coronavirus pandemic

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Russia tries again to win UN approval for virus resolution

2:51 pm April 18, 2020

United Nation: Russia is trying again to win U.N. General Assembly approval for a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, dropping a call to end unilateral sanctions without UN Security Council approval but still calling for an end to protectionist practices. The 193-member world body has until noon EDT on Wednesday to consider the revised Russian […]

Coronavirus-hit Chinese economy shrinks 6.8 pct in Q1, worst since 1976

3:46 pm April 17, 2020

Beijing: China’s GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world’s second largest economy to a standstill. China’s gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan […]

Cohen's book foreword: Trump 'wouldn't mind if I was dead'

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen being released from prison

2:33 pm April 17, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Cohen is currently locked up at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty […]

North Delhi civic body thanks all contributors for support in dealing with COVID-19

11:46 pm April 16, 2020

New Delhi The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) has thanked all the contributors for their support and help in dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic. Many individuals and organizations extended their helping hands to support efforts of North DMC to curb spread of coronavirus. Some of them are the office of Additional DGFT (CLA, New […]

Coronavirus brings Kannada film industry to its knees

10:50 pm April 16, 2020

Bengaluru: The lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has turned out to be a deeply painful story for the Kannada film industry. Schedules have gone awry following the stay-at-home curbs and operators in Sandalwood, as the industry is popularly known as, say about 100 films under production are affected. They include big budget […]