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India's mood: 'Pessimism, confusion, sadness'

'Give cash assistance of Rs 75 per person per day and an android phone and you will see the economy reviving.' IMAGE: Migrants from Uttar Pradesh walk to Chennai's Central railway station to board......

Why WHO should not have stopped HCQ clinical trials

'WHO has been under a lot of attack, so when they saw the Lancet study, they stopped the clinical trials of HCQ.''They should not have stopped the clinical trials.' Kindly note the image has been......

The employer who flew his staff home

Sandeep Jain hopes his actions will inspire others to do the same. IMAGE: Sandeep Jain, centre, with the workers he flew home. Seven workers from Chennai flew home to Varanasi on June 1, after......

India registers spike of nearly 9,000 COVID-19 cases, 273 deaths

The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 infections neared 2.1 lakh on Wednesday with a record number of nearly 9,000 new cases getting detected across states and union territories, while the......

Smoking increases your coronavirus risk

'Smokers are a highly susceptible population during this pandemic.''Health benefits from quitting smoking can start as early as within an hour.' IMAGE: A man smokes a cigarette whilst wearing a......

Economy may contract by 1.5% in FY21: RBI surveys

The survey, however, said that GDP is expected to revert to growth terrain next year, when it is likely to grow by 7.2 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Consumer confidence has......

TN's EPS woos investments amid Covid, but is the environment friendly?

In the midst of huge job losses as a fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has signed 17 MoUs for an investment of Rs 15,100 crores that aim to......

Normalcy returning for shadow lenders, albeit slowly

For smaller MFIs, resuming operations is more difficult because they haven’t got any fresh bank credit sanctioned from their lenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the government......

'You don't ask someone in ICU to start exercising from the next day'

'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the first of her five press conferences to......

Is Ola, Uber resuming services in your city?

While Ola will be restarting services in over 60 cities across the country from Tuesday, Uber, on the other hand, will restart services in 13 more cities from Tuesday, increasing coverage to over......

Which actor's films foresaw virus and locust attacks?

Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what......

Bollywood's background dancers look for help to survive

'Earlier I'd send money back home.''Now I've to take from them.''I'm completely heartbroken, scared for what the future holds.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone dance the Lungi Dance in......

SEE: Dhoni adds tractor to his hot wheels collection

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy CSK Twitter Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves cars. Captain Cool owns several high-end vehicles, which are parked at his villa in Ranchi. Chennai Super Kings reveals......

Raina is missing Dhoni, shares throwback photo

IMAGE: To moments that matter, Suresh Raina tweeted. Photograph: Suresh Raina/Twitter Reminiscing about his old days, cricketer Suresh Raina shared a throwback picture with former Indian......

Sakshi Dhoni reveals post-lockdown plans with husband Mahi

IMAGE: Sakshi Dhoni has revealed that husband Mahi is addicted to a popular mobile gaming app. Photograph: Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi on Sunday revealed her......

'Job was done': Sakshi on her now-deleted #DhoniRetires tweet

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi Dhoni. Photograph: BCCI Sakshi Dhoni, wife of wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday clarified as to why she lost her cool and came up with......

Vishy Anand back in India after three months

'We are happy that Anand is back after a long time.' IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand was stuck in Germany since February following the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Grand Chess Tour/Twitter Five-time......

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COVID-19 patient mistakenly sent to home dist in Nagaland

DIMAPUR, June 4 - One of the 17 returnees from Chennai who were sent to Peren district from Dimapur on Wednesday night, has tested positive for... ...

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RBI surveys

The survey, however, said that GDP is expected to revert to growth terrain next year, when it is likely to grow by 7.2 per cent. Illustration:... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/coronavirus-economy-may-contract-by-15-in-fy21-rbi-surveys/20200604.htm

Backbone of animal unearthed

MADURAI: Archaeologists working in the ancient site of Keeladi in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu have unearthed an intact backbone of an animal .... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/keeladi-excavations-backbone-of-animal-unearthed/articleshow/76199114.cms

Bullets, bullet casings seized from woman

MADURAI: A 41-year-old woman bound to Chennai from Madurai airport was detained after two bullets and seven bullet casings were found in her bag... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/bullets-bullet-casings-seized-from-chennai-bound-woman-at-madurai-airport/articleshow/76197417.cms

Conductor spends pay to buy masks for passengers

Devanathan Veerappan | TNN | Updated: Jun 4, 2020, 19:00 IST V Karuppasamy gives a mask to a woman passenger MADURAI: Travel in this TNSTC (Tamil... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-bus-conductor-spends-one-month-salary-to-buy-masks-for-passengers/articleshow/76197777.cms

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