Migrant workers are seen in a quarantined dormitory building in Singapore on May 20. Roslan Rahman / AFP / Getty Images Singapore, which has been dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus infections among its migrant workers, is building new dormitories with improved standards. By the end of this year, the country plans to create additional space to house some 60,000 …
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Mumbai on alert as Nisarga, the city’s first cyclone in more than a century, approaches
Nisarga will most likely intensify in a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Mumbai Tropical storm “Nisarga”, which is heading towards the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is likely to intensify in a cyclone in the next 12 hours and is expected to make landfall near Mumbai tomorrow. This would be the first cyclonic storm to impact the financial …
Read More »NetEase IPO: Chinese Gaming Company Seeks Nearly $ 3 Billion on Hong Kong List
The Chinese gaming company said it was issuing more than 171 million new shares at a maximum price of Hong Kong $ 126 ($ 16.26) each, without offering any discount to NetEase’s closing price in New York, where its shares listed since 2000. The transaction could raise around $ 2.8 billion for the company, assuming prices are at the top …
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Top 10 Quotes About Economics Made In India Made For The World
Our entire focus is on growth-oriented reforms: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday and said that India will definitely regain its economic growth as the government continues with various reforms. Prime Minister Modi said the government has taken difficult steps to combat the coronavirus …
Read More »India will regain growth. Trust me, not so difficult
Prime Minister Modi said that for his government, the reforms meant having the courage to make bold decisions. New Delhi: India will surely regain its economy soon and is already on the way to revive with “Unlock 1” to get out of the coronavirus blockade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at a meeting of companies and economists days after …
Read More »Black Tuesday: Music industry leaders promise to stop business for a day
Music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang spearheaded the effort to shut down normal business operations on June 2 through their #theshowmustbepaused initiative. It appears that a Twitter account linked to the group was created on Sunday, in the middle of a weekend that saw communities across the country protesting the killings of George Floyd and others by the police. …
Read More »Prime Minister’s First Keynote Speech On Economy After Unlock1: Highlights
This is Prime Minister Modi’s first speech after the Unlock1 government announcement on Saturday. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the annual session of the main industrial body, the Confederation of Indian Industry, this morning, his first major speech on economic-related issues since the government announced a gradual plan to reopen the country after two months of blockade …
Read More »George Floyd protests across America
Most of the protests in New York today were peaceful marches, but as night fell, there were also increasing cases of property destruction and looting. The looting appeared remarkably organized at times, CNN correspondent Shimon Prokupecz said at the scene. “They would go to the stores. They would break the windows. You know, they would use hammers. They would run …
Read More »World famous beach in Brazil emptied by coronavirus
Rio de Janeiro (CNN) – Miguel Oliveira firmly pushes the files and sugar into the shaker, for the first time that day. It’s noon, and this, along with the sparsely populated boardwalk on which your kiosk bar is located, is just a sign that something is amiss in Rio de Janeiro. “It has never been so bad,” he sighs. “We …
Read More »Mike Pompeo says growing Chinese forces have moved to northern India in LAC
China has moved its forces along the Current Line of Control (FTA) with India, said Mike Pompeo. Washington, United States: China has increased its forces along the Current Line of Control (FTA) with India, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, claiming that authoritarian regimes take such actions. Several areas throughout LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim have …
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