ic 'Your home is the Oasis': Mumbai Police is Now Spreading Corona Awareness With Music By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:14:46 +0530 Netizens have given the commendable effort thumbs up and the post has received over 7,000 likes in only an hour since it was shared. Full Article
ic Gujarat Govt Claims Drinking 'Ayurvedic Kadha' Helped Prevent Covid-19, Twitter Can't Swallow By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:05:34 +0530 After her address went viral on social media, netizens pointed out the fallacy of such statements and questioned its 'authenticity'. Full Article
ic We Finally Know Why the North Magnetic Pole Has Been Drifting All These Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:06:16 +0530 The North Magnetic pole is located where the field lines go perpendicular to the surface. Full Article
ic Mostly Common in Asia, These Giant Hornets Are Fast Becoming a Part of the American Palate By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:21:35 +0530 Mostly found in Asia and parts of Russia, the hornets are common in Japan. But in the country’s central Chubu region, the dangerous beings are eaten as a delicacy. Full Article
ic Watch: 'Apocalyptic' Sandstorm in West Africa Paints the Sky Blood Red By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:42:30 +0530 The terrifying photos and video clips of the incident are going viral on social media. Full Article
ic Nagpur Police Fill in for Family to 'Bless Bride' at Wedding During Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:41:42 +0530 There was no one from her family to attend her marriage due to movement restrictions and the Nagpur Police tried to fulfill this absence. Full Article
ic 'Nothing but Gold': CSK Takes a Trip Down the Memory Lane, Shares Rare Pic of Long-Haired Dhoni By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:37:33 +0530 'Men in blue, in various shades of grey before all the #yellove started and this is nothing but GOLD! Circa 2005, Sri Lanka,' CSK said in the tweet with the photo on their official handle. Full Article
ic Steve Smith is Giving Batting Tutorials from Home and Cricket Fans Couldn't Have Asked for More By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:01:28 +0530 In the video, the former Australian skipper spoke about the importance of pointing the front foot in the direction where a batsman wants to hit the ball. Full Article
ic How Kohli, de Villiers and Steyn are Redefining the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Dictionary By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:10:51 +0530 One of the IPL franchises Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has devised an innovative way to introduce their key players to new fans. Full Article
ic Nurse Who Mistook Pregnancy for Appendicitis Gives Birth After a 12-Hour Shift By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 01:56:02 +0530 31-year-old Emma Hindmarsh, who works as a mental health nurse, was pregnant. However, she didn’t realize it until she gave birth to a new baby. Full Article
ic After Mumbai Police, UP Police Draw Message of 'HOPE' with Vehicles amid Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:23:43 +0530 For a long time, Mumbai City police has been sharing memes to make people aware of the pandemic and urge them to stay indoors. Full Article
ic This 73-Year-Old Grandma is Using TikTok to Spread Awareness About Domestic Abuse By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:46:06 +0530 Young hopes that videos like this would help other women stuck in abusive relationships speak up. Full Article
ic Over Sized Clothing and a Fan Moment: Brian Lara Trolls Suresh Raina With Throwback Picture By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:47:52 +0530 Raina also went on to have a successful international career. He played an integral role in India's win at the 2011 World Cup. Full Article
ic Oreo Ice Cream with Samosa? Bizarre Food Combination Leaves Twitter in Two Minds By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:08:35 +0530 As soon as the post went viral, people couldn't keep their calm and Twitter wanted the person to be 'banned from the kitchen'. Full Article
ic What Makes Eleven Cry? Mumbai Police Has Answer to Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Meme By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:00:15 +0530 Mumbai Police does not believe in letting a good meme go. Full Article
ic Believe It or Not: Loud Fart Helps Police Find Suspect’s Hiding Place By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:43:30 +0530 This may sound unbelievable but something similar happened close to Nottinghamshire in the UK. A suspect, who was on the run and was trying to hide himself in the bushes, was caught by cops all because of his loud fart. Full Article
ic Æ b 8 Home: 'Mumbai Police Puts Covid-19 Spin on Elon Musk's Son's Name X Æ A-12 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:36:59 +0530 The cryptic tweet has since gone viral with many commenting on Mumbai Police's determination to turn every single popular meme into a public safety advisory. Full Article
