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Indian airports gear up to face new realities in a post-lockdown world

Thermal screenings, online duty free shopping, early check-in and light packing may become the new norm

Artificial intelligence drives content in fight against Covid-19 pandemic

Executives say there are many websites that aggregate data and provide a user interface, but lack human curation that works to synergise raw data and is harvested through AI

Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation

A revised report shows how Beijing reacts swiftly and effectively to tamp down Western criticism of its pandemic response.

Virus of cyber kind: Only behavioural change can ensure digital security

Between February and March, there was a 12 per cent increase in the number of devices in India that received at least one threat

Dealing with Covid-19: Keep your vehicle in good shape during lockdown

Fill fresh engine oil and coolant before you store it away

Gilead's Covid-19 cure trial may yield results ahead of schedule: Report

In the absence of hard evidence, US medical associations and the National Institutes of Health have not recommended remdesivir for treatment of Covid-19 so far

Trump's disinfectant suggestion prompts aggressive pushback

Responding to the criticism from public health officials around the country, the president said he was playing a trick on reporters.

Lockdown: UP govt starts bringing back migrant labourers from Haryana

Deploys fleet of 82 buses to ferry nearly 11,000 workers, who will be given a ration kit and Rs 1,000 cash support

New products to cover pandemics are the need of the hour: GIC Re chief

In a Q&A, Devesh Srivastava, the CMD of India's largest reinsurer, also dwells on the moves made to cu losses in the crop segment and Covid-19 impact on his firm, among other things

Recycling units to lose Rs 22,000 cr as demurrage and detention costs soar

Shipping lines and container freight stations ignore official directives calling for a waiver on these charges

India's infant immunisation drive comes to a halt over Covid-19 fear

Health activists seek door-to-door drive; protocol to start 'catch-up' immunisation

Coronavirus impact: Top pharma companies fare better during lockdown

New launches stagnate as fresh prescriptions dry up

L&T defers salary appraisals over Rs 12,000 cr billing loss since lockdown

Analysts raise concerns over Q1 show, firm to shift focus to Africa as West Asian market turns weak

Covid-19 impact: Retail demand for cement, steel goes missing amid lockdown

While companies are unable to move material, dealers continue to suffer due to absence of any business

Covid-19: An app that connects donors, beneficiaries and grocery stores

People affected by the lockdown can call the Free Ration; which is manned by a 15-member call centre, or contact them through the app

Coronavirus impact: Reinventing traditional business from the living room

Entrepreneurs from traditional business communities in the country are using their time in lockdown to embrace change ahead of an imminent recession

Will warmer weather help slow the spread of coronavirus?

Here's what we know about seasonal features of disease outbreaks.

Covid-19: US FDA warns against use of hydroxychloroquine outside hospitals

Among some of side effects, heart rhythm abnormalities developed in most of the 84 coronavirus patients treated with hydroxychloroquine

March, April, May: City's Mood Darkens as Crisis Feels Endless

With no clues about when the pandemic might subside, short-term discomfort is becoming long-term despair: "I feel like I have accepted this, and given up."

WHO's regulatory arm clearly failed during coronavirus: Mike Pompeo

Edited excerpts from US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's opening remarks at a press conference, April 22 in Washington DC