Trump talks tough, warns of ‘retaliation’ if India doesn’t export Hydroxychloroquine to US
President Donald Trump has warned India that the US may retaliate if it did not export anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine despite his personal request, saying he would be surprised in case of a negative outcome as New Delhi has good relations with Washington. Hydroxychloroquine, an old and inexpensive drug used to treat malaria, is seen as […]
Omar terms Mehbooba’s continous detention ‘cop out’
Srinagar,April 07 (KNS): Former cheif minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday termed the continous detention of PDP cheif Mehbooba Mufti as “cop out”. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), former CM tweeted, “@MehboobaMufti must be set free. Shifting her home while continuing to keep her detained is a cop out”. Earlier an order issued by Home […]
Govt orders mass promotion of students of Jammu division
Srinagar, Apr 07 : Government on Tuesday decided to mass promote students from classes 1st to 9th and for class 11th in Jammu division . The order was issued today by deputy secretary to the government, school education department, Jammu and Kashmir. The government has also directed that the students who were to appear in […]
Unemployment in March highest since September 2016, CMIE data shows fallout of Covid-19
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate in the last week of March and first week of April crossed 23 per cent, data from the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) showed Tuesday, in an indication of the economic fallout of Covid-19 and the subsequent 21-day lockdown announced on 24 March. The massive rise in the weekly […]
How Much-Maligned Air India is Coming to Country’s Rescue
During the last few weeks, Air India has conducted multiple special flights to bring stranded Indians to the country from Coronavirus-affected cities such as Wuhan in China and Rome in Italy. It has emerged as one of the frontline warriors in the fight against Coronavirus. From bringing back thousands of stranded Indians from Wuhan, Japan, […]
Ex-Jammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti shifted to residence from make-shift jail
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, at present detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), was shifted from a make-shift jail to her residence, officials said here on Tuesday. The order to shift the 60-year-old Mufti, who was initially put under preventive custody on August 5 last year and later booked under the […]
India Must Help Every Nation, But Should Be The First To Get Livesaving Drugs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that India must help all countries in their fight against coronavirus but lifesaving medicines should be made available to Indians first. “Friendship isn’t about retaliation. India must help all nations in their hour of need but lifesaving medicines should be made available to Indians in ample quantities first,” […]
Hiring declines 18% in March, Delhi-NCR worst in job market
Overall hiring activity in India declined by 18 per cent in March, with travel and airlines, hospitality and retail industries witnessing a massive 56 per cent drop in offering jobs as compared to March last year, leading job portal Naukri.com said on Tuesday. The retail sector saw 50 per cent drop in hiring, followed by […]
Pell to walk free after Australia court quashes convictions
Canberra, Australia – Australia’s highest court on Tuesday quashed Cardinal George Pell’s convictions for child sexual assault paving the way for the 78-year-old to be released from prison, a decision experts warned could further undermine survivors’ trust in the court system. The judgement was read by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel to a near-empty High Court in […]
Coronavirus: NZ health minister breaks lockdown at beach
New Zealand’s health minister has called himself an “idiot” after breaking the country’s lockdown by driving his family to the beach. David Clark admitted the 12-mile (20km) drive was “a clear breach of the lockdown principles”. He offered his resignation to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but kept his job because of the ongoing crisis. But […]