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China tests millions after coronavirus flare-ups in 3 cities

3:13 pm November 23, 2020

Beijing: Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. As temperatures drop, large-scale measures are being enacted in the cities of Tianjin, Shanghai and Manzhouli, despite the low number of new cases compared to […]

Jill Biden s policy director has roots in Udupi

6:28 pm November 22, 2020

Mangaluru: The appointment of Mala Adiga as policy director of Jill Biden, the first lady of US president-elect Joe Biden, has brought joy to Kakkunje village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. She belongs to the family of K Suryanarayana Adiga, founder of the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada districts private sector Karnataka Bank Limited, and […]

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

7:02 pm November 21, 2020

Jakarta: With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss raped her amid the tall trees on an Indonesian palm oil plantation that feeds into some of the world’s best-known cosmetic brands. He then put […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Hong Kong bans Air India flights for fifth time as some passengers test COVID-19 positive

11:23 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Delhi till December 3 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival, a senior government official said on Friday. This is the fifth time Air India’s flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for […]

Modi, Bhutanese PM jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II

12:12 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on Friday launched RuPay card Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese card holders to access the RuPay network in India. The prime ministers of the two countries had jointly launched Phase-I of the project during Modi’s state visit to Bhutan in August last year. In his speech via video conferencing, Modi spoke about the […]