New York, US stocks closed mixed in volatile trading on Friday as investors digested earnings reports and weighed coronavirus impact.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 62.76 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 26,671.95. The S&P 500 rose 9.16 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 3,224.73. The Nasdaq Composite Index in

New Delhi, The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds amounting to Rs 71,229 crore in more than 21.24 lakh cases by July 11 to help taxpayers with liquidity in Covid-19 pandemic days.

The government, on April 8, decided to issue pending income tax refunds at the earliest so that honest taxpayers d

New York,  The US dollar weakened in late trading on Friday amid a strong momentum in the euro.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.42 per cent at 95.9450.

The euro rallied as market participants paid close attention to a key European Union (EU) su

Kathmandu, Nepal's central bank has unveiled a number of measures to provide relief and revive the industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By presenting the monetary policy for the fiscal year 2020-21 that began on July 16, Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari said on Friday that the repayment dead

Washington, The US is just "weeks" away from such a high rate of serious COVID-19 cases that "every single American is going to know someone who's seriously ill", a top vaccinologist warned

"Because (the increasing COVID-19-related death rate) is being paralleled by a rise in hospitali

Tokyo, The Japanese government said that it will go ahead with its divisive plan to spur domestic travel by offering subsidies next week, although a rebound in COVID-19 cases in the capital will see the virus-hit Tokyo removed from the campaign.

According to Kazuyoshi Akaba, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Trans

Jakarta, The death toll due to flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province has increased to 32 with 15 others still missing, an official said on Friday.

The search and rescue operation for the victims of the natural disaster was hampered by poor access to the scene, with the possibilitie

New York, Sequences of most of the early COVID-19 positive specimens in New York City resembled those circulating in Europe, suggesting probable introductions of the virus from the continent, other US locations, and local introductions from within New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Guwahati,  The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday, as five more deaths were reported, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 76, while around 36 lakh people in 28 of the state's 33 districts have been affected.

According to the officials of Assam State Disaster Managem

Srinagar, The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a man from Srinagar in connection with a case involving seizure of heroin and cash from a drug syndicate operating in Jammu & Kashmir.

According to a press release by the NIA, the agency on Thursday arrested accused Afaq Ahmad Wani, a resident of M