COVID-19 pandemic

Bihar's "cycle girl" interacts with PM Modi

15-year-old girl brings father from Gurugram to Bihar on bicycle

8:03 pm May 20, 2020

Darbhanga (Bihar): Cycling almost 1,200 km with a debilitated person riding pillion could be a daunting task even for professional athletes, leave alone an ordinary teenager and that too amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this case, the heavily-stacked odds against Bihar girl Jyoti Kumari were no match for her grit. Kumari, a lion-hearted 15-year-old, cycled […]

Rolls-Royce to cut some 9,000 aerospace jobs due to virus, decline in air travel

6:04 pm May 20, 2020

London: Aerospace engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced plans to cut some 9,000 jobs globally as it grapples with the collapse in air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company employs 52,000 people overall, and it is not immediately clear where the cuts will fall. The reorganization will lead to cuts resulting in some 700 […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

Man dies of COVID-19 in Kashmir

1:40 pm May 19, 2020

Srinagar: A 55-year-old man, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Tuesday, taking the coronavirus death toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 17, officials said. The man from Baramulla district in north Kashmir died at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) hospital this morning, Medical Superintendent, SKIMS Soura, Dr Farooq […]

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

UN chief Guterres encouraged by pact between Afghan prez Ghani, Abdullah

1:31 pm May 19, 2020

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by the agreement between Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, saying it will help find a way to enable progress towards intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive peace agreement. As per the deal, Ghani will stay as the president while Abdullah will helm the High Council of […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

Kerala allows public transport with restrictions

7:41 pm May 18, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government on Monday decided to allow public transport in a restricted manner with an increased travel fare to compensate the shortage of passengers due to implementation of social distancing norms in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transport Minister A K Saseendran said initially public transport will be allowed only for intra-district services […]