Home » Sports

Sports - Page 1928

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material. (Photo | AP)

WHO Solidarity trial testing antiviral drug remdesivir, as it could...

In an observational study, 68 per cent or two out of three patients after treatment with the drug did not require...

14 April 2020 1:51 PM IST

Farmers travel in a crowded boat as they carry their vegetables to a wholesale market during the complete lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Patna. PTI photo

Labour ministry sets up control rooms to address migrant workers'...

The Prime Minister has announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 with conditional relaxation from April...

14 April 2020 1:47 PM 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)

Studies being done to see whether vaccines for TB and Polio could be...

Theories say countries with large BCG-vaccinated populations may fare better against coronavirus but UK with a high...

14 April 2020 1:30 PM IST

An MCGM member prepares beds at a quarantine center inside a BMC school for COVID-19 patients during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Dharavi in Mumbai. PTI photo

School fee hike adds to woes of parents

Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments have announced that schools should not force parents to pay...

14 April 2020 1:15 PM IST

Demi Moore and Bruce Wills (Twitter)

Demi Moore, Bruce Willis have a quarantine-edition 'family book club'

Willis and Moore were married for several years beginning in the late 1980s until 2000

14 April 2020 1:05 PM IST

Nathan Lyon celebrates his wicket with captain and wicket-keeper Tim Paine. AFP Photo

Nathan Lyon backs Tim Paine to continue as Australia captain

Australia lost a first home series to India but retained the Ashes last year under Paine

14 April 2020 12:58 PM IST

Usain Bolt goes viral with 'social distancing' Olympic photo

Bolt's post of the 2008 Olympics 100m final blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000...

14 April 2020 12:54 PM IST

Mahim Dharavi Medical Practitioners Association conducts a thermal screening of residents of a housing society during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Dharavi in Mumbai. PTI Photo

As Covid19 cases soar, India extends lockdown

Coronavirus death toll in India rises to 339, cases soar to 10,363, says Health Ministry

14 April 2020 12:54 PM IST

A view of the wholesale vegetable market at Narwal during the nationwide lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Jammu. PTI photo

India has enough stock of essential commodities to last till end of...

The home minister appealed to the affluent people to help the needy living nearby

14 April 2020 12:54 PM IST

Hockey India postpones all National Championships indefinitely

All the national events were to start on April 29 and continue till July 3

14 April 2020 12:51 PM IST

The United Nations Headquarters in New York will remain closed in the forthcoming weekend due to the ongoing cash crisis. (Photo: ANI)

Over 180 deaths, 3 deaths across United Nations system worldwide

However, the spokesman did not provide further details or a country-wise break-up of the cases.

14 April 2020 12:47 PM IST

Reliance Industries (RIL) to hit NCD market with Rs 10,000-cr issue on Apr 16. (Photo-PTI)

Reliance Industries to launch Rs 9,000 cr non-convertible debenture...

The proceeds from the debt sale will be used to repay existing rupee debt

14 April 2020 12:47 PM IST