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Explained: Study claims fatality rate among lung cancer patients due to coronavirus is high

New York, May 04: A new study in the United States has estimated the number of fatality rate among patients suffering from cancer patients infected with the deadly coronavirus. This study is described as the largest study has found out that




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COVID-19 vaccine hunt heats up globally, still no guarantee

Washington, May 4: Hundreds of people are rolling up their sleeves in countries across the world to be injected with experimental vaccines that might stop COVID-19, spurring hope - maybe unrealistic - that an end to the pandemic may arrive sooner




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Within a year says Trump on vaccine for COVID-19

Washington, May 05: President Donald Trump says he believes a vaccine for COVID-19 will be available by the end of the year. Trump also says the US government is putting its full power and might behind remdesivir, a drug that has




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COVID-19 cases in Pakistan surge past 20,000

Islamabad, May 05: Pakistan's tally of the coronavirus cases crossed the 20,000-mark on Monday after 1,083 new infections were diagnosed, the health ministry said. In the last 24 hours, 1,083 new cases were reported, taking the total to 20,186 patients. There




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COVID-19: Special evacuation flights for Indians stuck in US to operate this week

Washington, May 05: Special evacuation flights for Indians stranded in the US due to the global travel restrictions put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic are most likely to begin from San Francisco this week, according to officials.




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Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest

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.




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Israel claims 'significant breakthrough' in developing antibody against coronavirus

Jerusalem, May 05: Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said that scientists at the country's main biological research institute have made a "significant breakthrough" in developing an antibody to the novel coronavirus, as the researchers wrapped up the development phase and moved




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Massive fire at high-rise in Sharjah

Sharjah, May 06: A massive fire was reported in a residential building in AL Nahda in Sharjah on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported and the fire has been put out. The residential tower, Abbco Tower has 56 floors,




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China’s COVID-19 tally now at 82,881

Beijing, May 06: China has reported 16 new coronavirus cases, including 15 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of infections in the country to 82,881, health officials said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said that one confirmed




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Donald Trump nominates Indian-American Manisha Singh as OECD envoy

Beijing, May 06: US President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Currently Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department, Singh




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Coronavirus outbreak: Study reveals heating N95 face mask disinfects it to reuse

Los Angeles, May 06: Heating may be the best way to disinfect N95 masks for reuse, according to a study which found that doing so preserves their filtration efficiency for 50 cycles. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, N95




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After argument with mother, 5-year-old drives to California to buy Lamborghini with just $3

New York, May 6: A 5-year-old boy stunned police officers in the US state of Utah after he was pulled over by them while driving his mother's car to California to buy a Lamborghini with USD 3 in his pocket, according




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Show 'enormous evidence' of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab: China asks Pompeo

Beijing, May 06: China on Wednesday dared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show "enormous evidence" he claimed to have to prove that the novel coronavirus originated from a lab in Wuhan and said he has no evidence to back




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Coronavirus crisis 'worse than Pearl Harbor' or 9/11: Donald Trump

Washington, May 06: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the United States harder than Pearl Harbor in World War II or the 9/11 attacks. "This is worse than Pearl Harbor. This is




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Chinese researcher on verge of making significant COVID-19 drug shot dead

Washington, May 07: A Chinese medical researcher on the "verge of making very significant" coronavirus findings has been found shot dead in the US state of Pennsylvania, media reports said on Wednesday. University of Pittsburgh professor Bing Liu, 37, was found




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UK PM Boris Johnson's divorce with Indian-origin wife finalised

London, May 7: Boris Johnson has become the first British Prime Minister to divorce while in office in 250 years as papers filed by his Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler earlier this year were granted recently. The 55-year-old had announced




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Donald Trump says will be tested for coronavirus daily

 Washington, May 8: After his military aide tested positive for coronavirus, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would undergo the COVID-19 test every day. A military aide of Trump, whom officials described as a personal vale, tested




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Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus: Study

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




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Vitamin D linked to low coronavirus death rate in European countries: Study

London, May 08: Scientists have found an association between low average levels of vitamin D, and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries, and call for dedicated studies to probe into the relationship. Based




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Pakistan rejects India's move to broadcast weather reports on PoK

Islamabad, May 08: Pakistan on Friday rejected India's move to begin broadcasting weather reports on Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming it as a "legally void" action to change the status of the region. State-owned broadcasters




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Coronavirus outbreak: Another White House staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Washington, May 09: The White House on Friday said that US Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the novel coronavirus, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for COVID-19 this week.




