New York/Geneva, June 12 (ANI): Millions of more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF
Brasilia [Brazil], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Brazil, has increased by 1,239 to 40,919 within the past 24 hours, the national Health Ministry said on late Thursday.
Moscow [Russia], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Moscow has registered 49 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 3,187, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Railways has created a new world benchmark by successfully running first Double Stack Container Train in high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) electrified sections, said Piyush Goyal, Railways Minister.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Maharashtra on Thursday witnessed the highest single-day rise of COVID-19 cases as 3,607 people were tested positive for the disease, taking the state tally to 97,648.
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): With coronavirus cases rising and estimated to reach 5.5 lakh by July end in Delhi, an anxious lawyer has approached the Delhi High Court with a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the imposition of a strict lockdown in the city.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 11 (ANI): 135 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the state tally to 4,261.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 10 (ANI): With 1,927 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu, the total count of coronavirus cases in the state has risen to 36,841.
New Delhi [India] June 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Recently, the International Data Corporation (IDC) released the worldwide quarterly wearable device tracker report, which showed that global shipments of wearable devices reached 72.6 million units in the first quarter of 2020, with a year-on-year in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province recorded 23 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the overall number of people who passed away from the infection to 610 in the province.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Highlighting that relaxation of the nationwide lockdown resulted in increase of coronavirus infection rate in Pakistan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggested imposing an "intermittent lockdown" in the country to curb the spread of the virus.