Bill Gates, the world's second-richest person, has announced that he was stepping down from the board of directors of Microsoft, the company he co-founded in 1975 with the late Paul Allen.Read News

Delhi: As the global outbreak of deadly Coronavirus has infected more than 1 lakh people and killed 3,400 so far, social media giant a Facebook on Friday announced shutdown of its offices in London and Singapore after an employee was diagnosed with Covid-19. A staff member working at the US technology giant's Marina One office in Singapore was on Friday diagnosed with COVID-19, a spokesman told new agency AFP. "We have immediately closed the affected areas for deep cleaning and advised employees based in the affected area to work from home until Mar 13," the staff member said in an emailed statement. "We are therefore closing our London offices until Monday for deep cleaning and employees are working from home until then," the spokesman said. The report also said that the social media firm is now getting in touch with individuals who had direct contact with the infected person and has asked them to self-isolate and monitor themselves for any potential symptoms. Read News

Chinese health authorities said on Sunday that the number of new coronavirus cases in the mainland had dropped to less than 50, which marked a new low since the outbreak was first reported last DecemberRead News

As the world continues to remain troubled by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank Group has pledged to make available an initial package of up to USD 12 billion to assist the countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the global outbreak. The deadly contagion has reached 60 countries of the world.Read News

India has had a total of 28 positive cases of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus so far, out of which three have been treated in Kerala, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday as he emphasized on adopting precautionary measures to combat the spread of the contagion which has infected more than 60 countries in the worldRead News

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan assured that India is fully prepared to deal with the coronavirus threat after the country recorded two positive cases on Monday and that there was no need to panic. At least two positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in InRead News

All Goverment Government Aided and private Recognised Schools will remain Closed in NorthEast Delhi till March 7 in View of the violenceRead News

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has issued a recruitment notification on its official website - www.isro.gov.in for as many as 182 posts including Technical Assistant, Scientific Assistant, Fireman, Technician B, Draughtsman B, Library Assistant, Hindi Typist, Catering Attendant ARead News

At least 19 people, including five women have lost lives in a major road mishap in Tamil Nadu's Avanashi town in Tirupur district, 40 kms from Coimbatore on Thursday. The accident took place when a Kerala state government bus collided head-on with a container lorry.Read News

China and the world continue to grapple with the spread of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in China due to the coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 1,523 with 143 new fatalities reported mostly from the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases jumped to over 66,000, health officials saidRead News