Kidney damage is common in severe cases of Covid-19. However, it is not yet clear if the virus directly attacks the kidneys, or if kidney failure or damage is a part of multiple-organ failure.

Can coronavirus (Covid-19) spread, or be controlled by heating, ventilation or air-conditioning systems? Here is what the guidelines issued by the government says.

Since the Indian Constitution was first adopted, debates have raged as to the extent of power that Parliament should have to amend key provisions.

With North Korea saying nothing so far about outside media reports that leader Kim Jong Un may be unwell, there’s renewed worry about who’s next in line to run a nuclear-armed country that’s been ruled by the same family for seven decades.

Following Trump’s comments, some reports suggested that health authorities in New York City reported an unusually high number of New Yorkers who had ingested bleach or other household cleaning agentsdon

Maharashtra, Gujarat are contributing more than 50 per cent of all cases for the past one week

Now, with flogging abolished, judges will have to choose between fines, jail sentences and non-custodial alternatives such as jail sentences.

This past week, Beijing unilaterally renamed 80 islands and other geographical features in the area, drawing criticism from neighbouring countries who have also laid claim to the same territory.

While the impact of the lockdown on the Indian film industry at large is still being evaluated, we take a look at how slim production and related fields have suffered in India over the past month.

The new study has identified the specific cells where the mechanism of entry most likely comes into play when the virus begins it attack.

MPLAD is a central government scheme, under which MPs can recommend development programmes involving spending of Rs 5 crore every year in their respective constituencies.

Post COVID-19, Kerala stares at the prospect of large-scale return migration from the Gulf. Scholar who led Kerala Migration Survey looks at trends, possibilities.

Ahmedabad now has reported 105 deaths of people who have tested positive for novel Coronavirus. Only Mumbai, which has recorded 204 deaths till now, has more fatalities. Incidentally, more than 60 per cent of Ahmedabad deaths have come in the last one week.

The PM-CMs meeting will give broad indications of the future course of action, but the details may be announced later in the week after considering the latest epidemiological data. A new push to bridge shortfalls at various levels is likely to begin in this…

Flattening the curve of Covid-19 infections comes with the flattening of the curve of economic activity.

The RBI’s liquidity offer is expected to bring some degree of comfort in the debt market which is under huge redemption pressure, especially in the credit risk fund category which has assets of over Rs 55,000 crore.

One of the ways in which the burden of any disease is measured is by seeing how many deaths it is causing. In the case of COVID-19, which has now infected over 30 lakh people in 185 countries and regions and killed close to 2.1 lakh, this burden has varied…

Not the number per se, but the extent to which the number informs us with good probability that there is a reduced risk of continuing to spread the virus.

A study has examined the ability of various materials to keep out respiratory particles — and by extension the novel coronavirus — and identified a combination of two fabrics as possibly the best: either cotton plus natural silk, or cotton plus chiffon.

After allowing rapid tests in certain zones, ICMR has asked states to return test kits to suppliers. A look at how such tests work, why states have been demanding it, and how their debate with ICMR has unfolded.