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Grave diggers wearing protective suits bury a COVID-19 victim as relatives and friends stand at a safe distance in Kolpino, outside St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in virus cases

The number of new cases jumped by 11,656 in the past 24 hours, taking the total count to 221,344

11 May 2020 3:50 PM IST

The Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked in an unidentified naval base in Iran.(Photo provided by the Iranian Army)

Iran accidentally strikes its own ship, 19 sailors dead

The incident comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and US since Trump unilaterally withdrew from...

11 May 2020 3:28 PM IST

Militants have carried out several roadside bombings and rocket attacks in Kabul and other parts of the country in recent weeks. (AP)

Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul city

The explosions come as authorities are trying to impose a lockdown in the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus in...

11 May 2020 3:14 PM IST

Startup community stares at fund crunch in absence of venture capital, reinvents businesses to survive economic slowdown. (AFP Photo)

Start-ups get creative as coronavirus crisis fuels funding crunch,...

A group of the top venture firms warned startups this month that it will be very difficult to raise financing anytime...

11 May 2020 3:01 PM IST

468 Shramik Special trains run so far, over 5 lakh migrants ferried. (PTI Photo)

Railway operates 468 Shramik special trains till May 11, over 5 lakh...

While 363 trains have already reached their destination, 105 trains are in transit

11 May 2020 2:54 PM IST

Mickey and Minnie Mouse take the stage in a reopening ceremony for Disneyland in Shanghai as the theme park reopened. (AP)

Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls

China has allowed shops and offices to reopen but is keeping cinemas, bars, karaoke parlors and other businesses closed

11 May 2020 1:45 PM IST

Migrants to return home in special trains. (PTI Photo)

Make sure migrants return home in special trains: Centre to states

The situation of migrant workers walking on roads and railway tracks was noted with great concern

11 May 2020 1:22 PM IST

Nirav Modi. (PTI)

Nirav Modi's extradition trial in PNB fraud case to begin in UK

The 49-year-old jeweller has been lodged at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March last year

11 May 2020 12:54 PM IST

Covid stigma is a cruel prison. (AFP)

Man finds Covid stigma cares little that your test results are not...

Asymptomatic dad of cancer-stricken girl sent to quarantine without a confirmatory test

11 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

All 326 stranded people from London taken to quarantine centres. (PTI Photo)

326 passengers from London test asymptomatic, taken to quarantine...

The state administration has designated certain resorts and hotels as quarantine centres, especially for those stranded...

11 May 2020 12:32 PM IST

As many as 1,278 people tested coronavirus positive on Sunday in Maharashtra. ()

Maharashtra reports 1,278 new Covid-19 cases, 53 deaths

The Covid-19 death toll stands at 832 after 53 people succumbed to the infection

11 May 2020 12:04 PM IST

Visitors wearing protective face masks at the capitals popular tourist spot of Temple of Heaven in Beijing. (AP)

Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting of lockdown

The new infections add a layer of caution to efforts to lower coronavirus-related restrictions across China

11 May 2020 11:40 AM IST