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Uber signals recovery in rides as lockdown restrictions ease. (AFP Photo)

Uber signals recovery in rides as lockdown restrictions ease

Trip requests are now down about 70% from a year earlier, slightly lesser than April's 80% drop

4 Jun 2020 11:27 AM IST

People rest by their shanties at Dharavi, one of Asias largest slums, during lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai. PTI photo

Record single day jump in India's COVID-19 cases

India stands seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain...

4 Jun 2020 11:13 AM IST

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday released five political leaders who have been under detention since August 5, the day when the Centre announced the abrogation of Article 370 provisions and bifurcation of the state. (Photo: PTI)

IAF building emergency air strip in Anantnag

On completion, it will serve as an alternate runway facility for fighter jets in case of any emergency.

4 Jun 2020 11:05 AM IST

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective. (AP Photo)

Hydroxychloroquine can't prevent COVID-19, says new study

Hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug, chloroquine, have been the subject of much debate since Trump started promoting...

4 Jun 2020 11:02 AM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

Australia to restart flights to New Zealand

New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating the virus after it notched a 13th straight day with no reported new...

4 Jun 2020 10:13 AM IST

US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million. (AP Photo)

US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million

Since mid-March, more than 40 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits

4 Jun 2020 10:10 AM IST

Reliance Industries announces closure of rights issue of Rs 53,124.20 crore, subscribed 1.59 times. (ANI Photo)

Reliance Industries Rs 53,124 crore rights issue subscribed 1.59 times

The Rights Issue Committee of the Board of Directors of the company will meet on June 10 to approve the basis of...

4 Jun 2020 9:53 AM IST

Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)

Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

4 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

George Floyd. (AP)

Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for Covid-19

The 20-page report revealed that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25...

4 Jun 2020 9:07 AM IST

Asian shares hit two-month high as economic optimism spreads. (AFP Photo)

Asian shares hit two-month high as stimulus fans recovery hopes

Oil prices fell, reversing gains made the previous session, due to uncertainty about supply cuts by major producers

4 Jun 2020 8:59 AM IST

Farmers sort tomatoes near a field for their transportation to various markets during the nationwide lockdown. India is to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers. (PTI Photo)

India to let farmers sell produce directly to traders, retailers

The act was aimed at protecting farmers from exploitation by institutional buyers such as large retailers and food...

4 Jun 2020 8:50 AM IST

A protester holds a sign reading I Cant Breathe outside the District Attorneys office during a peaceful demonstration over George Floyds death. (AFP)

All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death

Officer who held Floyd in chokehold now charged with more serious count of second-degree murder

4 Jun 2020 8:30 AM IST