Sunday, May 31, 2020 | Last Update : 12:29 AM IST
67th Day Of Lockdown
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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
30 May 2020 3:13 PM
TVS Motor cuts staff salaries by up to 20% as sales plummet
There will be 5 per cent salary reduction at the junior executive level and about 15 to 20 per cent at the senior management level
26 May 2020 2:25 PM
Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100 cr revenue loss in 3 months
The lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the financial stress of the tea industry
26 May 2020 10:22 AM
Asia stocks rise as countries ease lockdown restriction, Hong Kong extends losses
Hong Kong sank again after the city was rocked by protests at the weekend over a controversial proposed security law
25 May 2020 10:21 AM
Robbie Williams reveals his dad has Parkinson's
In lockdown in LA, singer says he feared he was slipping back into depression
23 May 2020 2:58 PM
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
22 May 2020 2:06 PM
India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25
Indian Railways too has announced to commence its routine passenger train operations from June 1 with about 200 non-AC trains
21 May 2020 9:07 AM
Asia shares rise on hopes of rapid economic recovery
Global equities have received a boost this week as governments around the world gradually loosened their coronavirus lockdown restrictions
21 May 2020 8:55 AM
Japan to light up night skies with fireworks at secret time to cheer citizens
Japan freed 39 of its 47 prefectures from a blanket state of emergency that had lasted most of April, several more could emerge this week
20 May 2020 3:57 PM
Asian equities rally stalls on lingering economic uncertainty
The World Bank warned the crisis could leave about 60 million in extreme poverty
20 May 2020 9:08 AM
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
As lockdown restrictions ease, Amazon, Flipkart gear up for revival of demand for online shopping
Ecommerce platforms were adversely impacted by the lockdown, as groceries account for a small portion of online sales.
18 May 2020 9:31 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
Lockdown 4: Check new guidelines, relaxations
The Centre now empowered the states to decide on what will be red, orange or green zones
18 May 2020 10:03 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
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
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
Columns
The global pandemic has triggered utter destruction of the world economy and a full stop to China’s Belt and Road Initiative juggernaut
Mumbai experiences devastating floods, the authorities promptly trot out some more nonsensical statistics to justify their goof-up
When Boris Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street, he hired Dominic Cummings as chief adviser, a post which gave him more clout over policy
The transfer seems to have shocked many people within the government as well as the public
