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Mainland China reports 6 new COVID-19 cases
BEIJING: Mainland China reported six new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Arp 27), up from three reported a..
On Japan’s stretched frontline, doctors and nurses DIY a COVID-19 response
TOKYO: At any given time, seven out of eight beds in the intensive care unit of St Luke's Inter..
Pokhriyal to talk with states on edu issues
NEW DELHI: HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has called a meeting with state education ministers on Tues..
Lockdown kickstarts pending agri reforms
NEW DELHI: The national lockdown to curb spread of Covid-19 has given states an opportunity to bring..
60% of food processing units have resumed work
NEW DELHI: Nearly 60% food processing units, over 2,825 units in special economic zones (SEZ) and 35..
North Korea’s Kim ‘alive and well’: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South'..
Indonesia reports 275 new COVID-19 cases, 23 more deaths
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported on Sunday (Apr 26) 275 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 8,882..
Govts grain-buying hits top gear amid lockdown
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing lockdown, nearly 90% of the wheat arriving in mandis over the first 10 d..
China says all COVID-19 patients in Wuhan have been discharged
SHANGHAI: The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaini..
Cong asks govt if national plan ready for post-lockdown period
NEW DELHI: Congress Sunday asked the government if it has a national plan ready for post-lockdown pe..