Covid-19: India Shuts Myanmar Border, Extends Travel Curbs
India ramped up travel restrictions and closed a border with neighbouring Myanmar to counter the coronavirus outbreak, as countries across...
Month: March 2020
Coronavirus: No Entry For Citizens Of 3 EU Nations
Amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) affliction globally, India on Tuesday barred entry of the nationals of three more...
UK Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus
UK Health Minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has said she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Dorries, the first MP...
Holi Celebrations Muted Amid Coronavirus Fears
The festival of Holi was subdued on Tuesday with fears of the coronavirus putting a dampener on the usually boisterous...
Murder Trial Begins In Downing Of Flight MH17
Three Russians and a Ukrainian went on trial in absentia in the Dutch capital on Monday charged with murder in...
Women’s Participation In Workforce Falls To 18%
Women workforce in the country fell to 18 per cent in 2019 from 37 per cent in 2006, non-government organisation...
U.P. Ordered To Remove ‘Name & Shame’ Billboards
The top court in India’s most populous state ordered authorities on Monday to remove large displays of the names, pictures...
Indian Stocks Set For Worst Day Since 2009
Indian stocks on Monday slumped to their lowest in nearly 17 months, tracking global markets, as panic over the economic...
No Country Says Everybody Is Welcome: Jaishankar
No country in the world says everybody is welcome, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday, hitting out at...
Hong Kong Women Step Up To Protest Frontlines
University student ‘A’, says she used to be a ‘typical girl’ who liked to shop, drink bubble tea and watch...
Coronavirus Infects 100,000-plus Worldwide
Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, U.S....
Yes Bank Debacle Jolts Customers And Partners
Shares in Yes Bank plunged on Friday as panicky depositors rushed to withdraw funds and payment partners faced outages after...
Covid-19 Fears: Players Skip All England Badminton
Seven Indian badminton players have pulled out of next week’s All England Open championships over coronavirus fears, the Badminton Association...
Panicked Yes Bank Patrons Rush To Withdraw Funds
Shares in Yes Bank Ltd plunged 60% on Friday as panicky depositors rushed to withdraw funds after the central bank...
WHO Urges World To Take Covid-19 More Seriously
World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis (Covid-19) seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across...
“Would Like To See Convicts Die”: Nirbhaya’s Mother
"The morning of March 20 will be the morning of our lives," said Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi after a Delhi...
Covid-19: Schools Shut, New Travel Curbs In Place
The government has shut all primary schools in the capital New Delhi until the end of March on Thursday and...
Experts Daunted By Covid-19’s South Asia Spread
India has ramped up the screening of travelers to keep the coronavirus (Covid-19) at bay but a flurry of new...
Flipkart Ex-CEO’s Wife Files Dowry Harassment Case
Flipkart co-founder and former CEO Sachin Bansal's wife Priya filed a dowry harassment case against him in the Koramangala police...
World’s First Pet Dog Infected With Coronavirus
A media report is doing the rounds on social media that states that a pomeranian has been diagnosed with coronavirus...
Delhi’s Displaced Scrape A Living After Deadly Riots
Mohammed Anees fled his home in northeastern New Delhi last week as Hindu-Muslim clashes erupted in his area, escaping with...
Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply To 29, Hit Paytm
The total number of known coronavirus cases in India rose sharply to 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who...
Coronavirus Cases Rise To 28, Including 16 Italians
Sixteen Italians in India have tested positive for coronavirus, India’s health minister said on Wednesday, as the total number of...
SC Quashes RBI Banking Ban On Cryptocurrency
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed dealing in cryptocurrency, quashing an earlier ban imposed by the Reserve Bank of India...
Global Shortage Of Medical Equipment To Fight Covid-19: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight...
