APRIL 10, 2021
Heavy rush of shoppers seen at Sarojani Nagar Market despite rise in coronavirus cases, on April 5, 2021 in New Delhi, India.- Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
While India, with an average of 34,30,502 anti-coronavirus doses being given per day, tops globally in the number of jabs administered daily, it is the issue of vaccine wastage...
APRIL 10, 2021
The Post Office's Gram Sumangal Rural Postal Life Insurance Scheme is an endowment scheme that provides money back as well as insurance cover to people living in the rural areas. There are two types of plans under this scheme.
Another advantage is that if you invest in it at just Rs. 95 per day, you can get Rs....
APRIL 10, 2021
White nationalist attend a rally on October 28, 2017 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The event billed as a White Lives Matter rally is hosted by Nationalist Front, which is a coalition of several white supremacist organizations. - Scott Olson/Getty Images
Prior to a "White Lives Matter" rally in Huntington Beach, California, scheduled for Sunday, plans for counter-protests have...
APRIL 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the two-and-a-half weeks since President Joe Biden announced he was tasking Vice President Kamala Harris with leading diplomatic efforts to stem the flow of migrants at the Southern border, the White House has found themselves having to clarify the shape of her role on a near-daily basis.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has...
APRIL 10, 2021
The number of job vacancies soared to nearly 15 million by mid-March, but discouraged, hesitant and fearful job seekers means many positions are still unfilled, according to new data from online job site ZipRecruiter.
Online job postings plunged from 10 million before the start of the pandemic last year to just below 6 million last May, as lockdowns...
APRIL 10, 2021
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 26: A pharmacist prepares the Pfizer vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Chinatown on March 26, 2021 in New York City. In an effort to get more New Yorkers vaccinated against COVID-19, New York City has opened a series of pop-up vaccination sites. Many of the hubs have been...
APRIL 9, 2021
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99, the Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. As the Royal Family prepares to bid adieu to the Duke, the COVID-19 pandemic casts a shadow on Operation Forth Bridge, the events which would follow his demise.
Operation Forth Bridge is the code name meant to refer to...
APRIL 9, 2021
There's no denying that getting a fourth stimulus check to the American people will be an uphill battle. Still, there are plenty in Congress pushing for it. Here are three reasons why.
1. Unexpectedly high jobless rate
Despite signs that businesses have begun to rehire, last week's jobless claims jumped to 744,000. While the Department of Labor expected numbers...
APRIL 9, 2021
Prince Philip. WPA Pool/Getty Images/Alastair Grant
Prince Philip has long held an important position among European royalty. Over the course of more than 70 years of marriage to Queen Elizabeth II, he became the longest-serving consort in British history and one of, if not the, most prominent royal spouses in the world. Of course, Elizabeth wasn't Philip's...
APRIL 8, 2021
Pushing global vaccination “is not only the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do,” Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said on Thursday. - Pool photo by Stefani Reynolds
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, stressed on Thursday that even as economic prospects look brighter in the United States, getting the world vaccinated...
