In focus, 18th May 2020, News & Stories from India

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18 May 2020

In focus, 18 May 2020

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020 file photo, senators listen as Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labour, and Pensions hearing in Washington. On Friday, May 15, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Fauci has sat on Microsoft's board of directors with Bill Gates as his boss. Fauci has become a target of misinformation as he oversees the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo | AP)

YouTube, WhatsApp abound with conspiracy theories accusing Bill Gates of starting the virus outbreak

In recent months, 5G networks and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros have also been blamed for creating COVID-19

18 May 2020 10:09 PM

In the first two phases of the lockdown (that started from March 25), e-commerce companies were allowed to sell only essential items like grocery, healthcare and pharmaceutical products.

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

The State Council said that since the drones’ cameras could let police identify individuals on the ground, “there are risks they could be used contrary to personal data protection rules". (Photo | AFP)

Drones cannot be used to enforce physical distancing norms, French Court rules

It’s against privacy rights and it gives governments unprecedented surveillance powers, right groups had argued.

18 May 2020 8:19 PM

Migrants carrying their luggage walk to board buses after arriving from Kanpur via 'Shramik Special' train at Hatia Railway Station, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Ranchi. PTI Photo

Mohan Guruswamy: Will migrants’ misery lead to a revolution?

The working class is nothing without the unorganised workers. In 2019, there were around 510 million workers in India

18 May 2020 7:37 PM

TC1 Gels is Helping People Stay Healthy Forever

According to TC1 Gels, it’s never been easier to be unhealthy

18 May 2020 7:28 PM

Bayern Munich's French defender Benjamin Pavard (hidden) scores their second goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Union Berlin v FC Bayern Munich on May 17, 2020 in Berlin. AFP Photo

AA Edit: Sport ushers in brave new era

In-arena spectators are no more the lifeline of sport, which these days television audiences with their purchasing power are

18 May 2020 7:17 PM

How Vishal Jain’s Unconventional Outlook on Life Reaped Outsized Results

Vishal kickstarted his entrepreneurial expedition with the launch of Sunshy Digital Media Agency

18 May 2020 7:06 PM

A stranded student from northeast holds a leafy branch to protect himself from scorching heat. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Kudos for self-reliance, but priority is handing out cash

Sadly, the efforts the government has made to manage the headlines do not seem to square with the horrors seen on the road

18 May 2020 7:04 PM

Anita Katyla: Nitin Gadkari has a new role

The Union minister is suddenly being seen and heard more often these days, signalling the end of his self-isolation

18 May 2020 6:44 PM

With Counter Strike, Dota 2 and League of Legends among the most popular games offered on the platform, Parimatch, which has grown at the rate of 12 per cent in the last 18 months, says 96 per cent of new users are on mobile devices.

India fastest growing gaming market, set to earn Rs 118.8 billion by 2023, says Industry insider

The young population, along with high mobile internet penetration, makes India a prime location for a gaming growth explosion.

18 May 2020 6:34 PM

Migrants take rest along the national highway, during their journey towards their native place, amid the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, at Devanahalli near Bengaluru. PTI Photo

Can India’s rural property card be capitalised to propel post-Covid revival?

Ironically, for India’s millions of poor, informal workers and farmers, informality around land tenure is an inevitable reality

18 May 2020 6:21 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

For new patients, the model will perform a baseline prediction that is updated each time new health data becomes available.

System using machine learning can soon tell which COVID patients are at risk of cardiac events

Researchers hope to create a predictive risk score that can determine adverse cardiac events up to 24 hours ahead.

18 May 2020 3:59 PM

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months. (PTI Photo)

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

Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is "hopelessly inadequate". (PTI Photo)

Chidambaram slams Centre, says stimulus package hopelessly inadequate

The party sought a revised and comprehensive package of 10 per cent of the GDP

18 May 2020 2:29 PM

Damaged fishermen boats are seen following thunderstorm and rainfall due to Cyclone Amphan. (PTI)

India evacuates residents threatened by Amphan

Prime Minister Modi is set to hold a meeting in New Delhi, to plan how to mitigate damage and injuries

18 May 2020 2:22 PM

Members of a coronavirus testing station stand on the factory premises of the Westfleisch meat processing company in Hamm, western Germany. (AFP)

Alarm as another German slaughterhouse hit by coronavirus outbreak

Germany has grown increasingly concerned about the meat industry as a hotbed of new coronavirus infections

18 May 2020 2:12 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (PTI Photo)

Entry of people from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, TN prohibited: Karnataka CM

All shops will be allowed to open and all trains running within the state will be permitted

18 May 2020 2:10 PM

Afghan says India one of biggest donors in reconstruction efforts

Authorities reject Taliban's statement that India has been playing a negative role in Afghan for the past 40 years

18 May 2020 1:54 PM

Pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu (bottom C) is surrounded by security as he and other pro-democracy lawmakers scuffle with pro-Beijing lawmakers at the House Committeess election of chairpersons. (AFP)

Hong Kong legislature plunges into chaotic scuffles again

Pro-Beijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee, leading to a debate on bill criminalising abuse of China’s national anthem

18 May 2020 1:41 PM

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