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India's top five economists tell News18.com that the previous Union Budget presented on February 1 may not be sufficient to tackle the COVID-19 upheaval.

Flight bans and nationwide lockdowns are threatening to bankrupt airlines around the world. Carriers have grounded thousands of planes, suspending short-term flight schedules and placing workers on unnpaid leave.

Hydroxychloroquine has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for Covid-19 and it is being tested on more than 1,500 coronavirus patients.

Two female doctors were physically hurt in a nearby market after a man accused them of spreading coronavirus in the locality.

Real Madrid's players and coaches from both football and basketball teams voluntarily agreed to the reduction in wages amid coronavirus pandemic.

The labourer, whose picture has been released by the police department, is among four people who had tested positive for the coronavirus discharged by mistake.

Sonam Kapoor turned hair dresser for husband Anand Ahuja while quarantining in Delhi. Was he impressed with the result? Find out.

Lerun Hussain, 34, pleaded guilty to the theft at a London magistrates' court on Tuesday after the theft from King's College Hospital late on Sunday.

States, district administrations and experts have suggested extension of the ongoing lockdown beyond April 14 to contain the spread of the virus, said Modi.

Any doctor, fit and willing to work in the public health facilities and the training hospitals in the near future, can apply for the same by registering themselves at niti.gov.in.

It found that though social media platforms have taken measures to contain the spread of misinformation pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic, they have not responded to all disinformation identified by fact-checkers.

BJD's Pinaki Misra said Modi made it clear that the lockdown is not being lifted and also that the "life pre-corona and post-corona will not be the same".

Tamil star Ajith Kumar has contributed Rs 1.25 crore towards the coronavirus relief fund.

The reported death toll rose by 254 to 1,861, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked the state governments and the UT administrations to take urgent steps to ensure availability of these essential goods, by invoking provisions of the Essential Commodities (EC) Act, 1955.

Twelve people were injured as two groups belonging to separate communities clashed over the issue of distribution of ration in Kamalpur village here, police said on Wednesday.