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'COVID-19 can quietly enter your body, without causing pain'

IMAGE: A medic collects swab samples for a COVID-19 RT PCR test at Lajpat Nagar market in New Delhi, November 16 2020. Photograph: Prateek Kumar/ANI Photo Our life is being ruled by a super......

How this general taught Pakistan a lesson

'In one instance of the Pakistani army's violation of the Ceasefire, I ordered a far tougher response designed to deter the enemy.''I warned that 'unexpected damage' to their forces will be......

Russian vaccine has efficacy of over 95%: RFID CEO

The Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been found to be over 95 percent effective, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said on Tuesday. ......

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom and Brazil showed that it was 70 per cent effective on average,......

Mahatma's great grandson dies of COVID-19

Satish Dhupelia, one of Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandsons, succumbed to COVID-19 in Johannesburg on Sunday, three days after his 66th birthday. Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie confirmed that her......

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as ‘independent contractors’ who directly do business with......

Wipro rewrites growth strategy under new chief Thierry Delaporte

Under the new model, the IT services firm will replace the current structure of its various strategic business units, service lines and geographies with four strategic market units and two global......

Moody's raises India's 2020 GDP growth forecast to -8.9%

Moody's on Thursday raised India's GDP forecast for the calendar year 2020 upwards to -8.9 per cent contraction from -9.6 per cent contraction forecast earlier. Illustration: Dominic......

The missing pieces in Jet Air's revival plan

After 18 months of closure, what really could be salvaged? And the answer sadly is, precious little, Patience, perseverance and plenty of moolah is the way forward even assuming intent is in place,......

Food focus keeps PepsiCo going, but Coke struggles amid pandemic

The good news for PepsiCo is that the foods segment has normalised much faster to pre-pandemic levels than beverages. One of the things Covid-19 has brought into stark relief is the contrasting......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

South Africa to rest Du Plessis for ODIs vs England

IMAGE: Faf du Plessis is being rested after competing in the Twenty20 games against England and in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters South......

England's signal system within spirit of the game: Morgan

England’s analyst Nathan Lemon placed a series of large numbers or letters on clipboards, that were visible from the field, meant to help Morgan in his decision-making as he led England to a......

World No 1 Malan attains highest ever T20 batting rating

IMAGE: Dawid Malan, who replaced Babar Azam as the World No 1 in the ICC T20 rankings in September, scored 173 runs in the just concluded three-match T20 series against South Africa. Photograph:......

Malan stars as England secure series whitewash

IMAGE: England's Dawid Malan bats. Photograph: Sumaya Hisham/Reuters Dawid Malan scored an unbeaten 99 as England impressively chased down an imposing target to beat South Africa by nine wickets......

South Africa's Rabada ruled out of England ODI series

IMAGE: South Africa's Kagiso Rabada. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the one-day series against England after......

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South Africa to rest Du Plessis for ODIs vs England

IMAGE: Faf du Plessis is being rested after competing in the Twenty20 games against England and in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super... ...

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/south-africa-to-rest-du-plessis-for-odis-vs-england/20201203.htm

England Captain Eoin Morgan Defends Use Of Signals From Team Balcony

South Africa vs England: Eoin Morgan said England had been using tactical signals from the team balcony throughout the T20I series against South... ...

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/south-africa-vs-england-eoin-morgan-defends-use-of-signals-from-team-balcony-2333800

England's Bairstow poised for Test recall after BBL withdrawal

Bairstow, who is currently part of the limited-overs squad in South Africa, has not played a test this year after a difficult 2019 but scored a... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/england-s-bairstow-poised-for-test-recall-after-bbl-withdrawal/story-VReKAaS7MiIFoYDuZCv5KO.html

'COVID-19 can quietly enter your body, without causing pain'

IMAGE: A medic collects swab samples for a COVID-19 RT PCR test at Lajpat Nagar market in New Delhi, November 16 2020. Photograph: Prateek... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/what-you-must-know-about-covid-19/20201201.htm

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as ‘independent... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/special/employees-or-contractors-gig-workers-biggest-dilemma/20201203.htm

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