Fighting the coronavirus pandemic is hard, in fact it seems impossible. Doctors, nurses, carers and paramedics around the world are facing an unprecedented workload in overstretched health facilities, and with no end in sight. They are working in stressful and frightening work environments, not just because the virus is little understood, but because in most settings they are under-protected, overworked and themselves vulnerable to infection. The risk to doctors, nurses and others on the front lines has become plain: Italy has seen at least 18 doctors with coronavirus die. Spain reported that more than 3,900 health care workers have become infected. In dire times such as these, people are trying their best to show their appreciation to the frontline workers. Here are some images -- from clapping for them to singing for them.. A 'thank you' in any way goes a long way around.
Journalists in the city on Monday staged a sit-in at the Mantralay (secretariat) premises, protesting the rejection of demand for a Central Bureau of Investigtion probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
Bodies of 2 fireman were retrieved from the debris of a collapsed four-storey building in the wee hours, even as firefighting continued today after a major a fire broke out in it last night, in the Sector 17 area of the city, officials said.
To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.
Pakistan called in the Army to restore order after violent clashes.
A 15 per cent corporate tax rate for services companies in SEZs, setting up a fund for deep-tech startups and establishing clusters to demonstrate design-to-manufacturing capabilities of tech firms were some of the key demands made by the IT sector at the pre-Budget consultation on Monday. The participants shared their views and suggestions regarding Big Data, incentives for encouraging setting up of data centres, fiscal incentives for data localisation, incentives for pushing digital penetration in rural areas, and corporate guarantee to startups for competing with other nations.
Paytm has been preparing for the sale for the past three months.
Samsung India Electronics Ltd, one of the leading companies in the field of digital technology, has brought the year's eagerly awaited cyber olympics called the World Cyber Games to Mumbai.\n
...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.
eBay India has announced the eBay India Battle of Gadgets 2011. The event ranks India's most popular electronic gadget purchases online over a 12-month period based on an analysis of all eBay transactions. Here, then are the top gadget brands in India.
Here's a quick glance at what's happening at CES 2012.
The decision to delete rules governing locations under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951 was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet. Earlier, the industries other than non-polluting electronics, computer software and printing were not allowed to be located within 25 km from the periphery of cities above population of one million.
As much as 20 per cent of the gross merchandise value (GMV) of sales made on e-commerce platforms is being financed through the no-cost EMI route, up from 4-5 pc two years ago.
In India, Samsung is seeing strong competition from local company Micromax.
Should politicians have a say on what events can take place in the country?
In a post-midnight action, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ordered the suspension of two police officers who not only assaulted the local bureau chief of IBN - 7, but also tried to frame him in a false criminal case late Sunday night.
The lowest employability figure across roles was observed in Chennai with employability for the civil design engineer roles as low as 1 per cent.
The step had been taken to lend the required 'authenticity' to electronic communications.
Flipkart's Big Billion Days festive sale started on Oct 13.
A Silicon Valley IT company in the US has been ordered to pay $40,000 in back wages to eight Indian workers who worked up to 122 hours a week and received as little as $1.21 an hour.
Nearly all FMCG companies like Marico, HUL, ITC and the rest have been indicating that the operating environment has been challenging, with drop in consumption, especially in rural areas, severe crunch in market liquidity conditions, and disruptions and floods in several parts of the country. To overcome this, they are boosting their direct reach in the countryside.
Belgium's soccer team received a hero's welcome in Brussels on Sunday, after achieving their best-ever World Cup result in Russia.
The Chinese smartphone maker's focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India.
Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority which comes the federal information ministry on November 2 had asked all broadcasters to refrain from covering 72 banned groups including LeT, JuD and FIF under UN restriction.
With a rise in the number of cyber crimes and hacking, and many putting a question mark on safety of Aadhaar data, the FM might bring proposals in this regard and allocate funds separately.
The online pharmacy market, which was worth about $512 million in 2018, is growing at a CAGR of 63 per cent and is expected to hit overall revenues of over $3.6 billion by 2022.
The official also said the government's official app helped generate information about 697 potential hotspots in the country.
Twenty six former employees of the Shenzhen-based Chloride Phoenixtec Electronics Company in southern Guangdong Province had appealed to the city's labour arbitration authority, demanding that the company compensate them for insults and for the unfair dismissal of seven of them, state run Global Times reported on Tuesday.
As part of its expansion plans, Jio has announced the roll-out of Internet of Things (IoT) services in association with Samsung, which will help consumers and enterprises.
The prime minister is likely to talk about its possible extension.
Modi, however, admitted that both countries face numerous economic challenges in the current global environment which directly affect trade and commerce
Pakistani ministers, politicians and other prominent figures were conspicuous by their absence at the funeral prayers for 95 members of the minority Ahmedi sect killed in terror attacks on two mosques in Lahore. Most sections of the electronic media too did not cover the burial ceremony at Rabwah in Chenab Nagaron Saturday and Sunday.
Rana, 59, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19.
The protesters, including AAP MLAs and newly appointed Delhi convener Gopal Rai, alleged that the manipulation of electronic voting machines was killing democracy.
The exponential number of downloads can be attributed to a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking people to have the app on their mobiles, combined with the government's push for downloading of the app through other channels, reports Neha Alawadhi.
IT major Wipro on Monday said it has been ranked as a leader in the global R&D service provider survey by Zinnov Management Consulting for the fourth successive year.
The report hints that even this shocking figure is at best modest, Satish Sinha, chief programme coordinator of NGO Toxic Link, said on Friday, releasing the report "Mumbai: Choking on e-waste".
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JLR on Monday launched a new variant of Jaguar XF sedan for Rs 45.12 lakh
Xiaomi plans to bring global component suppliers to India and this could potentially bring investment of at least Rs 15000 crore
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