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Photo: Economic Times   The beneficiaries of the Prime Minister Ujjwala Gas Scheme will not have to wait for the free gas cylinder even during the ongoing lockdown during the Coronavirus infection. The wait for all these is over. The money will be sent to the accounts of all these beneficiaries today. Under the Ujjwala free LPG gas cylinder scheme, now the beneficiary will be given the price of gas. Gas money will be sent to his account. The scheme will be applicable to 14.2 kg cylinders till June 30. From today, the central government will deposit money to buy cylinders in the account of the Prime Minister Ujjwala scheme, after which beneficiaries can book their cylinders. The second cylinder will be booked after 15 days. In order to facilitate people from lockdown due to coronavirus infection, the Petroleum Ministry has prepared guidelines to provide gas cylinders to Ujjwala gas beneficiaries for three months free. Under these rules, if the consumer was sent money to buy a...

Photo by  Glenn Carstens-Peters  on  Unsplash The coronavirus is slashing jobs day by the day.  If you’re one of the many worryings about making money right now, finding a work from home job could be your saving grace. While there are many sites that advertise work from home opportunities—both legitimate and less so—the operative word here in the job listings is “remote.” The following resources focus specifically on remote job listings. Keep in mind that some of these platforms are for freelance jobs, which means you’ll be responsible for paying taxes and won’t qualify for the usual company benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, etc. These could be good gigs to get into for the meantime. Like any job search, you’ll want to have a polished resume and be ready to go on the hunt for work. These 10 platforms will help you get started: 1. FlexJobs FlexJobs  is one of the largest and most popular platforms to find remote work. Members can sear...

Image from pixabay The analysis by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) said the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting global supply chains and international trade. With nearly 100 countries closing national borders during the past month, the movement of people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt. The global economy could shrink by up to 1 percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from the previous forecast of 2.5 percent growth, the UN has said, warning that it may contract even further if restrictions on the economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses. The analysis by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) said the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting global supply chains and international trade. With nearly 100 countries closing national borders during the past month, the movement of people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt. "Millions of workers in these countries are facing...

Continued disruption in the food supply chain will eventually hit consumers if prices vary widely across regions. This uncertainty has also hit 70 mn households in rural India who own small dairies. ( Photo by  Ron Hansen  on  Unsplash ) NEW DELHI: Baburao Sanap has no clue how to pull himself out of a big mess —he’s saddled with 40 tonnes of fresh grapes and a loan of ₹40 lakh. “Corona is worse than notebandi," Sanap said, recalling the ban on high-value currency notes announced in November 2016. Then, payments were delayed, farm gate prices crashed and people were scrambling for cash. Now, there is no labour available to work on the fields—most have either run away or are afraid to step out. There are no buyers in wholesale markets, as traders have stopped taking calls from farmers. Even container ships are not available to export the premium grapes from Nashik in Maharashtra where Sanap farms. “I am finding it hard to even dry the grapes to make raisins......

 Photo by  Martin Sanchez  on  Unsplash As of 10 p.m., the toll stood at 50, 230 and the total number of cases around the world at 981,221. NEW DELHI: The global coronavirus toll crossed 50,000 late on Thursday with Italy (13,915) and Spain (10,003) accounting for nearly half the fatalities, while the number of cases was fast approaching a million, with the US having over a fifth of them, as per the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre. As of 10 p.m., the toll stood at 50, 230 and the total number of cases around the world at 981,221. Italy was second in the number of cases, at 115,242, closely followed by Spain (110,238), while China had 82,432. The US, which had the maximum cases at 226,374, reported the third-highest number of deaths at 5,316, with 1,374 of them in New York City. France, at 4,032 deaths, was in fourth place and was followed by China, from where the disease outbreak was first reported with 3,322 (3,199 of them in Hub...

