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Charles Randolph to write, direct COVID-19 pandemic movie

7:19 pm June 28, 2020

Los Angeles: Oscar-winning scribe Charles Randolph is set to write, direct and produce a feature on the early stages of coronavirus pandemic in China’s Wuhan city. According to Deadline, SK Global will finance and produce the project. The film will examine “the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus, soon to become a global pandemic.” “I’m very […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

When will there be talk of defence & security, Rahul Gandhi asks ahead of PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’

1:32 pm June 28, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked when will there be talk about the nation’s defence and security. His comment came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme aired on the All India Radio. “When will there be talk of the nation’s defence and security?” he asked in a tweet in Hindi. […]

Italy enters strict 3-day lockdown over Easter

China virus cases stabilise as Italy sees drop in deaths

1:06 pm June 28, 2020

Beijing: China has extended COVID-19 tests to newly reopened salons amid a drop in cases, while South Korea continues to face new infections after it eased social distancing rules to lift the economy. In the US, Vice President Mike Pence called off off a planned campaign bus tour in Florida following a surge in confirmed cases there. Hard-hit Italy, meanwhile, registered the […]

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

Chinese imports likely to continue till feasible alternatives emerge: Auto, Pharma players

7:19 pm June 26, 2020

New Delhi: Imports from China are expected to continue for the time being till other feasible and cost effective alternatives emerge, according to players in Indian automobile and pharmaceutical industries. Days after a deadly border clash with China that saw 20 Indian soldiers losing their lives, there has been a call from various quarters to cut imports from the neighbouring country. Indian auto and pharma […]

1 dead, 6 missing after Myanmar boat sinks on river in China

4:08 pm June 26, 2020

Beijing: A boat from Myanmar sank on the Mekong river in southwestern China, leaving one person dead and six missings, authorities said Friday. Seventeen others were rescued, the Yunnan provincial government said in a social media post. The ship had 24 people on board when it sank about 4 a.m. Thursday. Initial reports had said […]