Day: March 28, 2020

Pope: Gossiping is "plague worse than COVID"

Pope prays for ‘fragile’ humanity needing help in pandemic

3:54 pm March 28, 2020

Vatican City: Praying in a desolately empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Friday likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare illusions that people can be self-sufficient and instead leaves “all of us fragile and disoriented” and needing each other’s help and comfort. Francis stood under a canopy erected on the steps of […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Sit back, behave, wash hands and be proud of US: Trump advises kids

3:51 pm March 28, 2020

Washington: For millions of American kids staying indoors with their parents due to coronavirus shutdown in the US, President Donald Trump has a word of advice: sit back, behave, wash your hands and be proud of your country. Much of life in America, and across the globe, has ground to a near halt as the […]

Youth held for blackmailing girl over video

Fears of domestic violence rise as millions confined over virus

3:47 pm March 28, 2020

Berlin: With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence. From Berlin to Paris, Madrid, Rome and Bratislava, associations that help victims of domestic violence have sounded the alarm after Europe overtook China to become the epicentre of the […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

As rich nations battle COVID-19, anxiety grows for low-income states

3:42 pm March 28, 2020

Paris: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are already dire. The outbreak has infected some 580,000 people and killed over 26,000 around the world after emerging […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

Kerala CM writes to PM on Karna blocking key state highway

3:39 pm March 28, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the action of Karnataka police in blocking a key state highway ferrying essential commodities to the state and urged him to immediately intervene in the matter In a letter to Modi, the Chief Minister pointed out that the Thalassery-Coorg […]