COVID-19 pandemic: Man booked, quarantined for hiding travel history in Reasi
Jammu: A man was booked and quarantined after he came to Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district from a COVID-19 red zone in Srinagar but hid his travel history, officials said on Tuesday. Mohinder Lal, a resident of Baradari in Reasi, took lift from cargo vehicles and reached home but failed to inform the authorities, they […]
35 people booked for attacking police party in Poonch
Jammu: Police on Monday booked 35 people, including a former sarpanch and his family members, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for allegedly attacking a police party, which was rushed to a village after reports of lockdown violations there, a senior officer said. Acting on the information that a former sarpanch had engaged dozens of […]
Pak clerics warn govt against ban on religious congregations amidst coronavirus outbreak
Islamabad: A group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus outbreak and said the authorities should instead abide by religious norms and allow more worshippers in mosques to seek forgiveness from Allah. The government has banned prayer congregations of more than five […]
IMF projects India’s growth rate at 1.9% in 2020, forecasts global recession due to COVID-19
Washington: The IMF on Tuesday projected a GDP growth of 1.9 per cent for India in 2020, as the global economy hits the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s due to the raging coronavirus pandemic that has nearly stalled all economic activities across the world. With this subdued forecast, India is likely […]
Coronavirus could see UK GDP fall 13 per cent in 2020: watchdog
London: Britain’s economy could shrink by 13 per cent in 2020 in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, according to a scenario published Tuesday by fiscal watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility. “The resulting 13 per cent fall in annual GDP in 2020 would comfortably exceed any of the annual falls around the end […]