Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that gender-based violence has dramatically increased during novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic....
Taking a dim view of abusive behaviour towards healthcare professionals amid the nationwide lockdown, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for observance of a 'White Day' on Wednesday and a nationwide 'Black Day' protest on Thursday....
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir administration to file a detailed response on a plea seeking restoration of 4G services in the region, after the Attorney General told the court that militancy still poses a serious threat in the region....
Prime Minister of Ireland, (Dr.) Leo Varadkar on Tuesday issued a special message to the people of the Varad village in Malvan, Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and the people of India, expressing his concerns as this country grapples with the COVID-19 epidemic. ...
The US is looking into intelligence that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "in grave danger after a surgery", a media report said on Tuesday....
The global COVID-19 death toll has topped 170,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
Karnataka registered 18 new Covid-19 cases, raising the state's tally to 408, an official said on Monday....
Even as the Corona count in Uttar Pradesh rose to 1258 by Monday night, 52 districts are now affected by the deadly virus. ...
New York state, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, has launched a large-scale COVID-19 antibody testing in an effort to find out how much of its population has been infected with the virus. ...
US President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to America because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Tuesday....
