In focus, 21st Jun 2020, News & Stories from India

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21 Jun 2020

In focus, 21 Jun 2020

Artisans and weavers who were part of Amazon’s ‘Karigar’ program witnessed a 2.5X growth on Amazon after the event, while women entrepreneurs selling as part of ‘Amazon Saheli’ program witnessed a growth of 1.7X, Amazon said.

Amazon's Small Business Day on June 27 promises to be a karigari treat

Themed stores like ‘India Bazaar’, ‘Budget Buys’ and ‘Bestsellers’ from micro, small and medium enterprises will be showcased.

21 Jun 2020 10:24 PM

Not just for the Black Lives Matter protests, George Soros is also being blamed by conspiracy theorists for the pandemic. In this image, a man holds a sign with the images of Hungarian-US billionaire George Soros (L) and Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, reading "Virus = expropriation of companies" during a demonstration called by small businessmen affected by the government's mandatory quarantine imposed for more than 13 weeks, to protest against the quarantine and the expropriation of the Vicentin agro-industrial company on the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, June 20, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Liberal billionaire George Soros the target of conspiracy theories over black protests

The Hungarian-American, who is Jewish, has also been the subject of anti-Semitic attacks and conspiracy theories for decades.

21 Jun 2020 9:41 PM

Amazon and BigBasket have got approval to deliver liquor in West Bengal.

Coy Grofers won't touch liquor, while BigBasket, Amazon, Swiggy and Zomato grab a keg

“We serve families mostly, so not looking to get into this,” Grofers co-founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa said.

21 Jun 2020 8:19 PM

Keep calm & pose

As the lines between working out and social meeting blur lets glance through an array of fashionable yet comfortable activewear this YogaDay

21 Jun 2020 7:56 PM

Radhika’s film in this fall

The actress who is away in London with her musician husband Benedict Taylor, and has been there since the lockdown began

21 Jun 2020 7:49 PM

Sushant wanted a Hitchcock mystery?

Sushant was very intrigued by Alfred Hitchcock’s mysteries

21 Jun 2020 7:40 PM

‘Sadak 2 yet to be completed’

While there are rumours about Sadak 2 going to OTT, Bhatt denies the news

21 Jun 2020 7:00 PM

Netgear Armor is especially useful at this time when the sensitive work of most companies is being done by employees from home.

Netgear offers cyber security for an annual subscription with its routers

Netgear says it can protect networked devices against Trojans, ransomware, spyware and blocks malicious links in emails and apps.

21 Jun 2020 6:43 PM

‘Breathe in, breathe out’

International Yoga Day is once again a reminder that yoga is a powerful tool in dealing with stress of uncertainty and isolation

21 Jun 2020 6:25 PM

Fitness model Harsh Gawali has a very strong message for today’s youth

Being an ardent fitness lover has brought in a lot of discipline in one's life

21 Jun 2020 6:12 PM

Pune based Entrepreneur Akash Pillay on the learnings gained out of the lockdown

While some are trying to be sane and productive, others are trying to cope up with the hard times

21 Jun 2020 6:04 PM

Suparna Sharma | The etiquette of dying

In certain cultures, certain suicides are deemed honourable

21 Jun 2020 5:25 PM

PM Narendra Modi and national security adviser Ajit Doval (PTI)

Waqyanawis | India not up for military action; NSA, CDS keep low profiles

The Delhi government is busy converting posh, five-star hotels into Covid-19 hospitals in the national capital

21 Jun 2020 5:11 PM

A small grocery store (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Naman Bhagat)

Tech This Week | Encouraging small sellers to get online must be a policy priority

One of the best ways to make that happen is to provide the right incentives to MSME sellers to go online

21 Jun 2020 4:59 PM

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Three Short Tales On Art

In some cases, the publishing houses have been sold, lock, stock and barrel

21 Jun 2020 4:54 PM

An employee in full protective gear checks the temperature of passengers arriving to check in for their flight bound for Beijing at the Barajas airport in Madrid on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

Spain reopens border with France

Spain has been one of the worst affected countries, suffering more than 28,000 deaths and nearly 300,000 cases

21 Jun 2020 4:19 PM

Israeli historian, activist Zeev Sternhell dies at 85

A publicly engaged academic, Sternhell headed the Hebrew University's political science department and was a professor emeritus there

21 Jun 2020 4:11 PM

More than a lakh Mysureans performed Yoga with virtual instructions of 12 Yoga experts of Mysuru Yoga federation via facebook live from Mysuru Palace premises. (DC Photo)

Over lakh people perform yoga in Mysuru on International day of Yoga

A 45 minute professional video shoot with 10 ten yoga experts including international Yoga champion Khushi infront of Mysuru Palace was done

21 Jun 2020 3:52 PM

A doctor walks in a lane during a free medical camp in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums in Mumbai, India. (AP)

Life through a COVID prism: How our nurses, docs walk tightrope between work and home

Their days revolve around their COVID-19 patients and their lives around their families and the two can never meet

21 Jun 2020 3:50 PM

With 2,27,755 COVID-19 patients cured so far, the recovery rate has further improved to 55.49 per cent among patients. (PTI Photo)

India's recovery rate improves to 55.49%

The number of recovered patients has crossed the number of active patients by 58,305 on Sunday

21 Jun 2020 3:20 PM

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