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Migrants arriving from Andhra Pradesh undergo thermal screening after deboarding a train at Danapur railway station, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Patna. PTI Photo

Covid-19 cases stand at 81,970; 2649 people dead across India

The number of active cases stood at 51,401 while 27,919 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

15 May 2020 11:04 AM IST

Nurses hold newborn babies wearing face shields, as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Lockdown delays these surrogate babies from reaching their mothers

With the lockdown in place, most parents have only seen their newborns through pictures and video calls with the clinic

15 May 2020 10:30 AM IST

Loans will be secured against receivables and guaranteed by respective state government. (PTI Photo)

Stimulus or sleight of hand? Rs 6L crore is the packaging, Rs 24k...

The other measures on equity infusion into MSMEs would need to be watched for uptake, given the poor execution of such...

15 May 2020 10:16 AM IST

Heath workers take a break during the screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in...

The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in...

15 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AFP)

US unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus...

The prominent suggestions include moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties with...

15 May 2020 9:22 AM IST

Oil prices were mixed on Friday after big gains a day earlier when the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted crude stockpiles. (AFP/PTI Photo)

Oil mixed as coronavirus risks offset hopes that crude stockpiles will...

Prices have been lifted by more signs that oil output is falling among OPEC and other major producers

15 May 2020 9:05 AM IST

An Ecuadorian criminalistics police member disinfects the death body of a woman in a street of Quito. (AFP)

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000

The US had reported more than 85,000 deaths from the new coronavirus, while the Britain and Italy have reported over...

15 May 2020 8:40 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says second tranche for migrant labourers,...

Government to give free foodgrain supplies to migrant workers for next two months

14 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

France calls foul as Sanofi announce that US will get virus vaccine...

Sanofi sparked controversy after announcing that US patients would get their vaccine first as US government was helping...

14 May 2020 4:44 PM IST

Dark clouds envelop the skies as workers fold a billboard to prepare for the coming of typhoon Vongfong in Manila. (AP)

Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines

Authorities evacuate tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency...

14 May 2020 3:47 PM IST

People stand in white circles drawn on the ground to adhere to social distancing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they wait for a bus at Nyabugogo bus station in Kigali, Rwanda. (AFP)

Burundi kicks out WHO officials as they raise concern over mass...

Burundi has 27 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but some have raised concerns that more cases exist

14 May 2020 3:02 PM IST

Govt releases truncated WPI for April; wholesale food inflation falls 3.7%. (AP Photo)

Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; 10% deflation in...

Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72...

14 May 2020 2:00 PM IST