Covid-19 Pandemic if far from over, warns WHO
Bangkok: As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the […]
Lockdown: India facing its worst recession in current fiscal, says Crisil
New Delhi: India’s fourth recession since independence, the first since liberalisation and perhaps the worst to date, is here, CRISIL said on Tuesday as it predicted the economy to shrink by 5 per cent in the current fiscal because of coronavirus lockdown. “The first quarter (April to June 2020) will suffer a staggering 25 per […]
Lockdown has failed, spell our roadmap for reopening strategy: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have “failed” and not given the results that Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected as he urged the Centre to spell out its strategy for “opening up” the country. Addressing an online press conference, the Congress leader expressed concern that if […]
Migrant labourers hold protest at Jammu, seek early evacuation
Jammu: A group of migrant workers on Tuesday assembled near the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and held a protest to press for their early evacuation to their homes in different parts of the country, officials said. The protesters, including both men and women, later dispersed off peacefully after senior police officers rushed to […]
Pak, Indian armies exchange fire in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistan Army on Tuesday resorted to firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian soldiers, a defence spokesperson said. “Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arm firing with mortar shelling along LoC in Balakote sector in Poonch district early Tuesday […]
Karachi plane crash: 97 dead, 2 survived, says Pakistan Army
Karachi: Ninety-seven people, including nine children, were killed and two passengers miraculously survived a fiery crash when a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 travellers on board plunged into a densely populated residential area near the airport here, the Army said on Saturday. Flight PK-8303 from Lahore crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model […]
