Wednesday, Sep 30, 2020 | Last Update : 08:46 PM IST
189th Day Of Lockdown
United Kingdom
PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's extradition trial to resume in UK court today
Modi has made repeated attempts at bail over the past year, each of which were turned down as he is deemed a flight risk
07 Sep 2020 7:17 AM
Steroids hailed as 'strongly recommeded' drug for seriously ill COVID patients: Study
The analysis found that steroids improve survival rates of COVID-19 patients sick enough to be in intensive care in hospital
03 Sep 2020 9:29 AM
Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19
The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre and in its UK stores, M&S said
18 Aug 2020 12:51 PM
UK economy slips into recession with record 20.4% contraction, job loss fears mount
Today’s figures confirm that hard times are here, finance minister Rishi Sunak said
12 Aug 2020 4:28 PM
HSBC to cut around 35,000 jobs
The bank will maintain a freeze on almost all external recruitment, CEO Noel Quinn said in the memo sent to bank’s 2,35,000 staff worldwide
17 Jun 2020 11:51 AM
Defying Trump, Iran aims to keep offloading gasoline glut to Venezuela
Iran has since April sent five tankers totalling about 1.5 million barrels to the leftist government of fuel-starved Venezuela
16 Jun 2020 9:20 AM
Economic fallout from COVID-19 could push more than billion into ‘extreme poverty’
The outlook for the world’s poorest looks grim unless governments do more and do it quickly, says a UNU report
12 Jun 2020 12:03 PM
OECD sees global economy contracting at least 6% in 2020
By the end of 2021, the loss of income exceeds that of any previous recession over last 100 years outside wartime, says OECD chief economist
10 Jun 2020 2:35 PM
Global gas demand set for largest decline on record in 2020, says IEA
Global gas demand is expected to fall by 4% or 150 billion cubic metres twice the size of drop following 2008 global financial crisis
10 Jun 2020 11:39 AM
Airlines heading for $84 billion loss in 2020, says IATA
With most of the world’s airliners currently parked, IATA said revenue would likely fall to $419 billion from $838 billion last year.
10 Jun 2020 9:18 AM
WHO rubbishes Italian doc's claim on virus losing potency
Professor Alberto Zangrillo, head of intensive care at Italy’s San Raffaele Hospital said that new coronavirus “clinically no longer exists”
02 Jun 2020 11:44 AM
WHO seeks good ties with US despite Trump's exit move
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hoped his organisation could continue its longstanding collaboration with the United States
02 Jun 2020 10:13 AM
To be a part of Oxford University's Covid19 vaccine project is a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin scientist
The 34-year-old's role as a Quality Assurance Manager means to ensure compliance are met before the vaccine could progress to trial stage
31 May 2020 10:04 AM
Global energy leaders call for greater investment in electricity systems
International Energy Agency recognised importance of the electricity sector in response to the pandemic to keep essential services running
31 May 2020 9:32 AM
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
Rolls-Royce to axe 9,000 jobs
Airlines and their supplies have been among the hardest hit businesses by lockdowns to contain the pandemic
20 May 2020 4:04 PM
UK court plays video of Nirav Modi's death threats to 'dummy directors'
Modi's defence team have claimed a paucity of evidence to prove dishonesty and also questioned the admissibility of some of the evidence
14 May 2020 3:23 PM
Work and exercise restrictions ease in England
The pandemic has killed more than 36,000 people in Britain, according to official statistics
13 May 2020 2:52 PM
Covid19 vaccine may never be found, warns UK PM Boris Johnson
A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away, said Johnson
12 May 2020 4:18 PM
No end to lockdown yet: Boris Johnson
Britain has, however, announced a limited easing of restrictions as the death rate and hospital admissions keeps falling
11 May 2020 11:12 AM
Columns
Narendra Modi said he would restructure the bureaucracy but nothing has been heard of it since then
Today India invites foreign investment in arms and ammunition but it restricts investment in health, education and people’s rights
The present confrontation in Ladakh shows that China deceived India by making New Delhi complacent
That's how the ruling party gets to enjoy so much legislative and executive leverage