Four deaths reported today including three in Chennai, total fatalities reach 44

Vardhan also flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the states and the problem of spitting in public places.

Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone Covid-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment

The doctor, who was on ventilator since the last 14 days, died on Saturday evening following a heart attack, KGMU Vice Chancellor M L B Bhatt said

A simple random sampling provides each individual comprising the population the same probability of inclusion in the sample. Such a sampling technique has been adopted in some European countries

The vaccine will be developed using the virus strain isolated at the ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, a statement said.

Five nations witness an upward trajectory in new Covid-19 cases while Iran might be seeing a second wave

From reviving a struggling financial sector, to a spike in cases in Odisha, to making India a Covid-19 testing superpower

The first flight will be from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday with 200 passengers on board

The Aarogya Setu has helped the government with its twin objective -- "whom to test" and "where to test more" in its battle against Covid-19.

On Monday, India announced had that it will begin phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad from May 7

In Delhi, a teacher of a civic body-run school, who was involved in distributing ration during the lockdown, has tested positive for the coronavirus

AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, who was booked by the Delhi Police on the charges of extortion and abetment to suicide after a doctor allegedly committed suicide

The NDMA guidelines said while restarting a unit, the first week should be considered as the trial or test run period after ensuring all safety protocols

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The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night when nearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi

The troops disengaged after dialogue at the local level

‘Net NPA at lowest in 19 quarters’

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (Credai) has written to Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Puri and Commerce

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has extended till May 31 the grace period to pay premium for life insurance polici

Representatives of beauty and wellness segment have urged Union Minister (MSME and Transport) Nitin Gadkari to allow opening of salons, spas, barbersh

Carlyle Group and existing promoters of animal healthcare company SeQuent Scientific Ltd. have announced that CA Harbor Investments, an affiliated ent

COVID-19 pandemic is likely to reduce investment in construction related projects in the range of 13 to 30% which will have significant impact on Gros

Also seeks norms for workers to rejoin duty; ‘make those failing to report for work liable for action’

FDI by firms moving from China to India will help offset damage: Kotak’s Shah

‘Demand goes viral in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic

Fear of an economic meltdown is said to be the main reason behind ending the shutdown at a time when the country's curve, or rate of infections, is edging up sharply

He said, more than 3.5 million cases of Covid-19 and almost 250,000 deaths have now been reported to WHO.

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.

Staying at home has caused many people to change their makeup, hair-care and skin-care routines. Companies are feeling the effects.

The electric car company told employees to report to work Friday, but a county official said Tesla did not meet the requirements for resuming production.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the unemployment rate was likely to climb to around 20% this month

The deal brought a partial truce to an 18-month trade war between the world's two largest economies that heaped U.S. tariffs on some $370 billion worth of Chinese imports

Several countries are ramping up contact tracing, or the process of finding, testing and isolating individuals who crossed paths with an infectious individual

The Dallas-based retailer plans to cede control to creditors in exchange for eliminating $4 billion of debt. Its debt currently totals about $5 billion

Lyft, Uber and Airbnb depend on travel, vacations and gatherings. That's a problem when much of the world is staying home

Germany gets a respite while Brazil emerges as a hotspot, and gyms open in Beijing

According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has over 1.3 million confirmed cases, with the death toll at 78,320

The United States is the worst affected country in the world from the coronavirus infection

Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday

Tesla said the county's position left it no choice but to take legal action to ensure Tesla and its employees can go back to work

A government campaign to raise awareness seems to be helping, at least for medical workers

The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter