Covid-19 Mortality Rates Drop Sharply In India
Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in the number of deaths at a time…
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“Like Injecting Disinfectant”: Trump’s Covid-19 Cure Idea Goes Viral
An observation by a top US official that the coronavirus is quickly destroyed by sunlight…
South Asia Coronavirus Cases Top 37,000
South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data…
No Salary Rises For Over 11mn To Combat Covid-19
India on Thursday froze inflation-linked increases in salaries and pensions for more than 11 million…
Facebook Bets On India With $5.7bn Reliance Deal
Facebook is set to spend $5.7 billion to buy a 9.99% stake in Reliance Industries’…
U.S. Was Attacked: Trump On Coronavirus Pandemic
Struggling to restore normalcy in the U.S. where COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more…
‘I Do Feel Afraid’: Workers Who Disinfect Covid-19 Hotspots
One recent morning in his two-room New Delhi home, sanitation worker Dev Dutt Sharma drank…
Covid-19 Lockdown Deepens Holocaust Survivors’ Loneliness
On Tuesday, Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel’s annual memorial day…
Supply Snags In Race For Affordable Ventilators
Indian medical device makers, racing to churn out ventilators as domestic COVID-19 cases spike, have…
Coronavirus Antibody Tests Paused After Questions Over Reliability
India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern…
Coronavirus Cases In India Near 20,000
With 1,383 fresh coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of…
Asia Pivots Towards Plants As Covid-19 Stirs Meat Safety Fears
Demand for plant-based protein foods is surging in Asia, suppliers say, as suspicion over possible…
Rashtrapati Bhavan Isolates 500 Over Virus Scare
About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday, as…
WHO Warns Lifting Of Lockdowns Must Be Gradual
The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the…
Covid-19 To Impoverish Millions Of Children In Middle East
Millions of children in the Middle East will become poorer as their caregivers lose jobs…
US Crude Oil Price Goes Negative For 1st Time In History
US oil prices crashed to unprecedented lows on Monday as futures in New York ended…
Police Target Journalists In Kashmir For Alleged ‘Fake News’
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir are investigating two journalists for allegedly spreading “fake news,” authorities said…
India Restarts Factories, Farming In Rural Areas
Some shops and businesses opened in rural India on Monday as part of a staggered…
DGCA Tells Airlines Not To Take Bookings
India’s aviation regulator has told airlines not to take bookings as the government has not…
At least 16 Killed In Shooting Rampage In Canada
A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people in a…
Covid-19: Maharashtra To Allow Some Economic Activity
Maharashtra, India’s largest regional economy, will allow a limited number of sectors to resume business…
Lockdown Cuts Fuel Demand By 50% In 1st Half Of April
Indian state retailers sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April…
Covid-19: UN Chief Salutes India for Helping Others
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres salutes countries helping others in the global fight against the COVID-19…
Covid-19: Fishermen Dock After Weeks At Sea
Hundreds of exhausted Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after…
South Asia Coronavirus Cases Hit 22,000
The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia…