Month: July 2020

US grapples with pandemic as its origins are traced in China

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases. Meanwhile, two World Health Organization experts went in China for a mission to […]

Coronavirus crisis may get ‘worse and worse and worse’, warns WHO

GENEVA – The raging coronavirus pandemic has the potential to get far worse if all nations do not adhere to basic healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public […]

Fans in India pray for Bollywood’s Bachchans to recover from COVID-19

MUMBAI – Fans across India prayed on Monday for Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and others members of his movie star family who have fallen sick with the coronavirus as the one-day rise in infections hit a new record without any sign of a peak. Bachchan, 77, and his […]

Alphabet’s Google commits $10 billion to accelerate digitization in India

NEW DELHI – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said it would spend around $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups, marking its biggest commitment to a key growth market. The investments will be done through a so-called digitization fund, […]

Finance Commission holds meeting with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

MoHFW revises fund requirements to Rs.6.04 lakh Cr           open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 13: The 15th Finance Commission today held a meeting with the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and senior officials of  Health Ministry on the specific issues of : […]

PM interacts with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Google CEO appreciates PM’s leadership in the battle against the pandemic in India Google CEO briefs PM on Google’s large investment plans in India Technology has been of great benefit for farmers; immense potential of AI in agriculture: PM Use of technology to expand the scope of online […]

Finance Minister reviews implementation of Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID 19

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 13: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID 19  announced under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) through video conferencing here today. The meeting was […]

Rahul Gandhi questions govt’s claims on battling COVID-19

New Delhi, Jul 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the government’s claims on battling COVID-19, asking is India at a “good position” in the battle against the virus. His remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India is in a “good position” in […]

Cong MLAs holed up in Jaipur hotel, doors still open for Pilot

Jaipur/New Delhi, Jul 13: Congress MLAs on Monday holed themselves up in a resort near Jaipur after a legislature party meeting, where they expressed support for Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and only indirectly referred to Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion threatens his government. A resolution adopted at the Congress […]

Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn

BEIRUT – A U.N. Security Council resolution that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries from Turkey into rebel-held northwestern Syria will cost lives and intensify the suffering of 1.3 million people living there, aid agencies said. Western states had pressed for aid access […]

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