Day: September 27, 2020

Swiss vote on limiting jobs, residency for EU citizens

6:04 pm September 27, 2020

Geneva: Voters in Switzerland cast ballots Sunday on a nationalist party’s proposal to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country. The measure, championed by the populist Swiss People’s Party, would give preferential access to jobs, social protection and benefits to people from Switzerland over those from the […]

VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators

Launch of India-specific vehicles remains on track for Volkswagen group despite COVID challenge

1:55 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has thrown up several challenges in the ”India 2.0” project for the Volkswagen group but the launch timelines for India-specific vehicles have not been altered, according to a senior official of Skoda Auto. The Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, which is leading the revival of the Volkswagen group in India, is […]

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

1:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels. The study has also found that infected cases […]

Plant, fish based diet linked with less COVID-19 severity: Study

Nutri-gardens can help build immunity, reduce exposure to COVID-19: experts

1:09 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: The concept of developing nutri-gardens at anganwadis will not only help in fighting malnutrition but can also play a crucial role in protecting children and pregnant women from coronavirus infection by reducing their exposure and building immunity, experts have said. The Women and Child Development Ministry has urged states and Union territories to focus on […]

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

India-Pak troops exchange fire along IB in JK’s Samba

1:04 pm September 27, 2020

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly 30 minutes after the Border Security Force (BSF) picked up suspicious movement along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. No one was injured in the firing which started around 11.45 pm on Saturday in Mangu Chak Border Outpost […]