Govt has also aggressively stepped up actions on contact tracing and quarantining attendees and those who had come in contact with them( Photo: Returners) NEW DELHI:  Just three days after the Delhi police began evacuating the Nizamuddin Markaz, the Indian government has blacklisted 960 foreigners who were part of the congregation, Union home minister Amit Shah confirmed on Thursday. While the Delhi police have also issued a notice to the Maulana of the Tabligh Markaz seeking a response on why the area was not evacuated, the Centre has aggressively stepped up actions on contact tracing and quarantining attendees and those who had come in contact with them. "Approximately 2100 foreigners had visited India for Tabligh activities. While approximately 824 of them, as on 21 March, were dispersed in different parts of the country, approximately 216 of them were staying at Nizamuddin Markaz. Others might have left the country before the lockdown," the ministry said, adding...

The 'Aarogya Setu' app determines if you are at risk by scanning through a database of known cases across India, and also via location (Google Play Store) In order to spread awareness among the citizens on the novel coronavirus outbreak in India, prime minister Narendra Modi-led government has launched a new app that will help people track COVID-19 infections more accurately and effectively. The app has been developed by the National Informatics Centre that comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The 'Aarogya Setu' tracking app, which is already available on  Google Play Store   on Android smartphones and App Store for iPhones, will help track the coronavirus infection by using the smartphone's GPS system and Bluetooth and provide information that will help in determining if you have been near a COVID-19 infected person or not. First spotted by The Next Web, the application determines if you are at risk by scanning through a data...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump (Photo: Unsplash) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and its proxies against attacking US troops or assets in Iraq, citing a possible "sneak attack" but giving no other details. Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2020  "Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on US troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!" Trump said in a post on Twitter.

The number of cases in the region, which includes the country's financial capital Milan, increased by some 1,047 to around 43,208, the source said. Tourist wearing a protective respiratory mask outside the Coliseum in Rome on February 28, 2020. Andreas Solaro | AFP | Getty Images The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicenter of Italy's contagion, has risen by around 381 in a day to some 7,199, a source familiar with the data said on Tuesday. The daily deaths were down sharply from Monday's tally of 458 and marked the lowest daily toll since March 25. The number of cases in the region, which includes the country's financial capital Milan, increased by some 1,047 to around 43,208, the source said. The increase in cases was also smaller than the 1,154 registered on Monday and 1,592 on Sunday. The nationwide tallies will be released at around 6.00 p.m. (1600 GMT). On Monday, the national death toll stood a...

The New York governor, who has ribbed his younger brother during interviews, mentioned the family situation during his daily press briefing, calling the CNN reporter his "best friend." CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo (Photo: Twitter) CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, whose brother Andrew is the high-profile governor of New York state, said Tuesday that he has contracted coronavirus-and will keep broadcasting from self-isolation in his home. "In these difficult times that seem to get more difficult and complicated by the day, I just found out that I am positive for coronavirus," Cuomo said on Twitter. "I have been exposed to people in recent days who have subsequently tested positive and I had fever, chills, and shortness of breath," he added. "I just hope I didn't give it to the kids and Cristina. That would make me feel worse than the illness!" Cuomo, 49, presents his own weeknight news show on CNN, "Cuomo Prime Time." He said he woul...

The French death toll includes only those who died in the hospital and not those who died at home or in old people's homes. France's coronavirus death toll continued to climb, in Paris, Friday, March 27, 2020. ( Photo: France .com) France on Tuesday reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 499 more people had died in the hospital to bring the toll to 3,523. There are now 22,757 people hospitalized in France with COVID-19, with 5,565 of them in intensive care, health official Jerome Salomon told reporters in his daily update. The French death toll includes only those who died in the hospital and not those who died at home or in old people's homes.

A total of 40,057 deaths have been recorded across the world, including 29,305 in Europe, with Italy registering 12,428, followed by Spain with 8,189, the USA with 3,415, and China with 3,305. Photo: Oregonlive The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 40,000 people worldwide, with nearly three-quarters of the deaths in Europe, according to an AFP tally released on Tuesday using official figures. According to another tally published by the Johns Hopkins University, the number of deaths in the United States from the coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December. A total of 40,057 deaths have been recorded across the world, including 29,305 in Europe, with Italy registering 12,428, followed by Spain with 8,189, US with 3,415, and China with 3,305. The Baltimore-based university said there are 1,75,067 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, the most of any country in the world. Since the virus emerged in China in December, 8,0...