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COVID-19 unleashing a tsunami of hate: UN Chief

United Nations, May 09: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering. The UN chief said anti-foreigner sentiment has surged online and in the streets, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories have spread,




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Watch: Locals protest, demand plant relocation after Vizag gas leak

Visakhapatnam, May 09: Days after styrene gas leak from the LG Polymers Private Limited in Vizag that claimed 11 lives and caused 800 others to be hospitalised, locals staged a protest at the factory. Protesters demand the relocation of the chemical




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2 Indians repatriated from Gulf test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala

Kocchi, May 09: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said two people who returned from abroad over the last few days have tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 17. As part




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First patient to receive plasma therapy in UP dies of heart attack

Lucknow, May 09: The first patient to receive plasma therapy as an experimental treatment for coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh died following a heart attack on Saturday. The patient, a 58-year-old doctor, was admitted at the King George’s Medical University




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Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day; 8 NE states reported 194 cases: Vardhan

New Delhi, May 09: The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh




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CBSE to begin paper evaluation from May 10, to be done at home by teachers

New Delhi, May 09: The evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal




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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2.75 lakh, 85% of fatalities in Europe, US

Paris, May 09: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 2,75,000 people worldwide since it began in China late last year, with more than 85% of fatalities in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally compiled from official




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Punjab ministers walk out of pre-cabinet meeting after tiff with senior officials over excise policy

Chandigarh, May 09: Punjab ministers on Saturday walked out of a pre-cabinet meeting on the excise policy with senior state officials over an ‘unacceptable behaviour’ of the chief secretary with one of their colleagues. The development led to the deferment




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Govt sends teams to 10 states with high number of COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, May 09: The health ministry has decided to deploy central teams in 10 states that have witnessed or are witnessing high COVID-19 cases to assist their health departments to facilitate management of the outbreak. These are




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COVID-19: India's tally crosses 62,000; Fresh outbreaks abroad raises concern

New Delhi, May 09: The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 62,700 on Saturday and the death toll topped the 2,000-mark after hundreds more tested positive for the infection in several states, while worries mounted globally about re-emergence of the




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Pune records 160 new coronavirus cases

Pune, May 10: Pune district reported 160 new coronavirus cases since Friday night, taking the tally of cases to 2,732, health officials said here on Saturday. The death toll reached 148 with five COVID-19 patients succumbing to the infection,




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Coronavirus positive cases in India nears 63,000-mark, 127 deaths in 24 hours

New Delhi, May 10: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to rush Central teams to 10 COVID-19 hit states, which are witnessing high case load and spurt in numbers, reported IANS. The states include Gujarat,




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Cop posted on COVID-19 duty dies in Nashik

New Delhi, May 10: The number of COVID-19 deaths in Nashik district reached 20 after a policeman succumbed to the coronavirus infection on Saturday, health officials said. The district also saw 60 new cases through the day, taking the




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Mizoram is now COVID-19 free

Aizawl, May 10: Mizoram became coronavirus-free with the discharge of the lone COVID-19 patient from a hospital on Saturday, officials said. It now shares a similar status with four other northeastern states -- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.




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Evaluation of Class 10, 12 board exam will be done from home

New Delhi, May 10: The evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal




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Naval ship arrives in Kochi with 698 repatriated Indians from Maldives

  Kochi, May 10: INS Jalashwa,carrying 698 repatriated Indian citizens from the Maldives, arrived at Cochin Port on Sunday morning, completing the Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the COVID-19 lockdown. "The first group of




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Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PSU bank chiefs on Monday; to review credit flow

New Delhi, May 10: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by




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अनुष्का शर्मा बर्थडे- जब रणबीर और अनुष्का ने ऋषि कपूर के रोमांटिक गाने पर किया था जमकर डांस- VIDEO