ic Inzamam-ul-Haq Remembers Tragic Bomb Blast in Karachi that Shook Cricket World in 2002 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:26:33 +0530 14 died including the bomber himself who detonated an explosive inside a car in front of the neighbouring Sheraton hotel. The series was abandoned after that and New Zealand team left for home. Full Article
ic Mumbai Police's Lockdown Meme on Chemistry Will Take You Back to Your School Days By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:17:03 +0530 Adopting a rather creative way to urge people to stay home, Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police took to Twitter to share the periodic table and asked netizens to solve it. Full Article
ic WATCH: David Warner Grooves to Thala Ajith’s Tunes With Wife Candice and daughter Indi on TikTok By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:55:55 +0530 The Aussie cricketer is spending the lockdown time with his family – wife Candice and daughters Ivy Mae, Indi Rae and Isla Rose. Full Article
ic England Cricket Board Teasing Kohli's Unique Dismissal by Rashid Has Riled up Desi Fans By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:13:37 +0530 In the video with Kohli, from the 2018 ODI series, the ECB has asked the Indian skipper if that was the best ball he ever faced. Full Article
ic Dutch School Installs Plastic Shields Around Students' Desks to Maintain Social Distancing By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:33:10 +0530 At the Springplank school in Netherlands, younger students will use one entrance and older students a different one. Parents will have to drop their children at the gate. Full Article
ic BP Announces $4.4 Billion Quarterly Loss as Oil Prices Crash Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:19:21 +0530 BP said it planned to reduce cash costs by $2.5 billion by the end of 2021 relative to 2019. "Some of these cost savings may have associated restructuring charges," the company added. Full Article
ic Citing Economic Cost of Covid-19 Shutdown, Moody's Slashes India Growth Forecast to 0.2% for 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:58:40 +0530 In its report titled Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 update), Moody's lowered G-20 advanced economies as a group to contract by 5.8 per cent in 2020. Full Article
ic WTO Members Eliminate Duties on Over 84% of Medical Products for 2020 under Various Agreements By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:05:51 +0530 India is a member of the WTO since 1995. There are a total of 164 members of this organisation, which deals with global trade-related issues. Full Article
ic Oil Prices Climb as Storage Fills Less Rapidly than Feared By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:45:16 +0530 While storage is rapidly filling up, production cuts by US shale producers, estimated by consultants Rystad Energy at 300,000 barrels per day for May and June, should help slow flows into tanks. Full Article
ic Realty Check: Work-from-home Might Not Result in Shrinking of Office Spaces, Say Experts By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:34:04 +0530 The need for more space due to potential social distancing norms in the near and distant future, expert say, is likely to offset the space gained by people working from home. Full Article
ic Govt Should Allow Micro-finance Institutions to Resume Operations in Green Zones: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:25:09 +0530 MFIs have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many finding it difficult to meet the operating costs and pay salaries during the ongoing lockdown. Full Article
ic ILO Estimates 305 Million Full-time Jobs Could be Lost Due to Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:46:09 +0530 The ILO also projects that 1.6 billion workers in the 'informal economy,' stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed. Full Article
ic SoftBank-backed Oyo to Offload More Loss-making Hotels Amid Pandemic: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:09:02 +0530 The hospitality sector has been one of the worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with global and domestic travel coming to a near-halt. Full Article
ic Coronavirus Crisis: With Rock-bottom Prices, Will The Oil Industry Recover? By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:34:16 +0530 The Energy Information Administration expects jet fuel use to fall 34% in the second quarter. In addition, the agency expects gasoline use to drop by 25% from April to June. Full Article
ic Oil Prices Extend Rally as Coronavirus Worries Ease By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:23:49 +0530 Oil prices have plunged to historic lows in recent weeks as collapsing demand due to worldwide lockdowns prompted a massive glut and led to storage capacity filling up. Full Article
ic India's Scrap Gold Supplies Seen at Record High on Price Rally, Coronavirus, Says WGC By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:15:16 +0530 Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month. Full Article
ic Mukesh Ambani to Forego Salary, RIL Board Members to Take Pay Cut amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:35:44 +0530 In a letter to employees dated April 29, Reliance Industries' executive director Hital R. Meswani stated that Ambani will forego his entire compensation. Full Article
