Day: February 28, 2020

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

WHO upgrades global risk of virus spread to ‘very high’

10:39 pm February 28, 2020

Geneva : The UN health agency on Friday upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to “very high”, saying the continued increase in cases and countries affected was “clearly of concern”. “We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to very high at global […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara, Japan Airlines to expand code share partnership

10:22 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: Full service carriers Vistara and Japan Airlines will expand their code share partnership, a move that will provide additional options for travellers between India and Japan, according to a release. Code sharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no […]

Odisha man sets wife on fire as she objects to his extramarital affair

10:20 pm February 28, 2020

Jajpur (Odisha): A 45-year-old woman was set on fire by her husband in Odisha’s Jajpur district as she objected to his extramarital affair, police said on Friday. Though the incident took place on Thursday in the New Market area, the woman, who suffered 80 per cent burn injuries, lodged a police complaint on Friday after […]

Body of missing girl found in river

10:15 pm February 28, 2020

Kollam (Kerala): The body of a six-year- old girl who was reported missing from near Kerala’s Kollam for the past 24 hours was found along the banks of a nearby river on Friday, police said. The Kerala police had on Thursday launched a massive search operation for the minor who was reported missing since 11 […]

Two lakh jobs added in IT sector since 2019: Prasad

BJP, Congress trade charges over ‘rajdharma’

10:11 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of backtracking on ‘rajdharma’ by opposing the CAA after seeking citizenship for refugees from neighbouring countries, but the opposition party insisted it followed the ‘rajdharma’ of equality and harmony while the Modi government has a “divisive mindset”. BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said […]