A worker checks a man's temperature following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Peshawar, Pakistan March 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz New Delhi: Pakistan has recorded the largest number of confirmed cases of people infected with the new coronavirus in South Asia, and this number is still very much growing. However, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has not ordered a nationwide lockdown – even as the country sees a patchwork of restrictions at the provincial level. Here is a quick explainer on Pakistan’s strategy to deal with the new with coronavirus, and why it is a regional outlier. What has been the extent of COVID-19 spread in Pakistan? Pakistan’s first case of coronavirus, a university student who had returned from Iran, was reported on February 26. The first death was a 50-year-old, who died on March 18 after refusing to quarantine, contrary to the doctor’s advice. As shown by Samaa TV’s tracker,...

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The businessman, who traveled to Delhi to attend a Tablighi Jamaat congregation, died on March 26 in a Srinagar hospital People who attended Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West boardwalk to board a bus for the LNJP Hospital for screening and COVID-19 test, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Social news)

Hospitals in the New York City area have been overrun with patients suffering from COVID-19 The USNS Comfort medical ship moves up the Hudson River as it arrives on March 30 in New York City. The military hospital ship arrived as America's coronavirus epicenter prepares to fight the peak of the pandemic that has killed more than 3,000 people across the US. (Photo: Getty image)

Photo: news hunt media Sports Desk: The country is trying in every way to combat the coronavirus. There was also an appeal from PM Modi to provide relief funds. After this appeal of PM Modi, big personalities of the country have come forward and donated. In this episode, now Team India captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma have also moved forward. On Monday, Virat Kohli announced on Twitter that he is donating to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Anushka and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 30, 2020  He tweeted that "I and Anushka are giving their support to the Prime Minister's Support Fund." We are heartbroken to see peop...

PM Narendra Modi ( Prime Minister of India ) Coronavirus is bent on killing people, therefore, entire humanity must unite and resolve to eliminate it

Migrants workers going back to there home from Delhi to UP and Bihar due to nationwide Lockdown Photo: PTI Union Home Secretary asked states to ensure that there is no movement of people across cities or on highways as the lockdown continues

Photo: AFP ( File photo of Thomas Schaefer) Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday

 Photo: PTI New Delhi: As India entered Day 5 of a 21-day lockdown, eight more Covid-19 deaths were reported from six states, taking the toll to 27 on Sunday.  On the positive side, of the 1,024 active cases, 95 patients have been cured and discharged. However, the spread of the highly contagious virus has more than doubled — from 75 districts to 160 — in the last six days. And 106 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. In a bid to stop community transmission of the virus, the central government has ordered the sealing of state and district borders across India to discourage the movement of migrant workers, many thousands of whom have set out to return to their villages after the lockdown left them jobless. The Centre said Sunday that all those violating the lockdown restrictions will be sent to a 14-day quarantine. States have been directed to allow only the movement of essential commodities and stop people’s movement on highways or across cities. The Pri...

     Demand for LPG cylinders have gone up by 200% NEW DELHI : India, the world's third-largest energy consumer, has enough petrol, diesel and cooking gas (LPG) in stocks to last way beyond the three-week nationwide lockdown as all plants and supply locations are fully operational, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) Chairman Sanjiv Singh said. Singh, who continued to oversee the mammoth operations of ensuring that fuel reaches every nook and corner despite bereavement of his father on the day 21-day lockdown was declared, said there is no shortage of any fuel in the country and customers should not resort to the panic booking of LPG refills. "We have mapped demand for all fuel for the entire April and beyond. We have refineries operating at levels enough to meet all of the demand. Besides all bulk storage points,  LPG distributorships and petrol pumps are functioning normally. There is absolutely no shortage of any fuel," he told PTI. The nationwide lo...