coronavirus pandemic

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

China Commerce Ministry: Trade talks with US coming soon

7:21 pm August 20, 2020

Beijing: Chinese and US trade envoys will hold a meeting by phone “in the near future” to discuss an agreement aimed at resolving a tariff war, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said Thursday. The spokesman, Gao Feng, gave no details of the timing at a ministry news briefing. Under the “Phase 1” trade agreement signed in January, […]

DMRC stops Phase-4 work after forest dept notice

Financially-hit due to COVID, DMRC slashes employees perks, allowances by 50%

11:42 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: Facing “adverse financial condition” due to non-operation of metro services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Metro authorities have decided to reduce perks and allowances of its employees by 50 per cent, according to an internal order issued by it on Tuesday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has suffered loss of nearly […]

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

Patients in need of urgent treatment avoiding hospital visits due to COVID fears: doctors

12:04 am August 17, 2020

New Delhi: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, patients suffering from critical diseases like cancer and those requiring surgeries are delaying hospital visits, thus endangering their health and even risking their lives. Doctors say they have even lost patients who could have survived or their situation salvaged had they reported to hospitals in time. Dr Mandeep […]

Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

Gaganyaan: Unmanned space mission planned for Dec 2020 likely to be delayed

11:05 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Hit by disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the launch of India’s unmanned space mission under the first leg of Gaganyaan, planned for December 2020, is likely to be delayed, sources said. It was part of the two unmanned missions to be undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation ahead of the planned […]

The Vamps’ James McVey postpones wedding due to coronavirus pandemics

3:09 pm August 2, 2020

London: The Vamps’ lead guitarist James McVey has postponed his wedding with fiancee Kirstie Brittain due to the coronavirus pandemic. The British pop star and his girlfriend of over three years were supposed to tie the knot in November, but have now pushed the ceremony to October 2021. “I think we’re going to postpone it. It is meant for November, but […]