as Janhvi Kapoor to Work with Jr NTR in Trivikram Srinivas' Film: Reports By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 07:25:50 +0530 If the reports are to be believed, the Janhvi- Jr NTR movie is tentatively titled Ayinau Poyi Ravale Hastinaku and will be directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Full Article
as Anupama Parameswaran's Facebook Account Hacked, She Lashes Out at Trolls for Morphed Images By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 06:09:34 +0530 Posting the morphed images on Facebook, Premam actress Anupama Parameswaran slammed trolls for committing the cybercrime. Full Article
as Mollywood Star Ravi Vallathol Passes Away at 67 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 04:56:11 +0530 The actor died due to acute diabetes which led to a heart attack. He was also taking treatment for Alzheimer's disease in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Full Article
as No Big Movies for Direct OTT Release, Tamil Producers and Theatre Owners to Work on Guidelines After Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:39:35 +0530 Tamil theatre owners and producers have come to a truce, with the latter agreeing not to give big budget movies like Vijay's Master or Suriya's Soorarai Pottru for direct OTT release Full Article
as Tamil Serials Want to Resume Shooting, Cinema Industry in No Hurry to Invite 'Disaster' By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:26:06 +0530 A group of Tamil film producers met Information and Publicity Minister Kadambur Raju to seek permission to start editing, dubbing, VFX/CGI and background music works with an upper limit of five people. Full Article
as Kalyan, Ulhasnagar to keep out locals working in Mumbai; Thane plans hostels By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 05:42:15 IST The Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic corporations have decided that they will deny entry to local residents who are employed in essential services in Mumbai in their respective cities from May 8. The civic bodies have said these people could unknowingly be carrying the coronavirus and could infect others. Full Article
as Covid-19: Thane tally 452 with 40 new cases; toll 18 By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:52:50 IST With 40 new cases on Tuesday, Thane saw a record one-day rise.The total number is now 452, which includes 93 discharged.Two more deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 18. Full Article
as Maharashtra: Massive fire breaks out in Bhiwandi chemical godown By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:37:19 IST Full Article
as Liquor shop looted in Ulhasnagar amid lockdown By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:23:42 IST Full Article
as Coronavirus: Virus takes life of diabetic, 496 cases in Thane By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:11:21 IST Full Article
as Over 44,000 factories to restart in Maharashtra but where are the workers? By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:34:46 IST The state government’s decision to ease the lockdown restrictions for industries has received a huge response with 44,474 manufacturing units self-certifying online to resume operations. However, there is a hitch. Of the total requirement of 9.6 lakh workers, only 5.3 lakh workers have reported to work so far. This, even as the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy pegged unemployment rate for Maharashtra in April at 20.9%. Full Article
as With 64 new Covid-19 positive cases, total in Thane reaches 560 By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:09:56 IST For the third time in a row, the city recorded highest one-day rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, with 64 positive cases detected on Thursday, taking the total to 560 patients. Full Article
as Thane: 27 news cases reported in Kalyan-Dombivli in 24 hours By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:20:51 IST Kalyan-Dombivli area in last 24 hours witnessed 27 new cases, which includes 21 people who work outside city limits and are working in essential services. The total number of cases have reached 280 in the twin city including three deaths. Full Article
as Dutch Restaurant Trials Glass Booths for Dining Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:06:30 +0530 Organisers call the project 'Serres Séparées' (Separate Greenhouses) because they say it sounds better in French. Full Article
as Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Travel to India, Pakistan and Qatar, US State Department Says By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:46:21 +0530 Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region. Full Article
as Former Iraqi Intelligence Chief Approved as New Prime Minister of Iraq By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:16:45 +0530 Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who gave up the intelligence post when he became the prime minister-designate, assumes the premiership as Iraq faces unprecedented crises due to Covid-19. Full Article
as Explained: The Stages and Classification of Covid-19 Transmission By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:50 +0530 The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has continuously denied that India has entered the community transmission phase. To each question put to the government on community transmission, during government briefings, it has maintained that contact tracing is being carried out at state levels and the cases can only be classified as local and cluster transmissions. Full Article
as South Korean Findings Suggest 'Reinfected' Coronavirus Cases are False Positives By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:28:09 +0530 As more and more South Koreans were released from treatment for Covid-19, authorities discovered some ostensibly cured patients were later testing positive again. Full Article
as South Korean LG Chem Says Visakhapatnam Factory Gas Leak Under Control, Investigating Cause By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:10:41 +0530 LG Chem said in a statement that the gas emitted in the leak can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled. It said it was seeking to ensure casualties received treatment quickly. Full Article
as President Xi Warns Against Complacency as China Downgrades Covid-19 Risk Levels in All Regions By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:58:58 +0530 Xi said the spread of the virus overseas has not been effectively curbed yet and cluster cases were reported in a few areas in China, posing considerable uncertainty to the epidemic control. Full Article
as Vaccine Worked in Monkeys, Claim Researchers from China as Study Shows Covid-19 Adapting to Humans By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:41:09 +0530 They found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - that show how it may be evolving as it spreads in people. Full Article
as Pak Foreign Services Officer in Ukraine Sacked Over Sexual Harassment Charges By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:32:35 +0530 A foreign services officer in Pakistan, who was posted in Ukraine, has been sacked after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a local worker. Full Article
as Russia Sees Record Rise in Coronavirus Cases with More Than 11,000 New Infections By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 04:26:50 +0530 Russia now ranks fourth in the overall number of reported virus cases in Europe and fifth in the world. Full Article
