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  • Jacinda Ardern receives New Zealand top honour for leadership during COVID, mosque attack June 05, 2023 06:23 AM IST

    Jacinda Ardern receives New Zealand top honour for leadership during COVID, mosque attack

    Jacinda Ardern was named "Dame Grand Companion," the second highest honour in New Zealand, on King Charles' birthday holiday celebrated by the country on June 5, and she made the coronation honours list for this year.

  • Nine Years of Modi Government: Stood firm and delivered despite challenges May 26, 2023 03:45 PM IST

    Nine Years of Modi Government: Stood firm and delivered despite challenges

    Nine years of the Modi government can be considered to be excellent years for the economy and people of India. Despite the worst pandemic of the century, in these nine years, India’s international standing has also improved significantly, not only in terms of ranking in GDP but also in terms of cooperation with other countries, both rich and poor

  • China Economy: Recovery disappointment has set in May 24, 2023 10:18 AM IST

    China Economy: Recovery disappointment has set in

    Disillusionment has replaced the high hopes that accompanied China's reopening. But China may be a victim of the staggering successes of the past 30 years

  • Explainer: How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics May 23, 2023 11:51 AM IST

    Explainer: How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics

    A new pact is a priority for WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who called it a "generational commitment that we will not go back to the old cycle of panic and neglect" at the U.N. agency's annual assembly.

  • Zoom raises full-year forecasts despite slowing growth May 23, 2023 12:56 PM IST

    Zoom raises full-year forecasts despite slowing growth

    Zoom has raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts, defying a slowdown in growth following the pandemic boom and facing tough economic conditions, according to Reuters. Despite an initial rally, the company's shares pared gains to a 0.7 percent increase after-market hours.

  • Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong test positive for COVID-19 May 22, 2023 08:34 PM IST

    Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong test positive for COVID-19

    Lee, 71, said due to his age, doctors prescribed him the antiviral medication Paxlovid, adding that his most recent COVID-19 vaccine booster was in November.

  • Covid pandemic highlighted many gaps in global health architecture: PM Modi May 22, 2023 07:29 AM IST

    Covid pandemic highlighted many gaps in global health architecture: PM Modi

    In his video message at the 76th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, Modi said the pandemic also highlighted a need to boost global health equity while India showed its commitment to international cooperation by shipping almost 300 million vaccine doses to more than 100 countries.

  • MC Exclusive: Go First looking at three fleet-size options to restart operations May 19, 2023 07:44 PM IST

    MC Exclusive: Go First looking at three fleet-size options to restart operations

    The airline’s plans hinge on whether aircraft lessors will be allowed to take back their planes.

  • Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO May 19, 2023 03:02 PM IST

    Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO

    The UN health agency's annual world statistics report also showed a swelling threat from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

  • China’s shaky recovery and how it impacts Indian investors  May 19, 2023 09:27 AM IST

    China’s shaky recovery and how it impacts Indian investors 

    Recent numbers indicate the Chinese economy appears to be losing steam. After March saw falling credit growth, housing market sales, and consumer inflation, April numbers indicate further stress

  • United States Ends Last COVID-19 Travel Barrier, Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals May 12, 2023 05:17 PM IST

    United States Ends Last COVID-19 Travel Barrier, Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals

    In February, the House of Representatives voted to end the last remaining pandemic restrictions on May 11.

  • NCLT's decision to admit Go First's insolvency riles lessors and vendors, leaves employees confused May 11, 2023 10:51 PM IST

    NCLT's decision to admit Go First's insolvency riles lessors and vendors, leaves employees confused

    GoFirst's employees are concerned about their salaries if they stick with the airline through its insolvency resolution process, while its lessors are concerned about their lease payments and have even approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to contest the order by the NCLT.

  • Go First's resolution professional reassures employees that airline will restart operations May 11, 2023 07:41 PM IST

    Go First's resolution professional reassures employees that airline will restart operations

    Go First will have to raise some funds in order to restart operations, the airline's resolution professional Abhilash Lal has told the employees

  • Go First hopes to restart operations in two weeks with 20 aircraft: Sources May 11, 2023 08:43 AM IST

    Go First hopes to restart operations in two weeks with 20 aircraft: Sources

    Go First aims to operate around 1,200 flights a week and slowly increase operations while the ongoing legal battle with Pratt & Whitney ensues.

  • Nepal sees tourism recovering fast after Covid; about 28% of total arrivals from India May 09, 2023 08:45 PM IST

    Nepal sees tourism recovering fast after Covid; about 28% of total arrivals from India

    The tourism board estimated that around 1.2 million tourist arrivals, an equivalent to the arrivals the Himalayan nation achieved in 2020, were expected this year.

  • Go First's legal battle with P&W likely to be messy, drawn-out affair: Execs May 09, 2023 06:55 PM IST

    Go First's legal battle with P&W likely to be messy, drawn-out affair: Execs

    Even if there is a resolution of the matter, P&W may not be able to supply engines for six months due to global supply chain issues, delaying Go First’s plans to resume flights

  • Had stopped taking bookings before DGCA notice, will respond in due course: Go First May 09, 2023 03:02 PM IST

    Had stopped taking bookings before DGCA notice, will respond in due course: Go First

    Go First has cancelled all flights since May 3 and moved a plea with the NCLT to begin voluntary insolvency proceedings

  • Wait gets longer for Go First flyers as refunds hinge on fresh fund-raising May 09, 2023 06:47 AM IST

    Wait gets longer for Go First flyers as refunds hinge on fresh fund-raising

    Those who booked through travel agents and online service providers will get precedence over those who bought their tickets on the airline’s website or app

  • DGCA orders Go First to stop selling air tickets with immediate effect May 08, 2023 05:14 PM IST

    DGCA orders Go First to stop selling air tickets with immediate effect

    The DGCA has given Go First time till May 24 to respond after which a decision will be taken by the regulator on the airline's Air Operator Certificate.

  • India adds 1,839 Covid infections, active cases down to 25,178 May 08, 2023 11:17 AM IST

    India adds 1,839 Covid infections, active cases down to 25,178

    The COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,71,469). The death toll climbed to 5,31,692 with 11 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

  • Delhi reports 113 covid cases and 3 deaths in last 24 hours May 06, 2023 09:57 PM IST

    Delhi reports 113 covid cases and 3 deaths in last 24 hours

    In its latest bulletin, it, however, said the complete case sheets of the three fatalities are awaited from hospitals.

  • Explainer: WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean? May 06, 2023 11:08 AM IST

    Explainer: WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year.

  • Travel agents' body urge Go First to process ticket refunds using money in credit shell May 05, 2023 10:12 PM IST

    Travel agents' body urge Go First to process ticket refunds using money in credit shell

    The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) has also urged Go First that the ticket refund amount be directly credited to the agents' bank accounts as many passengers are seeking refunds.

  • COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO May 05, 2023 07:51 PM IST

    COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO

    WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also warned of the ongoing impact of Long Covid, which provokes a long line of often severe and debilitating symptoms that can drag on for months or years.

  • WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency May 04, 2023 11:18 AM IST

    WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency

    The WHO first gave COVID its highest level of alert on January 30 2020, and the panel has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months.