Employment, Salaries Top Complaints In Lockdown

Govt received 72,000 public grievances between March 30 and April 28

Liquor Shops Open In All Zones With Caveats: Centre

Booze shops not to open in containment zones; only standalone outlets can open shutters in red zone

PM Discusses Bailout For MSME Sector

Tapping post-Covid opportunities In the past three days, the PM has presided over meetings to facilitate reforms and move quickly in coordinated approach to grab economic opportunities caused by Covid-19

US States Ease Lockdown, FDA Nod For Covid-19 Drug

Leaders face pressure from people weary of stay-at-home orders

Will Create Jobs For All Migrants In UP: Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is confident of providing employment to 15 lakh migrant workers returning to Uttar Pradesh and tells Namita Bajpai that his government’s policies will encourage these labourers to now work in the state and contribute to its economy

SPIRIT TO SERVE NEEDS NO CRUTCHES

Despite 60 per cent disability, Jalandhar’s Kaushalya Devi has been fighting for the rights of the differently-abled and has helped hundreds of such people get their pensions

IMCT team accuses Bengal govt of violating MHA order

APURVA Chandra, the leader of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to help the Mamata Banerjee government contain the spread of COVID-19, wrote two strong-worded letters to chief secretary Rajiva Sinha on Saturday expressing concern.

S African model may be followed to ease curfews

AS nationwide lockdown comes to an end on May 3, India could emulate what South Africa is set to do in a week. The 21-member national task force on COVID-19 management under Dr VK Paul, member (health) Niti Aayog, is examining a risk-adjusted strategy for opening economic activity gradually, adopted by the South African government that could be appropriated for India.

Retailers await clarity on norms; onus on states to let shops open

Neighbourhood shops may open soon, but those in malls and Covid hotspots might not

COVID-19 SLAMS INTO CABBIES' LIVES

Nangloi-based Desraj, 29, has been a driver with app-based taxi service Ola for over a year and a half, and is the sole earning member in his family of four. However, with the lockdown, Desraj is out of work, and things have been rather difficult for him. For many, hope is dwindling as they continue parting with their meagre savings, and taxi drivers like Desraj are among those who are hardest hit.

Peace In A Podcast

In times of lockdown boredom, a newly popular medium gets a positive nod

Pandemic: Prediction, Prescription & Vit M

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.”— Oscar Wilde

Deaths Top 1.5 Lakh, Don Backs Lockdown Protests

With eye on reelection, US prez seeks to tap discontent over economic fallout; Britain records 888 fatalities in one day; food shortages grow in S Africa

Coronavirus: Fear, Faultlines And The Fight

Coronavirus: Fear, Faultlines and the Fight

Corona Martyr Scheme Extended To Policemen

Firemen, civil defence personnel also added to scheme under which ₹1 cr is provided to kin of those fighting the pandemic

Delhi Registers Highest Death Toll For A Day

All deceased had comorbid conditions; cancer institute forced to suspend operations after 21 people test positive

Civic Bodies Step Up Efforts To Contain Virus

Civic bodies step up efforts to contain virus

Making Every Drop Count

As Banda DM, promotee IAS officer Hira Lal made the backward UP district shine on several fronts,

PM Has Taken Correct Decision: Kejriwal On Lockdown Extension

PM has taken correct decision: Kejriwal on lockdown extension

‘CPM Deriving Political Mileage Out Of Kerala's COVID-19 Crisis'

Opposition MLAs in Kerala are willing to take a pay cut on the lines of Union Ministers and MPs, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has said. In an interview to this newspaper, the Congress leader said the opposition UDF is cooperating with the government to deal with the COVID-19 crisis in the state. Excerpts:

Early Signs Of Stage-III

ICMR official says at least three patients without any travel or contact history have been infected

The Age Of Anxiety And Ways To Deal With It

With Covid-19 putting the entire world at a standstill, it is natural that everyone’s feeling more anxious than ever.

Yoga Helps Beat the Fear of Covid

Modern science lets us understand the workings of those yoga methods that have become the test of time, and help us relieve anxiety and relax