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US lifts Covid-19 travel advisory; urges citizens not to visit India, China

India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China

Covid updates: 500,000 cases in just over 9 days as India crosses 2-mn mark

The UN health agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us"

China's July iron ore imports hit record high on robust demand; up 24%

China's iron ore imports in July surged to a record, up 24% from a year earlier, driven by shipments from miners and resilient demand as the economy bounced back after disruptions from pandemic

Himachal BJP chief tests Covid-19 negative, still goes in self-quarantine

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap has gone into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure despite testing negative for COVID-19, a party spokesperson said on Friday.

Donald Trump signs 'buy American first' pharmaceutical executive order

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing some federal agencies to prioritise purchasing certain drugs and medical materials when made in the United States

How did it happen? America's unique failure to control coronavirus

How prioritising individualism, govt missteps hindered Covid-19 control in US

DU Final Year exam 2020: Delhi University gets HC nod for Open Book Exam

The Delhi High Court gave green signal to Delhi University for conducting Online Open Book Examination for DU final year students, in complaince with the of directions passed by the UGC and the court

Coronavirus fears lead to sudden spike in pneumonia vaccine sales

many people have become sensitised to adult vaccination in the country as we await the first vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

'Superspreading' caused most Covid-19 transmission In Karnataka: Data

Karnataka ranks high on measures of Covid-19 data transparency across Indian states, as per a new pre-print study by researchers at Stanford University in the USA

Oil prices slip on uncertainty over US recovery, stimulus, rising Covid-19

WTI and Brent are both set for weekly gains of at least 4%, the most for the two benchmark contracts since the week ending July 3

Air India Express announces pay cuts for staff after revenues decline 88%

Salary cuts will be effective from April 1 and will continue till further review by the board of directors.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to inaugurate new Covid-19 hospital in Noida

A new COVID-19 government hospital will be inaugurated in Sector 39 of Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, sources informed

Govt sleeping while India's Covid-19 tally hits 2 mn-mark: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Central government as India crossed the 2 million Covid-19 positive cases

Uber rides take coronavirus hit but food-delivery business doubles

Ride-hailing trips, in the past responsible for nearly two-thirds of Uber's revenue, increased 5 percentage points from their low in April, but gross bookings remained down 75% from last year

Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss Covid-19, 'destabilising actions' in Ladakh

India and the US have explored ways to boost cooperation in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region where China has been trying to spread its influence

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases hit 2 million; global tally tops 19 million

Coronavirus latest news: India recorded over 450,000 cases in 9 days. US tally has surged to 4,973,317 and Brazil 2,862,761. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Top Headlines: RBI puts rates on hold, FB lists India plan, and more

From RBI policy review, Facebook planning further expansion to Voda Idea reporting Q1 loss, here are the top news on Friday morning

Covid-19: Andhra government gears up to open colleges from October 15

The Chief Minister instructed the officials that strict action should be taken on colleges committing irregularities

Covid-19 Factoid: India is taking fewer days for every 10,000 deaths

The first 10,000 fatalities had been registered in 96 days. By comparison, the fourth came in just 13 days

Hope force: India's army of 600,000 virus-hunting women goes on strike

ASHA workers act as a stopgap in the country's porous health care system, delivering assistance from maternal health to immunization in its vast rural hinterland