Home based jobs are jobs where you can work from home. You can earn nearly Rs.25000 per month via WFH (Work From Home) home based jobs. WFH has become part of our life. Many people across the world have adopted work from home. WFH offers flexibility and work life balance. It also cut down commuting […]
Archives for April 2020
Saudi Arabia delays May crude prices until after OPEC+ meeting – Saudi source
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco will delay the release of its crude official selling prices (OSP) for May until April 10 to wait for the outcome of a meeting between OPEC and its allies regarding possible output cuts, a senior Saudi source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. “It is an unprecedented measure that […]
How teachers took the classroom online
Representative image ‘Ma’am, ma’am, it’s S’s birthday today,” is a familiar refrain for most school teachers. It’s usually followed up with everyone singing for S while she sits there, with an awkward smile plastered on her face. A similar celebration took place in Shrawasti Ganguli’s virtual classroom recently. The children did sing happy birthday, but […]
How Covid-19 has made data experts the new-age social media influencers
Until three weeks ago, Divya Vinekar had not heard of Norbert Elekes, a self-proclaimed “data storyteller”, who has been tweeting Covid-19 statistics round the clock to over 180,000 followers for the last month or so. “Suddenly his tweets started showing up on my timeline,” says the 31-year-old theatre artist from Mumbai, implying that a lot […]
Quibi launching Hollywood ‘on the go’ streaming amid lockdown
L-R: Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch “on the go” — even as much of the world is trapped at home. Industry legends and stars from Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro to Jennifer Lopez and Reese […]
AICPA-led coalition supports gross pay approach as calculation standard for PPP loans
An AICPA-led small business funding coalition, in conjunction with the National Payroll Reporting Consortium, issued a statement supporting the use of gross payroll based on 2019 data in calculations for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) pandemic relief loan applications. Applications opened Friday for the PPP, which was funded by the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
Trump says Navy captain letter asking for help on coronavirus-stricken ship ‘was terrible’
Captain Brett Crozier addresses the crew for the first time as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during a change of command ceremony on the ship’s flight deck in San Diego, California, U.S. November 1, 2019. U.S. Navy | Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Lynch | Reuters A since-fired Navy captain’s plea […]
Zomato raises $5M from Baillie Gifford affiliate fund, valuation hits $3.25B
Online food delivery and restaurant recommendation platform Zomato has raised close to $5 million (Rs 38.20 crore) from Pacific Horizon Investment Trust, a fund managed by British investment manager Baillie Gifford. According to documents filed by Zomato with the Registrar of Companies, and accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler, the Gurugram-headquartered company has allotted 1,177 […]
IMF praises Ukraine’s decisions on land reform, banking law
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund welcomes the Ukraine’s initial parliament’s adoption of legislation to strengthen the bank resolution framework and looks forward to its final approval, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine said on Saturday. Last week Ukraine took some steps to qualify for an $8 billion loan deal from the IMF. Parliament voted […]
Amazon to delay Prime Day sales event due to coronavirus
Amazon is postponing its major summer shopping event Prime Day until at least August and expects a potential $100-million hit from excess devices it may now have to sell at a discount, according to internal meeting notes seen by Reuters. Amazon declined to comment. Prime Day, a marketing event Amazon started in 2015 to drum […]