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Permanent work from home: Need for regulatory blessings

22 Jun 2020 05:23 AM IST

There is an immediate requirement to re-look at income tax law, state labour laws and guidelines issued by the Department of Telecom for orchestrating the permanent work from home policy at a large scale.

As prices stagnate, housing plays to end-user gallery

22 Jun 2020 05:22 AM IST

Across the world, the coronavirus pandemic has made homes the new focal point – for now, and very possibly also in the future. In an unlikely twist to the Indian real estate story, working from home is now at least partially juxtaposed against the commercial office narrative. As work commutes

Theatrical releases are here to stay in India: Anushka

22 Jun 2020 05:20 AM IST

Actress-producer Anushka Sharma feels nothing can substitute the experience of watching a film on the big screen, and feels the post-Covid era will usher in a new wave where OTT platforms will “parallely exist” with theatres. “Let’s be very honest, these are extraordinary circumstances that we are all experiencing. I

Still don’t understand the word homophobia: Priya

22 Jun 2020 05:19 AM IST

June celebrates the vibrant hues of the LGBTQ+ community as “Pride Month”. The more we are moving towards the acceptance of individuals and the community in how they truly are, the more beautiful this world is becoming. Actress Priya Banerjee speaks about the LGBTQ+ community and how difficult it was

Sushant’s sudden death leaves question mark on his unfinished film projects

22 Jun 2020 05:19 AM IST

Actor Sushant Sigh Rajput’s suicide on 14 June 2020 has left everyone in shock. No one would have thought that the actor with such an innocent smile was under so much pain behind it. He was working on several projects and his untimely death has left a question mark on

Hotstar-Disney books Ramoji Film City for 3 years, theatre owners fear loss

22 Jun 2020 02:57 AM IST

As online content consumption spikes during lockdown, Over the Top (OTT) content producer Hotstar-Disney has rented Hyderabad’s famous Ramoji Film City for three years to increase content production. The move has put an unofficial embargo on other film units to shoot in this premise and is now seen as a

Air travel belies Covid fears, only 0.03% passengers found positive

22 Jun 2020 02:55 AM IST

Air travel has emerged as the safest mode of conveyance during the Covid-19 pandemic as only 0.03% of total domestic passengers who flew between 25 May and 15 June were found to be corona-positive, as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) data. It has come at a time when

Intel agencies warn of big cyber attack from China

22 Jun 2020 02:49 AM IST

Chinese hackers plan to carry out a cyber attack in India by sending an e-mail in the name of a free Covid-19 test.

Defence Minister gives Army full freedom to act on LAC

22 Jun 2020 02:49 AM IST

A mistake by China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) could now weigh heavily on its forces as Defence Minister Rajnath has given the Army a free hand to act. It is also learnt that India will adopt different strategic methods from now on to protect the border from

World needs yoga more than ever, to defeat Covid-19: PM Modi

22 Jun 2020 02:48 AM IST

Addressing the nation on the occasion of International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that coronavirus could be defeated by strengthening respiratory system by practising yoga exercises like Pranayama. Talking about the importance and need of yoga, especially during a global pandemic, he said that the world

SC calls for ‘uniform fee’ for Covid-19 tests across India

20 Jun 2020 05:08 AM IST

The Supreme Court has suggested reasonable pricing by governments and uniformity in Covid-19 testing being carried across the country. Observing different prices of coronavirus tests across different states, the court asked Centre and state governments to look into the issue. The top court also instructed Centre and state governments to

Minister Athawale calls for nationwide ban on Chinese food

20 Jun 2020 05:07 AM IST

After the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, Union Minister as Athawale has called for Chinese food ban nationwide. Tensions between India and China escalated, following a clash between the border troops of the two Asian neighbours in the late night of 15th June,