New Delhi (Media Bureau) Industry body CII believes that the lockdown caused by the corona virus is having a devastating effect on the economy and even in the best case scenario, India’s economic growth rate could be as high as 1.5 per cent in the current financial year. The ConfederationContinue Reading
Pathankot (Media Bureau) On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held video conferencing with Sarpanch-Panchayat members across the country. Meanwhile, he interacted with Pallavi Thakur, Sarpanch of Hara Narainpur village in Pathankot district, the youngest and youngest Sarpanch of Punjab. Talks between PallaviContinue Reading
People wearing face masks cross Millennium Bridge, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London. (Reuters) The United States had reported more than 52,400 deaths as of Saturday morning, while Italy, Spain and France have reported between 22,000-26,000 fatalities each. Reuters Last Updated: April 25,Continue Reading
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. (Image : AP) The meeting of Soviet and American forces at the Elbe river in Germany on April 25, 1945, is seen as a milestone in World War II, foreshadowing the defeat of the Nazis. AFP Moscow Last Updated: April 25, 2020, 10:23Continue Reading
People talk at an indoor water park that is open only to hotel occupants and certain time periods as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, from inside a closed restaurant in Rapid City, South Dakota, US. With restaurants shuttered by lockdowns across the world, Ducasse claimed that itContinue Reading
A veterinary doctor treats a wild eagle suffering from sunstroke at an animal hospital at Meerut in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, (REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma) On the occasion, a statement on the worldvet.org stated, “Veterinarians, in their role as advocates for animal health and welfare, have a responsibility asContinue Reading
Image for representation (Reuters) As nations look to ease curbs, some experts have mooted the possibility of so-called “immunity passports” to allow those with antibodies to return to work. AFP Last Updated: April 25, 2020, 10:04 AM IST The sun is only just rising in BerlinContinue Reading
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo REUTERS/Mike Segar Cuomo pointed to researchers at Northeastern University who estimated that more than 10,000 New Yorkers may have contracted the disease by the time the state had its first confirmed case on March 1. PTI Last Updated: April 24, 2020, 11:58 PMContinue Reading
A key US government trial of Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as mid-May, according to the study’s lead investigator, after doctors clamored to enroll their patients in the study. Preliminary findings from the randomized trial of the antiviral drug remdesivir, begun in FebruaryContinue Reading
File photo of Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro. (Reuters). Moro said Bolsonaro had insisted on firing federal police chief Mauricio Valeixo without agreeing to a replacement of a similar technical profile. Reuters Last Updated: April 24, 2020, 9:20 PM IST Brasilia: Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro announcedContinue Reading
