Washington, May 19 (IANS) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 4.8 million, while the death toll has surpassed 318,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 4,801,282, while the death toll increased to 318,465, the[Read More…]
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) After hours of brainstorming sessions, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to allow opening of markets, shops, offices and industrial activity with pre-conditions in lockdown 4.0. The decision that came past midnight said that the movement of all persons and vehicles will remain prohibited under section[Read More…]
Ramallah, May 19 (IANS) Palestinian authorities have decided to relax part of the anti-coronavirus measures that have been been imposed in the West Bank since March 5. The decision came as seven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Palestinian territories on Monday night, Xinhua news agency quoted Health[Read More…]
Gaza, May 19 (IANS) A senior official of the Islamic Hamas movement said that the Israelis who have been held captive in the Gaza Strip since 2014 won’t be released until “a real prisoners swap deal” was reached. “A real prisoners’ exchange deal is the best way for the release[Read More…]
Kisbon, May 19 (IANS) Foreign ministers from 11 European countries have agreed on the terms for reopening of the borders and restoring the freedom of movement of citizens amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a joint declaration. Via video-conference on Monday, representatives from Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Greece,[Read More…]
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government has announced major austerity measures for the government departments and officials, in view of the plummeting revenues in the lockdown. Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Sanjiv Mittal, who also heads a committee on augmenting financial resources, has issued a list of the new[Read More…]
Nairobi, May 19 (IANS) Former Kenya football head coach, Sebastien Migne, has threatened to take the country’s federation to world football governing body FIFA over non-payment of dues. The Frenchman who parted ways with the team, Harambee Stars, in mid-August 2019, claimed in an interview with Switch TV that he[Read More…]
Nagpur, May 19 (IANS) At least three migrants were killed and 22 others injured when their bus rammed against a truck near Arni in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district early on Tuesday, police said. The bus was ferrying at least 25 migrant labourers from Solapur to Jharkhand when the accident took place.[Read More…]
Tokyo, May 19 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to postpone seeking the passage of a contentious bill aimed at extending the retirement age of public prosecutors, amid a backlash from opposition parties and the public. Abe and secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Toshihiro Nikai, on[Read More…]
Nairobi, May 19 (IANS) Former Toronto marathon champion Benson Kipruto has returned to training as he tries to regain fitness and compete in Boston after the race was rescheduled to September. Kipruto, the tenth finisher in last year’s Boston marathon, believes with better weather, he can improve on his time[Read More…]
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that time had been wasted in Washington’s response against the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing a virtual event on Monday, Biden said the scale of the loss from the global health crisis, which has infected 1,508,291 people and killed 90,340[Read More…]
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) The special CBI court in Lucknow that is hearing the Babri Masjid demolition case, directed its office to ask the UP chief secretary to ensure video conferencing facility in the courtroom to facilitate trial proceedings in the case. In its order on Monday, special judge S.K.[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) After starting intrastate movement, Haryana has now sought the consent of the neighbouring states to restart the interstate bus service, an official said on Tuesday. The state has written letters to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh for seeking their[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 19 (IANS) Ride-hailing app Uber has announced to lay off nearly 3,000 more employees in the second round, along with closing or consolidating some 45 offices globally. Last week, Uber fired nearly 3,700 employees via multiple Zoom calls. With this, 25 per cent of its global workforce[Read More…]
Agra, May 19 (IANS) With nine new cases of Covid-19, Agra’s total tally went up to 816, health officials said on Tuesday morning. At the same time the number of recovered patients rose to 592, according to district magistrate P.N. Singh. On Monday, 45 Covid-19 patients returned home, upon recovery.[Read More…]
Washington, May 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has received regular testing for COVID-19, with results “all negative to date”, the White House has said. In a memo on Monday, White House physician Sean Conley said that Trump “is in very good health and has remained symptom-free”, reports Xinhua news[Read More…]
Milan, May 19 (IANS) The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed that all its competitions, including Serie A, have been further suspended until June 14 amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. It had been hoped it that Serie A would resume on June 13, which clubs selected as the target return[Read More…]
Panaji, May 19 (IANS) The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Goa has increased to 42, according to Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. “#Goa’s count for COVID19 positive cases to touch 42. More confirmatory tests pending at #GMC. Fresh count includes cases from Nizamuddin train, Team Goa working hard to[Read More…]
Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) The Los Angeles County has announced that four children who tested positive for COVID-19 had been diagnosed with a mysterious inflammatory condition since March 1, with 21 more suspected cases to be identified. Three of the four kids, aged eight months to two years old,[Read More…]
Tokyo, May 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was centred offshore, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.5 degrees north and a longitude of[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The number of novel Coronavirus patients in India passed the significant one-lakh mark on Tuesday with total number of cases rising to 1.01 lakh, with a rise of 4,970 cases in past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data revealed. According to the Ministry, there are[Read More…]
Washington, May 19 (IANS) The US government has accessed an iPhone of a terrorist involved in December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, without any help from Apple despite repeated requests. In a media briefing, US Attorney General William Barr said that Mohammed Alshamrani, the Saudi air force officer[Read More…]
Noida, May 19 (IANS) A day after the Uttar Pradesh government announced relaxations in the nationwide lockdown 4.0, Gautam Budh Nagar District Magistrate Suhas L.Y. on Tuesday said that the district’s border with Delhi will remain “sealed” for now. Suhas L.Y. said that status quo shall be maintained between Delhi-Noida[Read More…]
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) Two J&K policemen and one CRPF man were injured hours after a gunbattle started with the militants in the early hours of Tuesday in Nawakadal area of Srinagar, police said. The encounter broke out in the middle of the night following a specific tip off about[Read More…]
Melbourne, May 19 (IANS) Chairman of Australia Cricketers Association (ACA) Greg Dyer has lashed out at the country’s cricket board for its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Last month, Cricket Australia had announced to furlough majority of its staff on reduced pay for the remainder of the financial year to[Read More…]
