Day: July 13, 2020

Food operators want UP govt nod to open outlets on all days in Ghaziabad

11:37 pm July 13, 2020

Ghaziabad: An association of food operators has urged authorities to allow restaurants, bakeries and sweet shops to remain open on all days of the week in Ghaziabad. The association sent a letter in this regard on Monday to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief secretary and the district magistrate. In his letter, Anil Gupta, the president of […]

Nepal partially lifts ban on Indian private news channels

11:32 pm July 13, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal‘s cable television operators on Monday partially lifted the ban imposed on Indian private news channels. A meeting of the cable operators decided to lift the ban on the Indian news channels with only a few news channels still banned in Nepal, Vice president of television operators’ association Dhurba Sharma told reporters. “A few news channels airing objectionable content are still […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

IMF calls on Lebanese to unite behind government reform plan

11:27 pm July 13, 2020

Beirut: The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to unite behind a government economic plan that has received a cool reception from the banking sector, saying the country needs a reform program to rescue an economy mired in crisis. Lebanon, one of the most indebted nations in the world, is passing through the worst economic and financial […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan stable, megastar says ‘flooded with so much love’

11:25 pm July 13, 2020

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who along with his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan was admitted to a hospital here after testing positive for coronavirus, on Monday said he was “flooded” with the love and prayers coming his family’s way in these trying times. Amitabh, 77, and Abhishek, 44, revealed their diagnosis on Twitter on July 11, saying they were […]

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

UN: Pandemic could push tens of millions into chronic hunger

11:17 pm July 13, 2020

Rome: The United Nations says the ranks of the world’s hungry grew by 10 million last year and warns that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 130 million more people into chronic hunger this year. The grim assessment was contained in the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, […]