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: Congress President Sonia Gandhi during a video appeal to migrants, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis: Amid Modi-Shah inertia, Congress Party makes presence felt

Slowly, the Congress Party in the coronavirus pandemic is not looking bad at all

10 May 2020 5:39 PM IST

People, sitting in marked circles to respect social distancing norms, wait to collect free ration from a government shop, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Mathura. PTI Photo

Sweta Dash: Death stalks, rations due, yet Centre sits on papers

Over the years, governments have routinely denied starvation deaths and turned a blind eye to its connection with...

10 May 2020 5:02 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask disinfects her hands amid concern over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

Neelima Mathur: Handwashing a new pandemic' in offing?

The world is stuck between a mix of existent handwashing cultures, contemplation and guilt about over-consumption

10 May 2020 4:30 PM IST

Kotak Mahindra Bank cuts 10% pay for all staff earning above Rs 25 lakh. (PTI Photo)

Kotak Mahindra Bank announces 10% pay cut for staff earning above Rs...

The move comes weeks after the top management voluntarily surrendered 15 per cent of their payments for 2020-21

7 May 2020 1:43 PM IST

Intriguingly, not much importance has been given to linking phobia with an issue that is being elaborated upon across the world, regarding of course Covid-19. AP Photo

Nilofar Suhrawardy: Lockdown and coronaphobia

Lockdown-phobia is gradually witnessing protests against it in USA, but there, Islamophobia and corona-phobia bear no...

6 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

Airbnb Inc is laying off 25% of its workforce. (AFP Photo)

Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs as coronavirus hits home rentals

Airbnb's business has been hit hard, with revenue this year forecasted to be less than half of what we earned in 2019

6 May 2020 10:50 AM IST

To expect the Chinese to pay up for the loss of life and other losses on their own is to expect miracles to happen

Suing China: Wishful thinking or could it be a dream come true?

Many countries in the world feel that China deliberately lied and tried its best to coverup the whole issue

5 May 2020 7:45 PM IST

WeWork co-founder Neumann sues SoftBank . (AFP Photo)

WeWork co-founder Neumann sues SoftBank over failed tender offer

The tender offer was part of a $9.6 billion rescue financing package that SoftBank agreed with WeWork in October

5 May 2020 12:06 PM IST

Students wearing face masks arrive at the Huayu Middle School in Shanghai. AFP Photo

Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world

The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to...

1 May 2020 7:35 PM IST

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization. (AP Photo)

'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, says WHO chief...

Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up, Tedros Adhanom said

30 Jun 2020 12:42 PM IST

People cross a street in front of an electronic stock indicator in Shanghai. (AP Photo)

Chinese companies take record 50% of global equity raising in first...

China-based companies sold shares worth $32.1 billion in January-June including multi-billion-dollar secondary listings...

29 Jun 2020 9:49 AM IST

Medical staff wearing full protective gear talk about a patient in the COVID-19 ward at the Hospital Juarez, in Mexico City. AP Photo

Veena Das | The new normal' in healthcare a myth

Many patients from low-income neighborhoods tend to first access private providers, before turning to government-run...

28 Jun 2020 6:44 PM IST