U.S. SEC charges two business, CEO over misleading COVID-19 claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it has charged two companies and a chief…
U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to escape anti-corruption lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback, rejecting his bid to end…
Bank stocks push Wall St greater in the middle of sticking around economic concerns
(Reuters) - The S&P edged higher on Thursday as investors weighed the prospect of additional stimulus and states reopening for…
U.S. faces ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic planning falls short: whistleblower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness…
U.S. senator steps aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the…
Exclusive: U.S. weighs measures in response to Iran fuel shipment to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering measures it could take in response to Iran’s shipment of fuel to…
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) listens to questioning during the Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for U.S.…
Demanding food, buses, migrants pelt stones on Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border
Representative imageBHOPAL/ BARWANI: Demanding food and transportation, hundreds of migrant workers on Thursday pelted stones near Sendhwa on the Madhya…
Covid-19: Aarogya Setu is India’s curing machine, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says
CHENNAI: Only technology-driven solutions can effectively curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and Aarogya Setu app is India’s curing…
Govt announces ‘one nation, one ration card,’ rental real estate plan for migrant employees
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday announced the launch of a scheme to provide homes to migrant labour/urban poor at…
Fresh announcements on economy to help farmers, migrants: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: The second tranche of stimulus for the country's economy unveiled by the government on Thursday has a series…
Rs 5,000 crore credit facility to be given to 50 lakh street vendors, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that Rs 5,000 crore credit facility will be given to 50…
Swadeshi is not inward-looking, swadeshi is more about confidence: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister, Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India is going to emerge a better country from…
China rebuts Taiwan on WHO participation
China opposed any move by Taiwan to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a “pretext” to seek independence, its Embassy in…
An open letter from scientists across the globe calling for use of fabric masks to avoid COVID-19
In the light of convincing research evidence that face masks is a great tool to stop community spread of COVID-19,…
Vijay Mallya loses delegate appeal versus extradition in U.K. Supreme Court
The UK High Court on Thursday rejected a plea of businessman Vijay Mallya for permission to move the Supreme Court…
France withstands idea of United States getting vaccine first
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sanofi's HQ is in Paris and the firm has received French state tax breaks France…
Damon breaks Irish lockdown cover with radio call
Image caption Matt Damon made a surprise call to Dublin station SPIN 1038 It's the radio coup of the lockdown.When…
China moves villagers from cliff-top village
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The village made headlines after photos showed people scaling ladders to get home They…
Coronavirus: Japan thinks about reducing emergency situation steps
SummaryUK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is giving the government's daily briefing at 17:00 BSTLondon's mayor has called for a government…
‘Hamilton’ Is Coming to Disney Very Soon
Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. In today's installment we have a lot…
7 Best Umbrellas for 2020: Windproof, Cheap (and a Tiny One)
"Oh. It's raining. Time to hit the corner store and grab an umbrella. $20? Eh, fine." That's what usually happened…
Coronavirus Guide: Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, and Economics
For the time being, generic drugs could prove helpful to those battling Covid-19. Blood from recovered patients is also promising,…
The Timely Retrofuturism of UC Berkeley’s Virtual Theater
On April 24, UC Berkeley’s production of Snowflakes, or Rare White People was supposed to open at the 500-seat Zellerbach…
Eurovision 2020 isn’t taking place since of the coronavirus however the next finest thing, Eurovision 2020: Big Night In! is taking its place
Not only are we living in unprecedented times, we are doing so without Eurovision (and its synonymous glitter) to help…
EU desires coronavirus vaccine patents to be made extensively readily available in pooling plan
A global effort is underway to find a vaccine for COVID-19, but so far there is no guarantee that it…
Russia was confident it would avoid the coronavirus. Then ventilators caught fire and Moscow became the epicentre
In late March, Vladimir Putin declared the coronavirus epidemic was under control in Russia.Key points:A surge in infections has Russia…
Taiwan Vice-President says the WHO has ‘forgotten’ neutrality by disallowing island
The World Health Organization (WHO) has "forgotten" its professionalism and neutrality in locking Taiwan out of the body for political…
Housing subsidy scheme for middle-income families extended till March 2021
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday announced a Rs 70,000-crore boost to housing sector by extending the subsidy…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals 2nd tranche of govt’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus bundle: Key points
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled the second tranche of measures of the government's "atmanirbhar (self-reliant)…
Vijay Mallya loses leave to appeal versus extradition in UK Supreme Court
LONDON: Vijay Mallya on Thursday lost his application seeking leave to appeal in the UK Supreme Court, in a setback…
Nirmala Sitharaman speech live updates: Free food grain supply to all migrants for next 2 months, says FM
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 14, 2020, 17:32:58 ISTNirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday unveiled the first tranche of…
Indian troops maintaining ‘posture’ along border with China: Army Chief
Army Chief Gen M M Naravane (File photo)NEW DELHI: Indian troops were maintaining their "posture" along the border with China…
Redmi Note 9 Pro To Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, Mi.com: Price in India, Offers, Specification…
Redmi Note 9 Pro next sale in India will take place on May 19 at 12pm (noon). Redmi Note 9…
2021 Porsche 911 Targa Teased Ahead Of May 18 Reveal
The coronavirus pandemic forced Porsche to delay the car's reveal, but the wait is nearly over. Step by step
Spotify’s offering novice premium users 3 months totally free until June 30th
Spotify is offering two new deals, starting today, to bring more people over to its premium subscription service. New users…
Samsung and Xiaomi’s midrange phones control Android bestsellers list in Q1 2020
People are increasingly buying midrange Android devices over their more premium alternatives, data from research firms suggests. Strategy Analytics reports…
Mediatek to present a new 5G chipset on May 18
Mediatek is introducing chipset after chipset for the growing 5G market. After we saw the Dimensity 800 and Dimensity 1000…
The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Color Filter camera can see through some plastic things
OnePlus’ latest flagship, the OnePlus 8 Pro, is inarguably the company’s best smartphone yet. Unlike its predecessors, the OnePlus 8…
Japan raises state of emergency situation in many locations; Tokyo stays on alert: PM Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency across a large part of the country…
Stocks drop for third day as recovery hopes falter
LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets fell for a third day running on Thursday after a sobering warning from the…
India follows China’s lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising…
India introduces contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus fight
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s technology ministry said on Thursday it had rolled out a version of its Bluetooth contact-tracking…
Malaysia drops 1MDB money laundering case against “Wolf of Wall Street” producer
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a $248-million money laundering case against a producer of Hollywood film…
U.S. weekly jobless benefits to stay raised as coronavirus layoffs expand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global novel coronavirus crisis continues to batter the U.S. labor market, with millions more Americans, including…
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order on Wednesday, siding with a legal challenge…
Storm clouds collect over U.S. stocks as hopes of fast healing fade
(Reuters) - A lightning-quick rally in U.S. equities is showing cracks, as investors face mounting evidence that the economy’s coronavirus-fueled…
Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; reports 10.12% deflation in fuel, power basket
The government on Thursday released truncated data for April wholesale price-based inflation saying there was limited transaction of products in…
Mayhem at Bengaluru City Railway Station over compulsory institutional quarantine
Many passengers, who arrived on the first train from Delhi to Bengaluru this morning, have alleged that the authorities did…
COVID-19: Bihar to compensate train fare, supply monetary help if prisoners total quarantine
Amid regular reports of protest and road blockades by migrants over poor quality of food and lack of basic amenities…