Beijing, March 19 Chinese researchers have developed a system based on a supercomputer to forecast the spread trend of COVID-19 and evaluate the effect of prevention and control, according to the Science and Technology Daily.

Developed by a research team from the National University of Defence Technology, the

Los Angeles, March 19  Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise never thought a "Top Gun" sequel would ever happen.

"Everywhere I went, people would be like, 'Do Top Gun', and I'm like, 'Guys, I don't know how to do it'," the actor said in an interview to Empire, on the much-

London, March 19  English actress-model-television personality Jameela Jamil feels chat show empress Oprah Winfrey would have "never made it" if she gave the calling a shot in the United Kingdom, because of the lack of diversity in the country's showbiz scene.

Jamil, 34, said this was also the r

New York, March 19  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has said it will temporarily close its trading floors and move to fully electronic trading due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

All-electronic trading will begin on March 23 at the open, the exchange said in a statement on Wednesday, adding the decision to tempo

New York, March 19 Describing himself as a "wartime President", Donald Trump has announced that he is invoking emergency powers which will allow private sector capacity to be used in responding to the coronavirus pandemic which has already killed more than 130 people in the US.

Trump said he is invo

Washington, March 19  The US Senate has approved a House-passed Bill to expand paid sick leave, enhance unemployment insurance, and ensure free testing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The upper chamber on Wednesday approved the plan in a 90-8 vote, sending it to US President Donald Trump, who is expecte

New Delhi, March 19  "I'm not sleep deprived, just that I don't want to sleep. How can one miss the night? Yes, I am forever restless. Sometimes I might just take out my most precious objects and clean the dust marks. But wait, when that happens, does it not also wipe away a piece of history, in a stroke?

Dehradun, March 19  Uttarakhand government on Wednesday abolished reservation in promotion in the state government jobs. The Trivendra Rawat-government took the major decision on completion of three years of its tenure.

Following the state government's order, the employees from the General-OBC categories

Four Trinamool Congress candidates and the sole Left-Congress backed nominee were formally elected unopposed for the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal on Wednesday.

The state legislative Assembly Secretary -- the ex-officio returning officer for Rajya Sabha polls -- made the official announcement on behalf of the Election Co