Day: April 9, 2020

Global warming to cause ‘catastrophic’ species loss: study

11:59 pm April 9, 2020

Paris: Global warming will cause “catastrophic” biodiversity loss across the world if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, with some ecosystems liable to collapse as soon as 2030, according to new research into where and when die-offs may occur. Earth has never in human history warmed so quickly or uniformly as currently, but a variety of […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN makes new appeal for women, hard-hit by virus job losses

11:56 pm April 9, 2020

United Nations: The United Nations called Thursday for women to be at the heart of economic reconstruction efforts as the world grapples with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, warning that most women face a greater risk of poverty. Although COVID-19 mortality rates appear to affect men more than women, the pandemic “is having devastating social […]

TV serial actress found dead at her flat in Hyderabad

11:48 pm April 9, 2020

Hyderabad: A 32-year-old TV actress was on Thursday found dead in her house under suspicious circumstances, police said. V Shanti’s body was found lying partly on the floor and on the bed, they said. Her neighbours, on suspicion, informed the police who arrived and broke in only to find dead. Based on preliminary investigation, a […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

India slams China over comments on Jammu and Kashmir

11:39 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China‘s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from […]

COVID-19 cases rise to 410 in UP

11:35 pm April 9, 2020

Lucknow: The number COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh increased to 410 on Thursday, with 49 more people testing positive of the infection, officials said. Four people have died in the state from the novel coronavirus till now. One death each has been reported from Meerut, Basti, Varanasi and Agra districts. The total number of cases […]

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