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Maharashtra on Sunday recorded the highest daily spike of 2,347 Covid-19 cases. (PTI Photo)

Covid19: Maha records alarming single-day spike with 2,347 new cases

With 63 more deaths, the death toll in the state is now 1,198

18 May 2020 10:19 AM IST

Centre extended the lockdown till May 31, and announced more changes and relaxations in its guidelines. (PTI Photo)

Lockdown 4: Check new guidelines, relaxations

The Centre now empowered the states to decide on what will be red, orange or green zones

18 May 2020 10:03 AM IST

A portrait of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, an important religious leader second only to the Dalai Lama in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy, is seen as exile Tibetans mark his birthday in Dharmsala, India. (AP)

Tibetans demand China disclose fate of Lama taken away in '95

The Tibetan parliament in northern India, said the boy continues to be recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama

18 May 2020 9:55 AM IST

Alibabas Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board. (AFP Photo)

Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board, to focus on...

The departure of Ma, who retired as Alibaba's chairman in September, comes as he pulls back from business roles to focus...

18 May 2020 9:43 AM IST

Waorani indigenous people. (AFP)

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador's Amazon tribe

Waorani organizations warns that virus spread could be catastrophic for the community, which is generally vulnerable to...

18 May 2020 9:35 AM IST

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil, gold prices hit record levels as more countries reopen their economies. (AP Photo)

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil and gold jump

Oil prices reached their highest since March as demand picked up as countries around the world eased travel restrictions

18 May 2020 9:16 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

Obama was 'grossly incompetent president': Trump

Trump's reaction came after Obama on Saturday criticised the US authorities' response to the coronavirus outbreak

18 May 2020 9:04 AM IST

Rev. Timothy Pelc blesses Easter baskets outside St. Ambrose Church in Grosse Pointe Park. He offered a prayer and sprayed holy water from a squirt gun instead of blessing baskets inside the church in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

Michigan priest draws squirt gun to shoot holy water

Priest says he was concerned about how the Vatican might react when the photos of him squirting holy water became viral

18 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

Japan slips into recession, worst yet to come as pandemic wreaks havoc. (AFP Photo)

Japan slips into recession, slump set to worsen as pandemic wreaks...

The world's third-largest economy shrank for second consecutive quarter in three months to March, intensifying challenge...

18 May 2020 8:42 AM IST

Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, a prominent investigative media outlet in Egypt. (AP)

Top editor of Egypt's Independent media outlet arrested

Amnesty International called Attalah's detention a shocking development, and called for her to be immediately and...

18 May 2020 8:41 AM IST

Farmers carry strawberries in a basket after harvesting, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Srinagar, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. There is no Swiggy and Zomato here unlike several cities in the rest of India for fresh produce to be delivered to customers ordering through apps. And whatever little digital services allowed entrepreneurs to do business has also been rendered useless since the Indian government suspended 4g high speed internet services in the Valley. (Photo | AP)

Ecommerce makes lockdown bearable in rest of India but Kashmir...

The Supreme Court last week refused to direct the government to restore high speed internet in the Valley.

17 May 2020 9:23 PM IST

Kolkata hospitals in a spot as nurses quit jobs. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata hospitals in a spot as nurses quit jobs, leave city amid...

A nurse, who left for Manipur earlier this week, said safety concerns and parental pressure were the two main reasons...

17 May 2020 9:01 PM IST