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April 2020

COVID 19 Anthony Joshua remarks lost close ones

London: World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua said on his YouTube channel that he "lost close ones" to the coronavirus pandemic. He warns "Wherever you are in the world I'm just checking in personally for everyone to just say, I hope you were well I will keep it safe,". In his video he says, he lost

COVID 19 positive cases rise to 24 in Bihar

Patna: The number of people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 24 in Bihar, officials said. Bihar Health Society Monitoring Officer, Ragini Mishra said on Wednesday that three more persons, one each from Begusarai, Nalanda and Gaya, were found to be infected with the coronavirus that has claimed

Tesla plans to supply FDA approved ventilators free of cost

San Francisco, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he and his companies have access to additional FDA-approved ventilators that can be shipped free of cost to hospitals within regions where the electric car maker delivers. "We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device and shipping cost are

Maharashtra Covid 19 death toll 17 positve cases 338

Mumbai: The Covid-19 death toll increased from 16 to 17, even as the number of positive cases rose from 335 to 338 in Maharashtra, officials said here on Thursday. The latest victim is a 46-year-old woman from Dombivali town in Thane district who returned on March 10 from Bangkok who is suspected to have

COVID19 updates Italy extends nationwide lockdown till April 13

Rome: Italy extended lockdown until April 13, which was due to end on 3rd April, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte informed Wednesday, by signing a new decree extending the current measures. The announcement came just two days before the current lockdown, started from March 10. Italy witnessed the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world

COVID 19 may shrink Global economy 1 in 2020

United Nations: Analysis released on Wednesday by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs reports, amid global pandemic Covid19 situation shooting up day by day, the global economy shrinks up to 1 percent and contracts further, if economic restrictions are extended without proper response. Millions of workers are at risk of losing jobs as

Indian IT spending set for slowdown growth targets hit IDC

New Delhi, The Indian IT industry is set to experience a slowdown in terms of discretionary IT spending, contract renewals and new deals getting signed as enterprises recalibrate by cost structure in coming months, an IDC report said on Wednesday. According to Sharath Srinivasamurthy, Research Director, Enterprise Solutions and ICT Practices, IDC India, the actual

Hackers disrupting video conferences on Zoom with porn FBI

New York, As businesses, schools and colleges and millions of SMBs use video conferencing tool Zoom during the work-from-home scenario, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned people about porn material being popped up during the video meetings. The Boston branch of the law enforcement agency said it has received multiple reports of

Private school body asks govt not to waive school fees for 3 months

New Delhi The largest congregation of budget private school, National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA), has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and sought relief for private schools. In the letter, NISA has urged government and concerned ministries, not to issue any

Big boost to online doctor consultation during lockdown

New Delhi, The Union Health Ministry had on March 27 urged people to take advantage of telemedicine services during the ongoing lockdown. Since then, the online doctor consultation has shown a big boost of approximately 60 per cent. Lybrate, one such health and wellness app, said it has witnessed over 60% increase in doctor consultation

Maulana Saad Cleric who loves controversy delivering objectionable speeches

New Delhi, Caught in the eye of a storm over sheltering more than 2,000 religious followers in a Delhi mosque during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Amir (chief) of Tablighi Jamaat, Maulana Saad Khandhlawi has been a controversial Muslim cleric for years. Maulana Saad who claims to have over 100 crore followers in nearly 200 countries,

2 lady doctors hurt in stone pelting in Indore

Indore, Two women doctors suffered injuries to their legs on Wednesday after a team of health officials were attacked with stones in Tat Patti Bakhal area when they went to locate persons reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The health department team consisted of five persons including three doctors. "The moment we started enquiring