China’s Worst Covid Outbreak In Months Spreads To 2 More Areas
China's worst coronavirus outbreak in months has spread to two more parts of the country, health authorities said on Saturday,...
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Covid Peak In Coming Days, Then 20,000 A Day By June-End
A mathematical model prepared by advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggests India's coronavirus outbreak could peak in the coming...
Modi Urges Ramped Up Testing & Tracing To Beat Covid-19
India’s ability to rein in a surging coronavirus outbreak hinges on its 10 most populous states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Covid-19 Cost Jobs At A Third Of Small Firms Open In May
One small firm in three around the world was obliged to cut jobs to stay open through the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus Impact Worsens Gender Gap In India
Women around the world have been hurt financially by the coronavirus outbreak, but the situation in India is more precarious...
India-China Border Clash Stokes Contrasting Responses
The skirmish between Chinese and Indian troops over a long-disputed border this month is being treated in New Delhi as...
India Tells 2 State Firms Not To Use China Telecoms Gear
India has told two state-run telecoms firms to use locally-made rather than Chinese telecom equipment to upgrade their mobile networks...
‘The Future Of Media: More Digital & More Economic Pain’
The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to...
Trump To Cut U.S. Ties With WHO Over Coronavirus
The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over the body’s handling of the coronavirus...
WHO Warns Of “2nd Peak” In Areas Where Infections Declining
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on...
China Says Indian Criticism Of Covid-19 Test Kits Is “Irresponsible”
China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as...
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 Central government employees and pensioners...
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 links between wild animal meat...
Covid-19 Has ‘Drastically Altered’ Growth Outlook: RBI
The outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, the central bank said in its...
India Lifts Restrictions On 24 Drug Exports
India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, has lifted restrictions on the export of 24 pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines...
China Mourns Its Coronavirus Epidemic Deaths
China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag...
China Bans Big Crowd Events To Curb 2nd Wave Of Infections
Sports bodies in China have been banned from organising events that will draw large crowds until further notice due to...
Delhi Police Clear Out Shaheen Bagh Protest Site
Police in New Delhi broke up the longest-running protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s citizenship law on Tuesday, citing a...
Nifty Dives 5% As WHO Declares Coronavirus A Pandemic
The Indian stock market entered bear territory and the blue-chip Nifty 50 slipped below the 10,000 mark for the first...
Coronavirus: No Entry For Citizens Of 3 EU Nations
Amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) affliction globally, India on Tuesday barred entry of the nationals of three more...
WHO Urges World To Take Covid-19 More Seriously
World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis (Covid-19) seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across...
Covid-19: Schools Shut, New Travel Curbs In Place
The government has shut all primary schools in the capital New Delhi until the end of March on Thursday and...
Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply To 29, Hit Paytm
The total number of known coronavirus cases in India rose sharply to 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who...
Coronavirus Cases Rise To 28, Including 16 Italians
Sixteen Italians in India have tested positive for coronavirus, India’s health minister said on Wednesday, as the total number of...
Global Shortage Of Medical Equipment To Fight Covid-19: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight...
