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COVID-19 virus can last on face masks for a week, banknotes for days:...

The study found that the COVID-19 virus can stick to stainless steel and plastic surfaces for up to four days

6 April 2020 1:11 PM IST

Residents light lamps at a society to express the countrys unity in fight against COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown, in Ghaziabad on Sunday. PTI photo

India's efforts to contain virus example for others: PM Modi

The PM urged BJP workers to follow a five-point agenda, including working to ensure that no poor goes hungry

6 April 2020 1:08 PM IST

World Championships Silver medalist Chinas Zhang Guowei competes in the high jump event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in 2017. PTI Photo

China's twerking high jumper Zhang Guowei retires at 28

The Popular Chinese athlete told his 3.4 million followers that he is sorry he is retiring because he can't jump anymore

6 April 2020 1:07 PM IST

Actor Salman Khan with nephew Nirvan (Twitter)

We are all scared about coronavirus: Salman Khan

As of Monday morning, the number of coronavirus cases rose to 4067 in India with the pandemic claiming 109 lives

6 April 2020 12:49 PM IST

A volunteer from the Payam-e-Wilayat Foundation Pakistan welfare organization disinfects a mosque from the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 3,277

The number of cases increasing at a rapid pace in Punjab could become a cause of concern for the government as it is the...

6 April 2020 12:41 PM IST

Bank employees wear masks as a precautionary measure following the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

Covid19 impact: Banks to witness spike in credit costs, non-performing...

Asia-Pacific governments, central banks, and supervisory authorities have rolled out diverse measures to address...

6 April 2020 12:38 PM IST

Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson (Twitter)

Miley Cyrus, Cody Simpson deliver tacos to healthcare workers amid...

Miley and Cody delivered 120 tacos to healthcare workers at the Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in...

6 April 2020 12:36 PM IST

Hundreds of members of the Orthodox Jewish community attend the funeral for a rabbi who died from the coronavirus in New York. AFP Photo

US staring at -"hardest week-" of Covid19 crisis, officials warn

The statement came even as the state of New York saw fall in fatalities for the first time

6 April 2020 12:10 PM IST

Firefighters spray disinfectants outside closed shops at a market to contain the spread of coronavirus, during a nationwide lockdown, in Nagpur. PTI photo

Maharashtra covid tally climbs to 781 after 33 fresh cases

Among the new cases, 19 were reported from Pune city, 11 from Mumbai and one each from Satara, Ahmednagar and Vasai

6 April 2020 11:58 AM IST

Indias first professional boxer Vijender Singh. DC File Photo

Vijender Singh hopes for pro career to resume in second half of 2020

'Obviously, I am at a loss but there is nothing that can be done. So, you just make peace with it and wait for things to...

6 April 2020 11:56 AM IST

IndusInd Banks outlook to negative from stable. (Photo- ANI)

Ind-Ra revises IndusInd Bank's outlook to negative from stable

The agency has also affirmed the short-term issuer rating at A1-plus

6 April 2020 11:49 AM IST

Members of Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam (SGVP) pack food to be distributed amongst the poor and homeless people during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of coronavirus outbreak, in Ahmedabad. PTI photo

Gujarat covid count rises to 144 with 16 new cases

Of the 16 new cases, 11 are from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each in Mehsana, Patan and Surat

6 April 2020 11:40 AM IST