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US hails Taiwan as a model against China
Taiwan fears of a major impact, if Beijing comes to view its complex relationship with it through the lens of growing tensions with US
20 May 2020 9:45 AM
UK government accused of coronavirus testing failures
The UK authorities initially sought to trace and test everyone who had been in contact with people infected with the coronavirus
19 May 2020 3:57 PM
Fiat India Automobiles, Tata Motors JV plant resumes operations at Ranjangaon
The company implemented layers of protection, including cleaning, disinfecting and social distancing
19 May 2020 3:34 PM
EPFO alert! Government implements cut in EPF contribution to 10% for May, Jun, July
Reduction in EPF contributions shall be applicable "in respect of wages payable by it for the months of May, June and July, 2020"
19 May 2020 3:19 PM
WHO to review covid response after Trump attack
WHO Director-General Tedros us acknowledged there had been shortcomings and told the virtual assembly he welcomed calls for a review
19 May 2020 1:12 PM
Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders
Swiggy is among many that are laying off employees and reshaping their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
18 May 2020 4:00 PM
RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months, says report
In March, RBI had allowed a three-month moratorium on payment of all term loans due between 1 March, 2020 and 31 May, 2020
18 May 2020 2:46 PM
India won't rush its players back to game
Stadiums and sports complexes are reopening to allow athletes to train but there will be no events staged that would draw spectators
18 May 2020 1:26 PM
US, Europe weighs reopening risks sans vaccine
Health experts say the world could be months, if not years, away from having a vaccine available to everyone
18 May 2020 12:23 PM
Coronavirus tally in India nears 1 lakh, deaths cross 3,000
A record jump of 5,242 cases in the last 24 hours
18 May 2020 10:48 AM
First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador's Amazon tribe
Waorani organizations warns that virus spread could be catastrophic for the community, which is generally vulnerable to diseases
18 May 2020 9:35 AM
Asian shares make cautious gains; oil and gold jump
Oil prices reached their highest since March as demand picked up as countries around the world eased travel restrictions
18 May 2020 9:16 AM
Obama was 'grossly incompetent president': Trump
Trump's reaction came after Obama on Saturday criticised the US authorities' response to the coronavirus outbreak
18 May 2020 9:04 AM
Michigan priest draws squirt gun to shoot holy water
Priest says he was concerned about how the Vatican might react when the photos of him squirting holy water became viral
18 May 2020 8:53 AM
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
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
Airlines struggle to impose mask rule on defiant travellers
Most airlines appear to have chosen the course of conciliation over confrontation with insistent and sometimes angry travellers
17 May 2020 12:06 PM
Two more Mumbai cops succumb to Covid19
Officials said that 88 officers and 774 constables in Maharashtra have been affected by a coronavirus.
17 May 2020 11:54 AM
Coronavirus hits Amazon contractors hard
Amazon's third-party delivery firms which have been struggling amid surging demand for goods and supplies to locked-down consumers
17 May 2020 11:27 AM
India sees record jump in covid cases
Number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 on Sunday, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 cases
17 May 2020 11:17 AM
Columns
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As the 14th Dalai Lama ages, Tibet and its exiled community brace for potential power shifts and increased tensions with China.