Day: February 3, 2020

Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in Syria’s northwest on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer Moscow over the war-torn Idlib rebel enclave. An air strike also killed at least nine civilians in the same area, where the latest government offensive has caused one […]

Johnson, Barnier trade blows over post-Brexit ties

Britain and the EU laid down Monday their red lines for post-Brexit trade talks, offering contrasting visions for their future relationship that raise the prospect of clashes to come. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson envisioned his country as a global champion of free trade, emphatically rejecting EU insistence […]

China ‘urgently needs’ medical gear and masks as virus toll tops SARS

China said Monday it urgently needed medical equipment and surgical masks as the death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360, making it more deadly than the SARS crisis nearly two decades ago. The 57 new deaths confirmed Monday was the single-biggest daily increase since the virus […]

Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes 1st patients

BEIJING — The first patients arrived Monday at a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days as part of China’s sweeping efforts to fight a new virus that is causing global alarm. Huoshenshan Hospital and a second 1,500-bed facility due to open this week were built by construction crews […]

China opens virus hospital, market plunges as toll grows

BEIJING — China sent medical workers and equipment to a new hospital built in 10 days, infused cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricted people’s movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreading virus and its escalating impact. Health authorities released updated figures of […]

CAA won’t be taken back, Cong indulging in vote bank

New Delhi, Feb 3: Coming down heavily on the Congress in Lok Sabha, the BJP on Monday accused the opposition party of indulging in vote bank politics and creating problems like Article 370 during its rule. BJP member Parvesh Verma, who initiated the debate on the Motion of Thanks […]

Kerala HC junks plea on electoral rolls for civic polls

Kochi, Feb 3: The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the State Election Commission to conduct the upcoming local body elections based on the voters’ list it had prepared for the 2015 civic body polls. Dismissing the plea filed by IUML leader Sooppy […]

Modi govt has failed ‘miserably’ to create jobs: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the government over the issue of unemployment, saying it has “failed miserably” to generate jobs for the youth of the country. He said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should not be afraid of answering questions raised by him […]

New tax structure gives option to save tax: Revenue Secy

New Delhi, Feb 3: The new lower income tax rates offered in the Budget 2020-21 will leave more cash in the hands of those who do not wish to make compulsory investments to save tax, said Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey. In an interview with PTI, he said the […]

HC dismisses sacked judge’s plea against Maha govt order

Mumbai, Feb 3: The Bombay High Court has dismissed the petition of a temporary judge, who was assigned cases pertaining to the multi-crore National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) scam, seeking quashing of a Maharashtra government’s order that had terminated his services. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde […]

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