MAY 25, 2020
The coronavirus has disrupted the world in very large ways. While that battle has been waged, however, another event has almost been missed: the birth of a new kind of fiat currency, which could forever reshape the relationship between money, economic power and geopolitical clout.
An official Chinese digital yuan, more than five years in the making, is...
MAY 23, 2020
Extending help to Coronavirus affected people, South Delhi based real estate consultant Badal Srivastava donated Rs 5,100. "I got an SMS seeking donations for Covid-19 warriors and victims.
To do my bit, I sent Rs 5,100 through ewallet, but didn't receive any notification thereafter. When I checked properly, I found I'd been conned," he said.
Like Srivastava, hundreds of...
MAY 23, 2020
“For God’s sake, this is a pandemic — we need some data,” said Dr. Judith Feinberg, vice chair of research at West Virginia University School of Medicine. - Pool photo by Ulrich Perrey
Nearly a month after federal scientists claimed that an experimental drug had helped patients severely ill with the coronavirus, the research has been published.
The drug,...
MAY 23, 2020
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government is moving aggressively to reach out to embassies of various nations looking to shift their manufacturing out of China.
Replying to questions during today’s edition of his Facebook Live programme `#AskCaptain’, the CM said the state is in talks with various embassies and offering them all possible...
MAY 23, 2020
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's move to release a new political map this week and escalate tensions with New Delhi was designed to consolidate his loosening grip on the party and government, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.
The government's strategic experts told Hindustan Times that PM Oli appeared to have been driven by three...
MAY 23, 2020
Indian Civil Aviation Minister- Hardeep Singh Puri
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that government is working to resume international flights and will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August. While announcing the resumption of domestic flights from May 25, Minister Puri said that the decision on resumption of international flights is...
MAY 23, 2020
NORFOLK, VA - JANUARY 12: Tugboats assist the USS Portland as it maneuvers out of port from Little Creek Amphibious Base toward open ocean January 12, 2003 in Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Portland is a dock landing ship (LSD) which is being deployed in preparation for any possible attack on Iraq. The USS Portland is just one...
MAY 23, 2020
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. - REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Hillary Clinton has made it crystal clear what she thinks of President Donald Trump’s hyping of unproven treatments for the coronavirus.
Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly promoted the use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential cure or treatment for COVID-19, contrary to the advice of the Food and...
MAY 23, 2020
Rana Daggubati recently opened up about his relationship with fiancée Miheeka Bajaj during an Instagram live with actor Lakshmi Manchu. He revealed what made him take the plunge and much more.
Excerpts from the interaction:
What made you think that she’s the one?
For the first time, I thought we should do it quickly. So, she must have done something....
MAY 22, 2020
Cemetery workers in New Orleans at the end of April. How deaths are tallied often varies from one state or county to the next.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump, eager to reopen the economy, has begun questioning the official coronavirus death toll, suggesting the numbers, which have hobbled his approval ratings and harmed his re-election prospects, are inflated.
In coronavirus...
