San Francisco: As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, Twitter on Wednesday mandated that all its 4900 employees must work from home. In an announcement, the company said, ‘We understand this is an unprecedented step, but these are unprecedented times. And we will continue to do all that we can to support our Tweeps.’ The…

Considering the persistent fear around the coronavirus outbreak, Uber Technologies have reportedly notified their passengers and drivers that it may temporarily suspend their accounts if they are tested positive for the deadly virus or have been exposed to it. A Reuters report issued on Wednesday stated that the company had already set up a team…

Unavailability of cabs and autos during peak hours, lower estimated time of arrival in heavy traffic conditions for bikes, and being more affordable has worked in favour of bike taxis. The proliferation of multiple models in the mobility space such as bike taxis, autos, car or bike rentals, carpooling, last-mile mobility etc. seems to be…

The BCCI kept mum but the Sports Ministry on Thursday dropped hints that the IPL could be held in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic even as foreign players were ruled out of the glitzy event till April 15 following government-imposed travel restrictions. IPL in empty stadiums would be up for discussion at the…

In an unusual turn of events, the Indian postal service delivered a letter correctly to a person despite it having incomplete address and wrong name. A Twitter user Navdeep Singh shared the photo of the envelope with the caption: “‘Maj NavNeeT Singh, High Court, Panchkula, Haryana’… A distinguished service medal is due to our @IndiaPostOffice…

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, saying cases outside China have risen 13-fold. The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci told lawmakers the pathogen is 10 times more deadly than the seasonal flu. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global health agency is “deeply concerned by the…

Lucknow: In a bizarre incident, a man brought a human hand allegedly from a nearby crematorium and asked his wife to cook it for dinner in Bijnor’s Tikkopur village, Uttar Pradesh. Upon seeing the chopped hand, the woman fell unconscious and later dialled up the police. The incident came to light after the woman woke up…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made his first visit to Wuhan since a coronavirus outbreak forced an unprecedented lockdown of the central city of 11 million people, in a sign that authorities’ efforts to control the virus are working. Xi’s arrival came on the same day that Wuhan shut the last of 14 makeshift…

NEW DELHI: Two employees working with IT companies Dell and Mindtree have been tested positive for coronavirus, according to company statements. The Dell employee had returned from the US, including a visit to Texas while the Mindtree employee also had a travel history abroad, the two companies said in separate statements. “We can confirm two…

The State Bank of India (SBI) Wednesday brought massive news for its 44.51 crore savings bank (SB) account holders. In a big decision towards “Customer First Approach”, India’s largest public lender, the SBI decided to bring relief to its savings account holders by waiving off the requirement for maintaining minimum balance in SB accounts. In…

Ever since Jyotiraditya Scindia, the erstwhile Gwalior royal dropped a bomb of resignation from the Congress party on what also happens to be the birthday of his late father Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politics has acquired soap opera dimensions. Here’s more about the former Congressman who was touted to have been extremely close to the first…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi retweeted an old Twitter post after Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The post from December 2018 shows Gandhi with Scindia on his right and Kamal Nath on his left and a line borrowed from Leo Tolstoy’s famous quote. ‘The two most powerful warriors are patience and time,’ Gandhi had tweeted…

In Delhi, the prices of petrol and diesel went down by Rs 2.69 and Rs 2.33 per litre, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices in India were slashed by 30 paise a litre and 25 paise a litre, respectively, on Wednesday as crude oil rates dropped due to a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia….

The man felt his complaint deserved Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray’s attention: a Mahabaleshwar hotel, he said, had issued him a dire threat against going to the police when he discovered a hidden camera in his room. In a tweet he posted on Tuesday, @rsravisani claimed he was told by hotel staff, “You won’t…