Govt Says Timely Lockdown Decision Averted 14-18 Lakh Covid-19 Cases and Up to 78,000 Deaths The nationwide lockdown imposed since March 25 averted 14-18 lakh cases and between 37,000 to 78,000 deaths, the central government claimed on Friday on the basis of three mathematical models. Government officials, though, did not get into the details of…
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COVID-19 – UN calls for international help in Africa
COVID-19 – UN calls for international help in Africa UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for international action to help Africa deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are still early days for the pandemic in Africa, and disruption could escalate quickly. Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative — now and for recovering better,”…
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank The bank has announced emergency operations worth $160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight the coronavirus. The World Bank on Tuesday said that the coronavirus pandemic will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, even as it announced emergency operations…
France Says Even Covid-19 Has Not Made Tensions Abate in Indo-Pacific Region, Will Monitor Situation
France Says Even Covid-19 Has Not Made Tensions Abate in Indo-Pacific Region, Will Monitor Situation Even the coronavirus crisis has not made tensions “abate” in the Indo-Pacific, and both India and France are aware of the ongoing activities in the region, French Ambassador said on Wednesday, in an oblique reference to China’s muscular military deployment…
Amber Heard Said To Be Uninsurable Now, Like Robert Downey Jr. Used To Be
Amber Heard Said To Be Uninsurable Now, Like Robert Downey Jr. Used To Be Not only has Amber Heard reportedly been fired from WB’s Aquaman 2, but the actress may have also been declared ‘uninsurable,’ according to a report by Cosmic Book News. The publication says that Heard was laid off to avoid collateral damage from her ongoing legal battle with…
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution China’s levels of some air pollutants have risen back to above last year’s levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published on Monday. The rebound was likely due to industrial activity, the researchers said, adding there…
Amit Shah Calls Final Tranche Of Measures ‘Game-changer’ In Health, Education & Business
Amit Shah Calls Final Tranche Of Measures ‘Game-changer’ In Health, Education & Business Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lauded the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier in the day calling them a ‘game-changer’ in the field of health, education and business sectors. The Finance Minister on Sunday released the policies and…
A peek into WHO’s role in the coronavirus pandemic
A peek into WHO’s role in the coronavirus pandemic AFP, The World Health Organization has been at the heart of the battle against the new coronavirus since the first reported outbreak in China. As the WHO’s World Health Assembly gathers on Monday to plot the path ahead, here is a timeline covering the key moments…
Britain fined three million pounds on Zakir Naik’s Peace TV
Britain fined three million pounds on Zakir Naik’s Peace TV The UK has been fined £ 300,000 (Rs 2.77 crore) for spreading hatred and spreading provocative content on the Peace TV network of Islamic evangelist Zakir Naik. Britain’s media watchdog Ofcom has been fined. The London-based information broadcasting services regulator has fined the licensee Peace…
When Karan Johar talked of ‘negativity’ on K3G sets as Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Kajol were distant with Hrithik Roshan
When Karan Johar talked of ‘negativity’ on K3G sets as Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Kajol were distant with Hrithik Roshan Karan Johar had revealed in his autobiography An Unsuitable Boy that the negativity on the sets of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was unfortunate. Hrithik Roshan was ‘a bit of a lost child’ on the…
Farmhouse life with Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Iulia Vantur and others
Farmhouse life with Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Iulia Vantur and others Amid the nationwide lockdown, Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been staying at his farmhouse in Panvel. While the actor himself has shared a few photos and videos on social media, some of his friends, including Jacqueline Fernandez, Iulia Vantur, Niketan Madhok, who are also…
China asks Pompeo to show ‘enormous evidence’ of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab
China asks Pompeo to show ‘enormous evidence’ of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab China on Wednesday dared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show the ‘enormous evidence’ he has to prove that the novel coronavirus originated from a lab in Wuhan and asserted that the matter should be handled by scientists instead of politicians out…
Breaking news : Hizb’s India chief Naikoo killed in Pulwama shootout
Hizb’s India chief Naikoo killed in Pulwama shootout SRINAGAR: One of Kashmir’s most-wanted terrorists, Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo, was on Wednesday killed along with an aide in a five-hour gun battle with security forces at his native Baighpora in Pulwama district, bringing the curtain down on an eight-year run that saw him go from a…
Donald Trump Calls United States’ Coronavirus Crisis Worse Than 9/11 Attack, World War II
Donald Trump Calls United States’ Coronavirus Crisis Worse Than 9/11 Attack, World War II US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, May 6 said that the coronavirus outbreak has impacted the United States harder than the 9/11 attack or the Pearl Harbor attack that took during World War II. Trump, while speaking to reporters at the…
Coronavirus updates – cases rise to 39,980, death toll now 1,301
Coronavirus updates – cases rise to 39,980, death toll now 1,301 The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,301 and the number of cases climbed to 39,980 in the country on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 28,046, while 10,632 people have recovered and one…
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