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- World
Lana Condor chastises Trump after ‘Chinese virus’ backlash
Los Angeles: “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” star Lana Condor has blasted US President Donald Trump after he refused to back down from calling the COVID-19 pandemic the “Chinese virus”…
- Kashmir
Srinagar shuts down after 1st case reported
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Administration imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Thursday in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Shops, offices and business establishments have been closed. Concertina wires have been placed at…
- Stock Market
Asia stocks dive, dollar soars as ECB bazooka fails to ease fear
Hong Kong: Asian equities sank again Thursday while the dollar surged as a European Central Bank plan to spend more than 800 billion to buy bonds failed to instil optimism in traders…
- Business
Airlines disappointed with EC guidelines on passenger rights
Geneva/Brussels: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have reacted with dismay to the European Commission’s new guidelines on the application of the EU261 passenger rights regime. “The…
- India
Goa CM accepts Irani’s #SafeHandsChallenge, nominates Fadnavis
Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday accepted the #SafeHandsChallenge, a social media awareness campaign to promote precautionary measures against COVID-19, thrown to him by Union Minister for Women and Child Development…
- India
CISCE postpones Class 10, 12 board exams till March 31
New Delhi: In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ICSE 2020 exams for class 10 and ISC 2020 exams for class 12 have been postponed, a notification released by the Council…
- India
Rs 60 crore fund set up by Uttarakhand to combat coronavirus
Dehradun: A special fund of Rs 60 crore has been set up by the Uttarakhand government to combat the coronavirus pandemic. While Rs 50 crores for the fund have come from the…
- Hyderabad
High alert in Telangana town after 8 Indonesians test positive
Hyderabad: Health authorities in Telangana on Thursday sounded high alert in Karimnagar after eight Indonesian citizens who had come to the town were tested positive for COVID-19. The health department rolled out…
- India
Health Minister pays surprise visit at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan made a surprise late night inspection of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport (T-3) to take stock of the arrangements here and the preparedness in…
- Telangana
COVID patients travelled by train from Delhi to TS
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday reported eight Covid-19 positive cases, including seven Indonesians, taking the total number of cases in the state so far to 13 and prompting Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar to call…
- Sports
BlackCaps to go in self-isolation after returning from Australia
Auckland: Amid coronavirus scare, the New Zealand team have been put under 14-day self-isolation after returning from Australia. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed on Thursday that all the 15 players and support…
- World
Two US Congressmen test positive for coronavirus
Washington: Two US lawmakers on Wednesday were confirmed positive of the coronavirus as the number of deaths due to the deadly virus crossed 150 in America, while about 10,000 people have been…
- India
Supreme Court upholds postponement of Andhra polls
Amaravati: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to postpone the local body elections due to the growing threat from coronavirus (Covid-19). A…
- World
Trump signs emergency coronavirus relief bill into law
Washington: United States President Donald Trump has signed a multi-billion dollar emergency coronavirus-economic-relief-bill”>coronavirus economic relief bill, hours after it was passed by the US Senate. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which…
- Hyderabad
Coronavirus in Telangana: more preventive measures on the cards
Hyderabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Telangana reached 13 with a group of seven Indonesians and a youth, who returned from Scotland, testing positive for the virus on Wednesday. The number of…