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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korean Central News Agency)

North Korea praises China for getting the pandemic under control

China is North Korea's most significant ally and economic lifeline, accounting for about 90% of the country's external...

8 May 2020 9:28 AM IST

Vista Equity Partners to pick up 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 cr. (PTI Photo)

Vista Equity Partners to invest in Reliance Jio

Vista's investment will translate into a 2.32 percent equity stake on a fully diluted basis, making Vista largest...

8 May 2020 9:05 AM IST

A woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. (AP)

Covid takes toll on weather and climate watch: UN

Data usually compiled by Global Observing System provides vital observations used for weather analyses, forecasts,...

7 May 2020 4:27 PM IST

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How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

Stresses on bats, such as wet markets, other diseases, and habitat loss, may have a role in coronavirus spilling over to...

7 May 2020 4:12 PM IST

Health workers prepare to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata. (PTI)

No less than 80,000 new cases were reported everyday in April

While some countries reported an increase in COVID-19 cases over time, many saw caseloads rise because they ramped up...

7 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

Automobile majors on Wednesday announced the resumption. (PTI Photo)

Some auto companies resume production, others prepare to restart...

Home Ministry allowed factories in rural areas or those outside municipal limits to resume production under strict...

7 May 2020 3:48 PM IST

Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:42 PM IST

Budweiser brewer hit by pandemic to invest more in e-commerce. (PTI Photo)

Budweiser to invest more in e-commerce as virus hits offline demand

The company said it would keep up efforts to market its premium and super-premium beers

7 May 2020 3:24 PM IST

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Lab-grown mini human organs may play key role in Covid19 drug...

The tiny organs have previously helped scientists understand how the Zika virus, an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen

7 May 2020 2:31 PM IST

Medical workers take in patients outside a special coronavirus area at Maimonides Medical Center in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP)

Experts fear second wave of virus as Europe, US relax lockdown curbs

Cases have continued to rise steadily in places such as US's Iowa and Missouri since the governors began reopening

7 May 2020 2:04 PM IST

People buy vegetables at a market of the Khraicia district. (AFP)

Manage lockdown to relaxation transition carefully to avoid virus...

Government-ordered lockdowns have become increasingly unpopular as countries suffer economic activities grinding to a...

7 May 2020 1:24 PM IST

government has extended the last date for filing annual GST return for the financial year 2018-19 by three months till September . (PTI Photo)

Date for filing GST return extended to September 30

A notification has been issued to extend the time limit for furnishing of annual (goods and services tax) return

7 May 2020 1:18 PM IST