The staff member at the Fawkner McDonald's north of Melbourne was one of ten new cases of COVID-19 in Victoria on Saturday, which has caused the restaurant to close for at least three days.

In Finland they put her work on postage stamps, but if you haven't heard of Helene Schjerfbeck, don't worry.

There is cause for concern following the news that Love Island will not go ahead this summer as well as rumours circulating Strictly Come Dancing.

The latest employment figures have defied the bleak predictions made three years ago by former chancellor George Osborne as one million jobs have been created across the economy.

George Osborne has urged Boris Johnson not to scrap HS2 after the Prime Minister launched a major review of all government projects with plans to axe those which are deemed a waste of money.

The 3 per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional properties was introduced by the former Chancellor in 2016 and it was hoped it would raise £2.9billion in tax by the end of the 2019/2020 tax year.

Manchester United have come under intense scrutiny for much of this season after some inconsistent form early in the season but are now unbeaten in nine and still fighting for two trophies.

Wilfried Zaha has called on NHS staff in London to reach out to housing firm Zo Properties, which he co-owns, who are offering housing to medical staff fighting against the coronavirus pandemic.

Fighting between forces loyal to rival governments over Libya's capital intensified Saturday with heavy artillery shelling hitting the sole functioning airport in Tripoli, setting jet fuel tanks ablaze and damaging passenger planes, authorities in west Libya and the UN said. The Tripoli-based Transportation Ministry said one of the damaged aircraft had been scheduled to leave Tripoli to bring back Libyans stranded in Spain by the coronavirus lockdown. It blamed east-based forces fighting to take the capital for over a year for the attack. Libya has been in turmoil since 2011, when a civil war toppled long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi, who was later killed. The country has since split between rival administrations in the east and the west, each backed by armed groups and foreign countries. Brega Petroleum Marketing Company said the shelling at Mitiga airport set its jet fuel tanks on fire. The company, which is part of Libya's National Oil Corporation, shared footage of apparent ...

Now that the early days of the UPA government are behind us, we must begin to judge the administration not by its responsiveness to advocacy alone. Even when governments listen, deeper gaps in the policy arena can thwart progress, and the challenge is to overcome these as well. The India Together editorial.

A number of researchers in economics have started to look closely at political reservations. In one recent instance, Professor Rohini Pande of Yale University has found that reservations in state legislatures do increase influence in policy-making for scheduled castes and tribes. Tarun Jain reports.

The Census thinks that prostitutes are not workers, not because they don't work, but because of traditional views that what they do simply should not be counted as work, writes Shoma Chatterji.

A glimpse into the lives of women waste-pickers in Pune by Suchismita Pai.

An innovative project in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is helping sex workers empower themselves, by training them as paralegal volunteers. A confident community is fighting exploitation, standing up and being counted, reports Ramesh Menon.

There are many people who believe that women should do only women's work and that they should step out of their homes for paid work only if it is absolutely necessary. But the economy is denting such perceptions, observes Kalpana Sharma.

During an interview with TOI, world No. 3 Thiem spoke about his comeback plans and how he is keeping himself ready for the season, as and when it restarts.

The Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Wednesday performed the last rites of a construction site worker — hailing from Gulbarga in Karnataka — as the Covid-19 lockdown prevented his family members to come to Pune.

(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on May 10, 2020)

Covid-19 lockdown: Migrant workers, family walk back from Ahmedabad to their native place in UP's Lalitpur

Even after special trains are being run to carry migrant labourers to their home states, desperation among them has not decreased. Several are walking long distances to reach Jalandhar railway station. E

Fighting between forces loyal to rival governments over Libya's capital intensified Saturday with heavy artillery shelling hitting the sole functioning airport in Tripoli, setting jet fuel tanks ablaze and damaging passenger planes, authorities in west Libya and the UN said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Sunday the next phase of Britain's battle to tackle the health crisis, following a review by ministers of lockdown measures that have all but shut the economy and kept tens of millions of people at home for nearly seven weeks.

Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathway, the investment company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffet, is not looking at making investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent telephonic interview with the Wall Street Journal, Munger was asked if his investment

The Indian realty sector and its current condition is going to have a profound impact on the country's economy. This is because of a large number of individuals and businesses depend on the sector as it alone contributes 7-8% to the

There is no right or wrong, With the combination of hardware and software as well as subscriptions that work for you, you'll not get sidetracked every now and then by annoying eccentricities. Things need to simply work and work well.

Inter-State travel of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourist, students and other persons stranded in different states due to lockdown were recently permitted to travel through notified entry and exit points of Karnataka by the government.

Chairing a meeting to review the movement of migrants, Gehlot said the government has made arrangements for their travel through buses and trains. Therefore, no worker should go on foot, he said.

Railways Superintendent of Police Soumitra Yadav said in the first incident a 29-year-old migrant worker from Sitapur, identified as Kanhaiya Lal, died in a Shramik Special returning from Bhavnagar in Gujarat to Basti in Uttar Pradesh.

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 62,000-mark today as the country recorded 62,939 cases with the death toll rising to 2,109.

The labourers from Madhya Pradesh, who usually migrate to states like Maharashtra and Delhi have been hit hard due to the lockdown as the closure of commercial activities forced them to return empty-handed.

Congress said Parliament should assert itself and called upon the Centre and the states to jointly formulate an action plan to ensure safe return of migrants to their homes

Film industry insiders grapple with the uncertainties of life and work after lockdown and contemplate the dimensions of a radical makeover.

Hockey India said the recommendations are based on the premise of the a few principles.

New Delhi, May 10: Three migrant workers who were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who

Irrfan Khan, the supremely talented actor bid goodbye to this world today (April 29, 2020). The news of the actor's demise came out as a great shock for both his fans and the industry members. Dulquer Salmaan and Parvathy Thiruvothu, the

Rishi Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood actor bid goodbye to this world today (April 30, 2020). The 67-year-old actor, who breathed his last at the HN Reliance Hospital, Mumbai was battling cancer from the past two years. Rishi Kapoor's untimely death has

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, all film and TV shoots have come to a halt. As a result, most celebs are using this time to virtually connect with their fans on social media. In the same vein, Archana

As India continues its fight against the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, actress Sonakshi Sinha has extended her support to celebrity shout-out platform Tring to raise money for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for the frontline healthcare workers in India. The Dabangg actress

More commuters should consider cycling or walking when Britain's coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off public transport capacity that is likely to drop by 90% under social distancing requirements, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Saturday.

The entertainment world is completely under shock as Irrfan Khan passed away in Mumbai. The extraordinary actor, who was 53, breathed his last at Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. The Angrezi Medium star was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, owing

Vinay Rajkumar recently unveiled the teaser and posters of his upcoming movies (Gramayana and 10) as birthday gifts to his fans. The actor who turned 31-years-old on May 7, also opened up about the life under lockdown in a recent interview

Appears, work from home (WFH), is going to be the ‘new normal' determining and shaping business-cum-work culture worldwide in the post-COVID scenario, and India's largest IT service giant - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is proving a standing testimony to this. {image-tcs-1588245185.jpg