Friday, 19 April 2024 04:19 AM
OR
Login using
India outlines $22.6 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
Published On: March 26, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 26: India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash transfers and food security measures aimed at giving relief to millions of poor hit by the nationwide lockdown in the country.
Prince Charles did not jump the queue for a coronavirus test, UK says
Published On: March 26, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 26: Britain on Thursday said Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria.
Japan to set up coronavirus task force; no emergency now
Published On: March 26, 2020 12:59 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, March 26: Japan will set up a new coronavirus taskforce, the government said on Thursday, as it warned of a high risk of a wide spread of the virus but the economy minister said the government was not thinking of declaring a state of emergency now.
Spain's Deputy PM Carmen Calvo tests positive for coronavirus
Published On: March 26, 2020 12:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, March 26: Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Spanish government said on Wednesday.
U.S. Senate approves $2-trillion coronavirus economic, medical aid bill
Published On: March 26, 2020 11:09 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 26: The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment.
Accused New Zealand mosque shooter pleads guilty to 51 murders, terrorism
Published On: March 26, 2020 07:16 AM NPT By: Reuters
WELLINGTON, March 26: A suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move on Thursday.
Spain's coronavirus death toll overtakes China's
Published On: March 26, 2020 06:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, March 26: Spain struggled to cope on Wednesday with a mounting coronavirus crisis as its death toll exceeded China’s with another 738 lives lost in a single day, and a third senior government minister was diagnosed with the virus.
Deputy British ambassador to Hungary dies after contracting coronavirus: statement
Published On: March 26, 2020 05:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
BUDAPEST, March 26: Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.The 37-year-old diplomat died in Hungary on Tuesday, it said in a statement. He had served as Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary since December, according to a biography published on the UK government’s website.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange denied bail by London court
Published On: March 25, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 25: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, was denied bail on Wednesday after his lawyers said he should be released because he was at high risk of contracting the coronavirus in prison.
Afghan officials say 25 killed in Kabul attack on Sikhs
Published On: March 25, 2020 07:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, March 25: A lone Islamic State gunman rampaged through a Sikh house of worship in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said.
Trending
Just In
- Govt receives 1,658 proposals for startup loans; Minimum of 50 points required for eligibility
- Unified Socialist leader Sodari appointed Sudurpaschim CM
- One Nepali dies in UAE flood
- Madhesh Province CM Yadav expands cabinet
- 12-hour OPD service at Damauli Hospital from Thursday
- Lawmaker Dr Sharma provides Rs 2 million to children's hospital
- BFIs' lending to private sector increases by only 4.3 percent to Rs 5.087 trillion in first eight months of current FY
- NEPSE nosedives 19.56 points; daily turnover falls to Rs 2.09 billion