Flash protests in Hyderabad against Delhi violence

Flash protests were held at few places here on Tuesday night, condemning the violence in Delhi and the alleged complicity of Delhi Police. Candle-light protests were held at Toli Chowki, Seven Tombs Road, King Koti and Yakutpura. Protestors including women raised slogans against Delhi Police, condemning their brutality. They were also carrying placards demanding the…

Covid-19 pangs roil global markets, India unlikely to be an exception

MUMBAI: Indian stock markets may witness a sell-off on Wednesday in line the trend in global peers. Asian equities fell in early deals on Wednesday as the US warned its people to prepare for the possibility of a Covid-19, more popular as the coronavirus, pandemic, pulling down stocks on the Wall Street, and yields on…

₹5 lakh crore investor wealth gone

Indian stock markets are under pressure for the fourth straight day, tracking a rout in global equities. The Sensex fell nearly 400 points today, breaching 40,000 level. The Sensex has shed over 1,400 points in this four-day selloff, which has wiped out about ₹5 lakh crore of investor wealth. Most Asian markets were lower today…

6 questions in KAS 2020 copied from Pak civil service exams, alleges Cong MLA

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26: A Congress legislator has alleged that some questions of the Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) exam was copied from the Civil Service examination of Pakistan, a charge dismissed by the Kerala Public Service Commission. PSC chairman M K Sakeer said similar questions on same subjects might appear anywhere and the questionnaire was prepared by…

China reports 52 more coronavirus deaths, lowest in three weeks

BEIJING: China on Wednesday reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for 401 of the 406 new infections reported Wednesday, the National Health Commission said. The number of fresh cases…

Coronavirus: India prepares to evacuate remaining Indians from Wuhan

BEIJING: India is preparing to evacuate a large group of its citizens, who are stuck in China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, by a special IAF plane, which is expected to land there with relief medical supplies on Wednesday. “We are working on our plan for operating the relief flight tomorrow,” said an Indian Embassy message sent…

Coronavirus: India prepares to evacuate remaining Indians from Wuhan

BEIJING: India is preparing to evacuate a large group of its citizens, who are stuck in China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, by a special IAF plane, which is expected to land there with relief medical supplies on Wednesday. “We are working on our plan for operating the relief flight tomorrow,” said an Indian Embassy message sent…

Lawyer to court: Julian Assange striped naked and handcuffed

Julian Assange was stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from the court, the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer told his US extradition hearing in London on Tuesday. Assange faces charges under the US Espionage Act for the 2010 release of a trove of files detailing the realities of US military campaigns in Afghanistan…

Coronavirus outbreak: 2,715 killed, reported cases spike to over 80,000

The reported cases of the coronavirus have now spiked to over 80,000 worldwide. While at least 2,715 people have been killed. The virus has been quickly spreading to West Asia and Europe. In the lastest coming in Switzerland and Algeria have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. Moving from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea have now…