bl

Gurugram industries open but face manpower, supply chain problems

Industrial operations in Gurugram are yet to gather steam. The conditional green signal to resume operations was seen as a much-needed push to the economy. But those trying to get things back up and running realised it will be a challenge. Because the lockdown siloed cities and states. And businesses do not work in silos.




bl

Australia reef sees 3rd coral bleaching in 5 years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years. Its northern reaches suffered an unprecedented two successive years of severe bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Some previously untouched areas had now suffered "moderate or severe bleaching".




bl

Job prospects for China's fresh graduates bleak as Red Dragon limps back to normalcy

As China limps back to normalcy after COVID-19 outbreak, job prospects in the country seem to be truly bleak especially for the nine million students or so who are due to graduate in June.




bl

'If only Hindus are natural citizens, it is a blow to India’s idea of citizenship'




bl

Criminal cases against 15 Tablighi Jamaat members




bl

Punjab: Stubble burning incidents spike after slow start, cross last year’s

Despite a slow start, the stubble burning cases were drastically increased in the last two days. This harvesting season is started with one fourth of the burning cases than the previous season, according to the data released by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre(PRSC) on Friday.




bl

New robotic device helps spine injury patients sit more comfortably: Study




bl

Study reveals e-cigarette users experience vascular damage similar to that of smokers of combustible cigarettes




bl

Chinese Man's Lungs Filled with Worms after He Ate Raw Snake Gallbladder and Live Snails

The man called Wang was diagnosed with paragonimiasis, a parasitic infection caused by food-borne parasites.




bl

'Travel Bubble' between New Zealand and Australia Could be a Model for the Future

Politicians from Australia and New Zealand are discussing the possibility of opening up borders to each other, creating a travel corridor -- or "travel bubble" -- between the two nations.




bl

This Adorable Girl Wanted to Know What's Inside Your Butthole and a Rockstar Was Born

When art meets science, the results leave a deep impact on you.




bl

This Viral Video of Differently Abled People Dancing is the Positivity We Need

The video has been captioned, 'When India's Persons with Disabilities decided to have some fun.'




bl

Migrant Workers Quarantining in Odisha Land in Trouble after Viral TikTok Dance Video

Tihidi police have lodged an FIR under Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act against the six people seen in the video and a probe is underway.




bl

'A Big Blunder': Twitter Disappointed With Crowded Alcohol Stores, Online Petition to Keep Them Closed

The Centre has now allowed the sale of liquor in all zones, barring the containment zones, and only in standalone shops.




bl

Toxic Algae in Oceans Triggered by Melting Snowcaps in Himalayas are Visible from Space

NASA has also shared images, showing the presence of Noctiluca on the coast of the Arabian Sea.




bl

Dhawan Puts on His Dancing Shoes to Wish Daughter Aliyah Birthday With Adorable Video

In the video, Dhawan and Aliyah can be seen syncing steps before Aliyah gets shy and breaks off the routine. Dhawan’s youngest child Zoravar can be also seen peeking in the frame.




bl

FedEx Driver's Kind Gesture Makes Child's Lockdown Birthday Viral and Memorable

According to Liz, Jodan simply wanted to make up for the birthday celebrations Emma might've lost while staying at home due to the lockdown.




bl

Watch: Table Tennis Champion Omotayo Swaps Paddle for Medal During Lockdown

Omotayo, who is the latest product from Nigeria's conveyer belt of table tennis talent, started off as a teenage sensation.




bl

Is Kim Jong Un Using a Body Double? Twitter Points Out Differences in Old and New Photos

Former member of the British Parliament Louise Mensch is convinced that Kim's teeth look very different from the ones that had been taken a few years ago.




bl

Black Panther Spotted in Goa is Reminding Netizens of Bagheera from Jungle Book

A senior forest department official said it they were trying to find out if it was a lone Black Panther in the sanctuary or there were others too.




bl

Watch: 'Apocalyptic' Sandstorm in West Africa Paints the Sky Blood Red

The terrifying photos and video clips of the incident are going viral on social media.




bl

Nagpur Police Fill in for Family to 'Bless Bride' at Wedding During Lockdown

There was no one from her family to attend her marriage due to movement restrictions and the Nagpur Police tried to fulfill this absence.




bl

Black Mirror Creator Won't Come up With Another Season Because the World is Living in One

2020 is too hard even for Charlie Brooker.




bl

Govt Requests Twitter to Block Tejasvi Surya's Communal 2015 Tweet Linking Terrorism to Islam

Surya's tweet is one of 121 tweets that have been asked to be removed from Twitter.




bl

Inzamam-ul-Haq Remembers Tragic Bomb Blast in Karachi that Shook Cricket World in 2002

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.




bl

WATCH: Dog Turns Hide and Seek Partner for Young Girl in this Adorable Video

The doggo who is named Monkey can be seen putting his paws up on the wall and hiding his head between the legs.




bl

Gold Gains on Bleak US Data, But En Route for 2% Weekly Fall

Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, lifting the number of applications to 30.3 million since March 21, data showed.




bl

Amazon Sees Possible Second-quarter Loss as it Forecasts $4 Billion in Covid-19-Related Costs

