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Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases
Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 14,919 new confirmed cases in the prior 24 hours, taking the total to 233,142
17 May 2020 2:16 PM
Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus infection: Expert
Doctor Zhong Nanshan, senior medical advisor of the Chinese government and pivotal in China's corona fight explains
17 May 2020 1:57 PM
Borrowing limit of states increased to tackle economic fallout of covid19
The decision comes after requests posed by various state governments
17 May 2020 1:43 PM
Farmers grow record wheat crop but no labour to move it
The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India, crimping the harvest and preventing bagging and movement of it
17 May 2020 12:50 PM
FM Nirmala announces additional 40k crore under MGNREGS to boost employment
Top-100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by May 30, 2020
17 May 2020 12:26 PM
Airlines struggle to impose mask rule on defiant travellers
Most airlines appear to have chosen the course of conciliation over confrontation with insistent and sometimes angry travellers
17 May 2020 12:06 PM
Coronavirus hits Amazon contractors hard
Amazon's third-party delivery firms which have been struggling amid surging demand for goods and supplies to locked-down consumers
17 May 2020 11:27 AM
India sees record jump in covid cases
Number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 on Sunday, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 cases
17 May 2020 11:17 AM
Sitharaman to announce fifth and final tranche of economic package at 11 am today
Finance Minister on Saturday said the government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in coal sector
17 May 2020 9:45 AM
Leaders aren't even pretending to be in charge: Obama
Obama also highlighted how the health crisis has underscored racial inequality in America
17 May 2020 9:43 AM
New Zealand cafe denies entry to its PM to ensure social distancing
As New Zealand eases out of coronavirus lockdown, cafes were allowed to reopen on Thursday, but are required to maintain social distancing
17 May 2020 9:16 AM
Nepal reports first coronavirus death
Nepal, which has a population of 28 million, has conducted only fewer than 100,000 tests so far
17 May 2020 8:48 AM
Investments in cloud, AI and cybersecurity being accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic
Technology is playing a key role in education, health and public distribution as movement restrictions become the norm.
16 May 2020 4:29 PM
Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma
In countries like India, Egypt, Mexico and elsewhere, doctors and nurses are intimidated and treated like pariahs because of their work
16 May 2020 3:56 PM
Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check
WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen’s population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could die
16 May 2020 12:31 PM
Trump administration to restore partial funding to WHO
US will “agree to pay up to what China pays in assessed contributions” to the WHO, as said in the letter
16 May 2020 10:16 AM
Brazil's health minister resigns after one month on the job
Bolsonaro had earlier fired Teich's predecessor, Mandetta, on April 16, after disagreements over efforts to contain the new coronavirus
16 May 2020 9:09 AM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's third tranche covers agriculture and allied activities
Financing facility of Rs 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding agriculture infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points
15 May 2020 5:42 PM
Mamata government discloses letters proving readiness to receive Vande Bharat flights
The move came a day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reacted to Bengal education minister's tweet.
15 May 2020 5:33 PM
SEBI extends deadline for stock brokers to submit reports till 30 June
This is the second instance when the regulator has extended the deadline for compliance
15 May 2020 3:59 PM
Columns
Celebrating Maharashtra's Formation Amidst Intense Political Campaigning and Voter Confusion
An open letter to Mumbai Parsi Panchayat raises questions about religious practices and community identity
Political discourse swirls around the dilemma of wealth tax policy in India
Chief Minister's minimalist approach leaves key commissions vacant