बॉलीवुड की प्रतिभावान अभिनेत्री अनुष्का शर्मा आज अपना 32वां जन्मदिन सेलिब्रेट कर रही हैं। अपनी बेहतरीन फिल्मों के साथ अनुष्का ने दर्शकों के दिल में अपनी खास जगह बनाई है। लेकिन जबकि कल ही हमने बॉलीवुड के दिग्गज अभिनेता ऋषि कपूर




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Coronavirus: मलेशिया में फंसे 698 भारतीयों को लेकर INS जलाश्व पहुंचा कोच्चि

कोच्चि। कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लाॉकडाउन के कारण मालदीव में फंसे 698 भारतीयों को लेकर नौसेना का युद्धपोत आईएनएस जलाश्व कोच्ची पहुंच गया है। अधिकारियों से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार 698 भारतीय नागरिकों में 19 गर्भवती महिलाएं हैं। राज्य सरकार




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Delhi: 24 घंटे में Coronavirus के 381 नए केस, आज 5 की मौत

नई दिल्ली- राजधानी दिल्ली में कोरोना वायरस के मामले कम होने का नाम नहीं ले रहे। 24 घंटे में 381 नए केस सामने आए हैं। इनको मिलाकर देश की राजधानी में कोरोना वायरस के कुल मामले बढ़कर 6,923 पहुंच चुके हैं।




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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20+: Expectations From Upcoming Flagships

Smartphones are evolving every year and the speed of transition is pretty quick, where the devices get a complete overhaul every year with respect to looks, features, and specifications. Samsung and Apple are some of the brands that are known for




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Motorola Razr 2019 Finally Up For Grabs In India Via Flipkart

Motorola revived its classic Razr last year as the Moto Razr 2019. The device came along with the foldable clamshell dual-display design and is one of the most expensive Motorola offerings to date. The device was supposed to go on sale




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Forex Reserve : एक बार फिर बढ़ा भंडार, लेकिन सोना घटा

नई दिल्ली। भारत का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार 1 मई 2020 को समाप्त सप्ताह में 16.22 लाख डॉलर बढ़कर 481.078 अरब डॉलर हो गया। इस वृद्धि का कारण विदेशी मुद्रा संपत्तियो का बढ़ना रहा है। वहीं इससे पिछले सप्ताह विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार




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Dulquer Salmaan Apologises To Tamil People For A Scene In Varane Avashyamund!

Dulquer Salmaan, the actor-producer has been making headlines due to the controversies regarding his production debut Varane Avashyamund, these days. Recently, the actor offered an apology to the Tamil people, through his official social media pages. Dulquer Salmaan took the step




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Costume Designer Velayudhan Keezhillam Passes Away

Velayudhan Keezhillam, one of the senior-most costume designers of the Malayalam film industry passed away. The 66-year-old breathed his last at a private hospital in Chalakudy, on April 26, Sunday. As per the reports, the last rights of Velayudhan Keezhillam were




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Chemban Vinod Enters Wedlock In A Private Ceremony; Actor Shares The News Through Social Media

Actor Chemban Vinod got hitched to Mariam Thomas in a private ceremony on Tuesday. The actor took to his Facebook page to share the special news. Mariam is a psychologist by profession and also a Zumba trainer. Pictures of




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Singer Nanjamma To Make Her Digital Debut On A Popular Video Sharing Platform

Nanjamma, the 60-year-old singer-actor, who shot to fame with her soulful songs in Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon-starrer Ayyappanum Koshiyum, has proved that age is no bar for creativity. The enthusiastic singer is still ruling everyone's hearts and has now decided




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Kochi Police Initiates 10 Commandments Campaign On COVID-19

The Global pandemic Covid 19, the outbreak of which started last year, has disrupted lives and brought the world to a standstill. On April 24, globally, the COVID-19 cases exceeded 2.7 million. India recorded 1,752 fresh Covid 19 cases in the




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Mohanlal & Suchitra Celebrate 32 Years Of Marital Bliss: Here's A Glimpse Of The Couple's Love Story

Mohanlal, the complete actor of Malayalam Cinema and his beloved wife Suchitra Mohanlal have completed 32 years of marital bliss today. The couple had a quiet celebration for their 32nd anniversary in quarantine, as the country has been currently observing all