Reliance Jio has announced extension of incoming call facility to all users till May 3.Airtel and Vodafone Idea have together extended the validity of over 120 million users.This will allow users who have not been able to recharge their mobile to continue receiving calls.To help its subscribers amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, Reliance Jio has announced extension of incoming call facility to all its subscribers till May 3. Companies like Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL have already announced similar extensions.While the private companies have extended the incoming call validity till May 3, BSNL has extended the validity till May 5.Unlike Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Jio to offer free incoming for all subscribersAirtel extends validity for over 30 million low-income usersAirtel had

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere has resigned from the company's board of directors on Friday, according to an SEC report filed by T-Mobile. The abrupt announcement will cut short the remainder of Legere's time in the company by more than a month, as Legere was set to continue as a member of the board until June 4. T-Mobile's report said that Legere had specified that he was not resigning because of any conflicts with management or the board, but did not offer any reason as to the abrupt departure."It has been a privilege and honor to have led T-Mobile as CEO for the past seven and a half years and served on the Board of Directors. And although I will be leaving the Board just a few weeks earlier than planned, be assured that I remain T-Mobile's #1 fan!" Legere said in the announcement. It's

President Trump signed into law a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill that includes another $310 billion in funds designed to provide relief to small businesses.The Small Business Administration will resume accepting loan applications through the Paycheck Protection Program on April 27.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.President Donald Trump signed into law a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on April 24.The bill includes $310 billion in new funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was put in place to provide aid for small businesses.According to a statement released by Jovita Carranza, administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the SBA will begin accepting PPP loan applications again on Monday, April

Fine dining is no longer on the table during the pandemic, meaning that America's top chefs and restaurants have had to get creative with their resources.We talked to three top fine dining restaurant owners about what they're doing to get their businesses through the pandemic, and each perspective was vastly different.Naomi Pomeroy, Hugh Acheson, and Mark Canlis share what they did when the pandemic hit, what they're doing with their staff, what they're doing with their time now, and what they think the future will be like for the restaurant industry.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Fine dining is no longer on the table. Sometimes it's at your doorstep, and sometimes it's on a curb in Atlanta. Sometimes it's just unavailable.For fine dining restaurants, which often rely on

Around half of all US workers can earn more money collecting unemployment instead of their current jobs.The federal government ramped up unemployment benefits by $600 a week until the end of June, bringing the average weekly total to $978 a week — or $20 more than what many workers earned before the pandemic.Labor experts said the generous benefits are helping keep people home and tamping down the spread of the virus, which is what they were designed to do.But it could complicate efforts by businesses to hire in the short-run.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Nearly half of all American workers are set to earn better pay from unemployment than their current jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal.Under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus law that Congress approved last

Jonathan Ross is one of the 300 master sommeliers in the world: He is an educator for the Guild of Sommeliers, an examiner for the Court of Master Sommeliers, and sits on multiple wine investment advisory boards, as well as founded Micro Wines.He says that although the alcohol industry is booming for large retailers, small businesses are struggling to find ways to stay afloat.Many smaller retailers and restaurants are turning to creative ways of staying open, including virtual tastings, delivery, and designer happy hours.Support your local restaurants and wine sellers now if you want them to survive this lockdown period.Click here for more BI Prime stories.With a substantial amount of lockdown time under our belts, people around the world have found creative ways to remain social, active,

Some Georgia restaurants are pushing back against the state's loosened restrictions, saying it's still not safe to reopen.120 Atlanta-area restaurants joined forced to form the "#GAHospitalityTogether" initiative and released a statement committing to not reopening their dining rooms until it's safe to do so."We agree that it's in the best interests of our employees, our guests, our community and our industry to keep our dining rooms closed at this time," the statement reads.Still, some chain restaurants have already reopened their dining rooms this week.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Georgia allowed restaurants to reopen dining rooms on Monday, but some restaurants are pushing back against the idea that it's safe to do so.Over 120 Atlanta-area restaurants banded together

Giuseppe Badalamenti, the owner of Chicago Pizza Boss, posted his March Grubhub earnings statement on Facebook, and it showed that the delivery platform took around 70% of its $1000 earnings through the platform."Stop believing you are supporting your community by ordering from a 3rd party delivery company," Badalamenti wrote on Facebook."Restaurant owners select the services they want and only pay a commission to Grubhub when we help generate sales," a Grubhub spokesperson told Business Insider. Grubhub, which is part of the same company as Seamless, has come under fire for asking users to oppose San Francisco's order to slash its commission fees for restaurants from an average of 30% to 15%.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Grubhub claims to be helping local restaurants.

Local celebrities flocked to the The Star's Sky Terrace to soak up the mesmerising Vivid Sydney installation on Tuesday evening

Simeon Bartholomew - the singer of the band whose Kings Cross gig was shut down at 9:30pm for a noise compliant - has opened up on his disillusion with Sydney’s 'doomed' nightlife.

He's the 80s pop icon who is lending his industry expertise as a coach on The Voice Australia.

They were pictured enjoying a night out together in Sydney last week.

Vivid Sydney is celebrating its tenth year later this year, and marks the special anniversary with performances from Beyonce’s sister, Solange, and US alt rock band, Mazzy Star.

