COVID-19 pandemic

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Shell writes down oil and gas assets by $22 billion

5:25 pm June 30, 2020

London: Energy producer Royal Dutch Shell warned Tuesday it will slash the value of its assets by $22 billion to account for lower oil and gas prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company predicted the write-down for the quarter and said it continues “to adapt to ensure the business remains resilient” in challenging times. Earlier this month, […]

From farms to mills, it's a long wait for Western UP farmers just to get sugarcane weighed

Sugar export from Maharashtra hit due to lockdown

2:26 pm June 29, 2020

Mumbai: Nearly 36 lakh tonne sugar has been exported from Maharashtra between January and June this year as against the target of 60 lakh tonne during the period, an official said on Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has slowed down the export process, Maharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation Chairman Jayprakash Dandegaonkar […]

Two arrested for grabbing govt land in Ghaziabad: DM

Gzb: Banquet hall owners refusing to return payment for bookings cancelled due to pandemic

11:53 pm June 28, 2020

Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad administration has received several complaints that banquet hall owners are refusing to return advance payments for the bookings cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Sunday. In this regard, Ghaziabad DM Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI that the district administration will not let anyone take advantage of the pandemic. He said the authorities would […]

Telangana witnesses 204 child marriages during lockdown

10:14 pm June 27, 2020

Hyderabad: As many as 204 child marriages have taken place in Telangana during the past three months, according to the Telangana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TSCPCR). All the district Collectors and Magistrates in the state have been asked to issue instructions to the officials concerned to take immediate action and steps to […]

IIT-Bombay to go online next semester

4:16 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay will go completely online next semester and not call students for face to face lectures in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, its director said on Thursday. The decision, the first by any IIT, followed deliberations that went on till late night Wednesday. “After a long deliberation in the Senate, […]