Day: May 3, 2020

A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks

WASHINGTON — Six months from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s prospects for winning a second term have been jolted by a historic pandemic and a cratering economy, rattling some of his Republican allies and upending the playbook his campaign had hoped to be using by now against Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s standing has slumped as the nation’s focus […]

Desert or sea: Virus traps migrants in mid-route danger zone

Thousands of desperate migrants are trapped in limbo and even at risk of death without food, water or shelter in scorching deserts and at sea, as governments close off borders and ports amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many governments have declared emergencies, saying a public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic requires extraordinary measures. […]

Emerging from lockdown: ’46 days in the house was enough’

BEIJING — From the United States to Europe and Asia, people in many parts of the world are emerging from their homes as virus-related restrictions begin to ease and springtime temperatures climb. But the global pandemic took a turn for the worse in other places. India on Sunday […]

INDIA SALUTES CORONA WARRIORS

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 2: India has been successfully fighting Corona Virus with the help of COVID Warriors. IAF has been contributing towards the national effort to contain Corona by supporting mobility of men and material both at International and Domestic level. More than 600 tons of […]

Prime Minister holds a detailed meeting to discuss financial sector, structural and welfare measures to spur growth in India

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 2: Prime Minister held a meeting to discuss strategies to discuss interventions in the financial sector as well structural reforms to spur growth and welfare in the current context.  At a meeting with Finance Minister and officials, PM discussed strategies and […]

INDIANOIL IS DELIVERING REFILLS ON PRIORITY BASIS TO THE HOUSEHOLDS UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA

open view news desk KOLKATA, MAY 2: IndianOil’s LPG distributors are making refill deliveries on priority to LPG customers from BPL households under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), for whom the Government of India has extended the facility of three LPG refills free of cost during April, May […]

During COVID-19 lockdown Janaushadhi Kendras achieved a record sales turnover of 52 crore rupees in April 2020

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 3: In spite of problems in procurement & logistics due to COVID-19 lockdown, Pradhanmantri  Bhartiya Jan aushadhi Kendras –PMBJAK ,achieved a record sales turnover of  52 crore rupees in the month of April  2020 compared to 42 crore rupees in March […]

South Korea says Kim Jong Un did not have surgery, as two Koreas exchange gunfire

The South Korean official declined to provide reasons for believing that Kim did not undergo surgery, but said speculative reports that he may have had surgery, citing some differences in his leg movements, is not true, Yonhap reported. Earlier on Sunday, North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around […]

With fighter jets and army bands, India's military thank health workers

NEW DELHI – India’s air force flew aircraft low over more than a dozen cities on Sunday, part of a nationwide campaign by the armed forces to thank healthcare workers and other essential services personnel fighting the coronavirus outbreak. So far India has recorded nearly 40,000 coronavirus cases […]

Military jets fly over US cities to salute frontline workers

Military jets flew over US cities on Saturday to salute frontline workers in the country with the highest coronavirus caseload and death toll in the world. Residents of the nation’s capital Washington, as well as Baltimore and Atlanta were treated to sights of the Navy’s Blue Angels and […]

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