A 21-year-old from Dehradun who returned from Dubai on March 18 has confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, said state officials. “After returning from Dubai the boy started showing symptoms when he was admitted to a hospital in Dehradun. His samples were sent for testing on March 26, which tested […]
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Infosys employee says ‘spread the virus’ in social post. Company sacks him
Infosys on Friday said it has terminated the services of the employee who had made an “inappropriate post” on social media related to the coronovirus outbreak. Infosys, in a tweet from its official handle, said the social media post by the employee is against its code of conduct and its […]
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Paris men’s fashion week,haute couture shows cancelled due to coronavirus
Two of the main events in the fashion calendar — Paris men’s fashion week and the haute couture shows — scheduled for June and July have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday. “Strong decisions are required to ensure the safety and health of (fashio) houses, their employees […]
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Coronavirus: Parents spend restless days as children stuck in metro cities amid lockdown
Thousands of parents in the capital city are spending restless days as they have no clue about how to get united with their children studying in the metro-based colleges amid lockdown. Ajit Kumar Sinha and his wife Felicita Kullu, residents of Lodipur, are worried for the past couple of days […]
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A sea of seats and just 11 flyers: Airlines’ woes dwarf U.S. aid
Miguel Diaz’s JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from New York to Orlando cost just $79 with a checked bag and was nearly empty. The 11 passengers each had a row of seats to themselves, spaced at least six feet apart to maintain high-altitude social distancing. “The entire experience was luxurious,” the 30-year-old […]
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All Kendriya Vidyalaya school buildings to be used as isolation wards
All Kendriya Vidyalayas will allow the use of school buildings for temporary housing of likely COVID-19 cases, informed the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. “All Kendriya Vidyalaya will allow the use of school buildings for temporary housing of likely COVID-19 cases, informed the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, in view of the coronavirus situation […]
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Tourists stranded in Asia by cancelled flights, shut borders
From the sun-soaked beaches of Thailand to the foothills of Mount Everest, tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines cancel flights and countries close their borders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of tourists escaping cold weather in Europe were scrambling this week to […]
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After lockdown, students the worst sufferers in Patna, sustaining on Chura, Sattu
Life in the state capital has gone turned upside down following a complete lockdown implemented by the government across the state to fight against Covid-19 outbreak. While families in the city are trying to cope up with prohibition on going out and essential items fast disappearing from stores, it’s mainly […]
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Emerge from isolation a better you
So you’ve worked out, done a little cooking, decluttered. And you still have time on your hands. How about a little work on yourself? Here are five things you can do to emerge from social distancing, a new and improved you. Make or break a habit: It takes 21 days to form a habit, […]
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Bengal education boards in a fix over starting next academic schedule
The secondary and higher secondary education bodies of West Bengal are in a spot over declaring examination results on time and starting the next academic schedule due to the coronavirus outbreak. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education had to postpone examinations of the HS (class 12) examination, besides […]
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Alert for Windows 10 users: Latest March update will stop your PC from accessing internet
Microsoft has had a history of dodgy, unreliable Windows 10 updates for a while now with performance issues, battery issues and software problems. But this latest March update has a bug that’s going to do the worst thing possible for those working from home right now. The big in the […]
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Priyanka Chopra’s post says ‘we are less scared together’
Priyanka Chopra, who’s spending her time with singer husband Nick Jonas in quarantine, has shared a black and white painting about how journeys are better with a partner. The painting is of a rider on a horse and depicts the conversation between the man and the animal. The painting has a description […]
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GitHub app finally launches on iOS and Android
Microsoft-owned software development platform GitHub has released its new mobile app as a free download for iOS and Android. The mobile application enables developers, project owners, and users to use GitHub open source repository while on the go. “We announced GitHub for mobile as a fully-native GitHub experience on iOS and Android. […]
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When Angad broke the news of Neha’s pregnancy to her parents
Actors Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi are one of the most romantic couples in Bollywood and with their daughter Mehr, they make for a perfect family. The two had shocked their fans when they announced their marriage, and ended up upsetting few of their close friends, including cricketer Yuvraj Singh, for not informing them […]
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Amazon teams up with Lyft to recruit drivers for deliveries
Amazon.com Inc. is teaming up with Lyft Inc. on recruiting the ride-hailing company’s drivers to deliver packages and groceries as the pandemic keeps people indoors. In an email to Lyft drivers Friday, the company referred them to work opportunities at Amazon as grocery shoppers, warehouse workers or delivery people “as a way […]