Day 2 of lockdown: Truckers abandon vehicles, delivery boys fret about safety
NEW DELHI: Two days into a 21-day lockdown, India’s hugely disrupted supply chain for essential commodities struggled to get going…
Cash transfers, free foodgrains for poor in Rs 1.7 lakh crore corona package
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package focused on emergency cash transfers into bank…
Dow wraps up strongest 3 days given that 1931
(Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI wrapped up its strongest three days in nine decades on Thursday as…
New York, New Orleans health centers reel as U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the coronavirus pandemic’s U.S. death toll raced past 1,000 people, hospitals and government authorities in…
To prevent a repeat of 2008, Main Street America states assist needs to be quick
(Reuters) - Two weeks. Maybe a month. FILE PHOTO: A view of Bourbon Street amid the outbreak of the coronavirus…
U.S. airlines to dash for cash grants, not loans, even with potential government stake
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to $25 billion in grants to cover…
Canada attacks Trump strategy to deploy troops at border as unneeded and damaging
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday attacked a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along the undefended joint border to help…
World’s ailing airlines appeal for aid as U.S. provides $58 billion
DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines urged the world’s major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an industry…
Israel’s Netanyahu and rival Gantz move closer to unity government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz, was elected parliamentary speaker on Thursday in a…
Senate passes $2 trillion costs for ‘weird and evil’ coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and…
U.S. indicts Venezuela’s Maduro, a political foe, for ‘narco-terrorism’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top…
A daughter finds out in voicemails that coronavirus has actually eliminated her mother
(Reuters) - Debbie de los Angeles woke up on March 3 to two voicemails from nurses at the Seattle-area care…
Aspirin does not prevent dementia or decrease cognitive decline
Past studies have suggested that the humble aspirin can benefit cardiovascular health. For this reason, some researchers had hypothesized that…
Repurposed drug may reduce COVID-19 deaths
A common drug found in many hospitals may reduce the number of deaths caused by infections with the SARS-Cov-2 virus.Share…
Trudeau warns of COVID-19 text scam exploiting new emergency benefit program | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting the benefits of an expanded financial package to help Canadians cope with the impact…
Families in B.C. care home outbreak say system left seniors at risk
It had been a harrowing Sunday. One day after British Columbia's provincial health officer announced an outbreak of COVID-19 at…
Coronavirus death toll in U.S. now more than 1,000 | CBC News
As the coronavirus pandemic's U.S. death toll topped 1,000 people, hospitals and government authorities in New York, New Orleans and…
Why emergency departments look empty amid COVID-19 outbreak | CBC News
Era of public health directives to social-distance and conserve precious health-care resources for COVID-19 has many people grappling with when…
Trudeau pushing back as U.S. looks to place troops near Canadian border | CBC News
The Canadian government says it's "strongly opposed" to the idea of sending American troops to the border to intercept illegal…
US toll crosses 1000 as Washington votes to open $ 2.2 trillion tap
WASHINGTON: The death toll in the US from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 1000 on Thursday amid a job loss report…
PM Modi pitches for new crisis management protocol at G20 video conference on coronavirus
NEW DELHI: As the world grapples with the Covid-19 threat, PM Narendra Modi Thursday called for measures to strengthen and…
Relatively stable trend in rate at which coronavirus infection is increasing: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: There has been no solid evidence of community transmission of Covid-19 in India as yet and the infection…
Yes Bank board approves Rs 5,000 crore fund raise plan; Prashant Kumar new MD and CEO
NEW DELHI: Cash-starved private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday approved a proposal to raise Rs 5,000 crore by way…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 20:51 ISTNEW DELHI: As the number of coronavirus cases mounted to 694 in India,…
Day 2 of lockdown in India: Ground report from various cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 18:22 ISTNEW DELHI: As the 21-day lockdown entered its second day in India in…
Trump knows economic crisis brings political pain
Image copyright Getty Images The latest US unemployment numbers were predicted to be catastrophic. The actual total, 3.3 million, turned…
Americans not welcome due to infection, say Mexicans
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A border wall divides Nogales, Arizona from the Mexican state of Sonora Mexican protesters…
United States charges Maduro with narco-terrorism
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US has offered a $15m reward for the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro…
United States joblessness claims hit record amidst coronavirus
Image copyright Getty Images The number of Americans filing for unemployment has surged to a record high as the economy…
Worries virus spreading quickly in Italy’s south
Image copyright EPA Image caption Italy is the worst-hit European country by the coronavirus outbreak The Italian region hardest hit…
Coronavirus | G20 leaders pledge $5 trillion ‘united’ response to crisis
The world needs to “redefine” its conversations on globalisation to include social and humanitarian issues like terrorism, climate change and…
UNICEF says do not overlook other immunisation efforts
Prepare for an intensified immunisation campaign when COVID-19 is under control, it tells governments. In their efforts to contain the…
The Hindu’s e-book on COVID-19 now offered for download in numerous Indian languages
The e-book on essential information about the virus, disease, and prevention will be available for free download from our site…
Army medical teams, 2 Navy ships ready to help friendly nations
Army medical teams and two Indian Navy ships were on standby to provide required assistance to friendly countries in the…
17 states earmarking medical facilities for devoted treatment of COVID-19 patients: Health Ministry
A doctor walks past coronavirus awareness posters displayed at a government-run hospital in New Delhi on March 13, 2020. |…
1.7 lakh cr. plan with doubled food provisions, cash transfers for poor
The Union government on Thursday announced a Rs. 1.7 lakh crore package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and countrywide…
Coronavirus | Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh hospital tests serving robot
A humanoid robot being tested at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur on March 26, 2020. Photo: Special Arrangement The robot…
Coronavirus Southern California update: Los Angeles County sees 3 additional deaths, 138 new cases confirmed -TV
Here are the current numbers of novel coronavirus cases across the Southland:Los Angeles County: 812 confirmed cases, 13 deathsOrange County:…
Cardiac injury among hospitalized Covid-19 clients connected to higher threat of death in brand-new study
(CNN)Heart injury could be a common condition in patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a new study that also shows…
In California, protective equipment scarcity pushes nurses to think about drastic action
OAKLAND, Calif. — A group of bandana-clad nurses protested outside Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center on Monday night with a…
Beware second waves of COVID-19 if lockdowns eased early: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Extending school and work closures at the coronavirus’ ground zero in China may delay a second wave…
Woman Coughs All Over $35K of Fresh Food at Pennsylvania Store
It turns out there’s something even more infuriating than needless panic-buying. A Pennsylvania woman has allegedly ruined an estimated $35,000…
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Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler have both said they are training as though the IPL will start in the second…
Recent Match Report
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A lowdown on 99s | ESPNcricinfo.com
Forty-eight years ago this week (March 24-29), Karachi hosted a Test that witnessed an unusual occurrence: three batsmen were dismissed…
‘Fast bowlers are not thinking for themselves’
It was during the lunch break at Old Trafford last summer. "That guy, what a bowler he was," Wasim Akram…
‘Need to watch’ on players and staff living alone
Players and staff living alone during long periods of isolation forced by the coronavirus pandemic will have their mental health…
Among left-hand batsmen with over 10,000 Test runs, who has the fewest ducks? | ESPNcricinfo.com
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The Ibuprofen Argument Reveals the Threat of Covid-19 Rumors
Two weeks ago, national and world health authorities—and armchair experts and worried well-meaning people—were warning anyone concerned about Covid-19 to…
Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now, It’s Helping Doctors
Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email…