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No April-May Salary for Spicejet Pilots as Industry Battles COVID-19; 'Hourly' Pay for Cargo Pilots
In an email to its employees, the airlines said that it currently has 16 percent of flights and 20 percent of the pilots that are currently operational.
AIIMS Planning to Conduct Clinical Trial of Plasma Therapy to Treat Covid-19 Patients
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said the mode of treatment in Covid-19 is still at an "experimental stage" and there is a need for good and well conducted research trials before its benefit and this mode of therapy can be recommended for routine use in...
An Indian Exception? Death Rates in Major Indian Cities Lower Compared to Global Coronavirus Hotspots
News18.com did an analysis of 34 of the major Covid-19 hotspot cities (in some cases provinces) of the world and Delhi’s mortality rate of 2.10 per cent placed it at number 4 only after Singapore (0.10), Moscow (0.88) and Berlin (2.05).
Indian Refineries Scale Back Output as Coronavirus Chokes Demand
Many refineries have curbed output with fuel demand hammered by travel restrictions as the pandemic forced people to stay home and stalled economic activity.
Govt Paves Way for Return of Stuck Seafarers to Homes Amid Covid-19 Crisis, Issues Guidelines for Crew Change
Under the standard operating procedure (SOP), any seafarer would be allowed sign on at the port of embarkation only after test for Covid-19 is found negative, failing which action as per guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare would be tak...
Coronavirus Lockdown: NHAI Resumes Toll Collection on National Highways
The decision comes amid opposition from AIMTC which said that the toll collection will adversely affect the cash-starved small operators, who will not be able to pay it.
HDFC Bank Shares Jump Nearly 6% After Q4 Earnings
HDFC Bank on Saturday posted a 15.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 7,280.22 crore for the March quarter on healthy interest income, even as it faced a hit towards the end of the fiscal due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After Air India Opens Booking, Govt Clarifies No Decision to Resume Flights Taken
Earlier in the day, Air India said it has opened bookings on select domestic flights from May 4 and on select international flights from June 1.
Previous Cong Govt's Help to Tablighis, Undue Focus on IIFA Led to Rise in Virus Cases in MP: BJP Leader
Madhya Pradesh BJP President VD Sharma the previous Kamal Nath government had allowed people from Tablighi Jamaat to enter MP and did not get them tested, adding it will be probed if any Rohingyas were allowed entry along with Jamaat members.
Ramayana Fans Take Off With Memes After Hanuman Carries a Mountain to Save Lakshman
In Thursday’s episode of Doordarshan's 'Ramayana', Lakshman was injured by Raavan’s son Indrajeet and had to be treated with a special herb called 'Sanjeevani booti'.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Hyundai Hands Over Advanced Diagnostic Testing Kits to ICMR
The South Korean auto giant has said that it is also distributing masks and other safety kits to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Air India Cargo Flight Transports Fruits, Vegetables to London
The flight was operated on April 13 to London and returned with 15.6 tonnes of general cargo material, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
Covid-19 Crisis Has Laid Ground for Medicalisation of Politics and Seva Politics in India And The World
We are rating our leaders based on their performance in controlling this pandemic: their efforts to save the people, their attempts to enhance and reshape medical facilities and develop quarantine centres in their states.
Hope Govt Will Announce Economic Stimulus Packages Soon, Says Nasscom
Welcoming the move to extend the lockdown, Nasscom said it is imperative that people to adapt to this "new normal" and build in practices like social distancing in everyday lives over the next many months.
Govt Responsible for Coronavirus Crisis as it Delayed Action, Says Congress Leader Kamal Nath
Detailing the chronology of events, he said while there were only three COVID-19 cases in February, the government delayed the lockdown till March 24 and by then, the number of coronavirus cases had increased by 175 times to 536.
Coal Ministry Announces Steps to Boost Demand for Dry Fuel amid Coronavirus Lockdown
After a meeting with Power Minister RK Singh, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi announced several relief measures for the consumers of Coal India Ltd (CIL), including the power sector.