2020 is too hard even for Charlie Brooker.

Spacey said that he could relate to the impact coronavirus had on people's lives thanks to his own experience of sudden unemployment after sexual harassment allegations.

Lois, whose illness has taken away her ability to speak, smiled several times and made faint noises. It is her way of communicating joy, Howard said.

Rohit and Warner would have been currently leading the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League had it not been for the tournament's postponement due to the pandemic.

Surya's tweet is one of 121 tweets that have been asked to be removed from Twitter.

The cryptic tweet has since gone viral with many commenting on Mumbai Police's determination to turn every single popular meme into a public safety advisory.

Ivanka Trump's secretary became the third White House employee to test negative for coronavirus on Friday following Donald Trump's valet and Mike Pence's aide.

The Aussie cricketer is spending the lockdown time with his family – wife Candice and daughters Ivy Mae, Indi Rae and Isla Rose.

The Tollywood star, who has been a part of the industry for almost a decade now, is known for playing versatile roles.

On average, a TikTok star spends 5 hours on a video, and thinks of new concepts for the videos, while doing everyday activities.

The doggo who is named Monkey can be seen putting his paws up on the wall and hiding his head between the legs.

The video has left a lot of Twitter users amazed, while some others expressed their perceptions about attitude in this situation.

These camera sensors use microprocessors, which are made of biological cells. These processors help in identifying different chemicals and microbes floating in the air but invisible to human eyes.

Canada has decided to increase wages of health workers and has set aside a $3 billion budget for the same.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh set up the task force to find ways for the state to gradually get out of the unprecedented lockdown that is still in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

BP said it planned to reduce cash costs by $2.5 billion by the end of 2021 relative to 2019. "Some of these cost savings may have associated restructuring charges," the company added.

Absconding dimantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of these defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore, according to the list.

In its report titled Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 update), Moody's lowered G-20 advanced economies as a group to contract by 5.8 per cent in 2020.

Serum, the world’s largest maker of vaccines by volume, is mass-producing the vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford.

Chief Economic Adviser K Subramanian said policy making in India happens throughout the year, coming up with a separate budget may only be a legal way to go about it.

The ILO also projects that 1.6 billion workers in the 'informal economy,' stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed.

The Energy Information Administration expects jet fuel use to fall 34% in the second quarter. In addition, the agency expects gasoline use to drop by 25% from April to June.

A top US health official said Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir is likely to become the standard of care for Covid-19 after early results from a clinical trial showed it helped certain patients recover more quickly.

Oil prices have plunged to historic lows in recent weeks as collapsing demand due to worldwide lockdowns prompted a massive glut and led to storage capacity filling up.

The NSE Nifty 50 index advanced 3.11 per cent to 9,850.3 by 0455 GMT, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 3.1 per cent at 33,734.26. Both indexes were on course for their fourth straight session of gains in a holiday shortened week.

Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month.

On Wednesday, another Indian pharmaceutical company, Strides Pharma Science Ltd, said it had developed and commercialised favipiravir antiviral tablets, and had applied to Indian drug authorities to start trials.

A committee headed by the state’s chief secretary that also includes representatives from South Korea and Japan will submit a report within one month.

In a letter to employees dated April 29, Reliance Industries' executive director Hital R. Meswani stated that Ambani will forego his entire compensation.

The report further said that the supply additions through infrastructure development boost short-term as well as the potential rate of GDP growth.

Reckitt Benckiser recorded a 13.3% rise in first quarter like-for-like sales, that was its best performance since the company was formed in 1999.

The agency affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) of SBI and BOB at 'BBB-' and those of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at 'BB+'.

The coronavirus has infected workers at dozens of locations, igniting small protests and prompting labour organisers to demand site closures

According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest report, changes in consumer behaviour will determine the segments that are likely to flourish after the pandemic comes under control.

The state government has also decided to provide working capital loans to MSMEs at lower interest rates. A fund to the tune of Rs 200 crore would be created to lend loans between Rs 2-10 lakh.

Nationwide lockdown should only be lifted once the situation is fully under control, said State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar.

SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar said he is hopeful of more relaxations by May 31 and expects economic activity to return by the festive season.

The bank is looking at the short term now - the next two or three quarters, a senior SBI official said on condition of anonymity.

In his opening remarks, the governor appreciated the efforts of banks in ensuring normal to near normal operations during the lockdown period.

A year earlier, the conglomerate reported profits of $15.5 billion.

The prime minister also had discussions with key economic ministries such as Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and MSME to discuss various issues.

Reeling under pressure due to sharp drop in footfalls following the COVID-19 pandemic, operators in the country's coworking industry believe the blip could be temporary and demand for flexible space would go up again as some key factors are going for them.

The government has permitted industrial estates, SEZ and industrial townships with restricted entry within urban areas of 'red zones' to commence operations.

Madhav said Asian democracies like Singapore and South Korea along with India have set a "new example that you don't need to be authoritarian to handle such a big crisis".

Since the first lockdown extension, Crane Owners Association of India, which has over 150 members, have written twice to MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari and once to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking their help.

Indian banks are already grappling with 9.35 lakh crore rupees ($123 billion) of soured loans, which was equivalent to about 9.1% of their total assets at the end of September 2019.

In commodity markets, US crude futures sank in early trade on worries about oil oversupply, even as some US states start to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 4.25% at 9,448.15, while the S&P BSE Sensex was 4.34% lower at 32,260.30.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the virus emerged from a Chinese laboratory.

With new orders and output shrinking at the steepest pace since at least early 2005 factories cut jobs at the fastest rate in the survey's history, signaling a high chance of recession.