Coronavirus

Trump administration selects five coronavirus vacc..

The Trump administration has selected five companies, including Moderna Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and Pfizer Inc, as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the no..

Maruti Suzuki`s car cabin partition for corona pre..

To make automobile travel safer, passenger car major Maruti Suzuki has come out with unique products, including "cabin protective partition". A cabin protect..

Pandemic exposes cracks in oil majors` bet on plas..

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE - The energy industry's bet that a petrochemicals boom would support decades of oil and gas sales growth is on shaky ground as an alre..

India`s May palm oil imports halve as lockdown den..

MUMBAI - India's palm oil imports in May plunged 53% from a year ago to 387,006 tonnes as a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus sque..

From wagyu beef to melons, Japan`s $2.2 trillion v..

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO - As the coronavirus jolts Japan, the government's huge stimulus package has come under fire from hard-hit restaurant owners for channel..

U.S. Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus sm..

By Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paych..

India launches jobs plan for migrants in `testing ..

By Annie Banerji NEW DELHI - India on Wednesday unveiled a jobs plan for "testing times" in a bid to get migrants back at work after the world's biggest ..

Government in lockdown exit mode limits curbs to c..

The Centre on Saturday took an exit step from the 68-day nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restrictions will be limited to only containment zones up to June 30 and ..

COVID-19: CABD decides to provide financial help t..

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Association for the Blind in Delhi (CABD) has decided to give Rs. 500 to each player who represented the state in the second e..

Kejriwal says his govt is way ahead in Covid plann..

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said while the coronavirus cases are increasing, the government is ahead of the infection in terms of preparedness. Ke..

Still no clarity on strain-specific deaths as Indi..

There is no data currently available that can clearly say that there are strain-specific differences among SARS-CoV-2 viruses, which are leading to more deaths, says Jeff..

Coronavirus sinks U.S. consumer spending; savings ..

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers cut spending by the most on record for the second straight month in April while boosting savings to an all-time hig..