" Group of Seven summit that planned to be held in June at the White House
31 May 2020 9:36 AM
China's factory activity expands, but weak orders signal bumpy recovery
Export orders are still contracting at the fastest pace in years, with a sub-index standing at 35.3 in May, well below the 50-point mark
31 May 2020 9:00 AM
Pictorial 'Coronavirus: A Book for Children' provides key info on Covid19
The book attempts to answer questions like what is coronavirus, how one catches it, is there a cure and what is going to happen next
30 May 2020 7:15 PM
Germany says Trump's split from WHO will harm global health
German Health Minister Jens Spahn calls Trump's latest move
30 May 2020 4:08 PM
Rishi Sunak sets out plans to taper off UK's Ccovid19 job saving scheme from August
From July 1, employers will have maximum flexibility to decide to bring back employees for a number of days per week
30 May 2020 3:13 PM
Three Indian companies get licence to manufacture NASA's coronavirus ventilators
Apart from Indian firms, 18 other companies, including 8 American and 3 Brazilian are selected to manufacture critical breathing devices
30 May 2020 2:33 PM
Patients who undergo surgery after COVID infection at increased death risk: Study
Mortality rates were higher in men versus women, and in patients aged 70 years or over versus those aged under 70 years
30 May 2020 1:10 PM
Sebi extends power of attorney norms implementation date to August 1
The regulator received representations from stock brokers and broker associations regarding difficulty in implementing the provisions
30 May 2020 11:45 AM
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses Spain's
Brazil is second in the number of confirmed cases, though trailing far behind the United States which has 1.7 million infections
30 May 2020 11:02 AM
Merkel gives a firm 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit
US president Donald Trump had earlier suggested he will host an in-person summit of G7 leaders despite concerns over coronavirus pandemic
30 May 2020 10:33 AM
US to cut all ties with World Health Organization over virus
Trump accuse Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the agency to “mislead the world”
30 May 2020 9:08 AM
New Zealand keeps the borders closed as virus has grim global hold
The country is almost off the coronavirus grid, with only one Covid-19 patient in hospital, and no new positive cases for last one week
29 May 2020 2:34 PM
Trump feels 'absolutely great' after taking hydroxychloroquine
India, which is one of the major manufactures of the drug, has sent several millions of doses to the US as part of its humanitarian gesture
29 May 2020 10:18 AM
Trump considering to throw out thousands of Chinese graduate students
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Chinese students "shouldn't be here in our schools spying."
29 May 2020 9:57 AM
Pakistan uses militant-tracking tech to hunt virus
Intelligence services are using geo-fencing and phone-monitoring systems that ordinarily are employed to hunt high-value militants
28 May 2020 11:43 AM
Bill Gates conspiracy theories viral in Africa
A Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation regarding the American business magnate
28 May 2020 9:55 AM
After WHO, France puts ban on hydroxychloroquine
Under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against coronavirus
27 May 2020 3:42 PM
South Korea examines first suspected cases of Covid-linked syndrome in kids
The syndrome has raised fears that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, could pose a greater risk to children than had been understood
27 May 2020 3:30 PM
Columns
In Uttar Pradesh, the Muslim clergy is rubbing its eyes in disbelief at the way chief minister Yogi Adityanath has started behaving
Will the simmering anger lead to aakrosh — a violence born from a virus of indifference?
Being quarantined is, at its very benign, a ‘social fact’ in the life of the Bharatiya aurat
The global pandemic has triggered utter destruction of the world economy and a full stop to China’s Belt and Road Initiative juggernaut
