Is Hantavirus the next COVID-like threat? Experts explain the real risks & warning signs you should never ignoreHantavirus Outbreak: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparks Covid-19 comparisons. Experts clarify hantavirus is distinct, with limit...
12 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
EU lawmakers want to tax Big Tech to fund budgetEuropean Union lawmakers are pushing for a bloc-wide tax on major technology firms and online gambling businesses. This move aims to genera...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Govt asks social media firms to remove reference to 'Indian variant' of coronavirusThe World Health Organization said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classifie...
22 May, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
New COVID-19 vaccine may provide protection against existing, future strains, scientists sayThe vaccine developed by researchers, including those from the University of Virginia (UVA) in the US, prevented pigs from being becoming i...
21 Apr, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Coronavirus lockdowns around the world as vaccine efforts stumbleEvery weekend from Saturday until the end of April, Maharashtra's 125 million people will be confined to their homes unless travelling or s...
10 Apr, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
There are multiple coronavirus variants around the world, but these 3 are most worryingAs a virus infects people, it can mutate as it makes copies of itself.
29 Jan, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
India overtakes Brazil to record highest number of COVID-19 recoveries in world: Johns Hopkins dataJohns Hopkins University, which has been compiling COVID-19 data from all over the world, put India in the number one position in terms of ...
14 Sep, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
World Health Organisation chief hopes pandemic ends in two years"We hope to finish this pandemic (in) less than two years, especially if we can pool our efforts," he said during a press briefing on Frida...
22 Aug, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Coronavirus pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around worldBicycle sales over the past two months saw their biggest spike in the U.S. since the oil crisis of the 1970s, said Jay Townley, who analyze...
15 Jun, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Oil prices extend slump as US coronavirus cases climbA rally off April's lows has come to a shuddering halt this week as the market faced the reality that the coronavirus pandemic may be far f...
12 Jun, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
PM Modi pledges USD 15 million to global vaccines alliance GAVIThe summit, held virtually given the coronavirus pandemic lockdown around the world, was opened by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ...
04 Jun, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
Global coronavirus death toll tops 160,000More than 160,000 people have died from the new coronavirus around the world, almost two thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tall...
19 Apr, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
400 districts in India COVID-19 free, next 2-3 weeks very crucial: Harsh Vardhan"There are around 400 districts of India where coronavirus has not entered.We have been able to pinpoint where the virus is," said Vardhan ...
15 Apr, 2020, 08.36 PM IST
Indian economy 'remarkably unscathed' amid global coronavirus surge: Chinese media"The world's second-most populous country with 1.3 billion people had reported just over 130 coronavirus cases and three deaths by Tuesday,...
19 Mar, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
View: The morbid dance of coronavirus is holding up a mirror to who we really areThe coronavirus disregards well-established human boundaries of wealth and social class.
15 Mar, 2020, 06.22 AM IST
Coronavirus medicine: An arthritis drug could be the answer everyone is looking forThe Chinese government approved Swiss drugmaker Roche's anti-inflammation drug Actemra to treat severe coronavirus symptoms. This comes at ...
05 Mar, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
138 Indians on quarantined Liner in Japan, China death toll at 722"Many Indian crew and some Indian passengers are on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off Japan due to Coronavirus. None h...
08 Feb, 2020, 10.33 PM IST