coronavirus pandemic

More than 20 eminent people died within last 50 days, most from cinema industry

11:07 am June 15, 2020

New Delhi: Be it globally or domestically, the recent months are amongst most terrible time that we have faced in the decades. In future, this tragic time will not only be remembered for the coronavirus pandemic and economic mayhem all around, but also as the time when we lost several renowned faces. In course of […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

ICSE says it will conduct std 10 exams in Maharashtra in July

11:20 pm June 12, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) board on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it would be holding its standard 10th examinations in July with all safety precautions. The Maharashtra government, on the other hand, said that holding exams now was not feasible in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

Mexican soccer to resume play with no spectators July 24

4:44 pm June 11, 2020

Mexico City: Mexico’s first-division soccer teams said they will return to the field after four months without play because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there will be no spectators when the first matches resume July 24. The MX League said Wednesday that the new season will run July 24-Dec. 12 and that four more teams […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Asian shares slide after Wall Street retreat

12:22 pm June 11, 2020

Tokyo: Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo dropping more than 1 per cent as the Japanese yen gained after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low through 2022. Asian markets had been expected to fall after the Fed signaled a long path to recovery from the devastation of the coronavirus […]

Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back 2016 team

2:27 pm June 10, 2020

New York: As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016. He recycles old attack lines once aimed at Hillary Clinton. He recounts the drama of election night, complete with impersonations of stunned news anchors putting state after state (Pennsylvania! Wisconsin!) in the Republican’s column. And at other […]