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Chhattisgarh’s first CM Ajit Jogi passes away

30 May 2020 05:26 AM IST

The first chief minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi breathed his last at a hospital on Friday. He was 74. “The first Chief Minister’s health deteriorated at around 1.30 pm today. He suffered from a cardiac arrest. The doctors tried to resuscitate him for around two hours but unfortunately, they were

Tejashwi’s march to Gopalganj halted citing lockdown rules

30 May 2020 05:23 AM IST

The political dispute over the triple murder case of Gopalganj, Bihar, has taken a new turn. Even as RDJ leader Tejashwi Yadav was stopped from marching to Gopalganj along with hundreds of his supporters, he raked up the issue of the killings by demanding the arrest of JDU MLA Amarendra

Q4 GDP growth slips to 3.1% as Covid further weakens sluggish demand

30 May 2020 05:18 AM IST

The Indian economy grew by 3.1 per cent in January to March quarter (Q4 FY20) as the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic further compressed consumer demand and private investments, government data showed on Friday. “In view of the global Covid-19 pandemic and consequent nationwide lockdown measures implemented

ABVP gives food, masks to stranded student

30 May 2020 05:18 AM IST

The student body says more than 28 lakh food packets and over 4 lakh face masks have been distributed among aggrieved students.

Monkeys steal Covid blood samples in Meerut, trigger panic

30 May 2020 05:17 AM IST

In a bizarre incident, a group of monkeys on Friday attacked a lab technician at Meerut Medical College and ran away with coronavirus test samples from. In a video tweeted by a journalist, the monkeys snatched away the swab kits of four patients and escaped before the lab technician could

FACE-OFFS: THE MATRIX AHEAD

30 May 2020 05:16 AM IST

Having foiled China’s designs so far, what should be the next step for India? The Chinese have come in with a plan. We need to evict them with an equally astute one.

Rebooting the hospitality sector after Covid-19

30 May 2020 05:16 AM IST

Hotel across the country are closed since march with practically zero revenues and high fixed costs.

The 2020 Amendment to the Electricity Act

30 May 2020 05:16 AM IST

The proposed amendment is the correct course to realign challenges being thrown at Electricty and structural reforms to boost investment in the sector.

Weaving a fabric of compassion

30 May 2020 05:15 AM IST

Covid-19 has hit Varanasi’s famous handwoven sector hard. But as Amrit Shah, owner of the wellknown label Shanti Banaras, says tough times demand tough measures laced with kindness.

5 ways to avoid conflicts at home during lockdown

30 May 2020 05:15 AM IST

When China reopened after months of lockdown, the media reported a monumental spike in divorce cases, fuelled by endless bickering at home. Such reports have also come from other parts of the world, including India. As people continue to work from home, it is becoming increasingly clear that fighting during

How Sailana became the citadel of culinary experiments in India

30 May 2020 05:14 AM IST

It’s said that my grandfather Maharaja Digvijay Singhji of Sailana’s book was found even in Saddam Hussein’s palace, when the US army raided it. Every Indian royal palace treats it as its kitchen copy, trusting the recipe to the last dot. I have had the privilege to be born in

Not just the Window dressing

30 May 2020 05:14 AM IST

Known to craft luxury windows and soft furnishing, Window Passions, in these trying times of lockdown present a very innovative series of craft yourself embroidered accents that can transform existing drapes, curtains and soft furnishings in a jiffy. They present a range of very dramatic embroidered, embellished, beaded and gold