Day: February 26, 2020

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

Govt closely monitoring coronavirus impact on economy: FM

10:26 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Wednesday said the government is keeping a close watch on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the Indian economy. The minister also said that the process of merger of public sector banks was underway as per the schedule. The government has announced to merge 10 sector state-run […]

India was great, trip very successful: Trump

10:22 pm February 26, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “India was great” and his whirlwind trip to the country was “very successful”. Trump was on his maiden official visit to India from February 24 to 25. He was accompanied by First Lady Melania and a high-powered delegation comprising senior US administration officials, including National Security Advisor […]

‘Fear and panic’ as virus threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan

10:19 pm February 26, 2020

Islamabad: With porous borders, creaking hospitals and large illiterate populations, Afghanistan and Pakistan face a potentially devastating health crisis after the new coronavirus erupted in neighbouring Iran. Islamabad has closed official border crossings while Kabul has suspended all travel to the Islamic republic, which has reported 15 deaths out of nearly 100 infections — making […]

Egypt holds full-honours military funeral for Mubarak

10:15 pm February 26, 2020

Cairo: The funeral, replete with cannon fire and a horse-drawn carriage carrying his coffin, highlighted the wartime achievements of Mubarak. It comes as part of a government effort to make Mubarak’s military career his legacy, rather than his time in office. Egypt’s current President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, attended briefly, offering condolences and shaking hands with […]

Central Railway to operate extra trains or Holi

8:19 pm February 26, 2020

Mumbai: The Central Railway will operate 26 extra trains on its north-bound routes from Mumbai to clear the rush during the Holi festival, a release here stated on Wednesday. As per the release, four weekly special trains each will be operated on Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patna, LTT- Varanasi, LTT-Mau and Pune-Danapur route, whereas 10 trains will […]