Month: June 2020

Fujifilm says COVID-19 drug research may drag on into July

TOKYO – Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s (4901.T) research on Avigan as a potential treatment for COVID-19 may drag on until July, the company said on Sunday, a further setback in the Japanese firm’s race to find a vaccine. “There is a possibility that clinical trials will continue in July,” […]

Growth Trajectory of Direct Tax Collection & Recent Direct Tax Reforms

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 7: There are reports in a certain section of media that the growth of direct taxes collection for the FY 2019-20 has fallen drastically and buoyancy of the direct tax collection as compared to the GDP growth has reached negative. These […]

National Gallery of Modern Art to run ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020

Four workshops will be organized  under ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020 Program open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 7: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi has announced ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020- Summer Art Program from 8th June 2020 to 3rd July 2020. During this pandemic situation and lockdown, museums […]

2 J&K districts lose green tags

Jammu, Jun 7:  The Jammu and Kashmir administration issued a fresh classification of the districts on Sunday a day ahead of the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown relaxations. Kathua and Samba districts in Jammu region were dropped from the list of red zones, while Poonch and Rajouri lost […]

Eastern Ladakh standoff: Indian, Chinese armies agree to resolve issue through talks

New Delhi, June 7:  Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed to peacefully resolve the current border issue in eastern Ladakh in accordance with bilateral pacts as well as the agreement reached between leadership of the two countries, the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday The two sides held […]

French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

France said its forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in a blow to the group behind a string of deadly attacks across the troubled Sahel region. Abdelmalek Droukdel was killed on Thursday in northern Mali near the Algerian border, where the group has […]

By the numbers: Trump reads economic boom into jobs data

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump has always been a big numbers guy. He’s proved adept at taking even the grimmest numbers and giving himself a pat on the back or relying on a creative use of data to make himself look good. But his declaration that an unexpected dip […]

Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse and civil unrest. “It was an honor to compete alongside one of the […]

COVID-19 epidemics in India, South Asia growing but not exploding – WHO

GENEVA – The number of COVID-19 cases in India has been doubling every three weeks but the epidemic is not growing exponentially in the country and South Asia region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday “In South Asia, not just in India, but in Bangladesh and… […]

India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms

MUMBAI – India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of a lockdown with the reopening of malls, restaurants and places of worship. With its total number of cases rising […]

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