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Bangladesh coast guard rescues 396 Rohingya in drifting boat; 24 dead

At least two dozen ethnic Rohingya died on a ship that drifted for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia following the rescue of 396 starving survivors.

Apr 16, 2020

Pizza delivery boy tests positive for coronavirus in Delhi; 72 families, 20 other delivery agents quarantined

The boy associated with a famous pizza chain has been admitted to RML hospital in the national capital and is now undergoing treatment. Others who came in his contact are being monitored on a daily basis.

Apr 16, 2020

Thank you food service workers: Google doodle honours food workers with animated illustration

In each of the doodles in its series, Google expresses gratitude to people working across different sectors, who jointly help the public in containing the spread of the deadly contagious virus.

Apr 16, 2020

'Only a Covid-19 vaccine will allow return to normalcy': UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the vaccine's accelerated development and accessibility to all, adding it must have a 'universal global benefit' and 'allow us to control pandemic'.

Apr 16, 2020

Coronavirus hotspots in India: Six major metros in the list, Tamil Nadu tops with 22 districts

All the major metros including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are part of the list of hotspots notified by the Health Ministry. Tamil Nadu tops the list with 22 districts in the hot spots while Rajasthan and Maharashtra are second on the list with 11 each.

Apr 16, 2020

Internet in Kashmir: Here's why 4G ban continues in J&K

According to the latest order issued by the J&K government, internet services will remain accessible in 2G until April 27.

Apr 16, 2020

Emirates pioneers 10-minute Coronavirus test for passengers

Emirates claims it is the first airline to start on-site rapid coronavirus testing of passengers before they board flights.

Apr 15, 2020

'Pain made me scream': 8-year-old in PAK religious school

In what has unmasked the ugly side of Pakistan, numerous cases of children facing sexual abuse in religious schools have come to light. One such is of an 8-year-old.

Apr 15, 2020

Explained: Why WHO is seen as China's Covid-19 accomplice

US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend funding to the most prominent health organisation in the world amidst the coronavirus pandemic risk the undoing of progress made so far.

Apr 15, 2020

Monsoon 2020: IMD forecasts India's southwest monsoon rainfall to be normal this year

The first stage long-range monsoon forecast was released by the IMD Director General, who explained that both El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), that can influence the quantum of rainfall that India gets during the South-West monsoon, are neutral this year.

Apr 15, 2020

India adopts pool-testing for coronavirus; here's how it works [Video]

Given the increasing coronavirus hotspots in the country and limited test kits, the ICMR said that it was crucial to increase the number of tests being done to detect coronavirus infection. However, pooling of samples is "not recommended" in "areas or population with positivity rates of >5 percent for COVID-19.

Apr 15, 2020

BigBasket and Grofers to hire over 15k employees: List of companies who are hiring now despite Covid-19 pandemic

While the decline in hiring activity by industries like hotels, restaurants, travel, airlines, auto and ancillary, finance, IT-software, retail, export, and BFSI, etc. continues, the major move taken by firms including IKYA, Games2win has been a huge relief for the job seekers.

Apr 15, 2020

Telangana Minister KTR leaves Ram Gopal Varma's nose red with his solid punch

Ram Gopal Varma, who is bowled over by KTR aka KT Rama Rao's sense of humour, says that his nose is red with his steel hard boxing punch. RGV also said that he loved his government's work.

Apr 15, 2020

'Coronavirus Divorce' on rise in Japan, free furnished apartments come to rescue

The apartments are offered by Kasoku for 4,400 yen ($40) a day. According to spokesman Kosuke Amano, the company has had 20 customers since it began the campaign on April 3. The firm also offers a free 30-minute divorce consultation with a legal official.

Apr 15, 2020

WATCH | Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu's song on COVID-19 goes viral; shared by Kerala Police

In the 90-second video, which was shot on Monday and uploaded on Tuesday, popular Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu sings that all should stand together and fight the coronavirus by listening to the guidelines.

Apr 15, 2020

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Bangladesh coast guard rescues 396 Rohingya in drifting boat; 24 dead

Pizza delivery boy tests positive for coronavirus in Delhi; 72 families, 20 other delivery agents quarantined

Thank you food service workers: Google doodle honours food workers with animated illustration

'Only a Covid-19 vaccine will allow return to normalcy': UN Chief

Coronavirus hotspots in India: Six major metros in the list, Tamil Nadu tops with 22 districts

Internet in Kashmir: Here's why 4G ban continues in J&K

Emirates pioneers 10-minute Coronavirus test for passengers

'Pain made me scream': 8-year-old in PAK religious school

Explained: Why WHO is seen as China's Covid-19 accomplice

Monsoon 2020: IMD forecasts India's southwest monsoon rainfall to be normal this year

India adopts pool-testing for coronavirus; here's how it works [Video]

BigBasket and Grofers to hire over 15k employees: List of companies who are hiring now despite Covid-19 pandemic

Telangana Minister KTR leaves Ram Gopal Varma's nose red with his solid punch

'Coronavirus Divorce' on rise in Japan, free furnished apartments come to rescue

WATCH | Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu's song on COVID-19 goes viral; shared by Kerala Police

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]