British Airways flight carrying 18 tonnes of aid arrives in IndiaAccording to the airline, the total weight of the medical aid was 18 tonnes, made up of five thousand pieces.Amongst the medical equipment ...
22 May, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Covid-19: Cricket Australia donates $50,000 to help India fight pandemicUNICEF Australia's India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal is procuring and installing oxygen generation plants in hospitals to treat seriously ill pa...
03 May, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
US dispatches third set of Coronavirus aid to IndiaThe US carrier has onboard oxygen cylinders, test kits and other supplies and is expected to land in New Delhi after a brief haul in Munich...
01 May, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India amid surge in COVID-19 casesUS President Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and pledged America's steadfast support for the people of India wh...
27 Apr, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID aid packageAt the end of approximately 15 hours of debate and back-to-back votes on dozens of amendments, the Senate found itself in a 50-50 partisan ...
05 Feb, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Gold rises on US stimulus cheer, virus fearsSpot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $1,882.94 per ounce by 0312 GMT, after slipping as much as 1.3 per cent in the previous session as the new c...
22 Dec, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
Gold prices gain on weaker dollar, US stimulus hopesSpot gold rose 0.3% to $1,912.11 per ounce by 0039 GMT. U.S. gold futures were steady at $1,916.40. Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust , the world...
21 Oct, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Timeline of Donald Trump's activities in week coronavirus hit homeTrump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.
02 Oct, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
Gold inches lower on caution ahead of Trump-Biden debateSpot gold was down 0.1% at $1,896.03 per ounce by 0034 GMT, having earlier hit a one-week high of $1,899.12. U.S. gold futures were down 0....
30 Sep, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
The world's millionaires want to be taxed higher to fund coronavirus aidCalling themselves the Millionaires for Humanity, more than 80 wealthy individuals -- including Walt Disney Co. heiress Abigail Disney, for...
13 Jul, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
Former Gujarat CM tests positive for coronavirus"He tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday and was shifted to a private hospital on Sunday morning on the advice of his doctor," the a...
28 Jun, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Last century's epidemics far more deadly than 21st century'sBefore the emergence late last year of the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 100,000 people, the 21st century's epidemics h...
11 Apr, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
Elton John launches $1 mn Covid-19 emergency fund for people with HIV, AIDSThe singer's non-profit said it would fund solutions for "specific challenges" facing people with or at risk of HIV/AIDS.
06 Apr, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
U.S. Senate approves $2-tn coronavirus economic, medical aid billBy a vote of 96-0 the Senate passed the bill, sending it to the House of Representatives, which could vote sometime this week.
26 Mar, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Queen's aide tests positive for coronavirus: ReportsAccording to UK media reports, it is not known how close the royal aide in question would have got to the Queen but every member of Royal H...
22 Mar, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
Coronavirus impact: Banks take emergency steps to reduce disruptionAxis Bank has invoked its emergency business continuity plan (BCP) and asked two-thirds of employees in its headquarters to work from home....
14 Mar, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
Coronavirus in India: Death toll at 2; States get into lockdown modeHigh-profile events like the Indian Premier League (IPL) was postponed by two weeks, while novel coronavirus-related disruptions continued ...
14 Mar, 2020, 07.51 AM IST