Beijing: Even as several governments across the globe have supported the use of the anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine for treating patients with COVID-19, a new randomised study shows that it may...

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian economy, and discussed a possible second stimulus with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost...

New York: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an additional USD 150 million of grant for the global fight against the deadly coronavirus, raising its total funding to...

Washington:  Strongly supporting India's policy response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the fiscal stimulus package and the nationwide lockdown, a top IMF official has said that the unprecedented crisis has...

New Delhi:  The Union home ministry on Thursday asserted that rules such as wearing face masks, practising social distancing and no gathering of five or more persons should be strictly...

New Delhi:  The government has set the foodgrain production target at 298.3 million tonnes for the 2020-21 crop year, up 2 per cent from the record output achieved in the...

Dhaka (Bangladesh):  Bangladesh's coast guard has rescued 382 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia, officials said Thursday. The refugees, mostly...

Mumbai: As the nation enters the second phase of the Covid-19 lockdowns, an opinion poll during the first phase has given very high credit to the central government for its...

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to ensure that free unlimited calling, data usage and DTH facilities are provided...

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has warned that the cash-strapped Pakistan's budget deficit is expected to rise to the record level to 9.2 per cent of the size of national...