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AA Edit: Flights home: More optics, less mitigation

The increasing spread of Covid-19 and the stress on the medical infrastructure in those countries added to their worries

7 May 2020 6:17 PM IST

Bani takes a stand

The actress consciously chose to play a bisexual character in Four More Shots Please, as it was important to her

7 May 2020 5:53 PM IST

Milano Digital Fashion Week from July 14-17 will include photo and video content, backstage interviews with designers, as well as webinars and live streaming of keynote speeches. (Photo | AFP)

No crowded shows, Milan Fashion Week will be live on Instagram,...

Thousands of Chinese buyers and media are prevented from travelling to the shows, forcing the fashion chamber to offer...

7 May 2020 5:14 PM IST

A woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. (AP)

Covid takes toll on weather and climate watch: UN

Data usually compiled by Global Observing System provides vital observations used for weather analyses, forecasts,...

7 May 2020 4:27 PM IST

The Facebook oversight board will be able to overturn decisions by the company and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on whether individual pieces of content should be allowed on Facebook and Instagram. But critics call the oversight board a bid by Facebook to forestall regulation or even an eventual breakup. (Photo | Flickr - Anthony Quintano)

Facebook's Supreme Court' of Nobel winner, former Guardian editor,...

The oversight board is to make binding decisions on hate speech and misinformation, following free speech norms and...

7 May 2020 4:19 PM IST

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How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

Stresses on bats, such as wet markets, other diseases, and habitat loss, may have a role in coronavirus spilling over to...

7 May 2020 4:12 PM IST

SBI cuts benchmark lending rate by 15 bps; launches spl deposit scheme for senior citizens. (PTI Photo)

SBI cuts lending rate by 15 bps, senior citizens get a special deposit

An additional 30 basis points premium will be payable for senior citizen's retail term deposits with "5 Years & above"...

7 May 2020 4:04 PM IST

Health workers prepare to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata. (PTI)

No less than 80,000 new cases were reported everyday in April

While some countries reported an increase in COVID-19 cases over time, many saw caseloads rise because they ramped up...

7 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

Automobile majors on Wednesday announced the resumption. (PTI Photo)

Some auto companies resume production, others prepare to restart...

Home Ministry allowed factories in rural areas or those outside municipal limits to resume production under strict...

7 May 2020 3:48 PM IST

Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:42 PM IST

Budweiser brewer hit by pandemic to invest more in e-commerce. (PTI Photo)

Budweiser to invest more in e-commerce as virus hits offline demand

The company said it would keep up efforts to market its premium and super-premium beers

7 May 2020 3:24 PM IST

The gas leak took place from two 5,000-tonne tanks that had been left unattended due to the coronavirus lockdown since late March.(Photo: Narayana Rao)

Styrene gas leak in Vizag brings back memories of a Bhopal morning

The gas is used in the manufacture of plastic polymers and prolonged exposure to it can lead to effects on the central...

7 May 2020 2:43 PM IST