World faces worst economic fallout since Great Depression: IMF chief
WASHINGTON: The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to help in the recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. She warned that “global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020,” with 170 of the International Monetary Fund’s 180 members experiencing a […]
Real-time monitoring needed to prevent second COVID-19 wave in China: Study
BEIJING: While China’s aggressive control measures may have halted the first wave of COVID-19 in areas outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, real-time monitoring of the spread and severity of the deadly disease is needed to protect against a possible second wave of infection, researchers say. According to the scientists, including those from […]
Spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi named Iraq’s third PM-designate this year
BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Saleh nominated spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi on Thursday as the country’s third prime minister-designate this year, moments after predecessor Adnan Zurfi ended his bid to form a government. The nomination ceremony was attended by the country’s top political figures, indicating widespread support for Kadhemi, 53, that neither of the previous PM-designates […]
Bangkok to ban alcohol sales to curb coronavirus as people continue to host parties
BANGKOK: Sales of alcoholic beverages will be banned in Thailand’s cal Bangkok for a 10-day period starting Friday as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. Bars and restaurants were ordered to stop onsite services last month. Officials said the alcohol ban was necessary because people were flouting social distancing rules […]
Half billion more people face poverty due to coronavirus: Report
LONDON: Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless richer countries take “urgent action” to help developing nations, a leading aid organization warned Thursday. In the run-up to three key international economic meetings next week, Oxfam has urged richer countries to […]
How technology is tackling coronavirus-induced isolation in Norway
OSLO: Widower Per Leif Rolid lives alone on his farm, a two-hour drive from Oslo. His sense of isolation has mounted with the COVID-19 pandemic, but a simple screen is helping him stay in touch – without requiring any computer know-how. Aged 87, Rolid has never owned a computer, smartphone or tablet. But that has […]
Recession ahead? India GDP To Plunge To 1.6% in FY 21
As a major economic crisis is expected to unfold and the threat of financial downfall looms large, Goldman Sachs India unit has predicted that the GDP of India would plunge to 1.6 percent in 2020-2021 financial year owing to Corona Virus pandemic. The economists at Goldman said that the FY 21 going to witness the […]
Telangana BJP MP Holding Fake Certificate?
Ever since he defeated Kalvakuntla Kavitha in Nizamabad, Dharmapuri Arvind is doing scathing attack on Telangana CM KCR and TRS party. Arvind in fact crossed the line and made serious comments which TRS party hit back. Now in the Corona times, Arvind is not sparing KCR at all and posting videos on Twitter that the […]
‘Naidu’s Vision Helping India Fight Corona’
Chandrababu Naidu’s brainchild initiative Medtech Zone in Visakhapatnam has now emerged as a Corona Virus test kit producer thus manufacturing Corona Test Kits, Ventilators and helping the nation fight Corona. With Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) given its consent, Medtech has started preparing the Rapid Test Kits, Ventilators. Taking full credit for setting up […]
#Corona: WHO hits back at Trump
The other day United States President Donald Trump came down heavily on World Health organization (WHO) for being biased towards China on Corona virus. Trump even threatened that the US would stop funding to WHO, if it doesn’t mend its ways. Responding to these allegations, WHO hit back at Trump and added that the UN […]
Why Is Naidu Scaring People On Corona?
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, the longest-serving chief minister of the undivided Andhra Pradesh and the first chief minister of the residuary Andhra Pradesh, is locked up in his Hyderabad house due to the lockdown and the spread of corona virus. Though residing in Telangana state, Chandrababu Naidu spends a couple of hours every day in […]
TDP lost chance to be part of fight against Corona!
Telugu Desam Party headed by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, which had steered the wheel in running the governments at the centre in the past and was till two years ago a part of the NDA government at the Centre, has suddenly found itself out of place. Such is the pathetic situation […]
Naidu’s project comes in handy to fight Corona!
If one were to give the devil its due, then Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has to be credited for establishing Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) in Visakhapatnam which has now come in handy for the state government in manufacture of medical equipment to fight the Coronavirus […]
Jagan gives shock to Amaravathi people during lockdown
Andhra Pradesh is brutally hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and already 304 positive cases have been reported in this Telugu District. Yesterday, a 40-year-old male from Kurnool died fighting with this deadly virus taking the number of deceased persons to 4. From yesterday night till morning another positive case has been reported in Guntur taking […]
Hanuman Jayanthi: Megastar Travels Down Nostalgic Path
Ever since he made his debut on Twitter, Megastar Chiranjeevi is making sure to enthral fans like never before. And today he has wished three people a happy birthday, which includes Allu Arjun, Akhil and Akira Nandan. But then, actually, Megastar went on taking the nostalgic route, for other reasons. On Hanuman Jayanthi day, Chiranjeevi […]
100 Corona hot spots in Telangana
Despite the measures, the Corona positive cases are not coming down in Telangana. The state has reported over 400 cases so far and the officials expect the number could go up in the coming days. So the government has decided to take more stringent measures to contain the virus spread. Accordingly the state government has […]
Trump Fully Happies, says “Modi Was Great, Really Good”
Usually the Presidents and Prime Minister of superpowers like USA, UK or any other strong nations never directly give a threat to the heads of dependent countries like India. But after a reporter insisted on him what they are gonna going to do with India if Hydrochloroquine is not exported to them, US President Donald […]
Centre is seriously considering lockdown extension!
Along with Corona, there is a huge debate about lockdown. The Centre has imposed three weeks lockdown all over the country and this will end on April 14th. Nonetheless the lockdown hasn’t resulted in bringing down the cases. So many state governments are urging the centre to extend the lockdown. Yet so far no union […]
Revanth demands action against CM KCR
In last couple of press conferences, Chief Minister of Telangana- K Chandrasekhar Rao lashed out at a section of media and newspapers saying they are ‘crooked’ and he even cursed that those people should suffer Coronavirus. Taking a fault at it, Congress firebrand leader and Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy has demanded to register a police […]
15 hours 15 new cases in AP, total 329
Just when we thought the outbreak of Corona virus is slowing down in Andhra Pradesh, 15 new positive cases have been confirmed in the last 15 hours. The total Corona cases in AP stood at 329. Nellore and Krishna districts have reported six cases each while Chittoor district has posted three cases. The AP Health […]