APRIL 30, 2020
The rupee strengthened by 57 paise to finish at a one-month high of 75.09 per US dollar on Thursday, buoyed by foreign fund inflows and a robust trend in the equity market.
The greenback weakening overseas and optimism over a COVID-19 drug trial in the US further supported the local unit, forex traders said.
Moreover, investor risk appetite is...
APRIL 30, 2020
All around the world, people are waiting for the announcement that the coronavirus pandemic is contained and they can return to normal life.
But the Chinese city at the center of the pandemic has shown that normal might still be a long way off.
When Wuhan officials eased outgoing travel restrictions on April 8, effectively ending the city's 76-day...
APRIL 30, 2020
Physician Lauren Bernese administers a test for COVID-19 to Rachael Benson, a case manager at Interbay Village, a village of tiny houses managed by the Low Income Housing Institute, in Seattle, Washington, on April 29.
U.S. deaths from covid-19 passed 60,000 on Wednesday, a figure President Trump had once projected would be the upper limit, as hopes rose...
APRIL 30, 2020
Actor Rishi Kapoor has died at 67 after a two-year-long battle with cancer. Rishi breathed his last at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. His wife and actor Neetu Kapoor was by his side. His brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed the news.
Amitabh Bachchan confirmed the news on Twitter. “He’s GONE .. ! Rishi...
APRIL 29, 2020
The US on Wednesday placed India on the 'Priority Watch List' for lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its Intellectual Property framework on the "long-standing" and "new challenges" that have negatively affected American right holders over the past year.
The US placed 10 countries, including some of its major trading partners like India and China, on the list,...
APRIL 29, 2020
A man and woman wearing masks are in an empty line at an airport in Singapore. - Getty Images
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday that 500 employees who work in U.S. airports have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Of the workers who have tested positive for the respiratory disease, 208 have...
APRIL 29, 2020
Once restrictions on passenger flights are lifted airports will facilitate limited domestic and international scheduled flights in phases and may be at 30% capacity to facilitate social distancing, the Airport Authority of India has stated in a set of guidelines for resumption of service post-lockdown.
Flight operations to its original level are likely to be scaled...
APRIL 29, 2020
Gilead Sciences said Wednesday that preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a 5-day dosage of antiviral drug remdesivir improved and more than half were discharged from the hospital within two weeks.
The company also said another trial by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases met its main...
APRIL 29, 2020
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday that the Google employees will not return to offices before June 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had sent an email to its employees informing them about the same, reports CNBC.
The entire world is battling coronavirus pandemic and at a time like this, Pichai doesn't want his employees...
APRIL 29, 2020
Irrfan Khan, the wide-eyed actor who enjoyed art house acclaim in his native India and crossover-success with Hollywood roles including “Life of Pi,” “Jurassic World” and “Inferno,” died on Wednesday. He was 53.
Khan, was previously diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018 and underwent extensive treatment in London. He recovered well enough to shoot what would turn out...
