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Shoppers walk around Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J., as New Jerseys indoor shopping malls reopened Monday from their COVID-19 pause.(AP)

US reports more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in single day

President Donald Trump reiterated his belief that the contagion will 'at some point... sort of just disappear, I hope'

2 July 2020 9:13 AM IST

New Zealand Health Minister David Clark, center, flanked by Cabinet colleagues Grant Robertson, left, and Kris Faafoi arrives at a press conference where he announced his resignationat parliament in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP)

New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders

'It is essential our health leadership has the confidence of the New Zealand public,' PM Jacinda Ardern said in a...

2 July 2020 8:51 AM IST

Fujifilm to partner with Dr. Reddys to sell Avigan overseas as COVID-19 treatment. (PTI Photo)

Fujifilm partners with Dr Reddy's to sell Avigan for COVID-19...

In June, Glenmark received regulatory approval for favipiravir, generic form of Avigan, as treatment for virus...

1 July 2020 2:55 PM IST

Members of the Brazilian Armed Forces medical team take a COVID-19 test from a member of the indigenous YeKuena ethnic group. (AFP)

Blood test can predict severity of COVID-19: Study

The research could lead to new treatments to prevent deadly 'cytokine storms' seen in severe cases of COVID-19,...

1 July 2020 2:37 PM IST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP)

US 'going in wrong direction' in coronavirus outbreak: Fauci

US reported another biggest one-day spike of pandemic as the total cases rise by 47,000 today

1 July 2020 11:14 AM IST

The production of 8 core sectors had expanded by 2.6 per cent in July 2019. (PTI Photo)

Only the farmer bats for India as eight core sectors shrink 9.6%

Only the fertiliser industry continued to grow through the worst of the Covid months

31 Aug 2020 5:12 PM IST

Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS. (PTI Photo)

Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS after 13 days

Shah had undergone treatment at the Medanta Hospital as he tested positives and was discharged after he tested negative

31 Aug 2020 12:44 PM IST

Several Indian students say the Supreme Courts refusal to allow exam centres for the NEET in Gulf countries has left them the lurch. (Representational Image: PTI)

Gulf aspirants worried about COVID risk of flying down for NEET exams

Some of them have decided the skip the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) altogether this year

30 Aug 2020 6:50 PM IST

A census worker gathers data at a village in Lalgarh, 130 kms west of Kolkata. ( AFP Photo)

NPR, Census not on priority list for government in 2020

"Census is not an essential exercise for now. Even if it is delayed by a year, there would be no harm," a senior...

30 Aug 2020 4:07 PM IST

Telecom industry revenue expected to rise 14-15% in current fiscal. (PTI Photo)

COAI predicts 14-15% increase in Telecom Industry's revenue

Kochhar said that financial distress is "evident" and that COAI will continue to push for relief including reduction in...

30 Aug 2020 4:03 PM IST

India pulls out of Russia war came over China participation. (PTI Photo)

Kavkaz 2020: India pulls out of Russia war game over China, Pakistan...

The exercise Kavkaz is being held in Astrakhan region of Southern Russia from 15-27 September 2020

30 Aug 2020 11:07 AM IST

ASEAN, 8 other countries call for strengthening regional supply chains. (Representative Image- AFP)

ASEAN countries, 8 others including India to strengthen regional...

The ministers have finalized an ASEAN Digital Integration Index, which maps readiness for an integrated digital economy...

30 Aug 2020 10:37 AM IST