Day: April 27, 2020

Indian embassy in Netherlands to start printing passports

Indian passport services resume at some centres in UAE

8:12 pm April 27, 2020

Dubai: Indian passport services have been resumed at a number of centres in Dubai and the Northern Emirates following a relaxation in coronavirus-related restrictions, the Indian Consulate here has announced. The five centres have been reopened following the relaxation of coronavirus-related restrictions, including Al Khaleeh Centre and BLS Deira in Dubai, the Sharjah Main Centre, […]

Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president

8:07 pm April 27, 2020

Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed former vice president Joe Biden’s 2020 White House bid, calling the presumptive Democratic nominee a leader who is the “personification of hope, courage” and can help America out of the coronavirus crisis. Pelosi, in a prerecorded video, said that Biden has been […]

Stormy Mamata battles tempest ahead of Bengal polls

Centre making conflicting statements on lockdown: Mamata

8:03 pm April 27, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Centre was making contradictory statements on enforcement of the lockdown, and wanted greater clarity on the recent union home ministry order on reopening shops. Claiming that many states were not allowed to speak during prime minister Narendra Modi’s video conference with chief ministers […]

COVID-19: Give more RT-PCR testing kits to TN, CM tells PM

7:46 pm April 27, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday sought from the Centre more RT-PCR kits for COVID-19 screening to help the state ramp up its testing capacity to 10,000 a day against existing 7,500. After participating in the virtual meet held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with several chief ministers on COVID- 19 scenario, […]

Turk evacuated from Sweden for coronavirus treatment

7:43 pm April 27, 2020

Ankara: Turkey has dispatched an air ambulance and repatriated a Turkish citizen who tested positive for the coronavirus in Sweden but allegedly failed to receive any treatment there. Emrullah Gulusken, 47, was evacuated from his home in Malmo on Sunday after his daughter, Leyla, pleaded for help on social media. She said her father was […]