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Sensex surged over 558 points and the NSE Nifty topped the 11,300-mark on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Sensex rallies over 550 points, Nifty tops 11,300-mark

Ultratech Cement, TCS, Kotak Mahindra, M&M, Maruti, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Auto were the prominent gainers

28 Jul 2020 4:40 PM

Donald Trump security adviser Robert O'Brien tests COVID-19 positive. (AFP Photo)

Trump's national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus

Announcing the infection, the White House said in a statement there was no risk of exposure to Trump or Vice President Mike Pence

28 Jul 2020 1:20 PM

Gold hits record, gets more precious as dollar loses value. (AFP Photo)

Gold soars to record high as dollar drops

The precious metal had stormed almost $40 higher at one point to reach $1,980 an ounce

28 Jul 2020 10:24 AM

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not paid salary and special daily allowance to 209 newly-hired nurses. (AFP Photo)

Nurses hired by BMC working without salaries

BMC official said salary disbursal got delayed due to roster verification process, but assured the nurses will be paid their wages soon

28 Jul 2020 9:59 AM

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries' strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)

Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is spreading

27 Jul 2020 8:20 PM

A medic collects a sample from a child for COVID-19 test in New Delhi. The situation in Delhi has started stabilising as the number of fresh cases continues to be on a decline. (PTI Photo)

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

Travellers, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walking with luggage as part of the first group of arrivals for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. - The 2020 hajj season, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia battles a coronavirus surge, is set to begin on July 29. (via AFP)

Saudi's downscaled Hajj season begins with restrictions and caution

Pilgrims are required to be tested for coronavirus before arriving in Mecca and will also have to quarantine after the pilgrimage

27 Jul 2020 9:53 AM

The Indian community in Australia is comprised of nearly seven lakh people. (Representational Image)

Australia's migration intake to fall by over 2 lakh; Indians affected

India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia, with nearly 90,000 students studying in Australian universities

26 Jul 2020 5:44 PM

Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to buy remdesivir from a Gujarat-based company. (ANI Photo)

Maharashtra FDA to buy remdesivir from Gujarat firm

State FDA minister Rajendra Shingne said the government plans to publish the price and availability of the drugs online for transparency

26 Jul 2020 3:55 PM

The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed variation of the genetic makeup of four young male patients with severe COVID-19 from two families, who did not have any preexisting medical conditions that made them predisposed to the deadly disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to COVID-19

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 Jul 2020 3:42 PM

Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species "dead or alive" and vowed to "eliminate" illegal markets across the country. (AFP)

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human infections

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine or exotic cuisine

25 Jul 2020 12:06 PM

A quarantine order was imposed on six different vessels anchored in the city's waters after some of the crew members tested positive for the virus. (AFP)

Seafarers skipping quarantine leads to sudden virus spike in Hong Kong

After successfully tackling COVID-19 local transmission once, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased again this month

24 Jul 2020 3:16 PM

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he makes a heart-hand sign to supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil's Bolsonaro goes for bike rides, chats up with staff despite being corona positive

The far-right leader, who has been called a 'Tropical Trump,' has repeatedly defied social distancing guidelines

24 Jul 2020 12:44 PM

A person speaks to a security guard outside of the Chinese consulate after the United States ordered China to close its doors on July 22, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to the State Department, the U.S. government ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate "in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information." (AFP)

China warns it 'must' retaliate after closure of Houston consulate

US gave China 72 hours to close the consulate, in order ‘to protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information’

24 Jul 2020 8:53 AM

A funeral home worker in A protective suit disinfects a coffin carrying a woman who died from COVID-19, as they prepare for a funeral in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa 59% excess deaths imply hidden COVID-19 toll

Africa’s most industrialised nation is in the middle of a runaway epidemic of the coronavirus, with cases increasing by more than 10,000 day

23 Jul 2020 7:16 PM

Air India reduces monthly allowances of employees by up to 50%. (PTI Photo)

Air India slashes employee monthly allowances by up to 50%

The Air India order said 11 types of allowances for pilots would stand reduced by 40 percent

23 Jul 2020 2:58 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a new chicken farm being built in Hwangju County, North Korea. (AP)

Kim Jong Un visits chicken farm, calls for improvements

He described the facility as a model for modernizing chicken farms in the rest of the country, which he described as 'backward'

23 Jul 2020 12:19 PM

Indian consumers are cautious about spending in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

78% Indian consumers cut spending amid COVID-19 crisis: KPMG

Consumers in tier-III cities were 1.4 times more inclined towards spending on apparel than tier-I cities, it said

23 Jul 2020 12:08 PM

The landmark 75th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 15. (Image by Groov3/Wikimedia)

UN annual meet to go virtual for first time in 75 years of history

World leaders will instead submit pre-recorded video statements for this year's landmark 75th session of UNGA

23 Jul 2020 11:49 AM

US to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine. (AFP Photo)

Pfizer, BioNTech reach $1.95 billion COVID-19 vaccine deal with US

The contract for 100 million doses of the vaccine amounts to a $39 price tag for what is likely to be a two-dose course of treatment

23 Jul 2020 10:19 AM

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