Day: February 1, 2020

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Coronavirus: Two Europeans quarantined in Goa

8:20 pm February 1, 2020

Panaji: Two persons from Europe, who arrived in Goa from China, have been kept in an isolation ward at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday for possible exposure to novel coronavirus, officials said. This comes a day after another foreign national, who was admitted to the GMCH for suspected coronavirus, tested negative […]

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

8:05 pm February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Asserting that the Union Budget will give push to the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday listed out various reforms announced in it and said the document has both “vision and action”. Reforms announced in the Budget will push employment in the country and help in doubling farmers’ income, the prime minister […]

Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines

7:48 pm February 1, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday lifted US restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners for the abolition of the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year. In the latest reversal of a policy of his predecessor Barack Obama, Trump gave the green light to a new generation […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Brexit done: UK leaves EU as Boris Johnson hails new dawn

7:46 pm February 1, 2020

London: The UK’s divorce from the European Union (EU) came into force on Friday night as it became the first country to exit the economic bloc after 47 years of membership following the vote in favour of Brexit in June 2016. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the historic moment as the dawn of a […]

Vietnam says suspending all China flights over coronavirus

7:34 pm February 1, 2020

Hanoi: Vietnam has suspended all China flights as part of “strengthening measures” against the coronavirus outbreak, its civil aviation authority said in a statement on Saturday. The step applies to all airlines “which have routes between Vietnam and China” and also includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, it added in the directive which was posted […]