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Canada's Trudeau announces more funding for coronavirus-hit businesses

The Canadian government has announced a funding of C$600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses that were affected by the lockdowns

PM Modi inaugurates 9.02 km long strategic Atal highway tunnel in Himalayas

Atal highway tunnel, one of the world's most challenging and a marvel of engineering motorways, in the Himalayas will bring the infantry combat vehicles closer to the Line of Actual Control

Tesla reports record 1,39,300 vehicle deliveries in Q3 despite pandemic

The company produced 1,28,044 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles and delivered 1,24,100 of those

Global Covid-19 cases top 34.4 mn, death toll at 1,026,700: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,331,241 and 208,693, respectively, according to the CSSE

Donald Trump admitted to military hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis

US President Donald Trump has been admitted to the nation's premier military hospital in Washington from where he will be working for the few days

Cong leader Mallikarjuna Kharge slams PM Modi over passage of farm bills

Training his guns at Uttar Pradesh government, Kharge rued that Dalits in the country got their political freedom but they were still very far from gaining social freedom

White House begins contact tracing after Trump tests Covid-19 positive

Information from the White House remains sketchy. That's par for course, according to presidential historian Jon Meacham

French President Emmanuel Macron vows to fight 'Islamist separatism'

His proposals include stricter oversight of schooling and control over foreign funding of mosques

Investment fund TPG to invest Rs 1,837 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures

This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.285 trillion

J'khand allows reopening of religious sites; permits Durga Puja with curbs

People of Jharkhand heaved a sigh of relief as the state government finally announced reopening of all religious places from October 8 and also paved the way for the public celebration of Durga Puja

'I'm going back home with head held high': Ex-Dhanlaxmi Bank CEO on ouster

The former Managing Director and CEO of Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank Sunil Gurbaxani said he was asked to quit on September 7 itself failing which he would be voted out at the September 30 AGM

Google turns off selfie face retouching in Pixel phones by default

Google has said that the face retouching options are available in the camera app of Pixel smartphones but turned off by default

Global coronavirus update: Cases cross 34.2 mn-mark, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus has crossed the 34.2 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 1,021,700, according to the Johns Hopkins University

EU warns Turkey of sanctions over 'provocations' in Mediterranean

The European Union has said it could impose sanctions on Turkey over "provocations and pressures" in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders

Karnataka coronavirus update: 10,070 new Covid cases on single day

Karnataka again registered above 10,000 new cases on a single day, taking its Covid tally to 6,11,837, including 110,412 active cases till date

Bengaluru riots: BJP gives clean chit to police, demands ban on SDPI

Former Karnataka minister Aravind Limbavali handed over its report to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa at the party office on Thursday

India Army to get new and secure communication network for Rs 7,796 cr

For better survivability and responsiveness in operational situations, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved a proposal for a better communication network at an estimated cost of Rs 7,796 crore

Renewable sector in India attracts $10-20 bn of investment: IEEFA

Policy-related headwinds and a collapse in electricity demand due to the Covid-19 crisis have disrupted India's renewable energy capacity tendering and commissioning process

Flight tickets booked before, during lockdown refundable: DGCA to SC

DGCA also clarified that in case of tickets booked prior to the lockdown up to May 24, the refund would be governed by the credit shell and incentive scheme

European Union adopts new rules for state aid to reduce CO2 emissions

The European Commission has unveiled new guidelines enabling state aid to prevent polluting industries from moving to non-EU countries where the climate standards are lower