Pandemic Pushed 32 Mn Indians Out Of Middle Class
Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out…
COVID-19 pandemic
Nadela, Others ‘Appalled’ By Acts Of Hate Against Asian Americans
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and several US lawmakers have said that they are appalled by…
‘Crazy And Evil’: Bill Gates Surprised By Pandemic Conspiracies
Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates says he has been taken aback by the volume…
‘Impressive Gains’: WHO On India’s Fight Against Malaria
India made “strong progress” in the fight against malaria, recording the largest reduction in cases…
Vaccine Hopes Rise As Oxford Jab Prompts Immune Response
One of the world’s leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces a immune response in both young…
Pandemic Speeds Labour Shift From Humans To Robots
Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five…
Microsoft To Let Employees Permanently Work From Home
Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US…
‘Food Is The Best Vaccine Against Chaos’: WFP Wins Peace Nobel
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for…
FATF All Set To Decide On Pak’s Grey List Status: Report
The Financial Action Task Force is all set to decide on Pakistan’s grey list status…
India’s Coronavirus Infections Rise To 6.31 Million
India’s coronavirus case tally increased by 86,821 in the last 24 hours to 6.31 million…
Pandemic Panel Slams Collective Failure To Heed Warnings
A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease…
Recovery To Take Time After Economy Shrinks 24% In June Quarter
India’s economy shrank by nearly a quarter in April-June, much more than forecast and pointing…
People Seek Out Fortune Tellers To Fight Covid-19 Blues
In his golden-hued office, decked out with peacock feathers and crystal balls, mystic healer and…
National College Tests To Be Held Despite Surging Virus Infections
More than 2 million Indian students will sit for admission tests to medical and engineering…
India Set To Mass Produce COVID-19 Vaccine: Modi
India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister…
Surviving India’s Worst Plane Crash In 10 years
Seated on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid sensed something was amiss when…
Japan To Mark 75 Years Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Thursday marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the world’s first atomic bomb attack…
“Covid-19 Virus Has Been Circulating In Bats For Decades”
An international team of researchers has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the…
Travel Bans Cannot Be Indefinite: WHO
Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have…
Covid-19 Cost Jobs At A Third Of Small Firms Open In May
One small firm in three around the world was obliged to cut jobs to stay…
Amid Pandemic, Atrocities Against Dalits See A Rise
The Centre and states need to step up to clamp down on rising atrocities against…
CAA Protests: UN Experts Seek Release Of Activists
In a statement published on June 26, several experts from the United Nations have called…
Dalits Call For Centuries Of Oppression To Be Acknowledged
Spurred on by the anti-racism protests in the United States, Dalits (a marginalised community once…
How A Mosquito Spit Vaccine Could Stop The Next Epidemic
Five years ago, in an office complex with a giant sculpture of a mosquito just…
People In Wuhan Fear Covid-19 Testing Could Rekindle Disease
As Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic began, revs up a massive testing…