COVID-19: Immune system can fight back, says study

Sydney, March 17 (IANS) Amid the soaring number of coronavirus cases around the globe, researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia's first COVID-19 patients, showing the body's ability to fight the virus and recover from…

Depositors' money safe, don't see panic withdrawals: Yes Bank

Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) With normal banking services in Yes Bank to resume at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the private sector bank's administrator and new investors assured all deposit holders that their savings in the bank were absolutely safe and customers…

COVID-19 fallout: Platform tickets turn pricey @ Rs 50

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As a preventive measure against novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the railways on Tuesday increased prices of platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 for 250 stations in the country to minimise the footfalls at the stations.
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Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss cooperation to meet COVID-19 challenge

New York (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed cooperation between the two countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis, according to a US official.

State Department…

MP crisis: BJP MLAs arrive in Bhopal ahead of Assembly session

Bhopal (IANS) After staying at a hotel in Gurugram's Manesar for five days, the BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh reached here on a special flight in the wee hours of Monday. The MLAs were taken to a hotel from the airport.

Ahead of the budget…

Railways starts thermal screening of passengers in running train

Thiruvanathpuram (IANS) Amid the novel coronavirus scare (Covid-19), the railways has started screening passengers on running trains with the help of the Kerala government.

According to Railway Ministry officials, the national transporter officials…

2nd batch of 53 evacuees from Iran reach Jaisalmer army quarantine

Jaisalmer (IANS) A fresh batch of 53 evacuees from Iran have arrived at an Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer on Monday, following the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East country, where there has been over 700 deaths so far.

This is after the…

MP Assembly adjourned till March 26 after Guv's address

Bhopal (IANS) Amidst uproar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the house was adjourned till March 26. Speaker N.P. Prajapati adjourned the house just after the governor finished his customary address.

Governor Lalji in his address asked the MLAs…

Market in Red: Sensex falls 2,100 points, Nifty below 9,500

Mumbai (IANS) Coronavirus fears continued to weigh on the investor sentiments as the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,100 points on Monday.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange also dropped over 500 points to fall below the 9,500 mark.

At…

Yes Bank borrowers to be summoned by ED

Mumbai (IANS) As the Yes Bank probe gathers momentum, the Enforcement Directorate has now decided to summon all the large borrowers who were given loans by the Rana Kapoor-led management.

An ED official said that the agency was looking into…