RBI slashes rates again in off-cycle meeting to mitigate virus impact Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed its key policy rate for a second time this year in an emergency meeting to counter the economic fallout from a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. […]
Robin Uthappa wants BCCI to lift player ban on overseas T20 leagues The Indian cricket board should lift its ban on players competing in overseas Twenty20 tournaments, says former India batsman Robin Uthappa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bars its men’s players from joining franchise leagues other than the Indian Premier […]
Doctor who raised concerns over PPE shortage admitted to mental hospital An Indian doctor who was suspended after raising concerns about a shortage of masks is again in the spotlight after officials committed him to a mental hospital. BBC Telugu’s V Shankar reports. Dr Sudhakar Rao, an anaesthetist with 20 years of experience, made national […]
What Are The Coronavirus Vaccine Human Trials Actually Doing And What Is Involved? Experts involved in the Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trial – and a participant – explain how it works. By Aasma Day, HuffPost UK Get the latest on coronavirus. Sign up to the Daily Brief for news, explainers, how-tos, opinion and more. The UK has […]
China Proposes Law Cracking Down On Hong Kong Opposition Activity Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year. Ken Moritsugu BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said Thursday, appearing to confirm […]
Prime Minister’s Questions about to start Prime Minister’s Questions will begin in the House of Commons in about 10 minutes – Boris Johnson’s first public appearance since the PMQs session last Wednesday. It comes as his government faces pressure about its plan for more children to return to schools on 1 June; concerns over the […]
‘Double the sentence’ for people who cough on key workers LBC Home Secretary Priti Patel told LBC radio that she plans to “double the sentences” for people convicted of deliberately coughing on key workers to put them at risk of catching Covid-19. “They will feel the full force of the law,” she said. “We’ve seen […]
Philippines police raid illegal hospital Police in the Philippines have raided a small illegal hospital and a pharmacy that were secretly treating Chinese nationals suspected of having the coronavirus, the Associated Press reports, quoting police officials. Two people were arrested during the raid at a residential villa that had been converted into a seven-bed hospital, […]
Thousands of UK troops stood down from Covid-19 alert Jonathan Beale BBC defence correspondent Reuters Copyright: Reuters Only 4,000 of 20,000 available military personnel have been deployed on tasks such as testing Image The Ministry of Defence is to scale back its military “Covid Support Force” by standing down thousands of troops who had been […]
Nancy Pelosi Surprised Trump Is ‘So Sensitive’ About ‘Morbidly Obese’ Crack The House speaker noted on MSNBC Tuesday that the president is “always talking about other people’s weight.” By David Moye, HuffPost US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi managed to insult President Donald Trump for the second time in two days by using what can only be termed “fake […]
