Day: May 18, 2020

LG completes removal of deadly Styrene Monomer gas from Vizag,ships back to Korea

3:29 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: LG Polymers on Monday said it has completed transportation of its inventory of deadly Styrene Monomer (SM) from Visakhapatnam to South Korea. It has shipped the entire stock lying at its Visakhapatnam plant and styrene tanks that were at the local port there, said LG Polymers, a step down firm of South Korean […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Challenges being tackled to welcome Indian students for next academic year: France

3:19 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: France said on Monday it was making all efforts to address logistical and planning challenges to welcome Indian students for the next academic year, as it highlighted strong people-to-people ties as the core of the strategic partnership between the two countries. As the COVID-19 pandemic brings about lockdowns and suspended events, France proposed […]

India's exports fall 5.12 pc to USD 24.89 bn in Oct

Sugar export expected to normalise in coming days: ISMA

3:09 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: India’s sugar export is expected to normalise in the coming days amid relaxation in the COVID-19 lockdown rules, industry body ISMA said on Monday. The government has allowed export of 6 million tonne of sugar under maximum admissible export quota (MAEQ) during the 2019-20 marketing year (October-September) to liquidate surplus sugar in the […]

Five doctors, including four who treated COVID-19 victim, test positive for coronavirus in Kashmir

3:01 pm May 18, 2020

Srinagar: Five doctors, including four who treated a woman who died of COVID-19, have tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said five doctors tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday night, taking the number of healthcare workers affected by the deadly virus in the valley to 16. A senior doctor at […]

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

COVID-19 pandemic highlighted crucial role’ of UN: Next General Assembly President

2:54 pm May 18, 2020

United Nations: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of the UN and its agencies and is a stark reminder of the importance of effective multilateralism, said veteran Turkish diplomat who, as the only candidate for the top job, is slated to lead the historic 75th session of the General Assembly which begins in […]