Prayagraj, March 18  The Allahabad High Court has also opted for a partial shutdown in view of the growing COVID-19 scare.

The high court has stated that it will only hear urgent matters till further orders and only lawyers representing these cases would be allowed entry into the court premises.

San Francisco, March 18  Facebook is giving $1,000 as bonus to each of its 45,000 employees to support them with liquid cash amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in an internal memo that all employees will earn at least their full bonuses for their six-month review, reports T

Bengaluru, March 18  Ahead of apex court hearing on the Madhya Pradesh political crisis, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh reached Bengaluru early morning on Wednesday and tried to go to Ramada Hotel where the rebel Congress MLAs are lodged.

However, Digvijaya Singh was stopped from going into the hotel followi

Berlin, March 18  Automobile major Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand will gradually suspend production at its European plants from Thursday for two weeks due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

According to the auto major, the move will impact plants operated by Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand for two weeks.

Tokyo, March 18  The gymnastics test event for the Tokyo Olympic Games has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) announced on Wednesday.

JGA said that the FIG Artistic Gymnastics All-Around World Cup, due to take place in Tokyo from April 4 to 5, was ca

Los Angeles, March 18  Model Gigi Hadid was recently interviewed by not one, but four of famous friends -- Serena Williams, Kendall Jenner, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift.

In the interview that appears in Harper's Bazaar magazine, Gigi revealed several unknown facts of her life. Among interesting things he

New York, March 18  US equities rebounded, following a historic drop in the previous session, amid hopes for further stimulus measures to counter the novel coronavirus impact.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 1,048.86 points, or 5.20 per cent, to 21,237.38 on Tuesday. The S&P 500 increased 143

Beijing, March 18  The death toll due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China has increased to 3,237, authorities said on Wednesday, while the number of confirmed cases in the Asian country has risen to 80,894.

Chinese health authorities reported 11 deaths and 13 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Washington, March 18  The Republican National Committee has said that sitting US President Donald Trump has become the party's presumptive nominee for the 2020 presidential race after his victory in the Florida primary.

With Florida's 122 delegates awarded to Trump, he has 1,330 delegates, above the 1

Washington, March 18 Former US Vice President Joe Biden is likely to win Florida's Democratic primary of the 2020 US presidential election, US media projected.

Biden was expected to win the Democratic race with a comfortable lead in recent polls of the sunshine state, Xinhua repor