US President Donald Trump has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hydroxychloroquine and the Indian leader has agreed to bring the “full strength” of India-US partnership to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine is in short supply in the US after Trump promoted it as a preventive […]
Sending out a dire warning, the White House on Sunday projected America’s peak death toll from the coronavirus is likely in two weeks coinciding with Easter weekend and in a worst case scenario, a total of 100,000 to 200,000 Americans could eventually succumb to the virus. “It’s possible. It’s entirely possible that would happen if […]
Renowned chef Floyd Cardoz has died from the novel coronvirus on Wednesday in New York. He was 59. Floyd was the co-owner of the two popular Mumbai-based restaurants, the Bombay Canteen and O Pedro. A statement released by The Hunger Inc, the company that runs the restaurants, had confirmed a few days back that the […]
Several members of the Sikh community were feared to have been killed in a terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul on Wednesday. Sources said Afghan security forces were engaged in a gun battle with terrorists who stormed Gurudwara in the Shorbazar area Wednesday morning. Around 150 people were worshipping in the Gurudwara at […]
A Washington-based advocacy group and a Texas company have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese government for the novel coronavirus, demanding $20 trillion compensation for the damages caused by the pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a conservative lawyer Larry Klayman, his advocacy group , a Texas company that specializes in high […]
After US President Donald Trump calling COVID-19 a “Chinese virus” and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blaming China, Russia and Iran for spreading disinformation about new coronavirus, questions are now being raised over whether Beijing can be held legally accountable for covering up initial outbreak and clamping down on real information from being shared. […]
In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump has announced he is shutting down travel from Europe to the US as the coronavirus grew into a pandemic that he said called for an “unprecedented response”. Speaking to the nation from the White House Oval Office on Wednesday night, Trump said the travel ban will come […]
As many as 70 per cent of Germany’s population, or some 58 million people, could catch coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday as the country recorded its third death, reports said. Addressing a press conference along with Health Minister Jens Spahn, she said that since the disease had no known cure yet, the […]
BY ADITI ROY New Delhi The island country has put renewed efforts to revive its tourism industry. And why not? After all, the country has the best of both oceans and mountains to offer. From the quaint, charming British-era tea estates in the North to the uber sporty, panoramic beaches down South, Sri Lanka is […]
New Delhi The Air India confirmed that a passenger who flew on a Vienna-Delhi flight on February 25 has tested positive for coronavirus. There were 108 passengers and 10 crew members on board. “This is for the attention of passengers who flew on AI154 Vienna-Delhi of 25th Feb ’20. One of the passengers has tested […]