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New low-cost test can diagnose coronavirus in just 20 minutes: Study

Scientists have developed a new low-cost nasal swab test which can accurately diagnose the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 in just 20 minutes

Fever, cough, muscle pain: Scientists decode likely order of Covid symptoms

The researchers believe identifying patients earlier may reduce hospitalisation time since there are better approaches to treatments now for Covid-19 than during the beginning of the pandemic

Covid updates: India's most affected states, WHO's investment request

According to data from the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 750,000 people worldwide

EU concludes talks on potential coronavirus vaccine supply from J&J

The European Commission has announced that it concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

WHO in talks with Russia to get more information about its 'Covid vaccine'

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that the country has registered the world's first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus

Oil prices head for second weekly gain amid hopes for fuel demand recovery

Brent crude was up 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $45.10, heading for a gain of about 1.6% this week

RBI's payout unlikely to plug the huge govt revenue hole created by Covid

Last year the RBI's board approved a record payment of Rs 1.76 trillion ($23.5 billion) to the government, which included Rs 1.23 trillion as dividend and Rs 526.4 billion from its surplus capital

Coronavirus LIVE: Vaccine production in early 2021, says AstraZeneca

Coronavirus latest news: India recorded nearly 67,000 cases in a day. US tally has surged to 5,331,202 and Brazil 3,057,470. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Gold prices steady at Rs 52,701 per 10 gram, silver rises to Rs 67,439 a kg

In New Delhi, prices of 22-carat gold jumped significantly to Rs 51,150 per 10 gram from previous close of Rs 50,250 while prices of 24-carat also climbed to Rs 55,900

22% of Nepal workforce lost jobs during pandemic, senior banker says

Nepal imposed a nationwide lockdown in March after reporting two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus

China says frozen chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for Covid

The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously reported positive cases from other Chinese cities have been from the surface of imported frozen seafood

Hyderabad-based Biological E joins hands with J&J for Covid-19 vaccine

The vaccine candidate is in phase 1/2a clinical trials

Covid-19 impact: Hero MotoCorp Q1 net profit falls 95% to Rs 58 crore

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,256.69 crore during April-June period of previous fiscal

Covid-19 impact: Earnings of Nifty50 firms slump to over 6-year low

Experts say recovery will be faster than that after the 2008 Lehman crisis

Delhi, Mumbai airports to partner firms for on-arrival Covid-19 testing

Also talking to airlines to see if test costs can be included in ticket price

CPI-based inflation above MPC comfort range for fourth straight month

Official data released on Thursday showed that CPI for July rose 6.93 per cent year on year, up from 6.23 per cent in June

A pandemic of opportunism

The pandemic could tear aside pieties and posturing and unveil a more authentic India by sparking the kind of economic surge that shaped the Roaring Twenties after the Spanish flu epidemic

Even with Covid, our fresh slippages will be in control: SBI chairman

We believe most customers would start paying EMIs from September as the moratorium comes to an end, said Rajnish Kumar

Efforts on to make up for the lost time due to Covid-19: Punj Lloyd

Punj Lloyd on Thursday said it is making efforts to make up for the lost time due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Uncertain future haunts most citizens amid Covid-19 pandemic: EY survey

From seasoned professionals to students and amateurs, a majority of them are trying to adapt to the new normal