Coronavirus originated from China, US won’t take it lightly: Trump
Washington: The deadly coronavirus came from China and the US is not going to take it lightly, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “It came from China. We are not happy about it. We just signed a trade deal, the ink wasn’t dry and all of the sudden this floated in. We are not going […]
Our ties with Pakistan remains ‘firm as a rock’: China
Beijing: China said on Thursday that its relationship with Pakistan stood the test of the changing international landscape and remained “firm as a rock” as the all-weather allies celebrated the 69th year of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Pakistan recognised China in 1951, a year after India established diplomatic ties with Beijing. India became […]
Coronascare: Over 50 million Indians lack hand washing access: Study
Says all these people are high COVID-19 risks
New Delhi: More than 50 million people in India do not have access to effective handwashing, putting them at a greater risk of acquiring and transmitting the novel coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in the US found that without access […]
People should learn to live with COVID-19: Pak PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that people should have to learn to live with the coronavirus until a vaccine is developed to treat the disease as the number of infected cases in the country soared up to 45,898 with 985 deaths. Khan was speaking at the inauguration of the COVID-19 Telehealth […]
Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’
Rome: As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that the new normal is anything but. Yet some realities have emerged: schools, offices, public transport, bars and restaurants are now on the front lines of post-lockdown life. How each of those key sectors manages social distancing and tamps down on expected new […]
Coronavirus coming from India ‘more lethal’ than those from China, Italy: Oli
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said the coronavirus coming from India is more lethal than those from China and Italy and blamed the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan nation on those illegally entering the country from India, as the total number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 427 on […]
Covid-19 forces UN to change pattern of meetings
UNGA meet to witness pre-recorded messages by world leaders
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has suggested holding the annual General Assembly session in September under a different format, such as using pre-recorded messages of world leaders, saying it is highly unlikely that Heads of State and Government will be able to travel to New York for the high-level week due to the COVID19 […]
New domicile law for JK is ‘illegal’: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday termed as “illegal” India’s new domicile rules in Jammu and Kashmir, alleging that it was in clear violation of the UN resolutions and agreements between the two countries. Under the domicile rules, all those persons and their children who have resided for 15 years in Jammu and Kashmir or have studied […]
SC quashes 14 FIRs against Arnab Goswami
Asks Mumbai police to probe the first FIR against him Palghar mob-lynching
New Delhi: Journalistic freedom lies at the core of fundamental right to free speech and India’s freedom will rest safe as long as journalists can speak to power without being chilled by a threat of reprisal, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The top court made these strong comments on the media freedom in its […]
With 36 fresh deaths Covid fatalities in Pak reach 939
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 1,841 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 36 fatalities during the last 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to nearly 44,000 with 939 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday. As the coronavirus cases in the national capital Islamabad crossed the 1,000-mark, other parts of Pakistan also continued […]