as Israeli Parliament Passes Bills for Formation of Benjamin Netanyahu-Benny Gantz Unity Govt By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:02:50 +0530 The Knesset or Parliament voted by 71 votes to 37 to back the power-sharing deal between Netanyahu's Likud and his main rival former military chief Benny Gantz's Blue and White parties. Full Article
as US to Grant Iraq Gas Waiver in Show of Support For New PM By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:33:40 +0530 The exemption would be the longest period of time in months granted to Iraq to prove it is making progress in becoming less reliant on Iranian imports, a key condition of receiving the waiver. Full Article
as Bangladesh Lifts Curbs on Mosque Prayers as Lockdown Eases By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:53:12 +0530 The mosques and devotees have been asked to comply with a set of safety protocols to hold prayer congregations, the Religious Affairs Ministry said. Full Article
as Japan Approves Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir as Covid-19 Drug By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:32:35 +0530 Japan reached the decision just three days after the US drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment. Full Article
as More Than Three Million New People in US Filed Jobless Claims Last Week By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:46 +0530 The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their doors to stop the virus's spread, to 33.5 million. Full Article
as Indian-origin MP in UK Says, Was 'Sacked' as Covid-19 Care Worker for Speaking Out Against PPE Shortage By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:55 +0530 Nadia Whittome, the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing her birthplace of Nottingham in central England since her win in the December 2019 General Election, is now running a drive to encourage care workers to speak out if they have safety concerns. Full Article
as Boris Johnson Warns of 'Maximum Caution' as UK Considers Easing Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:55:22 +0530 Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman said, but warned against reports of a major easing in social distancing rules. Full Article
as Moscow Extends Lockdown after Record Increase in Coronavirus Cases By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:00:43 +0530 Coronavirus cases have been registered in all of Russia's 85 regions, with Moscow the worst affected by far with 92,676. Full Article
as German Journalist Accuses French Ex-president of 'Grabbing' Her, Files Sexual Assault Complaint By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:28:39 +0530 Giscard's French lawyer said Thursday that the 94-year-old former president retains 'no memory' of the incident. Giscard was president of France from 1974-1981. Full Article
as US Justice Department Drops Case Against ex-Trump Aide and Former NSA Michael Flynn By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:22:47 +0530 The decision by close Trump ally Attorney General Bill Barr effectively reversed 18 months of work by the department and FBI under Barr's predecessors. Full Article
as US Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Guest Workers Visas By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:32:24 +0530 Top Republican senators urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and certain categories of new guest worker visas, including H-1B, for at least a year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels. Full Article
as Biden's Sexual Accuser Asks Him to Drop Out of Presidential Race, Is Being Represented by Trump Donor By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:31:32 +0530 Attorney Douglas Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault. He represented six women who accused Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct. Full Article
as China Either Made a Terrible Mistake on Covid-19 or Was Incompetent: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:52:58 +0530 More than 2,64,000 people have died of COVID-19 globally and 37 lakh tested positive for the disease. Full Article
as 'Enemies Remain Enemies': North Korea Lashes South as Kim Jong Un Praises China's Xi Jinping By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:14:39 +0530 Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic. Full Article
as ‘They are Thieves, not Journalists’: Trump Asks Newspapers to Give Up Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:02:50 +0530 The US President said all the American journalists with the Pulitzer Prize should be forced to give it back because they were all wrong. Full Article
as Croatian Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Two Crew Members By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:43:53 +0530 Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members. Full Article
as Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:46 +0530 The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa. Full Article
as US Companies Got Emergency Govt Loans Despite Having Months of Cash By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:13:48 +0530 Some of the companies that took loans said publicly they were financially secure, with some seeing increased demand for their products around the time they asked for the aid. Full Article
as World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'. Full Article
as Museum, Amusement Parks & Cinemas to Reopen in Denmark from June 8 as Govt Eases Virus Restrictions By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:39:24 +0530 In the third phase of its reopening plan, Denmark will also increase the maximum number of people allowed to meet in public to between 30 and 50, up from a 10-person limit. Full Article
as To Mask or Not to Mask? World Leaders Scrutinised Over Covering Face Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:05 +0530 As a consensus has emerged that masks, even homemade ones, do help -- though levels of protection vary -- political leaders have had to adjust their messaging. Full Article
as China's New Prototype Spacecraft Returns to Earth, After Completing a Number of Assignments: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:42:11 +0530 The spacecraft -- which was launched Tuesday -- arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test. Full Article
as Joe Biden Allies Told to Attack Trump's Stimulus as Veiled 'Cronyism' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:12 +0530 The memo gives Biden campaign representatives new language to use in their attacks on Trump and shows a campaign honing an increasingly aggressive tone ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Full Article
as Iran Earthquake Kills at Least One, Sparks Panic in Capital By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:54:02 +0530 A shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometres east of Tehran. Full Article
as Iranians Urged to Take Coronavirus 'Seriously' as Cases Stay High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:53:25 +0530 Experts and officials both in Iran and abroad have cast doubts over Covid-19 figures, saying the real number of cases could be much higher than reported. Full Article
as COVID-19: Indian-American Senator Appointed Member Of Committee to Address Washington's Economic Recovery By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:55:59 +0530 Senator Manka Dhingra is an Indian-American attorney and the first Sikh elected to any state legislature in the United States. Full Article
as 'No Surprise': Trump Plays Down New Unemployment Record as US Loses 20.5 Million Jobs in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:48 +0530 The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis. Full Article