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The fourth phase of the Vande Bharat mission, which is currently underway, has been augmented with the addition of around 120 flights between July 15-31. These additional flights will cater to the demand for repatriation from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, Europe, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. […]

"We are seeing part of that plan in action here at the Barking Job Centre.We are doubling the number of work coaches this year, that's new, incremental activity.But all our other initiatives will also make a difference. […]

The other issues currently impacting the continuity of operations include: lockdown measures cited by 79 per cent of respondents, international border controls (21 per cent), inadequate home-working infrastructure (35 per cent), mental health issues (10 per cent) and the lack of robust business continuity planning (13 per cent), the survey said. […]

Besides, several people are stranded in the part of the building which is intact as staircases were blocked, officials said. Stranded people were being rescued using ladders, they added. The city has been receiving heavy rainfall over the last two days. […]

The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development. […]

The state government's statement came a day after Dutee tried to douse the controversy that erupted when she put her BMW car on sale. She had said she was selling her luxury car not to fund her training but because the vehicle's maintenance cost is beyond her after reports to the contrary. […]

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani sought certain clarifications from the counsel for Shivinder as well as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and reserved the verdict. […]

“There is a surge in orders for industrial leather gloves from global markets. Due to lockdown, foreign buyers could not import these gloves. Now they are buying in good volumes. The demand is up 20% compared to that last July,” said Ramesh Juneja, regional chairman of Council of Leather Exports. […]

In its annual ranking of the most suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in Europe, Americas and the Asia-Pacific, the consultant said India is in top-3 countries this year and an upcoming manufacturing hub globally from an operating conditions and cost-competitiveness perspective. […]

The IIF, which represents global banks and financial institutions, said the first-quarter debt-to-GDP ratio jumped by over 10 percentage points, the largest quarterly surge on record. […]

The hack at Twitter raises serious questions about in-house security at Donald Trump's favourite social media platform but, experts say, also threatens malign consequences for the integrity of November's US presidential election. […]

Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017. Weeks later, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence. […]

The petition against the move to disqualify the rebel MLAs from the state assembly was taken up for hearing at 3 pm. But senior Advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the petitioners, sought time to amend it. […]

The Ficci Report on 'Rehabilitation of Migrant Workers in India' has proposed various recommendations to help migrant workers cope up with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns had triggered an exodus of migrant workers from various cities as industrial activities were disrupted and rendered many of them jobless. […]

The last time monsoon shaped this way was in 2015, when it poured 27 per cent above the LPA in June, and sowing was 29 per cent of the full season as compared with 30 per cent this time. […]

Sixteen personnel of the Kolkata Police traffic department had on Wednesday tested positive for the disease - some of them posted at its headquarters in Lalbazar, and others at Charu Market and Entally police stations, the officer said. […]

"Presently our economy is facing lots of challenges. Government is positive and supportive and at the same time as a facilitator, we are keenly taking lots of decisions regarding how we can be helpful in promoting industry, trade and business... This is the time we need cooperation from all stakeholders," Gadkari said. […]

Stating that the developments arrested the nascent recovery that had set in during May-June 2020, the latest estimate took the agency to the lower end of the spectrum of growth expectations for the economy. In May, ICRA had said the country would see a 5% contraction in FY21. […]

The Dubai government announced a stimulus package worth AED 1.5 billion to support its citizens, residents and investors from the global economic slowdown on... […]

The US is mulling over imposing a sweeping travel ban on members of the ruling Communist Party of China and their families, a move that could further exacerbate the bilateral tensions, according to a media report. […]