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UK Plans 7 Special Flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Goa for Britons Stranded Due to Covid-19 Lockdown
An estimated 35,000 British nationals are currently in India, out of whom over 20,000 have contacted the British High Commission to say they wish to return to the UK as soon as possible. A set of 113 of the "most vulnerable" Britons were flown out of Goa...
Belgian Federation in UEFA Talks Over End to Its Season
Belgian Football Association is looking to bring Belgian Pro League to a premature end.
Ecuador is Putting Dead Bodies in Freezers, Sports Grim Site With Corpses Lined on Streets Amid Covid-19
"We have seen images that should never have happened and as your public servant, I apologize," said Otto Sonnenholzer, who is heading the country's virus response, in a statement broadcast by local media on Saturday.
Banda Man Who Attended Nizamuddin Markaz Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Health officials said the 42-year-old man from Banda was admitted to an isolation ward on Thursday after it was found that he had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin in mid-march.
Army Jawan Shoots Himself With Service Rifle Inside Camp in J&K's Samba
Makhan Lal (40), posted with the 6th Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, was on sentry duty at Border Road camp when he fatally shot himself with his service rifle on Saturday, a police official said.
Mumbai Watchman Who Began Cycling to Meet Ailing Father in J&K's Rajouri Gets Help from Cops, CRPF
While the Gujarat Police has put him on a truck that would take him ahead on his journey, the CRPF has taken his critically ill father to hospital and making arrangements for his treatment.
India's Top Seven Firms Lose Nearly Rs 3 Lakh Cr in M-cap; TCS, HDFC Bank Take Biggest Hit
The market capitalisation of Tata Consultancy Services tumbled Rs 61,614.15 crore to Rs 6,20,794.53 crore as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on global financial markets.
This Royal Enfield Bullet Converted into Electric Motorcycle Called ‘Photon’ is Both Iconic and Green
The Royal Enfield Bullet has seen a change of heart. Gone is the ‘thump’ and in comes the whine of an electric motor in the Photon.
'Just Sedate Old People, Pray They Live': With Nearly 12k Deaths in Spain, Covid-19 Suffocates Hospitals
"Faced with an infection of this scale, we simply aren't prepared," said Antonio Morales, operations director with the owner, Vitalia Homes.
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Oil Imports to 'Protect' US Energy Workers
Oil prices have dropped by about two-thirds this year as the pandemic crushes demand and as major producers Russia and Saudi Arabia boost output in a war over market share.
PM Modi Pays Tribute to Freedom Fighter Jagjivan Ram on 112th Birth Anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to politician and freedom fighter from Bihar, Babu Jagjivan Ram.
'Satan Is Trying to Keep us Apart': Several American Christians to Defy Virus Quarantine for Palm Sunday
Like Solid Rock Church, pockets of churches from Florida to Texas and across to California are keeping their doors open and inviting worshipers to attend services this weekend.
JNU Warns Against 'False Propaganda', Orders Students to Follow Covid-19 Lockdown Guidelines
The university administration's appeal for students to follow lockdown measures in the campus came after JNU student's union claimed that security guards are misbehaving with female students amid lockdown.
Dubai Imposes Two-Week Lockdown to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak
Dubai warned that mobility would be restricted and legal action taken against violators, WAM said, adding that supermarkets and pharmacies as well as food and drug delivery services would continue to operate as normal.
'I May Take Meds Too': Trump Calls Modi, Asks Him to OK Malaria Drug Export for Covid-19 Treatment
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade on March 25 banned the export of Hydroxychloroquine but said that certain shipments on humanitarian grounds may be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
Mumbai Ramps up COVID-19 Testing Facilities as Positive Cases Continue to Rise
Six private labs in the city including Thyrocare, Metropolis, Suburban Diagnostic, Sir H N Reliance and SRL Labs have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct Covid-19 testing.