MARCH 19, 2021
People waited to enter a coronavirus vaccination site at the United Center in Chicago this week. The site was expected to administer 6,000 shots per day. - Shafkat Anowar/AP
CHICAGO — Officials in at least 17 states have committed in recent days to opening coronavirus vaccine appointments to all adults in March or April, part of a fast-moving...
MARCH 18, 2021
Representational image. - Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times
The unemployment rate in Delhi rose by 17.4 percentage points during the Covid-19 pandemic-induced nationwide lockdown—from 11.1% recorded in January-February 2020 to 28.5% recorded in October-November 2020—according to a Delhi government survey, which HT has seen.
And even for those employed, the report said, the average income dropped from ₹16,511 to ₹15,383...
MARCH 18, 2021
Ashok Leyland vs Tata Motors Share Price: Ahead of the big and long awaited scrappage policy briefing in parliament by Nitin Gadkari on scrappage policy, commercial vehicle makers' stocks like Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland have been quite volatile. According to stock market experts, both Ashok Leyland shares and Tata Motors shares are at good buying levels...
MARCH 18, 2021
A woman wearing a face mask sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags in Beijing, China. - Andy Wong/AP Photo
The first high-level meeting between U.S.-Chinese officials under the new Biden administration got off to a chilly start on Thursday, with senior American diplomats accusing China of threatening world stability and Chinese officials alleging America is...
MARCH 16, 2021
President Joe Biden waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, en route to Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general on Tuesday threatened to take action against the Biden administration over its new $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus law, decrying it for imposing “unprecedented...
MARCH 16, 2021
The overall happiness index among India’s high net-worth individuals (HNI) fell to 7.23 points on 10 as compared to 8.5 points in 2019, a Hurun India Wealth Report 2020 released on Tuesday revealed.
Hurun surveyed 449 Indian millionaires, individuals with a personal wealth of Rs 7 crore, of which 62 were super-rich (Rs 100 crore wealth).
The report also...
MARCH 16, 2021
President Joe Biden talks to ABC News' Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on March 16, 2021.
President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday that his message to migrants is "Don't come over."
Amid a surge of migrants and unaccompanied minors on the U.S. southern border, Stephanopoulos asked the president, "Do you...
MARCH 14, 2021
“When not one but two cyberhacks have gone undetected by the federal government in such a short period of time, it’s hard to say that we don’t have a problem,” said Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin. - Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sophisticated hacks pulled off by Russia and China against...
MARCH 13, 2021
President Biden’s direction to states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1 will pressure governors and local officials to increase the pace of their rollouts, as the U.S. surpassed 100 million vaccinations on Friday.
The milestone comes as the inoculation drive gains pace in the U.S. and as new cases of Covid-19 have dropped...
MARCH 13, 2021
This file photo shows part of a 1040 federal tax form. The IRS began accepting tax returns on Feb. 12, 2021. (Keith Srakocic, AP File)
Nearly 7 million tax filers are in limbo and facing substantial delays in getting refunds so far this tax filing season, as the Internal Revenue Service struggles to keep...
