pandemic

Survey: Companies added 2.4 million jobs in June

8:12 pm July 1, 2020

Washington DC: US companies added nearly 2.4 million jobs in June, according to a private survey, a large gain that still leaves total employment far below its pre-pandemic levels. The payroll company ADP said that small businesses reported the biggest increase, adding 937,000 jobs. Construction firms and restaurants and hotels also posted large gains in hiring. Still, […]

Lobster prices falling, and they could fall further

11:26 pm June 27, 2020

Portland: Lobster prices are falling in New England as the industry deals with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and they could drop even more later this summer, industry officials said. The American lobster fishing industry, based mostly in Maine, has had to cope with a supply chain that has been disrupted by the pandemic. Wholesale prices were […]

4,070 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, 73 deaths

1,297 new coronavirus cases in Mumbai, 117 deaths

11:57 pm June 26, 2020

Mumbai: With 1,297 new patients found, the coronavirus case tally in Mumbai rose to 72,287 on Friday and the death toll due to the pandemic reached 4,177 with 117 new fatalities, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The number of recovered patients in the city reached 39,744 with 593 patients discharged from hospitals during the day. […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Depression, anxiety rise among new moms amidst COVID-19 pandemic: Study

2:59 pm June 20, 2020

Toronto: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of depression and anxiety in new moms, according to a study that says one in seven women already struggles with these mental illness symptoms in the perinatal period. According to the research, published in the journal Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, the likelihood of maternal depression and […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

PM Modi launches auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining

2:28 pm June 18, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining, a move that opens India’s coal sector for private players, and termed it a major step in the direction of India achieving self-reliance. Launching the auction of mines for commercial mining, that is expected to garner […]