4 states can’t even pay salaries if lock down continues!

Lock down has been in progress in all parts of the nation and the entire economy is seeing a fall. As all the sectors were being impacted by the lock down, Government is not getting the tax, which is essential for the running of the states. Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan asked the Central Government […]

Pakistan national apprehended by BSF along border in Punjab

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Pakistan national has been apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. The man has been nabbed by the force at around 10 am from near the Hussainiwala India-Pakistan retreat ceremony area in Ferozepur sector. The man, being grilled by a joint […]

Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs in US amid COVID-19 lockdown

NEW YORK: Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labor: Restaurants, hotels, office cleaning services, in-home childcare and hair and […]

93.5% Feel Modi Handling Corona Crisis Well – Survey

After witnessing rise in popularity of PM Narendra Modi from foreign countries and receiving appreciation from the likes of Bill Gates for his leadership, it is the turn of Indian citizens who expressed their trust and belief on PM and his administration. In a survey conducted by IANS – C Voter, over 93 percent of […]

Indians among worst-affected ethnic groups in UK due to coronavirus

LONDON: People of Indian origin in the UK have emerged as the worst affected ethnic group from the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official data on COVID-19 deaths in hospitals across England. Figures released this week by the National Health Service (NHS) England show that of the 13,918 patients who died in hospitals till April […]

COVID-19: New Zealand extends lockdown by another week

WELLIGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand’s lockdown will last another week. For nearly four weeks, nonessential workers have been able to leave their homes only to buy groceries or get exercise. From next week, workers at some businesses such as construction and manufacturing will be able to resume their jobs, and some schools […]

Coronavirus: Overwhelmed Brooklyn nursing home caring for elders tolls 55 dead

NEW YORK: As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little sign of trouble at the Cobble Hill Health Center, a 360-bed facility in an upscale section of Brooklyn. Its Facebook page posted a cheerful story encouraging […]

Dill Raju to appreciate Police Dept through film!

Dill Raju is one of the producers who makes films on real life concepts. One of his films in this category which gained immense popularity is “Bommarillu”. For sure, most of us can relate our real life to that flick. It seems that Dill Raju has an intention to make a film on Police Department, […]

Pay the rent or eat? Suddenly jobless Americans face dilemma

SAN FRANCISCO: Terra Thomas, one of the millions of Americans who have lost their income due to the coronavirus pandemic, was stuck between a rock and a hard place — pay her rent or put food on the table? “Looking at my finances, it was, ‘do I give the last little bit of my money […]

Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lights up with Indian flag in show of solidarity

GENEVA: Switzerland has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by projecting the tricolour on the famous Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps to give “hope and strength” to all Indians. Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter has been lighting up the 4,478-meter pyramidal peak straddling between Switzerland and Italy with spectacular […]

Wuhan lab intern accidentally leaked Covid-19 virus: US media

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged Fox News report that the novel coronavirus (nCoV) may have been accidentally leaked by an intern working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Fox News in an exclusive report based on unnamed sources has claimed that though the virus is a naturally occurring strain among […]

COVID-19 could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths: United Nations

UNITED NATIONS: In a grim assessment of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children, the UN has said the looming global recession resulting from the outbreak could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths this year, effectively reversing recent gains in reducing infant mortality, and push millions of children into extreme poverty. It said […]

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for six key days: Sources

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. President Xi Jinping warned the public […]

Coronavirus crisis sends Germany into recession, to last till mid-year

BERLIN: Europe’s economic powerhouse Germany plunged into recession in March, with the slump sparked by the coronavirus pandemic likely to last until the middle of the year, the economy ministry said Wednesday. “Falling global demand, interruption of supply chains, changes in consumers’ behaviour and uncertainty among investors” had all made themselves felt in the export […]