A controversy had erupted on Monday after several opposition parties demanded that migrant workers should not be charged for the train tickets.

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states said they would urge the PM to provide an assistance package to cope with the pandemic as well as the economic situation.

Studies show that the fear of contagion leads individuals to become more conservative and less accepting of experimentation. They prefer quietly falling in line, however long, rather than taking on eccentricity.

Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district on Friday.

The actor posted on Twitter that he has taken money out of his reserve funds to pay the people working for him so that they do not suffer because of the lockdown.

“As I watch the numbers, it’s like OK, are we going to make it back by the end of May?" Egert asked. "Is it going to be the first of June? Is it going to be mid-June?”

Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region.

London's Pakistani-origin mayor fears it's not possible to understand the full extent of this disparity as, unlike in Scotland, ethnicity is not recorded on death certificates in England.

The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms.

Temperature and latitude are not associated with the spread of COVID-19 disease, according to a global study that found school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect on containing the novel coronavirus.

WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek said live animal markets are critical to providing food and livelihoods for millions of people globally and authorities should focus on improving them rather than outlawing them.

After anti-war activist Ann Reeves Jarvis's death on May 5,1905, her daughter Anna Jarvis led on a protest for years to procure a national holiday in view of celebrating the mothers for one day.

A revelation, one of its kind. A new study on human sexual behaviour finds that indulging in a physical relationship without the use of codom's is good for mental health. Psyched? Well, that's precisely what the study says.The

They say with pleasure always comes a good amount of consequences. In a recent study, it is proved that the virus responsible for genital warts could trigger the onset of mouth and throat cancer. As per the Swedish Centers for Disease

Berlin, May 5: Several drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations.

London, May 8: The anteater-like mammals, pangolins, possess an evolutionary advantage against coronavirus, according to researchers, who say that understanding the animal's immune system may help develop new treatment options for COVID-19. According to the scientists from the Medical

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel

Honor recently confirmed its new X smartphone lineup which will be introduced with the launch of the Honor X10. The device has been spotted online a couple of times and has also cleared its certification via TENNA. The upcoming handset has

Honor launched its first affordable pop-up selfie camera smartphone called the Honor 9X back in January in India. The company was also expected to introduce the Honor 9X Pro, but no information regarding its arrival was shared at the launch event.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max was announced back in March this year alongside the Redmi Note 9 Pro in India. Due to the coronavirus lockdown, its sale in the country that was set for May 25 was delayed. Just a

The latest iteration of Xiaomi's custom ROM, the MIUI was announced late last month alongside the Mi 10 Youth Edition and Mi 10 Lite Zoom Edition. Based on the latest iteration of Android, this custom ROM seems to be all set

PUBG Corp, the company behind the famous Battle Royale game - PUBG Mobile has announced the release of its upcoming update. According to the company, it will start rolling out the PUBG Mobile version 0.18.0 update on May 7. The company

WhatsApp has been testing its payment service ‘WhatsApp Pay' in India for over two years. However, the service has never been officially launched in the country. After a long wait, WhatsApp is set to launch it later this month.

New Delhi, Oct 11: Buying a car or two-wheeler has become costlier than before. Thanks to the increase in insurance cost over the past year. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has introduced two new sets of rules

- எழுத்தாளர் லதா சரவணன் வியர்வைகளால் கவிதை எழுதி உழைப்பு என்னும் உறையில் இட்டு அதன் ஊதியமாய் சில வெண்மணிகளைப் பெறும் போது கீற்றாய் வெளிப்படும் புன்னகைக்கு ஈடாகாது எந்த உதட்டுச்சுழிப்பும். என்றுமே உழைப்பிற்கென்று தனி மதிப்பு உள்ளது. துள்ளித்திரியும் காலத்தில் கூட நம்மையும் அறியாமல் உழைப்பு நம்மோடு இணைந்து கொண்டேதான் இருந்திருக்கிறது. நாம் தான் அதை

Highly leveraged companies may find the going tough in the next few months, as rapid rise in covid-19 infections, make business prospects highly unpredictable. Even if infections abate in the next three months or so, companies that have high levels

Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathway, the investment company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffet, is not looking at making investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent telephonic interview with the Wall Street Journal, Munger was asked if his investment

On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a notification on the issue price of the latest tranche of the SGB scheme that will open on 11 May. It will be Series II of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21

Watching the supermoon can be one of the exciting activities, especially during the lockdown. Incidentally, the final supermoon of 2020 will be appearing on May 7 and can be observed from our homes. Since this supermoon falls in May, it's been

The post-production activities of the Malayalam cinema will begin on May 4, 2020. The Kerala Government has reportedly granted permission to the film crews to resume the post-production activities on the third phase of the lockdown. AK Balan, the Minister Of

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, all film and television shoots in the country had come to a complete halt in March. However, according to the latest development, the Karnataka government has now granted permission for Kannada Television shows to

For a while now, rumours have been rife about Jr NTR joining hands with KGF director Prashanth Neel. Well, we have good news for the fans as an official confirmation about the project will be made on May 20th, i.e., on

Getting too little sleep is linked with a higher risk of having low bone mineral density (BMD) and developing osteoporosis, researchers have warned.

A recent study has examined if obesity and smoking, which are known to impact negative effects on bone health, can also affect healing in patients, who had surgery for fractures of the wrist or the distal radius.

For the findings, published in the journal eLife, researchers analysed data on 666,333 Danish men born between 1939 and 1959, including 70,608 brothers and 7,388 twins, from Danish national registries.

Because of the high prevalence of risk factors such as obesity and Type-2 diabetes, fatty liver disease is forecast to afflict more than 100 million people by 2030. And there are currently no validated therapies for the disease.

"Our future analyses will examine the combined hourly exposures to both air pollution and extreme temperature. We will also identify vulnerable subpopulations regarding pre-existing diseases and medication intake," said Kai Chen.

According to the researchers, the human body expends energy when it digests food for the absorption, digestion, transport, and storage of nutrients - a process, known as diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT).

The old logic of caste equations may not hold, and Mayawati may be trying to test that theory.

On popular demand, Doordarshan re-aired iconic shows, especially the mythological shows - Ramayan and Mahabharat. As the viewers are aware, Ramayan's re-run was on a record-breaking spree. Ramayan had also garnered record-breaking TRPs and topped the TRP chart. The actors of Ramayan

Ever since the lockdown has been announced, mythological show, Ramayan and its actors are hitting headlines for one or the other reason. As the viewers are aware, Doordarshan had re-aired Ramayan during lockdown on popular demand. The iconic show broke all

Kaun Banega Crorepati is a show that most of us have grown up with and have participated in, sitting comfortably at our homes, yet feeling the same complex set of emotions as the participants on the coveted Hot Seat. We have

The Coronavirus outbreak has brought everything to halt. Shooting of the films and shows are not happening due to the lockdown. Since no new episodes are being shot, the channels are forced either to re-air the old episodes or re-run old

The latest BARC/TRP ratings for the Week 17 (April 25-May 1, 2020) are here. The mythological shows are still ruling the TRP chart. Among the mythological shows, Doordarshan National's Uttar Ramayan is at the tops slot while DD Bharti's Mahabharat has

Keanu Reeves' John Wick: Chapter 4 is being pushed a year from May 2021 to May 27, 2022, due to the novel Coronavirus.  The new date is part of Lionsgate's release calendar shuffle due to the coronavirus pandemic, which

Looking back at the show, he shared that he didn't want to copy actor Arun Govil, who originally played the role in Ramanand Sagar's blockbuster mythological series "Ramayan" way back in the eighties.

Singer Chinmayi Sripada has always been active on social media and never forgets to raise her voice on social issues. For the past three weeks, Chinmayi is also using her singing talent in raising funds for the families of daily wage

Tamil film industry aka Kollywood is all set to resume work from May 11 amidst lockdown imposed by the government to curb Novel Coronavirus spread.  Earlier this week, the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and the Film Employees Federation