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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicCovid lockdown

Topic: Covid lockdown

India sees job losses as curbs return to check new Covid wave, urban areas severely hit

According to the data by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, unemployment touched 8.6% for the week ending April 11, whereas it’s nearing 10% in urban areas.

‘Covid the new dogmatic religious cult…’: Anil Ambani’s son Jai Anmol calls out ‘scamdemic’

Jai Anmol Ambani's Twitter timeline shows multiple retweets of anti-vaccine, anti-masking posts. The 29-year-old also shared a post that called the Covid pandemic a 'global coup'.

Restaurants, bars, malls to be shut for 1 week in Pune due to rise in Covid cases

A curfew will be in place from 6 pm to 6 am, and malls, cinema halls and places of religious worship will also be shut during this seven-day period, a senior official said Friday.

‘Crack’ in the British crown and Joe Biden’s ‘big syringe’ stimulus to help US economy

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

One Nation, One Ration Card gets ‘Covid push’, 67% transactions take place in lockdown year

One Nation, One Ration card scheme now covers over 69 crore beneficiaries — 86 per cent of the beneficiaries under National Food Security Act — and is available in 32 states & UTs.

How Covid pandemic changed the insurance industry

Through the pandemic, the insurance industry has enhanced processes and adapted to changes with best governance practices.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.