Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) The coronavirus death toll in mainland China has increased to 2,663 with 77,658 confirmed cases, health authorities said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said that it received reports of 508 new cases and 71 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland, reports[Read More…]
Rampur, Feb 25 (IANS) Trouble for Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, seemed to have increased after the Additional District and Sessions Judge Dhirendra Kumar Kamboj rejected his anticipatory bail petition and also that of his wife Tanzeen Fatima and their son Abdullah Azam in connection with a forgery case. The[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Apple has started reopening its retail stores in China and according to the company’s regional Chinese website, 29 out of 42 stores were open for business on Monday, though under limited hours. Apple Seven Treasures in Qibao is open from 11 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. until[Read More…]
Brussels, Feb 25 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has announced a new aid package worth 232 million euros ($252 million) to boost global preparedness, prevention and containment of the fast-spreading coronavirus. The funding will “help detect and diagnose the disease, care for infected people and prevent further transmission”, Xinhua news[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) As violence in northeast Delhi refused to subside even after two nights, neighbouring Haryana intensified security on its borders with the national capital as a preventive and precautionary measure to prevent spilling over, the state police said on Tuesday. Elaborate security arrangements have been made across[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Bollywood actor John Abraham will be co-producing the biopic on Revathi Roy, the much acclaimed social entrepreneur who started Asia’s first all women taxi service ‘Hey Deedee’ and the first all women last mile delivery service. John’s JA Entertainment, Grewal’s Red Ice Films and Anil Bohra’s[Read More…]
Ottawa, Feb 25 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated a call for a “peaceful resolution” after the Ontario Provincial Police began dismantling an Indigenous rail blockade. “We’re still on the path to reconciliation, we needed a peaceful resolution and we’re continuing to work towards that,” Trudeau said on[Read More…]
Rome, Feb 25 (IANS) A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has arrived in Italy to support authorities in understanding the COVID-19 situation in country which has reported seven fatalities and over 220 infections. In a statement[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Two complaints have been filed against Kapil Mishra, BJP leader for inciting mobs in Sunday and Mondays violence. One complaint filed by AAP Corporator Reshma Nadeem and second by Haseeb ul Hasan. The written complaints filed with police say that during protest Mishra incited people[Read More…]
Aligarh, Feb 25 (IANS) An uneasy calm has prevailed in Aligarh following the clashes and arson that took place in the town two days ago. Agra Zone Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Ajay Anand said that no fresh incident of violence have been reported and the situation was returning[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The death toll in the violence that rocked certain areas in Delhi has risen to five, Rajesh Kalra, Additional Medical Superintendent at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital, said on Tuesday. Kalra told IANS that a total of 90 injured persons have been admitted in[Read More…]
London, Feb 25 (IANS) The UK’s ruling Conservative Party is widely expected to say goodbye to the austerity era as the Boris Johnson government pledges to spend more to level up across the country, according to a think-tank. The London-based Resolution Foundation said in the report on Monday that the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi Fire Services on Tuesday said that they received a total of 45 distress calls from the areas that were gripped by violence between pro and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters . According to Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service, ” Total 45 fire calls[Read More…]
Gaza, Feb 25 (IANS) A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said that a ceasefire with Israel in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has come into effect. Ihsan Ataya, the Lebanon-based senior official, told Xinhua news agency that the ceasefire came into effect at 11.30 p.m. on Monday following[Read More…]
Tehran, Feb 25 (IANS) The number of coronavirus cases in Iran has increased to 64, with 12 fatalities, a health official announced here, leading to a number of countries to close their borders with the Islamic Republic. On Monday, Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of Ministry[Read More…]
Jerusalem, Feb 25 (IANS) Israel has said that it was closing all crossings with the Gaza Strip and banned fishing off the Palestinian coastal enclave after the fire exchange near the Gaza-Israel border fence. The passages between Gaza and Israel will be closed down “starting Monday night and until further[Read More…]
Santiago, Feb 25 (IANS) Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera has called on Chileans to unite in favour of a “major agreement for democracy, against violence and for peace,” amid ongoing social unrest. “The cooperation of all Chileans of goodwill will contribute to healing the wounds and allowing Chile to resume the[Read More…]
By Vinayak Chakravorty The horrors of Holocaust get a twist of Tarantino-esque violence, and larger-than-life drama is played out to the point of absurdity at times, in Amazon Primes new 10-episode show. That mood of the show, though served with relish, would seem ironic, considering the series has been touted[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Actress Elisabeth Moss feels she should the two Emmys and three Golden Globes that she won somewhere “nicer” than a bookshelf. “They’re on a bookshelf in my apartment, along with a bunch of memorabilia and trinkets from other things I’ve done. I should probably get[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Hollywood star Harrison Ford says he is determined to get ‘Indiana Jones 5’ just “right”. The team is finetuning pre-production details so that shooting can start, Ford has informed. “We’ve got some scheduling issues, a few script things still to do but we’re determined to[Read More…]
Tripoli, Feb 25 (IANS) The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reaffirmed its support for the reform of the security sector in Libya. “UNSMIL notes with concern attempts to undermine the integrity of Libyan institutions, including the Ministry of Interior,” UNSMIL tweeted. “We reiterate our full support for reform[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) One of the two persons arrested in connection with the gruesome incident of a woman and her daughter being burnt alive in West Bengal is closely linked to a senior minister in the Trinamool Congress government, a top state BJP leader has claimed. The killing of[Read More…]
Warsaw, Feb 25 (IANS) A poll published here has predicted that President Andrzej Duda would win 41.9 per cent in the first round of the vote in Poland’s presidential elections on May 10, almost 20 per cent more than opposition candidate Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska. The poll was conducted on behalf of[Read More…]
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) A New York court on Monday found fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree, and rape in the third degree. A New York Supreme Court jury of seven men and five women arrived at the verdict[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The death of Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal on Monday during a violent clash between pro and anti-CAA groups in east Delhi has shattered his family. What was their father’s mistake, his children asked the Commissioner of Police. Ratan[Read More…]
