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IIT-M researchers working on effective drugs against HIV/AIDS

AIDS report: Kids are lagging and COVID-19 is harming care

11:13 pm July 6, 2020

Washington DC: New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment. “We are making great progress against the HIV epidemic … but the bad, […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Stocks edge higher on Wall Street following mixed data

9:57 pm June 25, 2020

Washington DC: Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in early trading Thursday as investors weigh a mixed batch of economic reports highlighting the damage that the coronavirus lockdowns have inflicted on the economy. The S&P 500 was up 0.2 per cent, recovering from an initial slide of 0.9 per cent. Gains in the financial, energy […]

Sensex rallies 377 pts; Kotak Bank zooms 12 pc

Uday Kotak to sell 2.8 pc stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank

11:11 pm June 1, 2020

Mumbai: Billionaire banker Uday Kotak, who had a long run-in with the Reserve Bank over his excess personal holding in Kotak Mahindra Bank, will sell 2.8 per cent stake in the lender for at least Rs 6,800 crore. The move would bring the curtains down on a long standoff between the regulator and the bank […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Coronavirus kills 2 BSF, 1 CISF personnel; CAPFs nearly have 500 active cases now

8:58 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a CISF official succumbed to the COVID-19 infection as active positive cases of the pandemic in various paramilitary forces neared 500, officials said on Thursday. These are the first coronavirus fatalities in these two paramilitary forces. The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) — comprising the Central […]

COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 54,000; death toll rises to 1,783

8:51 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]