Day: March 31, 2020

US coordinating with India to bring back stranded Americans: official

2:55 pm March 31, 2020

Washington: The US is coordinating with the Indian government to evacuate stranded American citizens from the country who have expressed interest to return home after India announced a 21-day lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a senior official. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Ian Brownlee told reporters during a […]

Air Canada to temporarily lay off half its workforce

2:43 pm March 31, 2020

Montreal: Air Canada announced Monday it would temporarily lay off nearly half of its employees and reduce activity by up to 90 percent in the second quarter due to the coronavirus. The measures would affect 15,200 employees and about 1,300 managers from April 3, the airline said in a press release. Last week, Air Canada […]

G20 finance ministers to hold virtual talks on coronavirus crisis

2:36 pm March 31, 2020

Riyadh: Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 major economies will hold a second round of virtual talks Tuesday to push ahead the coronavirus response, the Saudi hosts said. G20 leaders last week pledged a “united front” in the fight against the pandemic, saying they were injecting 5 trillion into the global […]

3 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; tally reaches 73

2:31 pm March 31, 2020

Ahmedabad: Three new COVID-19 cases were reported in Gujarat on Tuesday, taking the total number of coronavirus patients in the state to 73, an official said. Out of the three new cases, two were found in Ahmedabad and one in Rajkot, Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi said. Till now, Ahmedabad has reported 25 cases, followed […]

Tata trusts donate 10,000 masks & gloves to Tripura

Over 12,000 fake N95 masks seized from Bengaluru warehouse

2:20 pm March 31, 2020

Bengaluru: Over 12,000 fake N95 face masks were seized from a warehouse here by the Central Crime Branch, police said on Tuesday. The filtering masks have been in demand since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has claimed 32 lives and affected 1,251 people in the country. “So far, the accused has sold 70,000 […]