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New test may quickly, accurately detect novel coronavirus: Study

A number of false-negative and -positive test results have been reported

16 April 2020 12:23 PM IST

Antonio Guterress statement came ahead of the UN General Assembly session where Pakistan has said that it would raise the issue of Kashmir. The country is rattled by the Indian governments move to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

UN chief urges Africa to take urgent steps to stem coronavirus growth

Guterres said the UN and African countries are working together in fight against the pandemic.

16 April 2020 12:02 PM IST

A medic collects a swab sample of an elderly woman during a door-to-door examination of COVID-19 amid a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Jaipur. PTI photo

India's covid figures modest for the size of population: Experts

India is going in the right direction but it is not enough

16 April 2020 11:46 AM IST

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 photo provided by the Center for Pharmaceutical Research, a pharmacy technologist using a biosafety level 2 hood prepares a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate for testing in Kansas City, Mo. This early safety study, called a Phase 1 trial, is using a vaccine candidate developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals. (Photo | AP)

China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India; more procurement in...

Earlier, 2 major consignments of medical kits have been sent to India from China.

16 April 2020 11:19 AM IST

People stand in a queue to collect food, distributed by volunteers during the ongoing nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in East Delhi. PTI photo

Maharashtra, Delhi and TN top three states for corona casses in India

India death toll from coronavirus reaches 414; cases mount to 12,380

16 April 2020 11:19 AM IST

The illustration image reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. The spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically.

Summer heat not enough to kill coronavirus

The authors said that only when samples were heated for 15 minutes at 92 degrees Celsius did the virus die

16 April 2020 10:52 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)

Coronavirus: Trump says US has 'passed the peak', vows to reopen...

A bullish Trump told reporters his "aggressive strategy" against the virus was working.

16 April 2020 10:37 AM IST

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 300 points in opening trade on Thursday . (PTI Photo)

Sensex gains 223 points; Nifty ends at at 8,993

NTPC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 6 per cent

16 April 2020 10:35 AM IST

Booking children for some lockdown fun

Go Away Coronavirus, an illustrative digital book by Divya Thomas for kids, helps beat the lockdown boredom

16 April 2020 10:31 AM IST

Ranna Gill, Designer

Fashion designers discuss comeback plans post lockdown

The hope that responsible revenge shopping gains steam

16 April 2020 10:17 AM IST

Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). (ANI Photo)

Exports fall at fastest pace in March as covid19 hits demand

Federation of Indian Export Organisations said the spread of covid-19 has affected global supply chain

16 April 2020 9:25 AM IST

The divisional commissioner of Indore, Akash Tripathi, visits the Taat Patti Bakhal locality where health workers were attacked by local people last week. (PTI)

Dilli ka Babu: Behind the scenes, babus take the lead against C-virus

Besides taking salary cuts, babus across the country are also taking other steps in the efforts to fight the novel...

16 April 2020 9:23 AM IST