Author: IANS

Kabul, April 20 (IANS) The Taliban has shared a list of 50 attacks conducted by the US and Afghan forces following the US-Taliban peace deal inked in late February, accusing Washington of violating terms of the agreement, it was reported. Sharing a three-page document exclusively with TOLO News on Sunday,[Read More…]

By N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe New Delhi, April 20 (IANSlife) Delhis oldest animal shelter, Friendicoes SECA continues on its mission of feeding and caring for stray animals during the times of lockdown! In these tough times, stray animals on the street are in need of help more than ever, Friendicoes SECA[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Monday wrote to the Prime Minister urging the government to pay the wages of workers engaged in the apparel exporting industry for April and May to bail out the sector amid the coronavirus crisis. AEPC Chairman A. Sakthivel[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The civic health authorities have so far declared three sprawling fishing colonies in Mumbai as ‘containment zones’ and imposed lockdown by barring all entry-exit points there, official sources said here. They are: Versova fishing colony, Mahim fishermen colony, both isolated this week, and earlier last month,[Read More…]

Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) A police inspector, who had forcibly entered into the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri with his family members on Sunday evening, was placed under suspension, said a top official on Monday. Taking to Twitter, DGP Abhay said that Deepak Kumar Jena, inspector-in-charge at the Badachana police[Read More…]

Dhaka, April 20 (IANS) Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will be putting his most cherished bat on auction in order to raise funds for the relief efforts put in place in the country to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Mushfiqur will be putting the bat — with which he scored his first[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 20 (IANSlife) “We cant let this disaster go waste. We have learnt much in the last few weeks. We now know that we can build hospitals in a matter of days, we can design and manufacture new equipment in weeks, we may not love China, but many[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Union Home Ministry has directed all the states to ensure compliance of the revised consolidated lockdown guidelines issued by it and also directed all concerned authorities for strict implementation of the restrictions “without any dilution”. In a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the[Read More…]

Canberra, April 20 (IANS) More than 170 economists on Monday asked the Australian government to maintain the social restriction measures imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19 despite the effects it has on the local economy. Health authorities have so far confirmed more than 6,600 infections of COVID-19, with 71[Read More…]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) An Italian national, who came as a tourist to the state capital and later contracted the novel Coronavirus, was discharged on Monday from a state-run hospital here after testing negative. “Kerala will always be in my heart. I will never forget the treatment and the care[Read More…]

Melbourne, April 20 (IANS) Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has said players are willing to take salary cuts if it helps the sport keep itself afloat during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has brought the entire cricket calendar to a grinding halt. Last week, Cricket Australia had said that it[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Government has cancelled the summer vacation of ll benches of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) to get additional days to function post lockdown. Consequent to Covid-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown declared by the government, there has been no sitting of the[Read More…]

Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday urged the Tamil Nadu government to take steps on war footing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state. In a statement issued here Stalin said it is shocking to note that the novel Coronavirus has infected[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amazon has empowered its virtual assistant Alexa which will now answer basic questions around COVID-19 pandemic. Alexa can now answer tens of thousands of questions related to COVID-19 in countries around the world, Amazon said in a statement late Sunday. “We are working to provide[Read More…]

By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, April 20 (IANS) Stranded due to lockdown extension and worried over their families back home, about 4,000 migrant workers from 4-5 northern states have reconciled to stay put after the Karnataka government assured them of wages and ration till normalcy returns, an official said on Monday.[Read More…]

Riyadh, April 20 (IANS) G20 Health Ministers held a teleconference to analyze the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which they said “has highlighted systemic weaknesses” in thee healthcare systems, agreeing on the need to share their knowledge and experience to improve their countries’ response to and preparation for the ongoing[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor says she got very comfortable holding a gun while shooting for “Saaho”, so much so that it started feeling like the gun was an extension of her body! “Throughout the shoot, I got so comfortable holding the gun that it almost started feeling[Read More…]