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Shikhar Dhawan and wife Ayesha

Spending the day with a song and dance

Shikhar Dhawan and wife Ayesha recreate Bollywood song Dhal gaya din from the 1970-film Humjoli

9 April 2020 11:04 AM IST

People watch a display screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. (AP Photo)

Sensex rallies over 1,265 pts; Nifty reclaims 9,100 level

Mahindra and Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging over 16 per cent

9 April 2020 10:33 AM IST

A second stimulus package India is poised to announce on help small and medium businesses weathering the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo-PTI)

India's second covid19 stimulus to focus on aid to small businesses

Last month, India outlined a 1.7-trillion rupee ($22.6-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers

9 April 2020 10:31 AM IST

Police officials seal the Bengali market area after a case of coronavirus was reported in New Delhi. PTI photo

Coronavirus deaths in India climb to 166, cases tally 5,734

Jharkhand has reported four cases, while Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one case each

9 April 2020 10:17 AM IST

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PT for pets

Dog trainers and experts share alternatives and care options for dogs that may suffer from behavioural issues during the...

9 April 2020 10:07 AM IST

Passersby move past an electronic stock board showing the days loss of Nikkei stock index, in front of a securities firm in Tokyo. (Photo- PTI)

Asian stocks gain on hopes of slowing covid19 crisis

Slowing rate of news infections is providing some much-needed buoyancy to equities as investors eye an easing of...

9 April 2020 9:52 AM IST

An Indian woman works on a sewing machine during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Jammu, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo)

South India better equipped to deal with lockdown: ISB study

Companies in the peninsular part are better equipped to deal with prevailing conditions to adopt work-from-home...

9 April 2020 9:29 AM IST

Sonia Gandhi has suggested a blanket 30 per cent cut in expenditure. (File photo: PTI)

AA Edit: Sonia Gandhi's suggestions are welcome but not bold enough

Congress president recommends austerity when in fact the government needs to spend more not less

9 April 2020 2:19 AM IST

Hydroxychloroquine is an anti-malarial drug that has been anecdotally, but not scientifically, linked to treatment of Covid-19. (AP)

AA Edit: India's export of HCQ is humanitarian

Indo-US strategic ties are based on much more than the optics of one drug deal

9 April 2020 1:42 AM IST

Gypsy women prepare lunch in their hut in New Delhi on April 4, 2020. (PTI)

What social distancing is possible in a hut?

37% of Indians live in a one-room dwelling, and 32% in a two-room house/dwelling

9 April 2020 12:31 AM IST

Anupam Mishra, sub-collector of Kollam, Kerala. (Photo: lbsnaa.gov.in)

Dilli Ka Babu: Quarantine fugitive IAS officer booked for going AWOL

The young officer was ordered to remain in isolation after he returned from Singapore

8 April 2020 9:36 PM IST

Police personnel keep vigil as workers transport medical supplies in New Delhi on April 08, 2020. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

AA Edit: Stop sending messages, send Covid test kits

The government's decision to suspend the MPLAD scheme and cut MPs' salaries is rich in symbolism and poor in substance

8 April 2020 8:30 PM IST