Jagan Government looking to make TV5 Murthy a Hero?
Apart from the COVID-19 crisis, there is another hot topic in Andhra Pradesh and it is none other than the rumoured arrest of the TV5 Murthy. It is yet to be known whether Murthy will be taken into custody or not. Over many months, there has been an allegation that Murthy has been working for […]
Spain to set time slots for outdoor activities with social distancing even as COVID-19 cases rise
MADRID: The Spanish government will set time slots for outdoor activities, in line with social-distancing regulations, to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, Transport Minister Jose Luis Alabos said. Speaking to a radio station on Thursday, Alabos said the government was working on “a set of measures that will see certain hours agreed […]
At least 27 coronavirus clusters in Sri Lanka curbed; President Gotabaya refuses to reconvene parliament
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Friday said that out of the 31 main coronavirus clusters, 27 have been totally curbed, including a naval base that became the biggest cluster of the COVID-19, which has infected over 600 people in the country. Sri Lanka currently has 665 confirmed cases of which over 140 have completely recovered, […]
May Day marks pain, not celebration for workers hit by coronavirus
JAKARTA: May Day usually brings both protest rallies and celebrations rallies marking international Labor Day. This year, many in Asia are shut up at home, riding out the coronavirus pandemic. Among the ten of millions of people left idle or thrown out of work by the crisis, garment workers have been among the hardest hit […]
Brazilian Court gives President Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to release his COVID-19 test results
BRASILIA: A court in Brazil has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to release the results of his coronavirus tests within two days, Brazilian media reported on Friday. According to the G1 broadcaster, federal judge Ana Lucia Petri Betto has requested “results of all tests that the president has undergone.” The results have to be provided within […]
May brings reopenings around the globe as coronavirus toll climbs
NEW YORK: May is bringing cautious reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns, from Beijing’s Forbidden city to shopping malls in Texas, as the grim economic toll from the pandemic ticks higher. Many communities around the world are inching toward normalcy without certainty over whether they’ve vanquished outbreaks of the virus. But bleak new figures released Thursday underscored […]
Corona recovery rate jumps to 25.19 %
The Union Health ministry in its daily briefing claimed that the Corona cases recovery rate has jumped to 25.19 percent what was just 13.06 percent about two weeks back. Simultaneously the doubling rate of cases has now increased to 11 days while fatality rate is at 3.2 percent. The health ministry has revised the cases, […]
Here’s First Film To Go For Shooting In Covid-19 Lockdown
It looks like popular streaming giant Netflix has shown everyone a way that they could go for shootings even during the Covid-19 pandemic enforced lockdowns. If the countries affected by Covid-19 are strict with testing and other policies, then maybe giants like Netflix could get back to work. Here’s the story. Apparently for the popular […]
Need 65,000 Crore To Help Poor in India – Raghuram Rajan
Renowned economist and RBI’s former Governor Raghuram Rajan stated that around Rs 65,000 crore will be needed to feed the poor in India whose livelihood is hit hard by the imposed lockdown. This was in his response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s question, “How much money will be required to help the poor. Kitna paisa […]
COVID-19: Germany extends worldwide travel warning till June 14 as 1478 new cases; tally at 1.61 lakh
BERLIN: Germany is extending its worldwide travel warning until mid-June, saying the coronavirus situation is too dire to change the guidance as the country confirmed 1478 new cases in last 24 hours with total tally reaching 161,539, with 6,467 deaths and 123,500 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the warning, due […]
It’s your fault: Brazil PM Jair Bolsonaro blames governors for COVID-19 crisis as tally nears 80,000
BRASILIA: As the coronavirus pandemic has worsened in Brazil with the total of cases increasing to 79,685 with 5,513 deaths, President Jair Bolsonaro has blamed the state governors for the situation. On Wednesday, the Health Ministry warned that the virus was relentlessly advancing in the country, but the President insisted on underestimating the severity of […]
Pakistan’s Sindh govt seeks early hearing of plea against provincial HC order in scribe Daniel Pearl case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Sindh government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking an early hearing of its appeal which challenged the provincial high court’s verdict that acquitted British-born top al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others in the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi in 2002. Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia […]
US in talks with India, other ‘friends’ to restructure global supply chains: Mike Pompeo
WASHINGTON: The US is in talks with its “friends”, including India, for restructuring the global supply chains, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, as he praised New Delhi for lifting the export ban on critical medical supplies to combat the global coronavirus pandemic. The novel coronavirus has infected over 3,193,960 people and claimed more […]
Modi juggling words but nothing is saved because of this?
Coronavirus outbreak has revealed the responsibility and love of our national leaders towards the citizens and their intent to save the vulnerable people in this critical lockdown period. Till now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conducted four conferences with the Chief Ministers and every time they asked for funds but the Centre hasn’t responded positively […]
Corona Effect : Irrfan Khan Gets Lonely Sendoff
Bollywood’s distinguished actor Irrfan Khan, who breathed last today in Mumbai succumbing to the rare Neuroendocrine tumor, has got lonely sendoff. Due to Corona Virus pandemic and imposed lockdown, there was limited attendance for Irrfan’s cremation. First Irrfan’s mortal remains were taken from the hospital in an ambulance and pictures of wife Sutapa Sikdar and […]
Uttam To Continue As PCC Chief, For Now!
It looks like the Congress high command has dropped the plan for changing the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee for now, in the wake of the prevailing Coronavirus pandemic situation across the country. So, at least for the next few months, present TPCC chief Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy will continue in the post, […]
As virus infections dwindle, anti-government protests in Hong Kong gain steam
HONG KONG: Demonstrators chanted pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as the city’s coronavirus outbreak slows. More than 100 protesters gathered at lunchtime in the Landmark Atrium mall in Central, a prestigious business and retail district, despite social distancing rules […]
COVID-19: Australia’s Victoria announces 45 mn dollars relief package for global students
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Victoria state on Wednesday announced a 45 million dollars relief package for international students facing economic hardships due to the coronavirus related restrictions, a move which would benefit thousands of students including Indians. Over 40,000 overseas students including those from India are expected to receive a relief payment of up to 1,100 Australian […]
700 killed in Iran after drinking toxic methanol to cure coronavirus
TEHRAN: The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said Monday. That represents a higher death toll than so far released by the Iranian Health Ministry. An adviser to the ministry, Hossein Hassanian, said that the difference in death tallies is because some alcohol […]
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rises to 14,885; death toll 327
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases have climbed to 14,885 while the death toll from the pandemic has reached 327 with 26 more fatalities, the health ministry said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 3,425 people have recovered from the contagion while 129 were still in critical condition. The ministry said that Punjab […]