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 […]
China ‘seriously concerned’ as US suspends WHO funding over ‘mismanaging’ pandemic
BEIJING: China said Wednesday it was “seriously concerned” about the US decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization, and urged Washington to fulfil its obligations during the coronavirus crisis. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the Geneva-based body of putting political correctness above life-saving measures as he ordered the funding freeze for “mismanaging” […]
No one is now safe: Media report predicts second wave of job loss amid COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK: Not just aviation and hospitality sectors which bore the brunt of the first wave of job losses and salary cuts, millions of white-collar jobs spanning across industries are now at stake as longer shutdowns have risked a repeat of the deep and prolonged labour downturn that accompanied the 2007-2009 recession. According to a […]
Video: Police Swing Lathis On Thousands For Defying Lockdown
Among them, some wanted to go home and some wanted food. Thousand turned up at Bandra station to revolt against the lockdown extension up to the third day of May. Police had to use their lathis to make them disperse, only after warning them multiple times. Meanwhile, the virus scare, social distancing and other measures […]
Corona India: 11,439 cases and 377 died
Once again the Corona positive cases in the country have reported more than 1000 in a single day. On Tuesday, 1076 new cases were confirmed making the toll touch 11,439. Also in the last 24 hours, 38 people have died while the total death figure stands at 377. Out of the 11,000 odd cases, just […]
Covid-19: Director Harish Shankar Does A Great Job
Director Harish Shankar is man of words when it comes to the silver screen as his dialogues are quite powerful and touching. And then, he is a man of action when it comes to responding to certain things. Here comes a great piece of job done by him recently. Apparently, after coming to know that […]
Corona In India: 644 In Telangana, 52 Just From Today!
The number of Coronavirus in Telangana is not leveling, leave alone slowing down. The total number of coronavirus cases in Telangana by today is 644 and 52 among them are just from today. The city of Hyderabad has turned the main hot spot in Telangana and with more than 200 cases from the city from […]
I Love Those Who Love Me: Bandla Ganesh
Bandla Ganesh who often is trolled by netizens as ‘Blade Ganesh’ has been praising Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ever since the corona crisis started. His online followers had noticed that every time KCR holds a press meet, Bandla Ganesh would start singing paeans to the CM. Following speculations that Bandla Ganesh is doing […]
Shriya About Husband’s Covid Symptoms
Actor Shriya Saran has revealed her husband Andrei Koscheev had Covid-19 symptoms like dry cough and fever but was turned away from the hospital in Barcelona and was asked to live in quarantine. The two have been living in Spain, which is among the countries worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharing the experience, Shriya told […]
This Telangana Congress leader is incorrigible!
Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao has a penchant for publicity. He looks for every occasion to be in the news, though he has little activity to do in the party. Since nobody takes him seriously in the party, Hanumantha Rao takes up his own programmes and gets into news […]
COVID-19: New Zealand extends state of national emergency
WELLINGTON: The state of emergency imposed in New Zealand to support the COVID-19 response will be extended a third time for a further seven days, Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare said on Tuesday. The initial declaration was made on March 25, and the seven-day declaration can be extended as many times as necessary, reports […]
North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South’s military said. The “multiple projectiles” fired from Munchon in the east of the country were believed to be “short-range cruise missiles,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The test comes a day before the nuclear-armed North marks […]
‘Worst is over’: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joins forces to reopen economy
NEW YORK: New York’s governor on Monday declared that the “worst is over” for the state hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, as six northeastern states began working together on a plan for reopening the region’s economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo along with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut […]
Pakistan clerics warn government against ban on religious congregations amidst coronavirus outbreak
ISLAMABAD: A group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus outbreak and said the authorities should instead abide by religious norms and allow more worshippers in mosques to seek forgiveness from Allah. The government has banned prayer congregations of more than five […]
China fudged information, COVID-19 transmission could be reduced by 95 per cent, say experts
MONTREAL: Experts have criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping for concealing, destroying and fabricating information about the rampant spread of COVID-19 and suppressing the data by silencing and criminalising dissent. In a report published by The Times of Israel, Human Rights Advocate Irwin Cotler said, “There is authoritative and compelling evidence — including a study from […]
Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan surge to 714, IMF extends immediate debt relief
KABUL: The Afghan Health Ministry said that 49 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours, which led the total cases surge to 714 on Tuesday. Kabul registered 18 new cases, maximum highest in the country, leaving behind Kandahar with 15 cases, Balkh 6 cases, Herat and Ghazni 4 […]
Putin may deploy Russian military as COVID-19 cases surge
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the military could be deployed to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, after the number of cases in the country rose sharply. On Monday, Russia recorded its largest daily rise in confirmed cases, with 2,558 new infections, taking the total to 21,102, with the vast […]
Corona AP: 34 cases, 2 dead & toll at 473
The state of Andhra Pradesh has reported 34 new Corona positive cases since last evening 5 pm to this morning 9’o clock. The health bulletin released by the Arogya Andhra confirmed 16 cases from Guntur, 8 from Krishna district, 7 from Kurnool district. With this the total number of Corona cases in AP stands at […]
The Real ‘LOCKDOWN’ Started Now
There is widespread debate in some circles, with couple of Chief Ministers advising to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that lockdown should be lifted partially such that economy will revive. But then, analysts are pleading such folks to understand, that the real ‘Lockdown’ has started just now. While it took 15 days for India to see […]