Tuesday, Mar 09, 2021 | Last Update : 12:11 PM IST
coronavirus cases
South Korea reports record virus surge on Christmas Day
The nation has been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, but Friday saw a record 1,241 new infections
25 Dec 2020 1:11 PM
Maharashtra records highest single-day spike of 14,492 COVID-19 cases
The recovery rate in the state is 71.37 per cent, while the fatality rate is 3.32 per cent
21 Aug 2020 1:25 PM
Modi government gone missing: Rahul slams Centre as India crosses 20 lakh COVID cases
20 lakh-mark has been crossed, Modi government is missing, the Congress leader tweeted
07 Aug 2020 9:48 AM
India's COVID-19 tests cross 2-crore mark: ICMR
A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday, the ICMR said
03 Aug 2020 5:45 PM
US expected to report record-breaking economic fall
A huge plunge in consumer spending sent the economy sinking at a roughly 32 per cent annual rate in the April-June quarter
30 Jul 2020 4:07 PM
Uddhav Thackeray review COVID situation in Pune
Thackeray has come under severe criticism for mostly remaining confined to his house during the epidemic
30 Jul 2020 2:06 PM
Elgar Parishad case: Bombay High Court allows kin to meet COVID-positive Varavara Rao
Rao had filed a plea earlier this month through his lawyer Sudeep Pasbola seeking bail.
29 Jul 2020 8:06 AM
Oil prices fall amid US-China tensions, increasing pandemic fears
Oil demand has improved somewhat from the deep trough of the second quarter, supporting prices, although the recovery path is uneven
27 Jul 2020 2:21 PM
14 lakh and counting, India’s COVID juggernaut in unstoppable momentum
Sikkim records its first death, leaving only Mizoram as the only state without a COVID fatality
27 Jul 2020 11:38 AM
Oil prices fall on US inventory build, increasing pandemic fears
Industry group American Petroleum Institute reported U.S. crude inventories rose last week by 7.5 million barrels
22 Jul 2020 8:44 AM
Oil steady as virus infections rise but hopes for vaccine lends support
In the first big energy deal since COVID-19, Chevron said it would buy oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc for about $5 billion in stock
21 Jul 2020 9:03 AM
Central team in Bihar to assess COVID19 situation
The central team led by joint secretary Lav Agarwal will hold meetings and provide necessary support to the health department officials
20 Jul 2020 3:00 PM
Gold ticks higher on worries over rising COVID-19 cases
Physical gold sold at a premium in India driven by plunging imports and a near halt in smuggling that offset impact of high unemployment
13 Jul 2020 9:04 AM
District magistrate announces week-long lockdown in Patna from July 10
Officials said that district administration will review the situation a week later and may increase the period depending upon the situation
09 Jul 2020 9:30 AM
Oil prices cautiously rise on output cut support
The market is still being supported by a bigger-than-expected drawdown in US crude stockpiles reported last week
07 Jul 2020 9:04 AM
Oil prices mixed as virus spike casts shadow over demand
OPEC and allies including Russia have pledged to slash production by a record 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) for a third month in July
06 Jul 2020 9:15 AM
Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers test COVID-19 positive
It said work there would not be stopped, however, as the company wanted to learn to “live with the virus”
05 Jul 2020 9:46 AM
Oil falls as growing coronavirus cases stoke fuel demand worries
Gasoline demand will be closely watched as US heads into its July 4 holiday weekend as many Americans are expected to hit the road
03 Jul 2020 9:17 AM
Oil prices slip on demand fears as virus cases surge
The EIA data showed that gasoline imports hit the highest level since last August and peaked the most on a seasonal basis in nine years
02 Jul 2020 10:30 AM
Gold prices hit all-time high of Rs 48,871 as virus spike lifts demand
The country’s gold imports in May plunged 99% from a year earlier as international air travel was banned and jewellery shops were closed
01 Jul 2020 3:17 PM
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