| Will people go on revenge buying in post COVID world? As per PwC, a spree of "indulgence consumption" may happen in India after the lockdown is lifted. However, Nikhil Prasad Ojha, partner, Bain & Company, says most shoppers will stick to what they need to buy and hold the urge to splurge for more predictable times. | | | Lockdown may exacerbate India's poverty numbers Some 122 million Indians were forced out of jobs last month alone, according to estimates from the CMIE. Daily wage workers and those employed by small businesses have taken the worst hit. | | | Ride of a lifetime: Migrants take a flight for home Amid migrant stories made of arduous journeys battling hunger and heat on foot, cycle, bus or train, there is some good news as well. 10 farm workers, who were stranded in New Delhi, have finally managed to go back to their homes in Bihar - in their first-ever flight. | | | The companies giving out pay raises during Covid Ever since the coronavirus spread across the globe, countries have shut down - either partially or completely - leading to stalled economies across countries, which of course led to people being let go. But, there are companies who are working on keeping their employees, and some are even giving them raises. | | | Why China is making belligerent moves to rattle India According to a report filed by TOI, China has been unnerved by India's slow but steady improvement in border infrastructure for faster mobility of its troops and weapon systems in forward areas over the last few years. | | |
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