ic Don't Let Telcos Charge Offices, Businesses for Unused Internet during Lockdown: PIL in Delhi HC By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:26:06 +0530 The petitioner contended that telephone operators and ISPs ought not to charge citizens for services not used by them while following the government's directions. Full Article
ic Infrastructure Development Critical for Achieving $5 Trillion Economy by 2025: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:36:23 +0530 The report further said that the supply additions through infrastructure development boost short-term as well as the potential rate of GDP growth. Full Article
ic Agriculture Infrastructure Funding Pegged at Rs 1.68 Lakh Crore for 2020-25: Govt Task Force By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:27:35 +0530 The final report of the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2020-2025 presented to the government suggested agricultural reforms broadly in three areas e-market infrastructure, storage and processing, and research and development (R&D). Full Article
ic Asian Oil Sellers Add New 'Zero Price' Clause in Contracts: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:04:39 +0530 The new clause comes as sellers in Asia seek to protect their interests, as prices of some physical crude grades sold in the region have fallen to close to $10 a barrel due to heavy discounts. Full Article
ic Covid-19: Fitch Downgrades Viability Ratings of SBI, BoB, ICICI and Axis Bank By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:17:40 +0530 The agency affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) of SBI and BOB at 'BBB-' and those of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at 'BB+'. Full Article
ic Oil Prices Jump after US Stockpiles Grow Less than Feared, Output Cuts Kick in By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 07:27:28 +0530 Brent crude for July delivery, which started trading on Friday as the new front-month contract, was up $1.10, or 4.2%, at $27.58 a barrel by 0013 GMT. Full Article
ic Lockdown Period, Global Recession & Changes in Consumer Behaviour to Shape Economic Activity: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 01:06:52 +0530 According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest report, changes in consumer behaviour will determine the segments that are likely to flourish after the pandemic comes under control. Full Article
ic Non-subsidised Cooking Gas Price Cut by a Record Rs 162.50 per Cylinder By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 03:20:38 +0530 The outbreak of coronavirus and the lockdowns imposed by nations to curb its spread has evaporated demand for oil, sending international oil prices crashing. Full Article
ic Lockdown Led to Subdued Economic Activity But Saved India From Lot of Agony: SBI chairman By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 04:50:04 +0530 Nationwide lockdown should only be lifted once the situation is fully under control, said State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar. Full Article
ic Elon Musk Wipes Nearly $15 Billion Off Tesla’s Valuation With His 'Price Too High' Tweet By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 08:43:56 +0530 The tweets recall Musk's controversial tweets in August 2018 when he said he had "funding secured" for a quickly-aborted campaign to take the electric car maker private. Full Article
ic PM Meets FM, Home Minister to Discuss 2nd Economic Stimulus Package for Affected Sectors By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 05:55:10 +0530 PM Narendra Modi, who held discussions with Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman, on Friday held meetings with different ministries including civil aviation, labour and power. Full Article
ic Yes Bank Appoints Neeraj Dhawan as Chief Risk Officer for Three Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 04:16:23 +0530 Dhawan will assume charge from Saturday in place of Ashish Agarwal, the current chief risk officer, who will transition to a new role in the bank. Full Article
ic Difficult to Take Medium and Long-term Views of the Situation: SBI Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 05:25:58 +0530 The bank is looking at the short term now - the next two or three quarters, a senior SBI official said on condition of anonymity. Full Article
ic RBI Cancels Licence of Mumbai-based CKP Co-operative Bank; Depositors to Get Up to Rs 5 Lakh By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:50:46 +0530 The RBI said the bank is not in a position to pay its current or future depositors and has violated regulatory norms for minimum capital requirement. Full Article
ic Sebi Imposes Total Rs 1.05 Cr Fine on 21 Entities in Jolly Plastic Industries Case By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 12:56:37 +0530 Sebi has imposed a total penalty of Rs 1.05 crore on 21 entities for executing fraudulent trading in the scrip of Jolly Plastic Industries Ltd. Full Article
ic 10 Most-valued Domestic Firms Together Add Rs 3.10 Lakh Crore to M-cap; TCS Biggest Gainer By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 03:23:55 +0530 Tata Consultancy Services' market valuation zoomed Rs 73,753.12 crore to Rs 7,56,049.23 crore, becoming the biggest gainer in the top-10 chart. Full Article