coronavirus

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

North DMC intensifies sanitisation drive in Old Delhi

8:51 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) intensified sanitisation drive in different parts of Old Delhi area on Wednesday. Chairman of the standing committee of the North DMC, Jai Prakash, said that the sanitisation exercise was carried out in different parts of the Old Delhi including Sadar Baazar. The North DMC is committed […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

Global stocks, oil price sink on grim forecasts

7:02 pm April 15, 2020

London: Global stocks and oil prices tumbled on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund said the world’s economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s due to the coronavirus pandemic. Indexes in London and Frankfurt were down about 2 per cent and benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney […]

Taiwan virus aid sparks calls to rename China Airlines

6:48 pm April 15, 2020

Taipei: Taiwan’s aid shipments to countries battling the coronavirus have sparked a fierce debate on the island about whether it should rebrand its national carrier China Airlines. The self-ruled island has been held up as a model for tackling the virus with fewer than 400 confirmed cases despite its proximity to China. In recent weeks […]

MP: Cop attacked by colleagues in drunken brawl

Madhya Pradesh: Indore cops tonsure heads to stave off coronavirus

4:10 pm April 15, 2020

Indore: Policemen in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city, which is the worst coronavirus-hit region in the state, have tonsured their heads as a preventive measure against contracting the deadly disease. Some of these men in khaki, with their shaved heads, were seen manning the streets of Chandan Nagar and other areas of the walled city during […]

Dead bats create panic in Gorakhpur's Belghat area

Bat coronavirus found in two Indian bat species: study

3:07 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: As the world grapples with coronavirus, researchers have found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus — bat coronavirus (BtCoV) –in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). There is no evidence or research to claim […]