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Health insurance online sale spurts up to 30%, offline sales fall due to coronavirus impact
During coronavirus pandemic, the demand for health insurance policies has seen a huge spurt last month. With the growing number of Covid 19 positive cases in India, it seems that people have become more aware of the importance of having health insurance. Apart from this, health insurers are doing their best to ensure seamless services …
‘Homeland’ Series Finale: Co-Creator Alex Gansa On The Final Twist, Potential Revival, Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin & The Story They Never Got To Tell
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Homeland series finale. Hurling a Molotov cocktail in its fiery closing minutes, Homeland came to the end of its eight season run tonight and Showtime’s multiple Emmy winning spy thriller certainly ended with an unexpected bang. With the reappearance of Damien Lewis’ Nicholas Brody from seasons past …
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson taking ‘short walks’ as COVID-19 recovery continues
Boris Johnson is able to walk again after he was moved back from intensive care to a hospital ward, Downing Street says.A statement from Number 10 said: “The prime minister has been able to do short walks, between periods of rest, as part of the care he is receiving to aid his recovery.”He has spoken …
Best aroma diffusers to refresh your home and calm your senses
Ensuring your home smells good has obvious benefits for creating the most pleasant surroundings possible, but did you know that certain scents also help to boost your wellbeing? The best aroma diffusers will contribute towards creating a serene at-home retreat, filling the house with mood-boosting, calming scents. Geraldine McCullagh, a registered Clinical Aromatherapist at Me-Time …
Cancer patients could see condition develop from ‘operable to inoperable’ because medics are busy battling coronavirus, expert warns after NHS strikes deal for private hospitals to take on 20,000 high-priority cases
Cancer patients were warned by a medical expert today that tumours could become inoperable as their treatment is delayed during the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Gordon Wishart said a delay of two or three months for some types of cancer ‘might make the difference between a tumour being operable or inoperable’. The Check4Cancer chief medical officer …
The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Lizzo and Lady Gaga join WHO chief and First Ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush for star-studded One World: Together At Home coronavirus concert
The world’s biggest pop stars worked together to pull off a unique concert filmed partially via cell phone on Saturday. Dedicated to health workers battling to save lives amid the coronavirus pandemic, the eight-hour long YouTube extravaganza ended in a two-hour long primetime show screened on multiple U.S. television channels. Old timers such as The …
Awards Shows Need to Come Up With a New Approach, Not Wait for Permission to Return to the Old One: Analysis
This can be an opportunity for awards show organizers to re-create the format amid the coronavirus crisis. Awards show organizers seemed unsure of how to respond when Billboard reached out to them late last week for comment on what contingency plans they’re drawing up in the event that large gatherings are not allowed for the …
Streets of Rage 4 comes out on April 30
Streets of Rage 4, the first new Streets of Rage to come along in more than 25 years (holy cow), is a “retro revival done right,” we said in our September 2018 preview: It “plays as though it was freshly extracted from some ’90s arcade machine that never was,” while the updated hand-drawn graphical style …
Automakers turn to online sales to boost volumes amid COVID-19 outbreak
New Delhi | Mumbai: Automobile companies Hyundai Motor India, MG Motor and Mercedes-Benz are turning to online portals to boost sales, expecting customers to make a slow return to physical showrooms once the lockdown is lifted. MG Motor India’s online sales channel is scheduled to become operational by the end of the month. Hyundai is …