Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic This weekend shielding will officially stop. The “elderly and vulnerable” who have followed stringent rules will re-join society and follow the same social distancing precautions as everyone else. But some are concerned they will not be able to shake off the label “vulnerable” and the world they left four months ago … Read more
By Vrishti Beniwal Infrastructure projects in India are infamous for cost overruns and delays, and they are set for even more pain as the coronavirus sweeps through Asia’s third-largest economy. Construction of everything from roads to ports were behind schedule by an average three-and-a-half years, according to an analysis by the Statistics Ministry. Costs of … Read more
When talking about fiscal stimulus, economists love to talk about 3 Ts — timely, targeted and temporary. What they mean is that a stimulus should be timed to get maximum bang for buck, should target people who will spend quickly and activities that will get off the ground quickly, and should be withdrawn when the … Read more
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh on Thursday reported a new record highest single-day new Covid positive cases of 10,167, the highest in India by any state on Thursday, taking the total to 130,557 cases. India on Thursday reported 52,123 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 15,83,792 cases. The state over the last 24 hours suffered … Read more
NEW DELHI: The single-day increase of coronavirus cases crossed the 50,000-mark for the first time on Thursday, pushing India’s COVID-19 caseload to 15,83,792, while the recoveries surpassed 10 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country registered a record increase of 52,123 infections in 24 hours while the death-toll climbed to 34,968 with 775 … Read more
‘Baahubali‘ director SS Rajamouli and his family have tested positive for Covid-19, the 46-year-old said in a tweet. Taking to Twitter to share the news of his diagnosis, the film-maker said that they had got themsleves tested after developing a mild fever that has since subsided. He said that none of them had any major … Read more
WASHINGTON: China under President Xi Jinping has become more aggressive and bullish, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday, asserting that such a behavior is unlikely to last long. Indian-American Haley, in an interview to Fox News, said the Chinese were quiet and strategic during her tenure at the UN. … Read more
Among the hundreds of calls he has attended ever since he began handling coordination efforts of the volunteer-led Mercy Angels, Mohammed Ismail remembers one woman in particular. “She told me, ‘My father died yesterday, there is no one to take his body from the hospital. I will fall at your feet, but please do his … Read more
NEW DELHI: As much as Rs 30,000 crore has been withdrawn in under four months starting April by 8 million subscribers of the Employee Provident Fund Organisation. EPFO manages a corpus of Rs 10 lakh crore built on mandatory contributions from nearly 60 million salaried people and their employers. The huge outgo is likely to … Read more
HONG KONG: Hong Kong banned gatherings of more than two people on Monday, closed down restaurant dining and introduced mandatory face masks in public places, including outdoors, as it tries to rein in a new coronavirus outbreak. The measures, which take effect from Wednesday, are the first time the densely populated city has completely banned … Read more