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Asian shares skidded on Tuesday on growing worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections. (PTI Photo)

Asian stocks stumble on fears of second coronavirus wave, oil up

As countries gradually ease restrictions in an effort to restart their economies, investors are anxious about a second...

12 May 2020 10:54 AM IST

Covid19 death toll rises to 2,293, total cases at 70,756 in India. (PTI Photo)

India's covid19 infections cross 70,000-mark, death toll rises to...

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 868

12 May 2020 10:52 AM IST

An empty Indonesian airport during the coronavirus lockdown. (AFP)

Indonesia: 'Rice ATMs' come to the rescue amid coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus outbreak has caused millions to lose their jobs in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

12 May 2020 10:48 AM IST

Indias automakers have warned that total automobile sales could fall as much as 45% in the current fiscal year. (PTI Photo)

India's automakers warn of up to 45% sales drop as economy slumps amid...

India's auto industry is already reeling, with sales of cars, trucks and motorbikes falling 18% last fiscal year to 21.5...

12 May 2020 10:42 AM IST

Policemen break open the locks of a house in Krisnapuram and RR Venkatapuram localities in Visakhapatnam to allow the owners to return. Hundreds of residents from the localities fled when a poisonous gas leaked from a factory last week, killing 12 people. (AA Photo: P Narasimha Murthy)

Experts detect more gas leak risks at LG Polymer factory in Vizag

Andhra Pradesh government arranges ships to clear hazardous material from the factory

12 May 2020 8:47 AM IST

Physical distance norms were thrown aside when free rations were supplied to staff of Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday, May 11, 2020. The hospital is the main designated facility for treatment of Covid-19 patients in Hyderabad. (AA Photo: SSR)

Hyderabad reports 79 cases, highest so far in a day

Sudden spike breaks a sequence of low daily numbers after the government changed its testing policy

12 May 2020 7:24 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacts with chief ministers during a video conference on the COVID-19 situation on Monday, May 11, 2020. (PTI)

PM: The world has said we have been successful against Covid-19

In fifth video conference with chief ministers, Narendra Modi expresses concern epidemic spread to rural areas

12 May 2020 6:39 AM IST

Intel CEO Bob Swan said in a letter last month to two Pentagon officials that strengthening U.S. production is more important than ever, given the uncertainty created by the current geopolitical environment. (Photo | AP)

Intel, Taiwanese chip maker express interest in building semiconductor...

Concern about relying heavily on chips from Taiwan, South Korea and China had begun even before the coronavirus outbreak

11 May 2020 9:33 PM IST

A cloud-based telecom network is considered more efficient and flexible in delivering services specially new applications at large scale in less time with reduced capital and operational expenditure. (Photo | Wikimedia

Airtel partners with IBM, Red Hat to build open cloud network for 5G...

Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on this...

11 May 2020 8:58 PM IST

The company wants to reiterate that there are no retrenchment plans. Wipro has well defined policies and people practices in place to take care of its employees, Wipro said. In this image, the Sarjapur office of Wipro is seen. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

As techies worry about covid impact, Wipro denies rumours of...

Employees who are in between projects have not been asked to take a pay cut, the IT company clarifies.

11 May 2020 7:50 PM IST

An Indonesian medical staff takes a blood sample from a woman during a rapid test in Surabaya on May 11, 2020 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. AFP Photo

Covid19 and the heart

Though it is mainly a disease of the respiratory system, COVID-19 affects the heart too

11 May 2020 7:47 PM IST

Several great players have crumbled under pressure, developing the fear of failure, followed by the fear of losing the position they have achieved slowly setting the stage for depression in their lives.

Blow away the blues

Mental health experts say sportsmen are no exceptions, they too need a psychologist 24 x 7

11 May 2020 7:04 PM IST