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Signs of recovery? US business activity accelerates, home sales surge

(Reuters) - In signs an economic recovery may be picking up speed, U.S. home sales rose at a record rate for a second straight month in July, and purchasing managers in both the manufacturing and services sectors report business activity has accelerated at a brisker-than-expected pace this month.

Bait and switch: The maths of promises and delivery will have to add up

On the three major subjects on which the country would like to hear from the prime minister - defence expenditure, healthcare spend, and economic difficulties - there is only silence, writes T N Ninan

Covid-19 has got people investing in health insurance: Star Health CEO

V Jagannathan, chairman & CEO of Star Health, tells T E Narasimhan how the pandemic is changing the face of health insurance

WHO hopes coronavirus crisis can be over in two years, says Tedros

"Our situation now with more technology, of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading, it can move fast," he said

JEE, NEET exams to be conducted in September as scheduled: Officials

In a statement, the ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts these exams, said over 640,000 candidates have downloaded their admit cards for the engineering entrance exam, JEE-Main

Slight genetic changes of virus don't change strain, say geneticists

Geneticists from Delhi's CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Vinod Scaria and Bani Jolly, tell how they are tracking the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in India

Scientists decode how severe Covid patients develop low blood oxygen levels

Covid-19 is causing significant dilation of the blood vessels of the lungs, contributing to the very low oxygen levels seen in patients with respiratory failure, according to a new research

9 reasons to be optimistic that Covid vaccine will be available in 2021

In as many as 99% of all COVID-19 cases, the patient recovers from the infection, and the virus is cleared from the body

Experts dispel Covid-19 mutation fears, say 'Malaysia strain' not a concern

The mutant form of Covid-19 reported from Malaysia as being 10 times more infectious is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn't any more virulent than the Wuhan strain

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why decongesting prisons may not be enough

Nashik stands out on safety measures, effect of new paediatric illness linked to Covid, and why swab method for sample collection may not be the best--news on how India is coping with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Concerns raised over crowded events in US

UK retail sales rise, Alibaba reports bounce back in e-commerce, Why Spain is seeing a second wave and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid updates: India has 10.56% of global active cases; recovery nears 74%

NIRRH, a research arm of ICMR, has tied up with 19 medical colleges in Maharashtra to feed data of each Covid-19 pregnant woman delivered in hospital

For millions of migrant workers, Covid-19 brought caste discrimination back

While the pandemic has destroyed livelihoods worldwide, leaving people without jobs, some of biggest hits are likely to be taken by families in countries like India that have few social safety nets

DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jump in cured coronavirus cases

With 62,282 new recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has increased to 74.30%, while death rate has come down to 1.89%

Scientists advise at least 40% humidity in public buildings to curb Covid

According to the study, a relative humidity of 40 to 60 percent could reduce the spread of viruses and their absorption through the nasal mucous membrane

Covid-19: CDC study suggests inmates should have been tested in mass

The study released this week examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas, and three federal prisons in states that weren''t identified

Dilip Kumar's younger brother Aslam Khan dies due to coronavirus in Mumbai

In March, Dilip Kumar, 97, had shared a health update on Twitter, saying that he and wife, actor Saira Banu, 75, were under "complete isolation" and quarantine due to the coronavirus

Glad to see IPL return as lot of livelihoods depends on it: Azharuddin

As IPL teams have started to leave for the UAE, former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin expressed his happiness on the Indian Premier League T20 carnival returning nevertheless in the Gulf nation

Mukherjee remains haemodynamically stable, on ventilatory support: Hospital

Mukherjee was admitted to the Army''s Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain

Can Australian govt force its people to get Covid vaccine under the law?

The right to bodily integrity is a fundamental legal principle in Australia. This means a person cannot be subject to medical treatment without consent