By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 16, 2020 11:41:18 pm Navratri 2020: During Navratri, the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped. (Source: Pixabay) Navratri 2020 date, bidding times: One of the most popular Indian festivals, Navratri (literally meaning ‘nine nights’) is celebrated every year with much …
Read More »IPL 2020: rise of Rohit Sharma, fall of Gautam Gambhir and other changes of captaincy
With Dinesh Karthik stepping down from his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy midway through IPL 2020, we observed seven other occasions where IPL teams changed their captains mid-season, for reasons other than injuries or national team calls. Kumar Sangakkara joins Deccan Chargers (2012) With Deccan Chargers winning just one game in …
Read More »WHO: study finds four drugs that have little to no effect on coronavirus, including remdesivir
The World Health Organization announced on Friday the long-awaited results of its six-month “solidarity therapeutic trial” that struggled to see if existing drugs could have an effect on the coronavirus. What the study found The study, which was not peer-reviewed, found that four treatments tested (remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir / ritonavir, …
Read More »The government will soon decide the minimum age of marriage for girls: Prime Minister Modi: The Tribune India
New Delhi, October 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the government will soon make a decision on revising the minimum age for marriage for girls after receiving the report from the committee created for it. The prime minister said that the gross enrollment rate of girls in …
Read More »Pound sinks as Johnson says brace for no-deal Brexit
The British pound sank on Friday, boosting the London stock market after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he was ready to walk away from European Union trade talks and prepare for a “no deal” Brexit. . The British pound fell below $ 1.29 after Johnson accused the EU of …
Read More »Explained: Why the results of the world’s largest Covid-19 therapeutic trial are a blow
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: October 16, 2020 7:46:49 pm “Solidarity” is an international initiative for clinical trials launched by the WHO, together with its partners, to help find an effective treatment for Covid-19. (Representative image / AP) The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Thursday (October …
Read More »Dinesh Karthik hands over KKR captaincy to Eoin Morgan
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has decided to hand over the role of captaincy to England’s 2019 World Cup winner captain Eoin Morgan in the current Indian Premiere League (IPL). In a statement issued by the team’s management, it said: “Dinesh Karthik has informed the KKR management that in order to …
Read More »India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in the 2020 world hunger index
New Delhi: India is now ranked 94th out of 107 countries in terms of hunger, and remains in the category of ‘severe’ hunger according to the Global Hunger Index 2020. According to the study, 14% of India’s population is undernourished. Last year, the GHI ranking of India was 102 out …
Read More »World Hunger Index 2020: India ranks 94th out of 107 countries, in the ‘severe’ category
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 16, 2020 10:08:32 pm According to the report, 14% of the population of India is undernourished. (Representative image) India ranks 94th out of 107 countries in the 2020 Global Hunger Index, according to the report released on Friday. According to …
Read More »Impact of the coronavirus on the global economy Data from the IMF shows that the virus will drive China’s GDP growth well beyond the US.
China’s production is expected to exceed 2019 levels this year The Covid-19 pandemic will produce lasting changes in global growth, pushing China even further to the forefront. The share of global growth coming from China is expected to rise from 26.8% in 2021 to 27.7% in 2025, according to Bloomberg …
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