Hvammstangi (Iceland):  Winter storms isolated the northern village of Hvammstangi from the rest of Iceland. Then spring brought the coronavirus, isolating villagers from each other. Now, as summer approaches, residents...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday was told that migrant workers who have been stranded for no fault of their own, with zero earnings and no financial support are...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday held the first meeting with senior officials of the Secretariat since the lockdown was imposed on March 25 and discussed...

New Delhi: Unfazed by the COVID-19 risks, farm scientists from two Lucknow-based ICAR institutes are on the front line to control a fungal disease in banana crop especially in Uttar...

Los Angeles: Temporarily suppressing the body's immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms of the deadly disease, according to a study. The...

New Delhi:  The Union Home Ministry on Monday asked states and union territories to ensure seamless inter-state truck and goods carrier movement, saying it is necessary for supply of essentials...

Mumbai: The Indian rupee depreciated by 64 paise to settle at 75.73 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday tracking heavy selloff in domestic equities and a strengthening greenback overseas....

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers and labourers stranded at their workplaces due to the...

London: The novel coronavirus can infect and replicate in cells that line the inside of the human intestines, according to a study that could explain why some patients with COVID-19...

New Delhi: The government should bear travel expenses of stranded workers across the country, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Monday said. AITUC also demanded immediate withdrawal of an...