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Nearly half of global workforce risk losing livelihoods in pandemic. (Photo- ANI)

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood due to...

The first month of the crisis is estimated to have resulted in a drop of 60 per cent in the income of informal workers...

1 May 2020 1:04 PM IST

Once famous for its Banarasi sarees Â– Mubarakpur in Uttar Pradesh has got a new identity as a coronavirus hotspot. (PTI Photo)

Once famous for Banarasi sarees, Mubarakpur now a coronavirus hotspot

Left with no means to earn a livelihood, thousands of weavers are scraping bottom of the barrel as their savings have...

1 May 2020 12:59 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AP)

Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Foreign nationals from Indonesia, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin in mid-March, being taken to Bandra court during the nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai. PTI photo

12 Tablighi attendees sent to temporary jail after quarantine

The 12 people, including nine from Thailand and two from Tamil Nadu, were held on April 2 from a mosque where they were...

1 May 2020 12:29 PM IST

The Australian team celebrates with the trophy after winning the second Test against Pakistan in Adelaide. AFP Photo

India pushed to third spot by Australia in latest ICC Test rankings

India remain at the top of the ICC World Test Championship, a league comprising six series played by each of the top...

1 May 2020 12:28 PM IST

Overall, the Seattle-based company reported net income of $2.54 billion in the first quarter, compared with $3.56 billion a year ago.

Amazon must have made super profits amid the pandemic right? Wrong,...

Sales are soaring as online grocery shopping grows due to lockdowns but delivering more goods means higher costs cutting...

1 May 2020 12:24 PM IST

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UGC directive on new academic calender

The new academic session for freshers may begin in universities from September and for already enrolled students in...

1 May 2020 12:05 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

Court documents reveal Chinese journalist jailed for 15 years for...

The charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" is a catch-all that Chinese authorities use against people who...

1 May 2020 11:56 AM IST

Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara, who led a Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team to support international tours of Pakistan, addreeses media in Lahore. The London-based MCC played four limited-overs matches against local teams. AP Photo

England, Australia should take cricket back to Pakistan: MCC chief...

The Sri Lankan had toured Pakistan with MCC team in February this year but top teams have stayed away with security...

1 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (PTI Photo)

Work from home may become new norm, says Ravi Shankar Prasad at G20...

The minister highlighted India's action plan to fight coronavirus by leveraging digital technology and called for a...

1 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

The Maruti Suzuki cars that will see a reduction in prices include Alto 800, Alto K10, Swift Diesel, Celerio, Baleno Diesel, Ignis, Dzire Diesel, Tour S Diesel, Vitara Brezza and S-Cross.

Maruti sold zero units in April

The company had zero sales in the domestic market in April 2020

1 May 2020 11:24 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

WHO is China's PR agency: Trump

Trump administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on virus and has temporarily suspended the financial...

1 May 2020 11:05 AM IST