Month: May 2020

Substantive relaxations under Lockdown 4.0

Substantive relaxations under Lockdown 4.0 eased to facilitate people’s movement and economic activity- Ban on Inter-Province, Inter-State movementChief Secretary Interacts with DMs/SPs Cannot afford to lower guard, maintain high level of alertness 100% testing of all persons coming into J&Kopen view news desk JAMMU, MAY 20: “Though restrictions […]

US births fall, and virus could drive them down more

NEW YORK — U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years. The decline is the latest sign of a prolonged national “baby bust” that’s been going on for more than a decade. And some experts believe the coronavirus pandemic […]

Cyclone batters coast of India, Bangladesh, millions flee

NEW DELHI — A powerful cyclone slammed ashore Wednesday along the coastline of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane, was […]

Biden on Trump hits: ‘I don’t want to get down in the mud’

Trump’s allegations of improper behavior during the Obama administration and other conspiracy theories pushed by his top allies, saying, “I don’t want to get down in the mud with these guys.” Speaking at a Yahoo News virtual town hall on Tuesday, Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said Trump […]

Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’

ROME — As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that the return to normal is anything but. Schools, offices, public transportation, bars and restaurants are now on the front lines of post-lockdown life — back in business, in many cases, but not business as […]

Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule; China says ‘reunification’ inevitable

TAIPEI – Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its “one country, two systems” offer of autonomy , President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, strongly rejecting China’s sovereignty claims and likely setting the stage for an ever worsening of ties. China responded that “reunification” was inevitable and […]

Exclusive: In veiled warning to Iran, U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships

WASHINGTON – In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being “interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures.” The notice […]

Strongest cyclone in over a decade slams into India, Bangladesh

KOLKATA/DHAKA – A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions of people were evacuated from there and neighbouring Bangladesh in an operation complicated by the campaign against the novel coronavirus. Cyclone Amphan had begun moving inland, the India Meteorological […]

Landfall process has commenced and the forward sector of the wall cloud region is entering into land in West Bengal

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: According to the latestrelease (at 1640 Hrs. IST)by the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Cyclone Warning Divisionof the India Meteorological Department: The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over Northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 06 hours and lay […]

Dr Harsh Vardhan participates in NAM Health Ministers’ meeting through VC

Highlights the doctrine of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’- the whole world is our family oppen view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare participated in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Health Ministers’ meeting through video conference, here today. The meeting was chaired […]

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