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The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday reported a 16 per cent decline in its unit case volume for the second quarter. (AP Photo)

India lockdown dents CocaCola sales in June quarter

Unit case volume declined 36 per cent driven by India and South Africa due to the impact of the coronavirus, said...

22 July 2020 9:03 AM IST

Jubilant Generics gets nod to manufacture, market anti-viral drug Remdesivir. (Representational Image)

Jubilant Generics gets DCGI nod to manufacture COVID-19 drug...

On June 21, Hetero and Cipla and on July 2 Mylan were given permission to manufacture and market the drug on the same...

21 July 2020 10:01 AM IST

IndiGo said it will cut 10% of its workforce as it grapples with declining revenues due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI Photo)

IndiGo to cut 10% staff, says CEO Ronojoy Dutta

IndiGo, which had 23,531 employees on its rolls as of March 2019, said it was flying only a small percentage of full...

21 July 2020 9:05 AM IST

Children run down a street past an informational mural warning people about the dangers of the new coronavirus, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. (AP)

Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa

The schooling crisis is more acute in Africa, where up to 80% of students don't have access to internet and even...

20 July 2020 8:16 PM IST

People wearing face masks walk in a street near the Tokyo Tower. (AFP)

Kissing etiquette: Japan nightlife sets its virus rules

Strategic testing in nightlife districts of Tokyo has revealed rising cases of coronavirus, predominantly among people...

20 July 2020 6:55 PM IST

People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia might need weeks to tame the second wave of virus

Australia has recorded about 11,800 coronavirus cases with a death toll of 123, a fraction of what has been seen in...

20 July 2020 1:16 PM IST

Mumbai crime branch busted a racket selling Covid-19 immunity booster injections Remdesivir at exorbitant cost and arrested seven persons. (AFP Photo)

Seven held for selling Remdesivir injections at higher cost

The officials said that each vial of the injection was being sold at 30,000 instead of 4,500

20 July 2020 12:50 PM IST

Bank employee unions presses again for 5-day working week. (PTI Photo)

Bank employee unions demand 5-day working week, says COVID threat is...

The Indian Banks' Association in January rejected the proposal for a five-day working week but offered a 19 percent pay...

20 July 2020 9:57 AM IST

Indias Zydus Cadila plans to complete late-stage trials for its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate by February or March 2021. (AP Photo)

Zydus Cadila to end COVID-19 vaccine trial in 2021

Cadila's vaccine candidate, known as ZyCov-D, is one of dozens being developed around the world to fight the coronavirus...

17 July 2020 3:24 PM IST

GoAir announces quarantine packages for passengers; prices start at Rs 1,400 per person per night. (PTI Photo)

GoAir announces quarantine packages

The hotel quarantine packages start from Rs 1,400 and goes on to Rs 5,900 per person per night , from their station of...

17 July 2020 8:57 AM IST

President Donald Trump watches as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)

The Fauci vs White House tussle over a deadly pandemic

White House tensions with Fauci have risen with the decline of Trump's popularity in opinion polls over the president's...

16 July 2020 2:20 PM IST

A staff member tests samples of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at a production plant of SinoPharm in Beijing.(AP)

More than 150 countries sign up to ensure fair distribution of COVID...

However, the Gavi alliance might also allow the 70 rich countries among this 150 to stockpile the vaccine for their own...

16 July 2020 11:39 AM IST