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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi pitches for Made in India products in healthcare

Domestic manufacturers have started production of personal protective equipment and have supplied about one crore PPEs...

1 Jun 2020 3:27 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI Photo)

Delhi borders sealed for a week, says Kejriwal, announces relaxations

There will also be no restrictions on the number of persons travelling in four wheelers and two wheelers, Kejriwal said

1 Jun 2020 1:36 PM IST

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo- AP)

Infosys among UK firms accessing Rishi Sunak's Covid19 job saving...

Infosys has furloughed 3 percent of its UK workforce

1 Jun 2020 9:28 AM IST

A woman waits for buyers in her wholesale rakhi shop in Dharavi in Mumbai. As Dharavi is a coronavirus containment zone, people are rarely coming out to shop. (DC photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Amid COVID-19 siblings refrain from visiting each other, rakhi sales...

Pepaa, a recycled paper product company, would normally get 15,000 orders but thi his year, the number came down to less...

31 July 2020 2:02 PM IST

Housing sales plunged 79 per cent to 19,038 units across eight major cities in April-June. (DC Photo)

Housing sales in April-June drop 79% in top 8 cities

Mumbai saw 85 per cent fall in the second quarter of 2020 to 4,559 units, from 29,635 units in the corresponding period...

28 July 2020 3:43 PM IST

Infrastructure push can re-ignite economic growth, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI Photo)

Need to conclude free trade agreements with US, others: RBI Governor

Stating that recent agriculture reforms have opened new opportunities, the RBI Governor said the farm sector is emerging...

27 July 2020 1:18 PM IST

If youre rich, spread wealth, not COVID-19

If you're rich, spread wealth, not COVID-19

There have been several reports recently about how partying has spread the coronavirus around

19 July 2020 7:14 PM IST

Sumo began a new tournament in front of a live audience Sunday. (AFP Photo)

Japan holds sumo despite rise in virus infections

The tournament runs through August 2 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the primary sumo arena at the heart of the Japanese capital

19 July 2020 3:28 PM IST

Dr Harikishan Boorugu, who is a general physician, agrees to the need for extra precautionary arrangements for children and the elderly

COVID out there? Here's what doctors suggest to stay safe

Those who have been ensuring proper care and hygiene have been preparing for the possibilities of a COVID-19 infection

13 July 2020 8:37 PM IST

Students wearing facemasks sit in a classroom after their school was reopened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP Photo

Wilima Wadhwa | Foundational learning a vital need, in India and...

According to Unesco, in the beginning of April 2020, schools had closed across 194 countries, affecting 1.6 billion...

11 July 2020 7:10 PM IST

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO promises honest evaluation of how world handled COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

How world handled COVID-19: WHO promises 'honest evaluation' after...

The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a substantive...

10 July 2020 10:02 AM IST

An Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) worker (L) checks the temperature of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) municipal worker outside a containment zone in Hyderabad. PTI Photo

AA Edit | The healthcare dilemma

If the government advice was so efficient, would it not use its own wisdom to achieve better results in its own...

7 July 2020 5:44 PM IST