Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area. A man in his 70s died Saturday; Auto manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra plans to enter the shared mobility services segment with the launch of a cab aggregator, called Alyte, for corporates; China's factories were dealt a devastating blow in February as the coronavirus epidemic triggered the sharpest contraction in activity on record, a private survey showed on Monday, with the health crisis paralysing large parts of the economy. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also read; Hyundai Creta booking opens: Check out price, features

The yellow metal that was already gaining on the back of support from international spot gold today, later added further momentum after 2 new Covid-19 infected cases were reported in Delhi and Telangana, taking the total number of infected from the virus outbreak to 5 in the country.

Coronavirus claims 2 lives in US, authorities step up testing for virusThe deadly coronavirus continues to spread. Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area. A man in his 70s died Saturday. On Friday, health officials said a man in his 50s died of coronavirus. Both had underlying health conditions, and both were bein...

Share Market Update: Extending fall for the seventh straight session, BSE 30-share S&P Sensex closed 153 points lower at 38,144 and Nifty50 ended 69 points lower at 11,132.

MG Motor India product portfolio comprises two models -- SUV Hector and ZS EV.

Petrol price today:  Petrol in Delhi would now cost Rs 71.71 per litre, Rs 77.40 per litre in Mumbai, Rs 74.51 a litre in Chennai and Rs 74.38 a litre in Kolkata

Indian oil firms are planning to wind down the purchase of Venezuelan Oil fearing sanction by the US

There might be gross under-reporting of cases in Uttar Pradesh, which has higher population density and a much larger area than southern states that have reported more cases

Over virus pandemic fears, Spot Gold 1641.95 per ounce, up 0.07%, extending yesterday's gain, while US gold futures were up 0.1% at $1,643.50

Chicken sales down 50%, prices by 70% on coronavirus rumourChicken sales in India have come down over 50 per cent and prices by 70 per cent in the last one month as speculation swirled on social media that chicken causes coronavirus disease, denting both demand and prices, a top Godrej Agrovet official said on Thursday. However, once the rumours die down and consumption rises in the next 2-3 months, there would be a shortage of chicken in the country causing sharp rise in prices, ...

On the possible impact of coronavirus scare on the industry and the economy, the Finance Minister said there is none as of now

The N-LRSI is an integral part of the NCAER Land Policy Initiative (NLPI) launched in 2019 with the aim of filling gaps in economic research, policy analysis, and systematic data on land

A statement published by the Comission on Thursday, citing a meeting held the previous day, said that the situation in Hubei province and Wuhan is \"still complex and serious\"

Apple Inc. will open its first physical retail store in India in 2021, Chief Executive Tim Cook said; After a long wait, a special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians, who were stranded onboard a coronavirus-hit cruise ship, Diamond Princess, off Yokohama port in Japan finally landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning; Growing concerns inside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank about the spread of the new coronavirus have prompted the institutions to consider scaling back their Spring Meetings in April or hold them by teleconference. Watch this and more news on News Blast.

FM pulls up banks for 'blindly' following rating agencies; says they have lost local touchUnion Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told banks they shouldn't blindly believe in \"credit scores\" of those seeking loans as branch-level connect with customers was more important. The FM rapped state-owned banks for being out of touch with customers at the ground level, saying they often failed to communicate government schemes to customers due to their inability to communicate in the loca...

Special flights of the Indian Air Force and Air India arrived in Delhi on Thursday morning after evacuating Indians and foreigners from coronavirus-hit Wuhan and quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan. The Indian Air Force (IAF) relief aircraft evacuated 76 Indians and 36 foreign nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak. The Air India flight brought back 119 Indians and five foreigners to Delhi, who were on board quarantined cruise ship docked off Yokohama in Japan. The foreigners, who were brought back to India on board the special Air India flight, included two from Sri Lanka and one each from Nepal, South Africa and Peru. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Blame it on coronavirus! Samsung, LG, Voltas to raise AC, refrigerator prices

India now has 138 billionaires putting it in the third place globally. Mukesh Ambani tops the list with USD 67 million in net worth, minting Rs 7 crore every hour

LG and Samsung sales executives have also informed key trade partners that there will be a price hike of 3-4 per cent for microwave ovens and washing machines from March

Share Market Update: BSE 30-share S&P Sensex closed 143 points lower at 39,745 and NSE 50-share index Nifty50 closed 45 points lower to 11,633.

Those rescued from Japan will likely to be quarantined in New Delhi for about two weeks; the special Air India flight also carried five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru