COVID-19 pandemic

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

More pilots move HC against termination by Air India

8:35 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: Several more Air India pilots have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the airline’s decision to terminate their services from August 13 onwards. Justice Jyoti Singh on Wednesday issued a notice to Air India Ltd on the four fresh pleas before her and sought the airline’s response to them by next week. The […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Milagrow expects 15-fold growth in robot sales in FY21 due to COVID-19

11:17 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Home grown robot maker Milagrow expects a 15-20 fold jump in sales this fiscal with machines replacing humans in various processes due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for floor cleaning and other robots has picked up as people faced domestic help constraints amid concerns around the pandemic Milagrow expects 15-fold […]

Goa geared up to tackle COVID-19 third wave: CM

Tourism will normalise after COVID-19 pandemic ends: Goa guv

8:38 pm August 14, 2020

Panaji: Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday urged citizens to fall back on agriculture and fishing to tide over the economic crisis, citing that tourism in the state will return to normalcy once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. In his message on the eve of 74th Independence Day, the Governor said, “Every effort is being made by […]

Obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

COVID-19 lockdowns may worsen obesity epidemic, say scientists

3:48 pm August 14, 2020

London: Lockdown measures enforced in many countries around the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic may escalate emotional stress, economic anxiety, and increase the rates of obesity across the population, according to a research which calls for socioeconomic safety nets and community support networks to mitigate these effects. According to the scientists, including those from […]

UP traders seek relief measures amid COVID-19 crisis

11:27 pm August 1, 2020

Mathura: Traders reeling from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have sought relief measures on various fronts from the Uttar Pradesh government. In this regard, the Vyapaari Kalyan Board has passed 15 resolutions, seeking relief for traders, the chairman of the board, Ravi Kant Garg, said on Saturday. The proposals, passed in the presence of senior officials […]