A burst of brilliant colours and vibrant illumination burst to life in Sydney as the 10th anniversary of Vivid Festival kicked off on Friday.

Solange Knowles is setting the record straight about a recent call for extras to join the musician on stage at 2018 Vivid Live festival for free. Solange is now claiming the person who posted it was misinformed.

Mazzy Star, know for their mega hit 90s song mega-hit song Fade Into You, infuriated their fans by performing an entire set in the dark during a gig at the Sydney Opera House for the 2018 Vivid Festival.

Samba Widhyastuti, 59, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris last month - three years after her 25-year-old boyfriend Florent Gregoire, from Nantes, disappeared.

England beat Wales to seal the Triple Crown and keep their Six Nations title hopes alive. Here, Sportsmail's Nik Simon assesses the performances of Eddie Jones' players.

Surrounded by the trophies accumulated by a football club over more than a century, Doddie Weir temporarily abandons his rugby past and dives, studs up, into fitba' speak.

NIK SIMON'S GAIN LINE: Sale Sharks are waiting in the wings if England star Jonny May does not sign a new contract with Leicester Tigers. The former Gloucester winger has reached a stand-off.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Very few sports have the monetary resilience to withstand this crisis and rugby certainly isn't one of them.

Gallagher Premiership club Leicester Tigers are no longer up for sale. The Tigers issued a statement on Wednesday confirming an end to the formal sale process.

England lock George Kruis has admitted his frustration at seeing possibly his last Six Nations derailed but insists rugby players have not got it as bad as Olympic athletes.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Last month, Guy Thompson had just finished his morning session in Oadby when his world was turned on its head.

Jonny May represented Gloucester between 2009 and 2017 and will make a homecoming return to the club from July 1 as he has announced he will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the current season.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: World Rugby has found itself at a revolutionary crossroads after Agustin Pichot launched a late bid to challenge Bill Beaumont in the presidential elections.

Bill Beaumont or Agustin Pichot, the rivals standing next month to lead World Rugby, must be shocked into a drastic overhaul of the game following the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Scottish Rugby Union this week proposed reductions ranging from 10 to 25 per cent over a five-month period for all players earning more than £50,000 in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Leicester Tigers face claims of unlawful deduction of wages after cutting players' pay without their consent. 

Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs has confirmed players are still in dispute with the club over pay cuts.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: A four-day voting window opens on Monday and a handful of members remain undecided in what is expected to be the closest ballot battle in rugby's history.

Premiership Rugby is facing a huge drop in the value of its broadcasting rights because it failed to agree a new deal with either BT Sport or Sky before the coronavirus crisis.

Genge insists his proposed organisation would complement rather than rival the Rugby Players' Association, which represents more than 1200 past and present players

Pichot has vowed to jolt World Rugby out of 'copy and paste mode' if he manages to unseat chairman Sir Bill Beaumont, with online video game Fortnite an unlikely pillar of his plan.

England fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean believes the introduction of Sale Sharks to the Tyrrell's Premier 15s can help elevate the women's game to the next level.

The 68-year-old fought off a challenge from his vice-chairman Agustin Pichot and will stay at the head of the governing body for the next four years.

Izolarea poate fi prelungită inutil de insistența guvernului britanic de a se raporta la o modalitate „irelevantă” de a măsura rata infecțiilor cu noul coronavirus, spun oameni de știință și politicieni englezi, citați de The Telegraph.

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Directorul general al Fondului Monetar Internaţional (FMI), Kristalina Gheorghieva, a indicat posibilitatea revizuirii în scădere a estimărilor privind evoluţia economiei mondiale, şi a avertizat SUA şi China să nu reactiveze un război comercial care ar putea slăbi redresarea în urma crizei provocate de pandemia de coronavirus (Covid-19), informează Agerpres, conform Reuters.

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The singer, 28, proved there's no rest for the wicked as she continued to film scenes for the upcoming film Twist alongside Keith Lemon in London on Friday afternoon.

Rita Ora and her fellow Albanian-born singer Bebe Rexha have pledged their support to the families hit by Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Albania.

The TOWIE star, 37, appeared in the mood to party as she greeted her fellow TOWIE star Vas outside the club ahead of the birthday celebrations.

Davina and Rita look incredible in the teaser, swapping between glam outfits as they sit on the panel.

Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall attended a press call for their new show The Masked Singer on Thursday, for which they sit on the panel with Rita Ora.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently on a six-week break from royal duties, recently disabled the facility which allowed fans to tag them in photographs they snapped of them.

Rita Ora showed off her quirky sense and joked her co-star Jonathan Ross didn't make for a good partner in crime on The Masked Singer because he kept on guessing the wrong names.

The British singer opened up on Friday about her role in the new series, which airs in January and sees 12 famous faces sing while shielding their identities behind impressive costumes.

The mother-of-three took to Instagram on Tuesday to post a snap of herself from her recent family getaway in the Caribbean.

Twelve celebrities wearing elaborate costumes compete in an entertaining singing competition as they are watched by a panel of judges in new eight-part series, The Masked Singer.

The presenter, 52, looked incredible as she worked a bold new hairdo of an Ariana Grande-inspired high ponytail with the front strands braided.