coronavirus pandemic

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

India studying Trump’s executive order on immigration

11:24 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: India is studying US President Donald Trump‘s executive order to temporarily halt immigration for 60 days, a move aimed at protecting the jobs of Americans in an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Government sources said people-to-people contact has been the bedrock of strategic ties between the two countries and India is assessing […]

Costa Rica seeks unity for COVID fight as WHO assembly looms

WHO becoming tool of ‘Chinese propaganda’: US

3:50 pm April 22, 2020

Washington: The World Health Organization has become a tool of the “Chinese propaganda“, the Trump administration has alleged, asserting that the global health agency has lost all its credibility during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America’s funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump threatens to terminate trade deal if China does not honour it citing coronavirus crisis

3:45 pm April 22, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the trade deal with China if Beijing did not honour its provisions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that originated in the country. While China has reported 82,788 novel coronavirus cases, including 4,632 fatalities, the US registered over 824,600 cases and more than 45,290 deaths […]

Coronavirus gores Pamplona bull-run

9:01 pm April 21, 2020

Madrid: Spain’s best-known bull running festival in the northern town of Pamplona has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pamplona city hall said Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of people typically attend the centuries-old San Fermin celebration, which sees half-tonne fighting bulls chase hundreds of daredevils, many wearing traditional white shirts and scarves, though the […]

Govt allocates Rs 40,000 cr more for MGNREGS

Seven labourers on way to Bihar intercepted by police

3:51 pm April 21, 2020

New Delhi: Seven labourers, who were trying to cross Delhi’s Jheel Khurd border on bicycles in an attempt to return to their village in Bihar amid the ongoing lockdown, were intercepted by the police on Monday night. The labourers were staying at a rented accommodation in Gadda colony in Sultanpur village in South Delhi’s Fatehpur […]