In corona shadow, India, China vow stronger ties on 70th diplomatic anniversary
Amid deepening gloom and despair triggered by a rampaging pandemic, India and China, the world’s most populous countries, have held the torch of hope and cooperation aloft by quietly observing the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations with warm greetings and felicitations between their top leadership. The 70th anniversary is a defining milestone in the […]
Did Putin contract the virus?
With several politicians, ministers and a head of state in recent weeks falling victim to the virus, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s close encounter with a potential Covid-19 infected person last week has raised speculations about his health.According to a media report, a doctor who had accompanied Putin during a round of a hospital in Moscow […]
More to die from hunger than virus in lockdown: Pakistan PM
Despite a spike in coronavirus cases, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has refused to consider a national lockdown implemented by other nations, claiming that such a move would push people to death from hunger before the virus could attack them.In a television broadcast, Khan appealed to the Pakistanis to take self-precautions rather than isolating themselves […]
Trump warns of hard times as projections show 240K deaths
President Donald Trump has warned citizens of the hard times as the pandemic wreaks havoc in the states, with the White House predicting around 100,000 to 240,000 deaths from the virus across the country.Public health officials said the social distancing guidelines announced by the administration last month have not been strictly followed, and as a […]
COVID-19: Modi, Macron call for human-centric globalisation
As the coronavirus pandemic ravages world, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held telephonic talks and called for enhancing global collaboration to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The two leaders also underscored that the pandemic crisis offers a new opportunity to forge human-centric globalization. PM Modi expressed his condolences to President Macron […]