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Google Meet adding 3 mn users a day, app usage up 30-fold since Jan: Pichai

Over 100 million students and educators are using Google Classroom, double the number from the beginning of March

Covid-19: Alphabet logs $41.2 bn revenue in Q1, expects tough 2nd quarter

Google's 'other revenue' segment logged $4.4 billion in revenue, compared to $3.6 billion a year ago

Covid-19 death toll in US surpasses American fatalities in Vietnam War

With 58,355 deaths so far, the US accounts for a fourth of the over 213,000 global fatalities

Covid-19 treatment: AIIMS to conduct clinical trials of plasma therapy

The AIIMS director stresses on the need to have good and well-conducted research trials before the therapy is recommended for routine use

Video meeting app Zoom ties up with Oracle Cloud to cater to growing demand

Oracle says its cloud infrastructure will help Zoom to continue to deliver flawless service to its customer base

WhatsApp now allows up to 8 people to join a group video call: Details here

WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected with end-to-end encryption

USCIRF names India among 'countries of particular concern'; MEA pans report

USCIRF alleges that in 2019, religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities under increasing assault

Covid-19 outbreak: 206 new Delhi cases in 24 hrs; 20 test positive in Bihar

In Maharashtra, the number of coronavirus cases climbs to 9,318 with 729 new patients on Tuesday

'184 countries going through hell': Trump faults China for Covid-19 spread

The US is considering coronavirus scanning of air travellers from countries hit hard by the virus, says President Trump

NITI Aayog sealed for 48 hours after staffer tests Covid-19 positive

NITI vice-chairman says staff to work from remote locations

Govt extends deadline to bid for Air India by two months till 30 June

The aviation sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 with airlines cancelling international flights and announcing pay cuts for employees.

Medlife set to launch at-home coronavirus testing in select cities

The price of a test is set at Rs 4,500 and will be conducted by labs authorised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Medlife said in a statement.

TV ratings agency needs reforms for credibility, says telecom regulator

TRAI said several concerns relating to neutrality and reliability of the existing rating system have been raised by stakeholders, which necessitated a need to review the existing system

Imran cracks whip on media team amid criticism over poor handling of virus

Bajwa was the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, from 2012 to 2016

Brett Lee believes Tendulkar used to play 'cat and mouse' with Warne

Warne hated the way Tendulkar batted against him and would express anger after being unable to get the former Indian batter out, reveals Brett Lee

Coronavirus: Uefa gives $250 mn advance to European soccer bodies

Uefa says each of its 55 members is getting up to 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) they are due in central funding through next season

Pressure of replacing Dhoni behind wickets was immense, says K L Rahul

Notably, after a poor glovework and irresponsible shot selection by Rishabh Pant, Rahul has been doing the wicket-keeping duty for India in the limited overs format for some time now

HBO Max set to debut on May 27; will be available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV

HBO Max will be available as a native app only for the fourth-generation Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K

Chris Gayle abuses Ramnaresh Sarwan, says you are worse than coronavirus

Sarwan wanted to take control of the franchise and that is why he engineered Gayle's ouster from the team, claims Gayle

NITI Aayog sealed for 48 hrs after staffer tests positive for coronavirus

NITI VC Rajiv Kumar said that other staffers are working from remote locations