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'Coronavirus can't be fought with moral armaments': Chidambaram on PM's address

The Congress leader said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should act boldly to tackle coronavirus, which has affected more than 2,00,000 people globally.

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Spotted some news about coronavirus on WhatsApp? Here's how to check if its fake

WhatsApp does offer some features which can curb the spread of fake news and is also testing some more to deal with the problem.

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'Life is kind of boring now, but at back of the mind, we are confused, concerne...

With all sporting events suspended, and most training centres and national camps shut, what are athletes doing with their forced leisure time? Everyday a top athlete will write about her or his experience of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic for HT. This is Parupalli Kashyap, India’s former world No. 6 and 2014 Commonwealth Games-winning shuttler, who is back in India along with wife Saina Nehwal after participating at the All England Open in the UK.

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EPFO may struggle to meet 8.5% interest rate commitment amid market bloodbath

EPFO could not redeem a large portion of its Rs 95,500 crore of investments in exchange traded funds (ETFs) before the equity market went into bear market territory following the World Health Organisation’s March 11 characterisation of the coronavirus as a pandemic

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Covid-19 outbreak: When will coronavirus epidemic peak in the country?

Coronavirus outbreak: India, according to the government, is still in the local transmission phase of the pandemic wherein the disease is restricted to people who have come in contact with infected foreigners or returning Indians who have been abroad and caught it in the places they travelled to.

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Covid-19 pandemic: Govt talks to Facebook, Google, WhatsApp for virus information blitz

The US-based search giant will send close to 300 million notifications a day to users containing information on the pandemic, a senior official said.

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Coronavirus impact: Hikes, bonuses on the block as IT firms get ready for slump

India’s technology services firms have asked those employees who can deliver remotely to work from home. They have sent trainees back home from campuses in a bid to keep to social distancing norms and reduce the spread of the virus.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...