Day: April 3, 2020

New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London

7:55 pm April 3, 2020

London: Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference centre in east London on Friday, the first of several being built in Britain to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son and heir, who has recovered from mild symptoms of the disease, said via videolink that he hoped that […]

China to launch communications satellite named after Wuhan

7:48 pm April 3, 2020

Beijing: China will launch the first two communications satellites for its space-based Internet-of-Things project this month with one of them named after its birthplace Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus, officials said on Friday. The rocket to send the satellites, Kuaizhou-1A, was developed by the Wuhan-based Sanjiang Group under the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation […]

Sensex slumps 674 pts; Nifty drops below 8,100

5:01 pm April 3, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 674 points on Friday, weighed by losses in banking stocks as unabated spike in new Covid-19 cases fuelled uncertainty over the economic impact of the pandemic. After hitting a low of 27,500.79 during the day, the 30-share BSE barometer ended 674.36 points or 2.39 per cent lower at 27,590.95. The […]

UP govt has set up panels to look into problems of various sectors: Adityanath

UP govt to set up Rs 1000 crore corona care fund

4:56 pm April 3, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will create a corona care fund of Rs 1000 crore which will help in setting up testing facilities and procuring ventilators, masks and sanitisers, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. Not only will the government help with this fund, but help will also be taken from corporate houses under […]

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Oil dips after record rally, Asia stocks mixed as weekend looms

4:49 pm April 3, 2020

Hong Kong: Crude prices slipped Friday after the previous day’s record surge as traders questioned Donald Trump’s claims that Russia and Saudi Arabia were set to slash output, while Asian equities were mixed after another thunderous rise in US jobless claims caused by the virus crisis. With the number of people with COVID-19 topping a […]