On Tuesday, he was elated as he sat by the French window in his house and enjoyed the downpour. On tuesday morning, when it started raining, the street citizens knew it was the onset of the rainy season. Since shelters for the homeless are accommodating fewer than capacity due to Covid-19, these people know that they must cope with the wet weather themselves this year. Thousands of homeless people sleep on the footpaths and struggle when the rainy season hits the city. While people are filled with a sense of elation to see photographs of street children dancing in the rain, the reality isn't quite so elevating. The joy of rain is short-lived for the homeless. "We used to stay in a shelter home run by Delhi Government, but were asked to vacate it when Covid broke out last year, said Sushil who begs for a living on Pankha Raod. "We have been on the streets ever since. Some good people give us food and that is how we are surviving. We also sell ballons when we have money to buy them, but people are afraid of contracting the virus we are supposedly carrying, they don't roll down their windows. If being a homeless person in the capital of India is so difficult, it must be really bad in other parts of the country. Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Tuesday affirmed its rating for India's long-term foreign currency and local currency sovereign credit at the lowest investment grade and retained the outlook as stable, saying the economy will recover following the resolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that the country's strong external settings will act as a buffer against financial strains despite elevated government funding needs over the next 24 months. List technology company InfoEdge holds a substantial stake in the app-based food delivery major and is selling part of its stake in the IPO worth Rs 375 crore. In the grey market, the premium for the shares of Zomato has seen some marginal decline in recent times. From about Rs 10 per share a week ago, it's now down about Rs 7.50 market sources said.
