40 lakh people under surveillance as part of COVID-19 contact-tracing efforts, says CentreThe minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with 13,14,171 dedicated isolation beds till September 1...
15 Sep, 2020, 01.06 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 63: India faces volley of shotsIndia is facing a volley of shots from all fronts as growth forecast is plummeting, and India faces a resurgent Chinese army at Ladakh. The...
26 May, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
Tempting rally under way: Don’t invest aggressively, preserve cashInvestors should be in wait-and-watch mode and can can selectively look at booking profits.
02 May, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Latest on Covid: A million infected globally & 50,000 dead; a likely 30-year low for Indian economyThe global Covid-19 tally has gone well past a million now and casualties are well over 50,000. In view of the deepening crisis, the World ...
03 Apr, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
India coronavirus count on Monday: Well over 450 infected, 548 districts under complete lockdownThe official count of the infected stood over 450, and the dead at nine. There was no fresh death case, with one casualty in Maharashtra la...
24 Mar, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Malaysia reports 41 new cases of coronavirus, all linked to religious eventThe new cases of coronavirus bring the total number of infected people in the Southeast Asian country to 238, the health ministry said in a...
14 Mar, 2020, 08.25 PM IST
We have built a lot of capacity to combat Covid-19: Harsh VardhanThe Centre's primary aim is coordinating efficiently with states to strengthen capacities and stop the virus, he said.
08 Mar, 2020, 06.13 AM IST
COVID-19: Hotel chains enforce precautionary measures, issue safety, hygiene advisoriesAmerican multinational hospitality chain Hyatt said on Tuesday it has asked its staff at the La Piazza restaurant in Hyatt Regency Delhi to...
04 Mar, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
Coronavirus hits Delhi: Two new cases detected in national capital and TelanganaAccording to health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, passengers from 12 nations are being screened currently at 21 airports, and 12 major and 35 ...
04 Mar, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
One of China’s most ambitious projects becomes a corridor to nowhereAlmost seven years after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was established, there’s little evidence of that vision being realized. The s...
03 Mar, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament postponed due to coronavirusThe tournament, which was scheduled to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 11 to 18, will now be held from September 24 to October 3, the ...
02 Mar, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Central banks on coronavirus alert as stock markets seek actionIt’s a heavy week of speakers from the Fed. About a dozen policy makers will make public remarks.
01 Mar, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Aviation sector to be severely affected if demand collapses due to coronavirus: Ajay SinghCoronavirus will have repercussions on the larger economy and on businesses because a lot of factories in India are dependent upon parts th...
25 Feb, 2020, 06.38 PM IST
Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantineAn analysis of domestic travel patterns using map location data from Chinese tech giant Baidu shows that in the two weeks before Wuhan's lo...
10 Feb, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
Mapping app location data shows how virus spread in ChinaChinese officials finally began to seal the borders of Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, on January 23. But it was too late. As per an ...
09 Feb, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
Budget hopes, Q3 results, coronavirus updates among key factors that may guide market this weekIn the buildup to the Budget, volatility has surged in the market over the past few days.
27 Jan, 2020, 10.43 AM IST