India Slams China Over Comments On Jammu And Kashmir
New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from […]
‘Tablighi Jamaat’ Mentioned But Rajasthan Govt Says No Discrimination Against Pregnant Muslim Woman
Jaipur: The controversy over a pregnant woman allegedly being denied treatment because of her Muslim identity at a government-run hospital in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur has turned murkier with the government inquiry concluding that the allegations of discrimination could not be proved. The Bharatpur administration inquiry, that was largely restricted to questioning the Muslim family on whether the […]
How long will coronavirus lockdowns, travel bans last?
At the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, the skies above China’s Wuhan brightened as towers along both sides of the Yangtze River lit up in tribute to the health workers who helped the city of 11 million curb a deadly outbreak of the new coronavirus. Cheers of “My Wuhan is back” and “Wuhan, let’s go” […]
Covid-19 in India: Food prices surge 3 times as supply chain takes a hit
The prices of key staples, barring cereals, have surged nearly three times from a month ago because of a noticeable supply shock amid the three-week nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to official and market data reviewed by Hindustan Times. Three main factors are driving food prices higher, according to data […]
UN flags concern to Govt Covid group: Need to fight targeting of certain sects
Coronavirus (COVID-19): A day before the Union Health Ministry issued an advisory asking people not to label any community or area for the spread of COVID-19, the UN representative in India urged the government to fight “stigmatisation of certain sects of people”. On Tuesday, at the seventh meeting of the empowered group coordinating with the private sector, […]
Coronavirus: How South Korea is teaching empty classrooms
The school bell was chiming as I walked into Miss Ha’s English class. It was a cheery melody to mark the start of a new day, the beginning of a new school year. But there were no students to heed its call. Instead, alone in an empty classroom, Miss Ha called out names into her […]
Surfing: Coronavirus lockdown advice leaves room for confusion
In one surf-loving nation, Australia, some beaches are closed but others remain packed. So is it ok to surf during the Covid-19 crisis? Gary Nunn reports from Sydney. Mark Stockdale surfs every day of his life. But not today. “Ironically, it was too crowded,” he tells the BBC. He lives near surfing hotspot Bells Beach, […]
Europe could fall, Italy warns as EU tries again for rescue deal
The European Union faces an existential threat if it cannot come together to combat the coronavirus crisis, Italy said on Thursday as the divided bloc sought to salvage talks on a rescue package to aid battered economies. A deal has so far proved elusive amid fraught discussions between the more fiscally conservative north and the indebted south, which has been hit […]
Future is scary’: Poor hit hardest by India coronavirus lockdown
With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of the hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit the hardest by the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown. His family of six are stuck in their slum home outside New Delhi earning nothing and waiting desperately for money promised by the […]
SpiceJet operates first cargo flight to bring back medical equipment from Singapore
New Delhi: SpiceJet said it will operate its first cargo flight to Singapore from Chennai on Thursday to bring back critical medical equipment and other supplies to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak in India. The budget carrier said it will operate a second freighter flight on Friday carrying medical supplies from Singapore to Bengaluru. “SpiceJet has […]