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500% spike in online medical consultation under lockdown: Practo report

50 million Indians used telemedicine, 62 per cent of psychiatry consultation was sought by youngsters in the age group of 21-30 years

Covid hits two of ONGC's most lucrative fields, 54 test positive, one dies

Stops operations at two rigs in Mumbai High and Bassein

Increase rapid testing in view of rising Covid-19 cases: HC to AAP govt

"See if you can expand the Rapid Antigen Testing numbers. Looking at the rate the (Covid-19) numbers are going up, the sooner you do, the better," the bench said

India's Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people among lowest: Health Ministry

As on Monday morning, the total number of coronavirus cases stood at 4,25,282 and the death toll at 13,699, according to figures issued by the ministry

India fighting two wars against China - on border, against Covid: Kejriwal

On one hand, all doctors and nurses of the country are fighting Covid-19, and on the other hand, soldiers are fighting wars on the border, he said

Lockdown ordered in Covid-19 clusters of Bengaluru due to spike in cases

Lockdown to be implemented strictly in K.R. Market and surrounding areas such as Siddapura, VV Puram, Kalasipalya etc

Delhi govt to give pulse oximeters to Covid-19 patients in home isolation

There are around 12,000 people under home isolation and they will be given pulse oximeters by the Aam Aadmi Party government, Kejriwal said

Airtel to pay May salaries of 30,000 staffers of retail, distribution firms

The company has, accordingly, urged the partners to pass the base monthly pay to all their staff for May

Coronavirus updates: Delhi second most-affected state; drug for patients

Donald Trump may announce foreign workers' visa restrictions today, protect Americans struggling with a job market devastated by the coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: A ray of hope for India as daily recovered cases increase

Andhra Pradesh, which once was feted for its response to the pandemic, reports significant rise in daily new increase in coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus LIVE: 57 girls at Kanpur children's shelter home test positive

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Will take 'favourable action': Odisha govt on Jagannath Rath Yatra

After the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the annual Rath Yatra, the state government had been facing tremendous pressure from different quarters to intervene in the matter

IT firms tap freelancers to optimise staff costs amid Covid-19 crisis

Replacing part of contractual workforce with programmers, developers registered on online platforms such as GitHub, Topcoder

India crosses 400k mark with record spike of 15,413 Covid-19 cases in a day

The number of recoveries also continued to surge with 2,27,755 patients cured so far, while there were 1,69,451 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am

Shot of Hope: Tracking the race for Covid vaccine the world is waiting for

The first of a two-part series tracks the making of vaccine that the world is waiting for

Centre praises BMC as Dharavi's Covid-19 growth rate falls to 1%

The BMC faced several challenges in Dharavi where 80 per cent of the population depends on community toilets

Covid-19 impact: RBI asks banks to carry out detailed stress testing

Capital-raising, precautionary provisioning may be on cards

Hetero to launch remdesivir at Rs 5,000-6,000/dose, Cipla to follow suit

Industry sources estimate that at least 10,000 patients need the drug urgently in the areas with high case load

Covid-19 has led to 2 million job losses in bus, taxi sector: BOCI

BOCI claims to represent 20,000 operators with 1.5 million buses and maxi-cabs and 1.1 million tourist taxis providing direct employment to 10 million people

Record spike of over 15,000 cases take India's Covid count past 400,000

For four consecutive days, Covid-19 cases have been rising at a record level