Lockdown Roadmap

Final decision on shutdown likely today as Modi & Shah discuss views from CMs

People Back In Streets As Curbs Eased In Europe

Several European countries including France and Britain on Thursday moved to further lift crippling coronavirus lockdown measures, but fresh restrictions in parts of Asia signalled the crisis is far from over.

Death Toll Over 1 Lakh With 1.7 Mn Cases U.S. Tragedy

Latin America sees big spike, figures cross 4 lakh patients in Brazil alone

Javelin In The Field

Double Paralympic gold medallist Jhajharia uses land in village to train for Tokyo 2021

Jio Poised To Rake In Another $1 Bn

Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to buy stake in Reliance digital biz

Parents Anxious Over Plan To Reopen Schools

The Delhi government’s directive to principals of government schools to prepare a re-opening strategy is giving sleepless nights to the students and their parents. 16 year-old Tanisha Handa and her father Rohit Handa are among them.

Trump Going For New Law To Muzzle Social Media Giants

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt to intervene in the media that experts said was unlikely to survive legal scrutiny.

DRUG & SLEAZE BIZ BEATS CURBS TO BOOM AGAIN

Delhi cops launch crackdown as syndicates peddle narcotics via emergency vehicles & sex rackets move to ‘online services’

ALL EYES ON ICC MEETING

Future of T20 World Cup to be decided on Thursday

Rebellion brews over Boris aide's lockdown breach

AS many as 39 MPs from within British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own Conservative Party are in a rebellion mode on Wednesday, demanding the removal of the premier’s top aide, Dominic Cummings, as the row surrounding his 400-kilometre drive at the height of the coronavirus stay-at-home lockdown refuses to die down.

Google faces probe over payment app

Complaint filed against tech giant alleging unfair trade practices

A swarm of MISERIES

A locust invasion has been expected in bordering districts of Punjab and Haryana after the swarms spread to other north Indian states over the past few weeks.

Sealing Woes

Residents of high-rises in Noida, Greater Noida oppose sealing of entire society by the authorities

Be Transparent In A Health Pandemic

Maintaining secrecy during a health emergency is not good for any nation. In November 2002, an outbreak of a new kind of pneumonia, which was later given the name SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) occurred in China. Its earliest case was reported from Foshan in the Guangdong province in November 2002, but the information about a ‘deadly flu’ in the province appeared only in text messages and some news websites as late as February 8, 2003.

How Corona Is Ruining Study Abroad Plans

Indian students who bagged admissions to top foreign universities now compelled to delay travel indefinitely and make do with e-classes

India To Continue Building Infrastructure In Ladakh

India will not stop infrastructure development projects in strategic areas along the nearly 3,500-km Sino-India border, notwithstanding China's well-coordinated efforts to stall them by attempting to vitiate the situation in areas like eastern Ladakh, government sources said on Tuesday.

Not Just Covid-19, Scientists Fight Viral False Claims Online

With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus began.

Virus Affects Country's Textiles As Yarn Exports Shrink 30%

Exports of textiles and cotton yarn, which were coming apart even before the pandemic struck because of competition from Vietnam, Chinese stock liquidation and lack of free trade pact support, have been further devastated.

Govt To Hire Agency For A Corona ‘Report Card'

Main objective is to have a ‘ready reckoner’ for all future pandemics

India-China Military Talks End In Impasse

Indian Army is ready for long haul in Ladakh with no signs of de-escalation

LG Polymers Bosses Can't Leave India

High Court seals South Korean firm’s plant in Vishakhapatnam gas leak case

Lufthansa Gets $9.8 Bn Lifeline

German govt comes on board with 20% stake and 2 members

Javelin Thrower Returns Home

National camper Vipin Kasana meets family after six months

Maruti, Hyundai Hit Virus Bump

Warkers at Maruti Suzuki and its arch-rival Hyundai Motor India, the two biggest car manufacturing companies in the country, have tested positive for coronavirus just a few days after restarting operations. This reflects the risk that companies and the government face in jumpstarting the economy after the two-month lockdown to contain the deadly disease.

Migrant Return Tough Test For Covid-Hit States

Arrival of 75 lakh workers triggers corona spike, states struggle to screen & isolate suspects, Centre redraws region-wise battle plan.

Packed Relief Camps Face Ticking Corona Bomb

Rapid spread looms as taking Covid precautions become nearly impossible. Even several quarantine centres are now being used for Amphan relief in states

Showdown In Ladakh

Army rejects claims of jawans being detained by China at LAC

‘Latin America Is New Covid Hotspot'

WHO says the most affected nation in the region is Brazil with 20,000 deaths

Anas Eager To Hit Track

400m star can’t wait to get back into action

Beware! Covid Crime Going ‘Viral' Online

Exploiting spike in Net usage amid lockdown, cyber crooks unleash a wave of phishing baits and Trojan malware that aim to steal bank details