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Hollywood actor Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus WASHINGTON: Actor Idris Elba on Monday (local time) said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I am doing. No panic,” Elba tweeted alongside a video in which he is seen with his wife Sabrina Dhowre. In the video, Elba, 47, said that he got tested after he...

Actor Imtiaz Khan, Krutika Desai’s husband and Amjad Khan’s brother, dies Actor Krutika Desai’s husband Imtiaz Khan died on Sunday evening; Imtiaz was an actor and director. He featured in several popular film including Hulchul, Pyaara Dost, Procession of Memories and Noor Jahan. Sharing a picture with late Imtiaz and his brother Amjad Khan, his friend and actor Anju Mahendroo posted on Instagram,”Once upon a time!!! Rest in eternal peace my friend@Imtiaz Khan.” Krutika has worked in TV shows like Mere Angne Mein, Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, Utttaran, Kumkum – Ek Pyaara Sa Bandhan among others. Source: Hindustan...

RBL Bank keeps guidance intact on strong liquidity position After the Reserve Bank of India implemented moratorium for Yes Bank on March 6, stocks of Yes Bank and RBL Bank saw heavy selling pressure. RBL Bank has crashed 46 percent since March 6, but gained some strength today, rising 7 percent intraday after the management said it is confident about its deposit levels, liquidity positions, and guidance. “After moratorium on Yes Bank and problems with certain private banks, there was some problem related to deposits but we have been maintaining surplus liquidity positions.  Source: Money Control

Sundar Pichai says they are removing fake Corona videos from YouTube San Francisco, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company has taken down thousands of videos related to dangerous or misleading coronavirus information using its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technology. In a blog post, Pichai said that since January, Google has blocked hundreds of thousands of ads attempting to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic. “Last week, we announced a temporary ban on all ads for medical masks and respirators,” he said on Monday. “We continue to remove videos that promote medically unproven methods to prevent coronavirus in place of...

Macron warns ‘we are at war’ as France unveils $50 billion in coronavirus measures France will spend 45 billion euros ($50 billion) to help small businesses and employees struggling with the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s finance minister announced Tuesday, after President Emmanuel Macron declared “we are at war” against the virus. Speaking in a televised address late Monday, Macron told the French people they are only allowed outside their houses for essential trips, such as to buy food and medicines, for a period of two weeks. He also said the French army will be moving coronavirus patients from overwhelmed regions to other...

Remove 22% tax. Let companies buy back shares and stabilise market: Anil Agarwal No one has seen this kind of gut-wrenching fall in financial markets. What is your view of the world? We are clearly not living in normal times!The world is not clear. Global leaders are developing strategies and have sealed their borders. Schools, colleges, cinema halls are being closed. Everybody is cautious. In India, our prime minister has made a very deep move. We in India are absolutely fine but we cannot be in contact with people. Definitely that has an impact the world over. Nobody’s sure how...

‘Chinese Virus’ tweets Donald Trump amid US-China blame game over coronavirus TOKYO : President Donald Trump for the first time on his Twitter feed used the phrase “Chinese Virus,” stepping up friction between the world’s two biggest economies as each tries to deflect blame for a deadly pandemic. Trump, who has previously called the disease a “foreign virus,” tweeted on Tuesday: “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus.” Trump has previously retweeted a supporter who called it a “China virus.” Source: Livemint

Jack Ma joins Twitter in a Covid-19 world, posts first tweet on mask donation to the US Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma has joined Twitter. In his first tweet, Ma posted photos of a China Eastern Airlines plane with boxes of coronavirus test kits and face masks slated to be shipped and donated to the U.S. from Shanghai. “All the best to our friends in America,” he wrote, which garnered more than 3,500 retweets and 20,000 likes in the first hour after posting. He describes himself as a “teacher, philanthropist, entrepreneur” in his newly created profile, which topped...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan begs for debt waiver as coronavirus cases rise New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday (March 17) sought a debt waiver for countries witnessing a rise in coronavirus cases.  Imran Khan took to Twitter to express his concern over poverty and hunger in wake of the outbreak of the deadly virus and said, “Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI expresses his concern over poverty and hunger as a consequence of the Corona Pandemic. Moreover, he urges the world community to think of some sort of debt-off for vulnerable countries.” Source: Zee News

‘Iron bro’ Pakistan’s Prez Arif Alvi in Beijing to show solidarity with covid-19-hit China Pakistani President Arif Alvi arrived in Beijing late on Monday night, hours after Islamabad and Beijing confirmed his two-day visit, in an apparent show of his country’s solidarity with China amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. Alvi arrived in China in the backdrop of Pakistan reporting a sharp rise in the number of covid-19 cases on Monday with the total number of infections rising to 121, the highest in south Asia. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying confirmed the visit on Monday evening. Source: Hindustan Times