coronavirus

Bihar s serial litigant blames Chinese Prez for coronavirus; Sudhir Kumar Ojha

11:38 pm March 16, 2020

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): Bihars maverick serial litigant Sudhir Kumar Ojha on Monday lodged a complaint before a court here blaming the coronavirus pandemic on a “conspiracy” by China and seeking “trial” of its president and ambassador under the Indian Penal Code. Ojha filed his petition naming “Shri Jinping, President of China and ambassador Sun Weidong” before […]

White House moves to protect Trump, staff against virus

11:02 pm March 16, 2020

Washington: The White House put in place new measures Monday to protect President Donald Trump and his staff during the coronavirus outbreak, including taking the temperature of anyone who enters the complex, including visitors and members of the press corps. The steps expanded on screenings the White House began on Saturday for anyone who gets […]

UK supermarkets call for calm as virus fears trigger panic buying

10:52 pm March 16, 2020

London: British supermarkets have called on consumers to be more considerate and reiterated they have adequate supplies, as the coronavirus saw shelves plundered and a surge in online orders. The country’s leading groceries retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, penned a joint letter to customers, which ran in newspapers Sunday and Monday appealing for calm. […]

US to hit all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

Virus toll in Iran climbs as lockdowns deepen across Mideast

10:35 pm March 16, 2020

Tehran: Iran reported another 129 fatalities from the new coronavirus on Monday, the largest one-day rise in deaths since it began battling the Middle East’s worst outbreak, which has claimed more than 850 lives and infected a number of senior officials in the country. Businesses in Iran’s capital remained open, however, even as other countries […]

Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

COVID-19: Bar on visitors in Jharkhand Assembly premises

8:56 pm March 16, 2020

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said that the Assembly has taken a decision to ban visitors, but the House has not decided about adjournment in view of coronavirus outbreak in the country. If necessary, a decision would be taken (on the adjournment of the budget session, which is scheduled till March 28, […]