In focus, 17th May 2020, News & Stories from India

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17 May 2020

In focus, 17 May 2020

Farmers carry strawberries in a basket after harvesting, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Srinagar, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. There is no Swiggy and Zomato here unlike several cities in the rest of India for fresh produce to be delivered to customers. And whatever little digital services allowed entrepreneurs to do business has also been rendered useless since the Indian government suspended 4g high speed internet services in the Valley. (Photo | AP)

Ecommerce makes lockdown bearable in rest of India but Kashmir netpreneurs suffer without 4G

The Supreme Court last week refused to direct the government to restore high speed internet in the Valley.

17 May 2020 9:23 PM

Kolkata hospitals in a spot as nurses quit jobs. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata hospitals in a spot as nurses quit jobs, leave city amid covid19 crisis

A nurse, who left for Manipur earlier this week, said safety concerns and parental pressure were the two main reasons she quit her job

17 May 2020 9:01 PM

As offices reopen and employees go back to their workplaces, they will have to book their slot at the cafeteria and share a socially-distanced meal with colleagues.

Office cafeterias will never be the same again: You'll have to book slots, can't stand in line chatting

Food-tech platform SmartQ all set to launch 'slot-based' booking for food courts of IT parks in India

17 May 2020 7:54 PM

How Myles Broom and Cameron Farthing Are Transforming Digital Marketing For Brands

The idea of the company was brought to fruition the day when Cameron and Myles decided to take the plunge of settling in London

17 May 2020 7:12 PM

Meet young entrepreneur Mohsin Zahir from Kharan

Mohsin Zahir is a young, visionary business person whose age is not a problem

17 May 2020 6:53 PM

Maharashtra adds to covid cases in Karnataka

Fourty out of 54 cases are imported from Maharashtra and one case from Tamilnadu

17 May 2020 6:17 PM

Chip design and manufacturing equipment used in the world’s semiconductor plants is mostly US-made, so the new rule affects foreign producers that sell to Huawei and affiliates including HiSilicon, which makes chips for supercomputers with scientific and military uses. The US Commerce Department said foreign foundries would be granted a 120-day grace period for chips already in production.

China warns US on Huawei suppression, says all measures will be taken to safeguard rights

Under new rules, foreign semiconductor makers that use American technology must obtain a US licence to ship semiconductors to Huawei.

17 May 2020 5:51 PM

A screenshot of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Parliament session being held over Zoom. Trudeau went for the typical bookcase background, while another MP streamed in front of a white bedsheet meant to hide home renovations, which was described as looking like a “hostage video situation”, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, a devout Sikh, won praise from viewers for using a painting of colorful turbans as a backdrop.

Keep your background neutral! Canada Speaker lays down rules for MPs as they Zoom Parliament sessions

Every Tuesday and Thursday over the past month 338 Canadian MPs logged into Zoom from home.

17 May 2020 4:32 PM

Migrant workers from other states trying to return to their homes arrives for transportation to a train station in Ahmedabad. (AP)

135 million Indians may lose job due to coronavirus impact

The worst impact will be felt by India's most vulnerable in terms of job loss, poverty increase and reduced per-capita income

17 May 2020 4:25 PM

Congress says government package only worth Rs 3.22 lakh cr and 1.6% of GDP, not Rs 20 lakh crore

Congress accuses government of misleading people in the name of economic package

Government's economic package is only of Rs 3.22 lakh crore and 1.6 percent of India's GDP and is not worth Rs 20 lakh crore: Congress

17 May 2020 4:03 PM

Members of the Israeli police talk to people at the gated house of the Chinese ambassador where he was found dead, in Herzliya. (AFP)

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: Police

Initial reports say staff had found Du dead in his bed and that there were no signs of violence

17 May 2020 3:50 PM

The skulls and bones of some of those who were slaughtered as they sought refuge inside the church are laid out as a memorial to the thousands who were killed in and around the Catholic church during the 1994 genocide in Ntarama, Rwanda. (AP)

Top fugitive suspected of funding Rwanda's genocide arrested outside Paris

Kabuga is accused of funding the militias that massacred some 800,000 people and their moderate allies over a span of 100 days in 1994

17 May 2020 3:26 PM

Adrienne Williams does school work with her daughter Gia, 7, at her mother's house in Pinole, California, on May 13, 2020. - She delivers for Amazon, but Adrienne Williams says the e-commerce and tech giant did not deliver for her. The 42-year-old California single mother is among the legion of drivers for Amazon's third-party delivery firms which have been struggling amid surging demand for goods and supplies to locked-down consumers during the pandemic. (Photo | AFP)

Amazon faces heavy scrutiny among tech-enabled companies growing during the pandemic

It has boosted its global workforce to nearly one million and dealt with protests over safety and reported deaths of several employees.

17 May 2020 3:12 PM

Medical workers attend to a COVID-19 patient at the Sao Jose municipal hospital, in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases

Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 14,919 new confirmed cases in the prior 24 hours, taking the total to 233,142

17 May 2020 2:16 PM

Protesters march after a rally at the Glynn County Courthouse to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. (AP)

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally

Protesters demand the removal of two district attorneys accused of dragging their feet in arresting the suspects

17 May 2020 2:08 PM

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in a neighborhood in Wuhan. (AFP)

Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus infection: Expert

Doctor Zhong Nanshan, senior medical advisor of the Chinese government and pivotal in China's corona fight explains

17 May 2020 1:57 PM

Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

Borrowing limit of states increased to tackle economic fallout of covid19

The decision comes after requests posed by various state governments

17 May 2020 1:43 PM

Fishing boats anchored at the Puri beach after authorities warned fishermen not to venture into the sea in the view of Cyclone Amphan, at Konark in Puri district. (PTI)

Cyclone Amphan to intensify into severe cyclonic storm

Fishermen advised not to venture into north Bay of Bengal along and off North Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast

17 May 2020 1:41 PM

Farmers winnow rice grain after harvesting them at a field, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Assam

Farmers grow record wheat crop but no labour to move it

The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India, crimping the harvest and preventing bagging and movement of it

17 May 2020 12:50 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (ANI Photo)

FM Nirmala announces additional 40k crore under MGNREGS to boost employment

Top-100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by May 30, 2020

17 May 2020 12:26 PM

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