The coronavirus has infected workers at dozens of locations, igniting small protests and prompting labour organisers to demand site closures




bl

Sebi Exempts Four Family Trusts Linked to Lux Industries' Promoters From Open Offer Obligation

The proposed acquisition involves settlement or contribution of equity shares of the company to the four trusts by Ashok Todi, Bimla Todi, Pradip Todi and Shobha Todi.




bl

Bad Debt of Indian Banks Could Double From Rs 9.35 Lakh Crore Due to Coronavirus Crisis: Report

Indian banks are already grappling with 9.35 lakh crore rupees ($123 billion) of soured loans, which was equivalent to about 9.1% of their total assets at the end of September 2019.




bl

India Doubles Down on Solar, Gas at Coal's Expense as Electricity Use Falls

India's solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed.




bl

Abbott's Covid-19 Lab-based Antibody Tests to be Available in India by End of May

Antibody testing is an important step to tell if someone has been previously infected. It will provide more understanding of the virus.




bl

Remdesivir Expected to be Available for Covid-19 Patients from Next Week: Top Company Official

Remdesivir is authorised for the treatment of hospitalised patients with severe Covid-19 disease though the optimal duration of treatment is still being studied in ongoing clinical trials.




bl

Average Daily Aadhaar-enabled Transactions Double; Over Rs 16K Cr Disbursed During Lockdown: FinMin

As many as 43 crore transactions leading to disbursement of Rs 16,101 crore took place during the lockdown period, the Finance Ministry said in a tweet on Monday.




bl

GSTN Develops Functionality for Transfer of Amount Available in Electronic Cash Ledger

Form GST PMT-09 provides flexibility to taxpayers to make multiple transfers from more than one head (major or minor) to another head (major or minor) and helps with the intra-head or inter-head transfer of amount available in electronic cash ledger.




bl

Public Sector Banks Sanctioned Rs 5.66 Lakh Crore Loans during March-April: Nirmala Sitharaman

She further said that state-owned banks implemented the moratorium announced by the RBI on repayment of loans.




bl

Making Effort to Ensure Orderly, Equitable Exit to Investors: Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund also issued an apology to Sebi and said that comments of its top executive Jenny Johnson were wrongly interpreted, diluting her responses about the reason for winding up of schemes.




bl

CBDT Defers Requirement of Registration of Charitable, Religious Trusts by 4 Months Till October 1

Earlier, such registrations/approvals were granted without any specific expiry period unless specifically withdrawn by concerned tax authority.




bl

Online Blitz Chess Tournament Raises Rs 4 Lakh for Kerala CM Relief Fund

The Checkmate Covid-19 Blitz Open, organised to raise funds for Kerala's fight against Covid-19, was won by Grandmaster SL Narayanan.




bl

Tennis Establishes Coronavirus Player Fund, Raises $6 Million

The Player Relief Programme will support those 'who are facing unprecedented challenges due to the global impact of Covid-19'.




bl

Australian Open Organisers Admit Cancellation of Grand Slam in January Possible Due to Covid-19

Tennis Australia spoke about the uncertainty around restrictions around coronavirus and said they will have to plan for all possible scenarios.




bl

Athletes Could be Particularly Vulnerable to Serious Covid-19 Symptoms, Says Union

Director of World Players' Association said players were willing to take a calculated risk to resume their sporting careers, social distancing rules cannot be adhered to in most sports.




bl

Priyanka Chopra Jonas Flashes Her Million Dollar Smile in This Adorable Pic

Dog mom Priyanka Chopra shared an adorable photo on social media with her pet Gino. Check it out.




bl

Karan Johar Flaunts His Salt And Pepper Look, Jokes 'I'm Available For Father Role'

On Tuesday, the filmmaker made a hilarious announcement, informing "risk-taking filmmakers" and "casting directors" that he was "available for father roles."




bl

Throwback Pic of Pregnant Kareena Kapoor Posing with Ibrahim, Sara Ali Khan is Unmissable

An old pic of Kareena Kapoor is making rounds on the internet where she is seen posing with the sibling duo -- Ibrahim and Sara Ali Khan-- flaunting her baby bump.




bl

Telugu Actor Sivaji Raja Hospitalised After Suffering Heart Attack, is Stable Now

Sivaji Raja has been hospitalised after he suffered a heart attack. The actor is reported to be in a stable condition now.




bl

'When Sunday and Monday are Just the Same': Kajol’s Lockdown Story is Remarkably Relatable

Kajol, who is known for her wit and charm on social media, engaged in some humour with her fans by joking about not knowing which day it is amid the lockdown.




bl

I'm Certain After All This Is Done We'll Be Forever Grateful For Being Able To Just Work: Arjun Kapoor

Arjun is also raising funds for animals that have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.




bl

Happy Birthday Amyra Dastur: Take A Look At 5 Of Her Unmissable Pics On Insta

Actress Amyra Dastur is quite active on social media and keeps her fans entertained with her gorgeous pictures from her photoshoots and film sets.




bl

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Actor Munmun Dutta's Shares Pic of Her Adorable 'Little Doppelganger'

Taking to Instagram, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Actor Munmun Dutta shared a carousel of pictures from her trip to Montenegro, Europe, in the year 2017.