Month: May 2020

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020, scheduled on 31st May stands deferred

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 4: The Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today to review the situation after the second phase of the nation-wide lockdown due to COVID-19. Taking notice of the extension of restrictions, the Commission decided that it will not be […]

PENSION ON WHEELS: AN INITIATIVE BY INDIA POST

open view news desk KOLKATA, MAY 4: India Post has initiated a new delivery system called “Pension on Wheels”, to provide help to the elderly and the needy in this prevailing lockdown situation. The regular facility of disbursing pension and providing all other services is also available from […]

Indians queue for liquor as Delhi eases some coronavirus curbs

NEW DELHI – Hundreds of people queued outside liquor stores in New Delhi on Monday as the Indian capital began easing some curbs after a 40-day lockdown against the coronavirus, while some offices resumed work with fewer staff and traffic trickled into the streets. The nationwide lockdown, among […]

Reliance to sell $750 million stake in unit to Silver Lake, on track to cut debt

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU – India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) said on Monday private equity firm Silver Lake will invest nearly $750 million in its digital arm, days after securing a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook Inc (FB.O), boosting its efforts to cut debt. The deal adds to a flurry […]

US says 'evidence' virus came from China lab as Europe eases lockdown

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said “enormous evidence” showed the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. Pompeo’s comments came as Europe and parts of the United States prepared to cautiously lift virus […]

Forty years ago, Yugoslavia's leader Tito died

The leader of communist Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, died after a long illness on May 4, 1980, just days before his 88th birthday. There was an outpouring of emotion over the death of Tito, who refused to let his Balkan country come under the Soviet thumb and kept […]

Equities tumble as Trump revives trade war fears

Stock markets suffered steep losses Monday, tracking a selloff in New York after Donald Trump sparked fears of a renewed trade war with China over its role in the coronavirus pandemic. Claims by the US president and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the disease started in a […]

Trump relaunches campaign with vaccine promise, vision of 'incredible' future

President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an “incredible” future. With the two-hour long Fox News “town hall,” Trump sought to […]

Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds

They wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, students at more than 25 U.S. universities are filing lawsuits against their schools demanding partial refunds on tuition and campus fees, saying they’re not getting the caliber of education […]

AP Explains: India lockdown slows virus, but gaps remain

NEW DELHI — India’s six-week coronavirus lockdown, which was supposed to end on Monday, has been extended for another two weeks, with a few relaxations such as construction resuming and self-employed people returning to work in New Delhi. Here’s a look at what India has been able to […]

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