The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed LG Polymers to deposit Rs 50 crore with the Vishakhapatnam administration for inflicting damage to life, public health and environment....
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is not like an 'On' and 'Off' switch, adding if the government wants to end the lockdown, it needs to bring a psychological change in the mind of the people. ...
LG Polymers India Private Limited on Friday clarified that the situation at its plant here was under control and media reports of a second leak were incorrect. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolence over the death of 14 migrant workers in a train accident in Maharashtra's Aurangabad....
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered daily coronavirus testing at the White House after it was reported that one of his personal aides has tested positive for the deadly disease....
Fourteen migrant labourers were crushed to death early on Friday by a goods train in Maharashtra after they fell asleep on the tracks. The home-bound exhausted lot of workers were run over between Jalna and Aurangabad....
New data showed that more than 33 million Americans have filed for jobless claims as COVID-19 continues to ravage economy, indicating the scope of damage to the labour market, while suggesting the historic wave of layoffs seems to be receding....
The UN has launched an updated COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan that requires $6.69 billion to help fragile countries cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
A senior US Federal Reserve official warned that the country could fall into recession again in 2021 if the economy reopens too quickly with a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic....
The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has estimated that 116 million babies will be born under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic....
