 | Teacher ensures access to virtual learning in Maharashtra villageFor Pentu Maisanwad, a teacher at a government-run school in the dusty hamlet of Dahifal Bhogane in Partur tehsil, the challenge was to get his students access to proper devices and internet. |
 | Self-harm rises in Greek migrant camps amid lockdown: StudyAs of the end of October, 41 percent had reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, 35 percent reported suicidal thoughts and 18 percent reported having attempted to take their own lives. |
 | Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis loomsThis fall, the ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Kuwait for the first time in its history. |
 | Mask has more benefits than COVID-19 lockdown, says Delhi health minister Satyendar JainThe positivity rate in Delhi also jumped to 9.55 per cent on October 29 as the infection tally mounted to 3.75 lakh. |
 | Automaker Daimler rebounds after lockdowns, raises outlookThe company now expects full-year operating earnings to equal those from 2019, before the virus. Previously it said it expected to make a profit below last year's. |
 | Imposing coronavirus lockdown unconstitutional: Donald TrumpTrump was briefly forced to pause his re-election campaign after he tested positive for COVID-19 and he returned to the campaign trail from the battleground State of Florida on Monday. |
 | European Union countries adopt common travel guidelines amid pandemicThe 27 member states agreed on a common approach to travel restrictions and testing to help citizens and workers get more clarity on how they can transit across the continent. |
 | Russia's COVID-19 daily growth hits new record with 13,868 new casesThe response center reported 244 new coronavirus-related fatalities, up from 125 on Monday, raising Russia's total death toll to 22,966. |
 | Fury in northern England as UK readies three-tiered Covid curbsFinance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said he would pay up to two-thirds of staff monthly wages to firms forced to close over the winter months under the new system's highest level of lockdown |
 | Remote realities: Children with disabilities bear the brunt of online education during pandemicReduced access to the outside world, loss of perks that came with going to school every day, and the abrupt halt to therapy sessions, have not made the transition any easier. |
 | Katrina Kaif resumes work after coronavirus induced hiatusThe 'Bang Bang' actor took to Instagram to share a polaroid picture of herself from the sets. |
 | Israelis mark Yom Kippur under 'painful' virus lockdownIt's the second nationwide lockdown since the pandemic began, an attempt to contain one of the most severe outbreaks in the world. |
 | As cases surge, over dozen localities declared COVID-19 'red zones' in JammuThe 10 districts of Jammu region have so far recorded 269 deaths and 24,848 cases. |
 | Maharashtra adds 18,390 new COVID-19 cases, 392 more deaths in last 24-hoursA total of 20,206 patients were discharged in the day after treatment, taking the total count of recoveries to 9,36,554, it said, adding that the state now has 2,72,410 active cases. |
 | All schools in Delhi will remain closed till October 5, relief for parents and kidsWhile several restrictions have been eased in different phases of 'Unlock 4' since June 8, educational institutions continue to be closed. |
