Guidelines For Domestic Flights: Only Web Check In, No In-Flight Meal Passengers with ‘red’ status on Aarogya Setu app will not be allowed to travel, the civil aviation ministry SOP said. By Akshita Jain HINDUSTAN TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES CISF personnel seen wearing protective headgear at Terminal 3 of IGI Airport on May 10, 2020 […]
Brazil Is The New Epicenter Of The Global Coronavirus Pandemic Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s denial and incompetence have led to a predictable surge in cases. By Travis Waldron, HuffPost US ANDRE COELHO VIA GETTY IMAGES People mourn during a mass burial of coronavirus pandemic victims on May 19, 2020, in Manaus, Brazil. Brazil has over […]
In Photos: Cyclone Amphan Leaves A Trail Of Devastation In West Bengal, Odisha The cyclone killed at least 10 people in West Bengal, leaving many parts in a state of destruction. By Rohini Chatterji Cyclone Amphan left 72 people dead in West Bengal as it ravaged through the state, Odisha and parts of Bangladesh. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee called […]
Coronavirus Behaving Differently In China’s New Clusters Compared To Early Cases, Says Expert China has found new clusters of infections in the northeastern border provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang in recent weeks, raising concern about a second wave. ASSOCIATED PRESS Women wearing protective face masks walk in Beijing, May 10, 2020. BEIJING — The novel coronavirus is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus Could Reduce 260 Million Indians To Poverty, Say Oxford University Researchers Officials from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have backed these estimates by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. By Rohit Inani ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of daily wage labourers walk along an expressway on the outskirts of New Delhi on […]
Amphan: India and Bangladesh evacuate millions ahead of super cyclone India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions of people from coastal areas ahead of a super cyclone which is approaching from the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall in an area near the border of the two countries later on Wednesday. More […]
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India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures
India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, in a move aimed at cutting down on imports. FILE PHOTO: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference […]
US could face ‘darkest winter in modern history’ A top US vaccine doctor who was removed from his role in April is to testify shortly that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Rick Bright was head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which sought to develop countermeasures to use […]
Palestinians look to a digital future to connect with their past Rami Ayyub, Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Virtual reality tours have replaced flag-waving rallies as Palestinians facing coronavirus restrictions create digital spaces to lament the loss of their physical homeland in 1948. A Palestinian artist, Fayez Elhasani, paints an artwork to mark Nakba as Palestinians […]
Emerging markets will see less index, more Rolodex Una Galani A man walks past a board displaying the exchange rates for Mexican Peso and U.S Dollar and other exchange rates in Mexico City, Mexico March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) – Investing in poorer countries will require more nuance. Ultra-loose monetary policy from […]