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Mukesh Ambani’s mega plan to fight Coronavirus: Reliance Jio, Retail, Life Sciences come together to help govt Mukesh Ambani’s RIL has mega plans to fight coronavirus, with the conglomerate planning to deploy the capacity of all its arms including Reliance Retail, Jio and Reliance Foundation to help the government. While Reliance Industries Ltd. will make a donation of Rs 5 crore to Maharashtra government’s relief fund, it has also announced that it will gear up production of face masks and safety suits for the workers of the country. “RIL has deployed the combined strengths of Reliance Foundation, Reliance Retail, Jio, Reliance Life Sciences, Reliance Industries,...

I predict things are going to get worse before they get better, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says in his memo to employees Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Saturday penned down a memo to his employees wherein he highlighted the steps that his company was taking to ensure the safety of the warehouse workers and contractual staff. In a letter shared on Instagram, Bezos said that Amazon was hiring 100,000 new employees for various new roles within the company and that it was raising the wages for hourly workers who were delivering orders ‘during this period of stress and turmoil’. He also said...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Sends Motivational Email To Employees About COVID-19 Response Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently sent a motivational email to company employees and also published it in a LinkedIn post. In the email, Nadella shared his deepest thanks to each employee about the creative and collaborative ways that they stepped up to support the company and customers during the crisis. “At the start of the year (which in some ways feels so long ago), I wrote on LinkedIn about the purpose of a corporation, using Oxford professor Colin Mayer’s definition of ‘producing profitable solutions to problems of people and...

Coronavirus outbreak: Anand Mahindra proposes lockdown for a few weeks NEW DELHI: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Sunday proposed lockdown for the next few weeks, expressing concerns over reports that India is likely to have already reached stage-3 of coronavirus transmission. He also offered the facilities of the group’s hospitality arm as medical care facilities while the group will work on how its manufacturing facilities can make ventilators. “Going by various reports from epidemiologists, it is highly likely that India is already in stage-3 of transmission. Cases could rise exponentially with millions of casualties, putting a huge strain on...

Iran refuses U.S. help: ‘Possibly your medicine is a way to spread the virus’ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader refused U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments come as Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions blocking the country from selling its crude oil and accessing international financial markets. But while Iranian civilian officials in recent days have increasingly criticized those sanctions, 80-year-old Khamenei instead chose to traffic in the same conspiracy theory increasingly used by Chinese officials about the new...

‘He’s proven it’ – Shivnarine Chanderpaul considers Virat Kohli best batsman in the world Shivnarine Chanderpaul was one of the most unattractive yet effective batsmen in world cricket during his playing days. Recently, the left-hander was in India to play in the Road Safety World Series 2020 but because of the coronavirus outbreak, the veterans’ tournament got postponed. The former southpaw, who featured in a cricket match in the series in India after August 2018, made 61 off 41 balls in the first game against India though his team lost. In the second match against South Africa, he made 21....

Track legend Carl Lewis wants Olympics postponed for two years WASHINGTON: Nine-time Olympic track and field champion Carl Lewis says he wants a delay of up to two years for the Tokyo Olympics but rejects any bid to cancel them outright. The 58-year-old US athletics legend told Houston television station KRIV that he backs the calls for postponement by USA Track and Field and USA Swimming due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The best part about that is they’re creating some solidarity in their message,” Lewis said. “I just think it’s really difficult for an athlete to prepare,...

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies after contracting coronavirus Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, who was hospitalised with coronavirus, died on Saturday at the age of 76, his son announced. Sanz was in charge of the Spanish giants from 1995-2000, overseeing two Champions League titles. “My father has just passed away. He did not deserve this ending and in this way,” tweeted his son, Lorenzo Sanz junior. Three days ago, Sanz Jr., a former professional basketball player, said that his father had been admitted to a Madrid hospital aer suering the symptoms of the coronavirus which has killed...

Actor Prabhas puts himself in self-quarantine South superstar Prabhas has announced that he is in self-quarantine in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In a short statement posted on Twitter, the Baahubali actor said he recently returned from Georgia after completing a film’s shoot and, therefore, decided to keep himself in isolation. “On safely returning from my shoot abroad, in light of increasing risks of COVID-19, I have decided to self-quarantine. Hope you all are also taking the necessary precautions to be safe(sic),” Prabhas tweeted on Saturday. Source: Telangana Today

Entourage actor Debi Mazar tests positive for coronavirus Debi Mazar, known for movies like Goodfellas and TV shows like Entourage, is the latest celebrity to be tested positive for coronavirus. Debi announced the news on her Instagram account. She wrote about her experience in detail, “I have just tested positive for Covid-19.I AM OK! About a month ago my entire home(husband and two teen daughters) got an odd bug- Low grade fever,headaches,sore throat,body aches,ears ringing and a dry cough.It cleared up quickly.Seasonal I thought?but it felt unusual/different… Two weeks later,March 15th,I woke up with all those same symptoms but super intense body...