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Government undertakes skill mapping to help guest workers get work opportunities closer to homes . (AFP Photo)

Centre launches skill mapping of guest workers to provide jobs within...

The initiative will help both companies and workers, said government authorities

10 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Jose Angel Gurria. Global economy to contract at least 6% in 2020, says OECD. (AP Photo)

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...

10 Jun 2020 2:35 PM IST

Sanjita Chanu (file photo)

Doping charges: Sanjita Chanu to seek compensation from sports body

The International Weightlifting Federation revoked Chanu's provisional suspension in 2019 and cleared the gold medallist...

10 Jun 2020 2:34 PM IST

Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise. (AFP Photo)

Chinese companies put US listing plans on ice as tensions mount

Many companies that reported plans for US listings to China's securities regulator are now targeting exchanges nearer to...

10 Jun 2020 2:25 PM IST

A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Easing restrictions in Indonesia's capital worry its citizens

As Indonesia's overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some...

10 Jun 2020 2:12 PM IST

A man rides a bicyle on a grafitti painted on a street at a containment zone in the walled city of Jaipur. PTI photo

Rajasthan seals borders as coronavirus cases climb

No person can enter Rajasthan without a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the state or leave without a pass

10 Jun 2020 2:04 PM IST

Commuters return from the capital city of Islamabad, in Rawalpindi. (AFP)

WHO calls for 'intermittent' lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges

Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away

10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM IST

Bombay high court

Lockdown has created atmosphere of weariness and exasperation: Bombay...

According to police, Nair was found walking in the wee hours of May 8 at the Marine Drive in South Mumbai.

10 Jun 2020 1:41 PM IST

Parle-G records best sales during COVID-19 lockdown. (Photo- Twitter)

India's favourite biscuit Parle-G records highest sales during...

The company has gained a market share of around 5 per cent in the highly competitive biscuit segment, helped by Parle-G...

10 Jun 2020 1:00 PM IST

Workers prepare to take down a statue of slave owner Robert Milligan at West India Quay, east London. (AP)

Authorities remove slave trader statue in London

Statues glorifying slave traders and colonialists have come into sharp focus in recent days inspired by the Black Lives...

10 Jun 2020 12:38 PM IST

Devotees at the Bodh Gaya temple after it reopened on Sunday. (PTI)

No respite from coronavirus for India as total cases reach 2.76 lakh

The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632.

10 Jun 2020 12:21 PM IST

Indian firm Panacea aims to make COVID-19 vaccine. (AFP Photo)

Panacea Biotech to partner with US firm Refana for COVID-19 vaccine

The collaboration aims to make more than 500 million doses of vaccine candidate, with over 40 million doses to be...

10 Jun 2020 12:07 PM IST