coronavirus pandemic

UK airlifts 268 stranded foreign nationals

12:45 am April 16, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the nation-wide lockdown, the first flight from Kerala to the UK took off on Wednesday evening with 268 tourists who had been stranded in south India since the coronavirus pandemic put a check on public transportation. The British Airways plane left the state capital at 7.30 pm with London as the destination and […]

Three final offers received for PMC Bank resolution, says RBI Guv

No bail for PMC Bank scam accused

12:42 am April 16, 2020

Mumbai: A court here on Wednesday rejected a temporary bail plea of former Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank director Jasvinder Singh Banwait. Banwait was arrested in March by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police in connection with the alleged scam at the PMC Bank. He had sought interim bail citing ill-health […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

G7 to discuss coronavirus pandemic on Thursday: White House

11:54 pm April 15, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders will discuss international coordination of the coronavirus response by video conference on Thursday, the White House said. The remote meeting convened by Trump follows up on another virtual summit held last month and comes as the leading world economies remain under lockdown due to the pandemic. Trump […]

Migrant workers in Delhi survive on government food

11:38 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: In several areas of the national capital, migrant workers are surviving on the food given by the government here amid lockdown imposed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Gandhi Nagar Market area in the city-state is one such area where workers are surviving on the food given by the Delhi government. A migrant worker […]

Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maha govt

Online predators put millions of children at risk during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

3:43 pm April 15, 2020

United Nations: Millions of children around the world are at increased risk of online sexual exploitation, violence and cyberbullying as they spend more time on virtual platforms due to the closing of schools amid COVID-19 lockdown, the UN has said. More than 1.5 billion children and young people have been affected by the closing of […]