California's death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 33,392, while total cases reached 2.94 million

A new wave of infections is said to have hit Kerala, with the state accounting for about 23 per cent of the 167,221 cases reported over the past week

Coronavirus in India: Active COVID-19 caseload continues to stay below 4 lakh for the seventh consecutive day

India's present active COVID-19 caseload at 4,52,344 is 4.88 per cent of the total coronavirus cases, and has been sustained below the 5 per cent mark

Ajit Pawar's statement has come after Mumbai, Pune, and Aurangabad district officials decided not to reopen schools from November 23

However, other schools across Maharashtra that don't come under BMC jurisdiction will reopen on November 23.

As India marches from one economic disaster to another, policy and planning appear to be victims of whims and fancies as and when they strike

Legendary actor, who has worked with geniuses like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Tarun Mazumdar, was conferred with many accolades including the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan Award

Multiple factors are responsible for this; some are well-known, like data fudging and man-made disasters of demonetisation, GST, and stringent lockdown; others are lost sight of, like lack of institutional support and intellectual rigour and frivolous approach to serious crisis

India reported 45,903 fresh cases of coronavirus and 490 new fatalities on Monday. With this, COVID-19 caseload has jumped 85.53 lakh and the death toll from the disease has surged to 1,26,611 to date

'More than 20 million people are on unemployment. Millions are worried about making rent and putting food on the table. Our economic plan will put a focus on a path to a strong recovery,' Biden said

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Reliance Industries, followed by M&M, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, NTPC, Titan and HDFC were among the was the top gainer in the Sensex pack. Tech Mahindra, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, PowerGrid and Infosys were among the laggards

India Stock Market Highlights Today: SBI, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Steel, TCS and Reliance Industries were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, ONGC and Titan were the laggards.

SEBI extends settlement scheme for illiquid stock option cases till December 31In view of the large-scale disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, markets regulator SEBI has extended till December 31 the one-time settlement scheme for entities that executed reversal of trades in stock options segment of the BSE during 2014 and 2015. The settlement scheme, introduced by the regulator in July, commenced on August 1, 2020 and was supposed to end on October 31, 2020.Won't shy away from rate...

Johnson, at a hastily convened news conference in Downing Street after news of a lockdown leaked to local media, said that the one-month lockdown across England would kick in at a minute past midnight on Thursday morning and last until Dec. 2

Doubling time for COVID-19 is the number of days it takes for the count of cases to double

The death toll climbed to 1,06,490 with 964 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours

Kerala reports 24.5 deaths for every 10 lakh people compared to 99 for every 10 lakh in rest of the country. The case fatality rate in the state is 0.36 per cent, while it is 1.55 per cent nationwide

The death toll from coronavirus jumped to 95,542 with 1,039 fatalities registered in the last 24 hours. However, the case fatality rate has dipped to 1.57 per cent, according to (health) ministry's data

The number of active cases in Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the pandemic stands at 2,75,404. The death toll due to the disease stands at 34,345 in the state