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Moody's Slashes India’s GDP Growth in 2020 to 2.5%, Blames Coronavirus for ‘Unprecedented’ Global Shock
Moody's now expects real GDP in the global economy to contract by 0.5 per cent in 2020, followed by a pickup to 3.2 per cent in 2021.
Ed Sheeran to Pay Full Wages of Workers in His Restaurant During Lockdown
The 29-year-old has moved to underwrite salaries for 10 staff at his Bertie Blossoms joint in London's Notting Hill.
Happy Birthday Ram Charan: 5 Must Watch Films of the Actor
From 2009 blockbuster 'Magadheera' to 2018's 'Rangasthalam', here are five noteworthy performances by actor Ram Charan.
Mithali Raj Urges BCCI to Start 'Small-scale' Women's IPL Next Year
In 2019, a three-team women's tournament was held featuring sides called IPL Velocity, IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas.
Don't Blame Govt for Coronavirus Spread, Says Goa CM After Being Forced to Reopen Grocery Stores
The decision to reopen grocery shops came after the Goa administration imposed a '100 per cent lockdown' that left people without the supply of milk, bread and other essential items.
Even With Coronavirus Stressing Everyone Out, US Has Not Forgotten it Does Not Like Huawei
The move could anger Beijing, which has spoken out against a global campaign by the United States to compel allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks over spying concerns. Huawei has denied the allegations.
China, Iran Lead UN Push for US Sanctions Relief During Covid-19 Pandemic
In addition to Iran and China, two of the countries most affected by the coronavirus, the signatories include Russia, Venezuela, North Korea, Nicaragua, Cuba and Syria.
COVID-19 Lockdown: Maha Police Finds Two Container Trucks Carrying 300 Migrant Workers from Rajasthan
Reports of desperate migrant workers heading home amid lockdown on account of coronavirus pandemic are emerging from many parts of the country.
Bhilwara's Tale of Negligence: Infected Docs, Latest COVID-19 Case Hint at Possible Community Spread
The root of the transmission to the patient is believed to be the same private hospital in Bhilwara whose coronavirus-infected doctors treated hundreds of patients before themselves testing positive.
COVID-19: In a Bid to Decongest Jails, Punjab to Release 6,000 Prisoners
Disclosing this here on Thursday, Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that convicts will be released on parole for 6 weeks and undertrial prisoners on interim bail for the same period.
Tamil Nadu Govt Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Till April 14
The government warned of stringent action against those violating home quarantine protocols, even as it assured them that their essential needs will be met.
PrettyLittleThing Founder Donates One Month's Salary to Fight Coronavirus Spread
Umar Kamani, founder and CEO of UK-based fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing, has decided to donate his one month's salary to the cause.
Beware of Second Waves of COVID-19 if Lockdowns Eased Early, Warns Medical Journal Lancet
By lifting control measures now, a second rush of infections may occur in late August, the analysis suggested. But keeping lockdown measures until April would likely delay a second peak until October
US Weekly Jobless Claims Surge to a Record 3.28 Million as Coronavirus Spurs Mass Layoffs
Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose to 3.28 million in the latest week from a revised 282,000 the previous week, eclipsing the previous record of 695,000 set in 1982, the US Labor Department said.
Food Ministry Fixes Sugar Sale Quota of 18 Lakh Tonnes for April
As per the notification, 545 mills have been allocated 18 lakh tonnes of sugar for sale in the next month. The quota was same in the year-ago period.
Odisha Plans to Set up Country's Biggest COVID-19 Hospitals Within 2 Weeks
Accordingly, the state government on Thursday signed two tripartite agreements with SUM and KIMS Medical Colleges here to set up the 1,000-bed state level hospitals in Bhubaneswar for treatment of Covid-19 patients.