Union Home Ministry asks states, union territories to allow relaxation of COVID-19 curbs

NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked states and union territories to consider relaxing Covid curbs for social, sports, entertainment, academic and religious events as well as night curfew hours in view of the substantial decline in the number of cases. Issuing COVID-19 guidelines for March, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also suggested […]

EU finance chiefs grapple with economic fallout from attack

Brussels: After the political outrage against Russia comes the economic reckoning. Finance ministers of the 19 countries that use the euro gathered Friday in Paris to weigh the economic fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting European Union sanctions. The EU, and allies like the US, are trying to starve Russia of international […]

Gold declines by Rs 1,274, silver plummets Rs 2,219

New Delhi: Paring previous gains, gold prices in the national capital on Friday declined by Rs 1,274 to Rs 50,913 per 10 gram reflecting overnight fall in international market along with rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,187 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also plummeted […]

UNSC to vote on resolution condemning Russian invasion in Ukraine; US says fully expect Moscow to veto

  United Nations: The UN Security Council will vote on a draft resolution on Friday tabled by the US and Albania that will condemn in the strongest terms possible Russia’s aggression, invasion and violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, a move that seeks to isolate permanent and veto-wielding member Moscow on the global stage after Russian President […]

COVID-19: Ladakh records 19 new cases

Leh: Ladakh reported 19 fresh Covid cases, raising the union territory’s tally 27,947, officials said on Friday.       The active cases have come down to 248 — 228 in Leh district and 20 in Kargil district — with 55 more patients recovering from the disease in the past 24 hours, they said.   […]

Ukraine says 137 civilians, soldiers killed

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of his country. He called them “heroes” in a video address released early Friday in which he also said hundreds more have been wounded. Zelenskyy says that despite Russia’s claim it is attacking only military targets, […]