Day: March 31, 2020

World Bank sees outbreak taking a big toll on Asia’s economy

3:26 pm March 31, 2020

Washington: The World Bank is estimating that the coronavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing millions into poverty. Under a worse-case scenario, the region could suffer its sharpest downturn since a devastating currency crisis more than two decades ago, the bank said in […]

Coronavirus: Mallya asks FM to consider his offer to repay Kingfisher Airlines’ dues

3:21 pm March 31, 2020

New Delhi: Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Tuesday asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider his repeated “offer to repay 100 per cent” of the amount borrowed by now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in this time of coronavirus pandemic. Mallya, who is wanted in India on alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an […]

COVID-19: All 103 samples test negative in Odisha

3:17 pm March 31, 2020

Bhubaneswar: All 103 samples examined for coronavirus infection on Monday have tested negative in Odisha, officials said. Though it comes as a big relief, the authorities will not be complacent in their fight against COVID-19, they said. With this, a total of 473 samples have been tested for COVID-19 of which three have tested positive […]

UP assembly secretariat to remain closed till Apr 14

3:07 pm March 31, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh assembly secretariat will remain closed till April 14 due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the country. “On the directives of the UP assembly Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit, the assembly secretariat was closed on Mar 23 till Mar 31. Due to the country wide lockdown, it will remain closed till Apr […]

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

Coronavirus: Next 30 days are very vital, says Trump

3:00 pm March 31, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases of those infected by the deadly disease soured to 164,000 and fatalities crossed 3,100 in the country. His remarks came a day after he extended the “social […]