New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) It was in 1995 when “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” embarked on a musical journey on the small screen. Since then, the show has transformed and adapted with changing times, but without losing the essence to the core idea to entertain people with music minus[Read More…]
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Jeetendra, 78, says lockdown and age have made him realise that when he was a busy actor, he missed out on spending time with his two children — son Tusshar Kapoor, who is an actor, and daughter Ekta Kapoor, a producer. The[Read More…]
London, May 23 (IANS) Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned of a prolonged downturn and sluggish recovery from the coronavirus. Nicknamed Dr Doom for his gloomy predictions, Professor Roubini said there are some jobs that simply will not come back after this crisis, the BBC reported on Friday. Even if the[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Actor Nitish Bharadwaj says his show “Vishnu Puran” brings out theories and principles that give a deep insight into ancient Indian knowledge pool. Based on an ancient collection of stories and scriptures, the 2000 show is set to return to the small screen. Nitish plays Lord[Read More…]
Paris, May 23 (IANS) The pressure on French health services continued to be eased as COVID-19 hospitalisations further declined, official data showed on Friday. As of Friday, 17,383 COVID-19 patients remained in hospitals, a one-day decline of 200, confirming a downward trend reported since early April, Xinhua reported citing the[Read More…]
New York, May 23 (IANS) US stocks closed mixed on Friday as investors grappled with uncertainties over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 8.96 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 24,465.16. The S&P 500 rose 6.94 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 2,955.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index[Read More…]
London, May 23 (IANS) New arrivals to Britain must self-isolate for two weeks from June 8, with fines for anyone who breaches the measure designed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus from overseas, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Friday. Chairing the Downing Street briefing, Patel said passengers will[Read More…]
Addis Ababa, May 23 (IANS) The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across Africa surpassed 100,000 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC in its latest situation update issued on Friday revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive[Read More…]
New York, May 23 (IANS) The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 95,000 on Friday, reaching 95,276, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 1,588,322 cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE, Xinhua news[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The news of a 15-year-old girl Jyoti Kumari taking her injured father to home in Bihar’s Darbhanga — 1,200 km from Gurugram, on a bicycle during the lockdown, has impressed US President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump. Praising Jyoti, Ivanka on Friday shared[Read More…]
Rome, May 23 (IANS) A further 130 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country’s death toll to 32,616, according to the latest official tally on Friday. The number of recoveries rose to 136,720, an increase of 2,160 compared to Thursday. Nationwide, the number[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) The South Western Railway (SWR) zone has run 10 Shramik special trains to transport 13,233 migrants back home to five states, in central, north and east India, an official said on Friday. “First Shramik special train from SWR left from Hubballi to Lucknow at 12.10 p.m.[Read More…]
BY SANJEEV SHARMA New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA), a body representing over 9 million road transport service providers of India has put out an advisory for its members not to buy any new trucks for the entire financial year 2020-21. In a letter[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a sickening act of inhumanity, a handful of passer-byes in the national capital ruthlessly pounced upon unattended crates of mangoes belonging to a street vendor. By-standers took advantage of the situation and looted a man who reportedly goes by the name of Chotte, of[Read More…]
Beijing, May 23 (IANS) China on Friday urged the US to abandon its Cold War mentality and ideological bias, and view China and China-US relations in an objective and rational way. The US must immediately stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, harming China’s interests or undermining China-US relations, said Foreign[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A total of 13 new containment zones were announced in Delhi on Friday, taking the total in the national capital to 92, the Delhi government said. The national capital has seen more than 2,200 cases in the last four days. So far, 34 zones have[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) for NBFCs has become operational and the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free credit line for MSMEs is expected to be operational soon, according to the Department of Financial Service (DFS). In a tweet, post the meeting of Finance Minister[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) What started off as a war of words is about to result in a legal suit. BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has announced that he will be prosecuting United Nations Under Secretary General Adama Dieng for defamation after Dieng accused Swamy of an anti-Muslim hate speech.[Read More…]
Jaipur, May 22 (IANS) Locust attacks in Rajasthan have turned severe after three decades and hence there is a need to strengthen the Locust Warning Organisation, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday. Addressing Agriculture Department officials, District Collectors and Locust Warning Organisation officials, over video conference, he said: “This[Read More…]
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) The death toll due to Covid-19 in Telangana mounted to 48 as three more persons succumbed to the deadly virus on Friday. With this, the state has reported 14 deaths in four days. Five deaths were reported on Thursday, two deaths on Wednesday and four on[Read More…]
Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh crossed the 6,000 mark with 189 fresh coronavirus cases reported by Friday evening. The tally reached 6,170 with Indore alone recording 76 cases. Bhopal (38) and Ujjain (23) were the other cities to record a double-digit score. In all, 4077 cases were tested in[Read More…]
By N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe New Delhi, May 22 (IANSlife) After aviation, the hospitality industry has felt the heat created by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. With international and national borders sealed, tourism has taken a huge hit. Stepping up to the need of the hour, India’s leading luxury hospitality chain, The[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) In a surprise move, the Karnataka government on Friday exempted all factories from labour law provisions on working hours on weekly and daily basis for three months till August 21. “All the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 shall be exempted from the provisions of[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Covid-19 has disrupted life-saving immunisation services around the world, which is likely to affect approximately 80 million children under the age of one. The hindrance is putting millions of children, both in rich and poor countries alike, at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles, and[Read More…]
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) Muslims in Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana offered ‘Juma-tul-Vida’ or last Friday of Ramzan prayers at their homes in view of the ongoing ban on religious congregations due to Covid-19 lockdown. Hyderabad’s historic Mecca Masjid, which used to witness the biggest gathering on ‘Juma-tul-Vida’ every[Read More…]
