coronavirus pandemic
Asia's factory pain deepens as China's recovery fails to lift demand
Japan’s factory activity shrank at fastest pace since 2009, while South Korea saw manufacturing slump at sharpest pace in more than a decade
Auto dealers seek higher sales margin, cost reduction measures amid Covid19 crisis
Dealerships on an average are spending 85% of their gross revenues on costs and majority of that is on manpower, interest and infrastructure
Rishi Sunak sets out plans to taper off UK's Ccovid19 job saving scheme from August
From July 1, employers will have maximum flexibility to decide to bring back employees for a number of days per week
Maha government hikes remuneration of bonded doctors
The government is also planning to increase the stipend of interns working with government and civic body hospitals
Italy slips into great recession since World War II
Business confidence in the eurozone's third largest economy in May plummeted to its lowest level
Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay
Last year's fires were the worst since 2015 due to dry weather, with around 1.6 million hectares of land razed by the blazes
Vir Das sneezed on by neighbour for breaking social distancing rules
The man in the video also comes close to the actor to hit him, saying "Don't laugh I'll give you one blo**y slap"
Veena Das: Corona policy must factor in scientific uncertainty
It is well known among historians of epidemics that management of crises produced by epidemics have led to vast extensions of state power
Economic damage for India from lockdown to be significant, says Moody's
Indian economy already was growing at its slowest pace in six years and with the stimulus measures falling short of expectations
Domestic air travel open, conditions apply
Airlines told to keep fares within the prescribed range, and 40 percent seats must be sold at the mid-point of lower and upper limits