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Walking an average of 80 km a day, they had covered a distance of 320 km and reached Bhadrachalam in 40-degree Celsius heat on Tuesday, when all of a sudden the young man collapsed.

The killing roads: Four days of walking in 40-degree heat claims life...

When the special trains were announced it seemed like a ray of hope. But his village was nowhere near the train routes...

13 May 2020 12:45 PM IST

Mumbai: Muslim neighbours perform last rites of Hindu man amid lockdown

Mumbai: Muslim neighbours perform last rites of Hindu man amid...

Pandurang Ubale, who was paralysed since the last few months, died at his residence in Zakaria Bunder area of Sewri on...

13 May 2020 12:31 PM IST

COVID-19 hits hotel industry: Revenue per room drops 13-29% in Jan-Mar. (PTI Photo)

Covid19 hits hotel and hospitality sector; Delhi, Bengaluru worst-hit

The occupancy level fell most in Delhi at 16.9 percentage points during January-March 2020

13 May 2020 11:59 AM IST

Representational Illustration.

South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16

Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial...

13 May 2020 11:54 AM IST

A medical staff member prepares to collect samples from a woman at a COVID-19 testing centre set up in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AFP)

French coronavirus death toll overtakes Spain's

France now stands as world's fourth-highest number of fatalities after the United States, Britain and Italy

13 May 2020 11:33 AM IST

Health professionals hold candles during a symbolic protest and tribute for health workers who have died of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil registers spike in daily Covid-19 deaths

Brazil, the Latin American country hit hardest in the pandemic, appears to be quickly becoming a new global flashpoint

13 May 2020 11:21 AM IST

Sensex zooms over 1,400 pts on PM Modis Rs 20 lakh cr economic booster. (PTI Photo)

Sensex zooms over 1,400 pts on PM Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore economic...

ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 7 per cent

13 May 2020 11:07 AM IST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)

Fauci warns of disaster if US reopens too fast

The blunt warning from the country's top infectious disease expert is a sharp contrast to Trump, who pushes to right a...

13 May 2020 10:17 AM IST

A mob vandalised a police van in South 24 Parganas district on Monday. (PTI)

Coronavirus lockdown: Bengal policemen attacked at 2 places; BJP...

Seven locals also suffered injuries during the violence in Hooghly and South 24 Parganas districts.

13 May 2020 10:05 AM IST

Sebi lists 8 entities that can undertake e-KYC Aadhaar authentication. (PTI Photo)

Sebi allows e-KYC using Aadhaar for 8 entities

Sebi lists 8 entities that can undertake e-KYC Aadhaar authentication. (PTI Photo)

13 May 2020 9:42 AM IST

Maria Branyas fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room at a care home. (Screengrab of Youtube video)

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

Maria Branyas is likely to be the world's oldest person to have survived the the pandemic

13 May 2020 9:29 AM IST

Hyderabad: Park Hyatt Hotel , Banjara Hills. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)

Hyatt to lay off 1,300 employees as pandemic cripples travel

Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees in corporate offices as part of a...

13 May 2020 9:01 AM IST