Month: May 2020

Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India

NEW DELHI — President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India. Trump’s previous endorsement of hydroxychloroquine catalyzed a tremendous shift in the South Asian country, spurring the world’s largest producer […]

Defence manufacturing adversely affected due to COVID-19, says Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh

Exhorts MSME to make India ‘Atma Nirbhar’ in defence technology and products; RM asserts recently announced reforms and financial package will strengthen MSMEs and generate employment; Calls for making ‘Local’ Focal in daily lives to achieve self-reliance open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 21: Raksha Mantri Shri […]

Local to Global: Khadi Masks to Hit Foreign Markets

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 21: The widely popular Khadi face mask is set to go “global”. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will now explore the possibility of exporting the Khadi cotton and silk face masks to foreign countries after the Ministry of Commerce […]

Death and destruction after cyclone hits India, Bangladesh

NEW DELHI — Wide swathes of the coasts of India and Bangladesh were flooded and millions of people remained without power Thursday, after the most powerful cyclone to hit the region in more than decade left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. In the Indian city of […]

How should I clean and store my face mask?

How should I clean and store my face mask? Cloth face masks worn during the coronavirus pandemic should be washed regularly, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health experts recommend wearing a mask made from cotton fabric, such as T-shirts, or scarves and […]

China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate

BEIJING — China said Tuesday that a boy who disappeared 25 years ago after being picked by the Dalai Lama as Tibetan Buddhism’s second-highest figure is now a college graduate with a stable job. Very little information has been given about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or his family since […]

European plans to use apps in virus tracking face setbacks

LONDON — Doubts were growing on Thursday over whether ambitious plans by European governments to use contact-tracing apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus will be able to be implemented with any real effectiveness soon. In contrast, there appeared to be some movement forward in the sprint […]

Trump tests whether incumbent leader can tap outsider anger

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is running against himself. With his cries to “Reopen our country!” and his rebukes of the federal bureaucracy and health regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic, Trump has tried to tap into the same populist, anti-Washington anger he rode to victory in 2016. The […]

Cyclone Amphan kills at least 72 – West Bengal CM

NEW DELHI – At least 72 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful cyclone tore through coastal areas and neighbouring Bangladesh, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. The cyclone struck the state of West Bengal on Wednesday, devastating villages, tearing down power lines, and leaving […]

Strides Pharma to conduct trials in India for potential COVID-19 drug

BENGALURU – Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Pharma Science Ltd (SRID.NS) on Thursday received regulatory approval to start clinical trials of antiviral drug favipiravir, which has been touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The Bengaluru-based company has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to conduct […]

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