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Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Australian premier Scott Morrison hold talks to devise plans to contain COVID-19 pandemic

News Desk April 6, 2020 0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation on Monday with Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia. The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the domestic response strategies being adopted by their respective governments. They agreed on the importance of

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President Donald Trump cautions to Americans to fight COVID-19 aggressively, says, there will be more causalities, coming 2 weeks crucial

News Desk April 5, 2020 0

President Donald Trump on Saturday warned that America’s “toughest week” of the coronavirus crisis is coming up, predicting “there will be death” as the number of Covid-19 cases surges in the days ahead. The president said he was committed to supplying hotspots around the country with medical supplies needed to combat the outbreak, noting that

Health

No need to panic, 30% infections linked to Tablighi centre says health ministry.

News Desk April 5, 2020 0

The number of COVID-19 deaths inched towards 100 on Saturday along with a significant increase in the number of confirmed infections, but the government assured there was no need to panic as the rate of spread was less than in many other countries and just “one place” accounted for 30 per cent of detected cases. […]

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India’s COVID-19 case rises but govt action restrict to community spread. Positive cases near 3000 & death toll at 68

News Desk April 4, 2020 0

As per the ministry’s updated data on coronavirus cases Saturday morning, six fresh deaths were reported — three from Maharahtra, two from Delhi and one from Gujarat. Thus, Maharashtra has reported the most deaths (19) so far, followed by Gujarat (9), Telengana (7), Madhya Pradesh (6), Delhi (6), Punjab (5), Karnataka (3), West Bengal (3), […]

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Italy seeks financial package from Europe as shutdown continues, explained why the coronavirus hit Italy so hard?

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Italian PM Conte demands more financial aid from Europe as shutdown continues Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday called for the EU to show “more ambition, more unity and more courage” as he continued to push for more financial help in dealing with the coronavirus crisis. He continued a war of words with EU […]

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India reports 1,860 active cases of coronavirus, more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now been reported worldwide

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Coronavirus in India: State-wise COVID-19 cases, trends, list of testing facilities. State Wise Coronavirus Cases in India: Check the list of COVID-19 testing facilities in the country. Currently, there are 126 government facilities and 51 private labs for testing coronavirus India has reported 1,860 active cases of coronavirus as of April 3, 9 A.M., according […]

Business

Covid-19 impact : Sensex drops over 400 pts; Nifty tumbles below 8,200, Rupee slips 48 paise to 76.08 against US dollar

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 400 points in early trade on Friday led by losses in banking and auto stocks as investor sentiment continued to be weighed down by the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact. After hitting a low of 27,800.07, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 375.34 points or 1.33 […]

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COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy: UN sky watchers

News Desk April 2, 2020 0

Both the quantity and quality of weather observations and forecasts, as well as atmospheric and climate monitoring are at stake, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva. “We are concerned about the impact on the ability of our Members to deliver their basic weather and climate services”, said Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Director of […]

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Covid 19 Pandemic set to disrupt global economy as United Nations predict minus growth in 2020

News Desk April 2, 2020 0

The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from the previous forecast of 2.5 per cent growth, the UN has said, warning that it may contract even further if restrictions on the economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses. The analysis by […]

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Tax Collection in India may hit severely as new fiscal year starats with a gloomy look.

News Desk April 1, 2020 0

India kicks off its fiscal year with revenues under severe strain. A prolonged slowdown in the economy depressed tax collections in the financial year that ended Tuesday, latest official data show. As India now conducts the world’s biggest lockdown, budget pressures are set to worsen. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has already outlined a virus relief […]