Tibetan exile administration extends lockdown for 80 days

- May 1, 2020

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Friday announced to extend lockdown in its settlements and offices across India for 80 days and asked outsiders to avoid visiting this Himachal Pradesh town for the safety of the Dalai Lama and others amid pandemic. CTA President Lobsang Sangay asked the Tibetans in exile to continue to observe

Lockdown beyond May can lower growth to zero permanent loss of 4 in GDP

- May 1, 2020

CRISIL has revised its growth outlook for India in fiscal 2021 down to 1.8 per cent from the earlier estimated 3.5 per cent, factoring the nationwide lockdown in place to flatten the Covid-19 curve. The forecast by the rating agency assumes the effect of the pandemic subsiding materially in the current quarter, besides a normal

No legal obstacle to Netanyahu forming govt despite criminal charges

- May 1, 2020

Jerusalem,  Israel Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit said that there was no legal obstacle to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming and leading the next government despite the criminal charges against him, the media reported. Mandelblit made the remarks in an opinion submitted on Thursday to the High Court of Justice as a response to a petition that

HBO Max will be available on Android Chromecast too

- May 1, 2020

WarnerMedia has confirmed that HBO Max will also be available on Android phones, Chromecast as well as Android TV, after it struck a deal with Google. At the launch, current HBO NOW subscribers on Google Play will be able to log in and access the HBO Max app at no additional charge. New HBO Max

iPhone sales dip 7 Tim Cook sees strong response to new iPhone SE

- May 1, 2020

Cupertino, Temporary supply and demand shortage in COVID-19 times led to a 7 percent decline in iPhone revenue (year-over-year), with the iPhone category logging almost $29 billion in sales in Apple's second-quarter that ended on March 28. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that in the first five weeks of the quarter, the company was confident it

India COVID 19 tally reaches 35 043

- May 1, 2020

New Delhi,  With 1993 new cases and 73 new fatalities in 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 35,043 on Friday morning, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 25,007 are active, 8888 people have recovered, and 1,147 people have succumbed to the disease. The total tally includes

Rahul greets Maharashtra Gujarat on its foundation day

- May 1, 2020

New Delhi,  Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday greeted the people of Maharashtra and Gujarat on the foundation days of both the states. In a series of tweets, the Congress leader said, "On the foundation day of Maharashtra congratulations and greetings to everyone." "On the foundation day of Gujarat greetings and congratulations to everyone,"

India witnesses surge in bird population amid lockdown

- May 1, 2020

New Delhi,  Due to the reduction in air and noise pollution pursuant to the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, the population of birds and butterflies have surged significantly across the country. "The lockdown has resulted in an increase in the population of birds in the country. Resident birds are breeding